Quiz #010 Difficulty: Medium Jack Lousma, STS-3 Commander

1. Before Space Shuttle mission STS-3, Jack 8. Why were there concerns about the Lousma was the pilot for Skylab 3. He also STS‑3 landing? S was selected for which Apollo mission? A) It was the first Shuttle to land from A) Apollo 18 orbit p B) Apollo 19 B) Westerly winds >60 knots might violate C) Apollo 20 the Shuttle’s 2g turning structural limit a C) The autopilot software hadn’t been 2. Which astronaut flew with Jack Lousma fully tested on STS-3? c 9. On the STS-3 launch when the Shuttle rolled A) Richard Truly upside down, vibrations from the Solid e B) Fred Haise C) C. Gordon Fullerton Rocket Booster were compared to what? A) A big rickety roller coaster ride 3. In total, how many hours did Jack B) Driving fast over railroad ties in a rental h Lousma spend in space? car C) A) 73 Being in front of speakers at a rock concert i B) 842 s C) 1,619 4. What was unique about the STS-3 landing? Answers: t A) It landed north to south 1. (C) Apollo 20 as the Lunar Module Pilot B) It took place at the White Sands 2. (C) o Missile Range 3. (C) 1,619 hours total, including 11 hours C) It landed on autopilot on two spacewalks. r 4. (B) It was the only Shuttle to land at 5. Why did STS-3 “barbecue” Columbia for WSMR. y 5. (A) They couldn’t close and latch the a few orbits? payload doors without heating the A) To equalize the temperature of the structure. structure 6. (A) STS-3 was the first to test “the c B) To test the Shuttle at extreme heat Canadarm” with a payload attached. C) The rotation control mechanism was stuck 7. (A) More intense solar activity caused h Skylab to deorbit earlier than expected. 6. What was the Shuttle’s Remote 8. (B) a Manipulator System better known as? 9. (B) A) The Canadarm Learn more: “Five Questions with Jack Lousma” (Quest: Volume 27 #3) l B) The Ground Control Joystick C) The Claw l Sponsored by: SPADE Indexes LLC 7. In the 1970s, STS-3 was planned to do what? e A) Move the Skylab space station into a higher orbit n B) Dock with the Russian Mir space station g C) Secure a dead satellite while in orbit e™ Created by: SPACE 3.0 For more quizzes, visit us at: Released: October 2020 SpaceCommerce.org/challenge