In the 70s NASA began a project to create a reusable space vehicle and the first Shuttle, Columbia, was launched in 1981. Five years later, on 28 January 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. Challenger was the first flight of the TISP program. What does TISP stand for?
- Teaching Initiative Space Program
- Top Inverted Space-wing Program
- Thrust Injection Solar Propulsion
- Teacher In Space Program
Answer
The correct answer is D) Teacher In Space Program.
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