Only three. Although 18 people have died during spaceflight, only three people have died outside of earth's atmosphere.
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How many rockets have been launched into space so far?
Around 35,000 - 40,000 rockets have been launched into space.
10
The first Asian astronaut was from which country?
Vietnam. In 1980, Phạm Tuân was the first Asian astronaut to join a space mission.
5
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space, but how many men went to space before her?
11. She was the 12th person to fly in space.
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Before humans travelled to space, several different animals were sent into orbit first. These included chimpanzees, monkeys, rabbits, mice, fruit flies and ____.
Dogs.
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Apollo 11 was the first spaceship to land on the moon, but what number did they give to the final Apollo moon mission?
Apollo 17 was the final time humans walked on the moon.
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The longest single trip to space by an astronaut was how many days long? (closest answer gets the points)
437 days.
15
How many people have walked on the moon?
12 people have walked on the moon. Four of them are still alive today.
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How many countries are currently able to launch objects into space?
Although 72 countries say that they have some kind of 'space program', only 14 countries have the ability to launch objects into space.
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How many satellites (man-made objects in space) are currently orbiting the earth?
There are currently 2218 satellites in space.
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Saturn V was the heaviest rocket ever built. It weighed as much as how many elephants?
The Saturn V weighed as much as 400 elephants.
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Manned flights to Mars is the next step in space travel. But how many days does it take to get there, if you use current technology and travel as fast as you can.
It would take 150 days to travel from Earth to Mars.
