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I also got 4 out of 11. Only two I knew, the rest I guessed.Drakkith said:4 of 11! And even the correct answers were just random luck!
Judging difficulty is tough for this community. I lean towards too difficult over too easy.Charles Link said:A lot of fun, but too difficult to get a high score.
Greg Bernhardt said:Judging difficulty is tough for this community. I lean towards too difficult over too easy.
Fixed, thanks!Chronos said:7, but, I'm filing a protest. Q4 - Gemini 3 was called the Molly Brown, not Gemini 1 and the correct answer to Q1 is not listed [1958]
mfb said:What do you define as "success"?
NASA achieved a lot in the last 50 years.
Only 4 classes of spacecraft have ever launched humans to space:nikkkom said:Not subbornly using The Most Expensive Launch System In History for 40 years straight would be a start.
mfb said:> Not subbornly using The Most Expensive Launch System In History for 40 years straight would be a start.
Only 4 classes of spacecraft have ever launched humans to space:
- Vostok/Soyuz
- Mercury/Gemini/Apollo
- Space Shuttle
- Shenzhou (Soyuz-derived)
Compare this to more than 20 that got cancelled, some from the US after the Shuttle existed. Sending humans to space is hard.
we wouldn't have the large ISS modules without the space shuttle, for example.
The Shuttle had a longer payload bay and probably a larger useful interior diameter as well. The Shuttle also had the capability to deliver it safely to the ISS, without an additional propulsion and RCS module hanging around. And it brought the crew to install the module with the same flight. It is not just about mass.nikkkom said:I don't think so. Heaviest version of Delta IV lifts more than Shuttle.
mfb said:ULA follows the same concept as the Space Shuttle program - launch the old and expensive rocket types over and over again. And they never got their rockets man-rated. I'm sure they would have done that if they saw a financial incentive for that.
The Shuttle had a longer payload bay and probably a larger useful interior diameter as well.
The Shuttle also had the capability to deliver it safely to the ISS, without an additional propulsion and RCS module hanging around.
mfb said:ULA follows the same concept as the Space Shuttle program - launch the old and expensive rocket types over and over again.
And you expect this to work better than the Space Shuttle program?nikkkom said:Sane engineering approach would be to develop an orbital maneuvering stage (essentially, a part of any comsat bus which handles maneuvering)
Buying Soyuz seats was an option: It was done.nikkkom said:Outsourcing HSF to a foreign organization is not an option
mfb said:And you expect this to work better than the Space Shuttle program?
mfb said:> Outsourcing HSF to a foreign organization is not an option
Buying Soyuz seats was an option: It was done.
"Test Your NASA Knowledge - Comments" is a quiz game that tests your knowledge about NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and its various missions, programs, and achievements.
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To play "Test Your NASA Knowledge - Comments", simply click on the start button and answer the multiple-choice questions that appear on the screen. You will receive immediate feedback on your answer and can move on to the next question.
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