Monday, January 04, 2010

Monday Trivia

The answer to yesterday's question is:
Michael Collins remained in the command module, Columbia, orbiting the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon in the lunar module Eagle.

Today's question is:
In what year was the first US space shuttle launch?

5 comments:

PeggyU said...

Late 70's? I don't recall. All I can remember is that awful joke after the Challenger disaster. What does NASA stand for? Need Another Seven Astronauts.

MikeAT said...

It was the spring of 81

Steve USMA '85 said...

I'm going to take a wild guess and say 1980.

John C said...

I believe it was when we were in high school, so I'll guess 1982.

gbradley said...

Columbia I think it was in 1981