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Space Shuttle Quiz
| Questions |
Answers |
| What do you call the astronaut flying the Space Shuttle? |
Commander |
| What do you call the left and right turns to align the shuttle in flight? |
Roll reversals |
| When do you turn on the booster while descending? |
T-180 |
| What is the glideslope angle of the Shuttle before landing? |
17 to 20 degrees |
| What is the phase when the astronaut flying takes manual control instead of autopilot called? |
CSS |
| What is the spiral flown by the shuttle to aling with the runway called? |
Heading alignment cone |
| How long does it take to perform the landing after the deorbit burn? |
65 minutes |
