Statistics for Fatal Spaceflight Accidents

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General Stats

  • This quiz has been taken 8 times
  • The average score is 2 of 5

Answer Stats

Cause of the deathAccident% Correct
Space Shuttle is torn apart during reentry as a result of thermal shield failureColumbia Disaster
100%
Space Shuttle blows up shortly after liftoffChallenger Disaster
88%
Parachute failure during reentry caused the capsule to crash into the groundSoyuz 1
25%
Decompression in space, capsule made a safe return to Earth but the crew diedSoyuz 11
13%
Electrical issue caused the spaceplane to lose control and crashX-15 Crash
13%

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