How Many People Are Lost In Space? A total of 18 people have lost their lives either while in space or in preparation for a space mission, in four separate incidents. Given the risks involved in space flight, this number is surprisingly low. The two worst disasters both involved NASA’s space shuttle. How many have
When Did China Land On The Moon? Chang’e 3, which includes a lander and rover, was launched on 1 December 2013 and successfully soft-landed on the Moon When was the last time China went to the moon? The last NASA crewed landing was in 1972. Chinese rockets currently do not have sufficient thrust to send
Where Were The Space Shuttles Stored? Shuttle Name Shuttle Designation Retirement Destination Discovery OV-103Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, Virginia Atlantis OV-104 Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Endeavour OV-105 California Science Center, Los Angeles, California What happened to the 5 space shuttles? In 2003, Columbia was destroyed during re-entry, leaving
How Often Do People Go Into Space? An international crew of seven people live and work while traveling at a speed of five miles per second, orbiting Earth about every 90 minutes. Sometimes more are aboard the station during a crew handover. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through