Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Quiz

Who was Christa McAuliffe?

• A NASA engineer

• A high school social studies teacher

• A famous astronaut

• A space shuttle pilot

What was the purpose of the Teacher in Space Project?

• To honor teachers and inspire students

• To replace astronauts with teachers

• To train teachers as astronauts

• To develop new teaching methods

Which space shuttle was Christa McAuliffe on?

• Discovery

• Challenger

• Atlantis

• Columbia

What caused the Challenger disaster?

• A fuel leak

• A collision with debris

• Pilot error

• Failure of the O-rings

What was the outcome of the Rogers Commission investigation?

• NASA was found to have followed all safety protocols

• The disaster was caused by a meteor strike

• NASA had ignored safety warnings

• The shuttle was sabotaged

How long was NASA's space shuttle program put on hold after the Challenger disaster?

• 32 months

• 48 months

• 24 months

• 12 months

What was established in memory of the Challenger crew?

• A space museum

• A new space shuttle

• The Challenger Center for Space Science Education

• A NASA award

What was the impact of the Challenger disaster on civilian space travel?

• It led to immediate civilian space missions

• It had no impact on civilian space travel

• It halted civilian space travel for years

• It accelerated civilian space travel

Who was the first 'space tourist'?

• Richard Branson

• Dennis Tito

• Jeff Bezos

• Elon Musk

What event is the video celebrating?

• The first civilian space flight

• The 50-year anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing

• The launch of the first space shuttle

• The first moon landing