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10831
What was the name of the prototype Space Shuttle used for atmospheric flight tests but never went to space?
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Space Shuttle Enterprise was a test vehicle used for approach and landing tests in 1977; it lacked engines and a heat shield for orbit.
10832
What is the name of the spacecraft currently holding the record for the fastest human-made object?
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The Parker Solar Probe, launched to study the Sun, uses gravity assists to achieve record-breaking speeds, eventually exceeding 430,000 mph.
10833
Which NASA mission deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid to test planetary defense?
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The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully impacted the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in 2022 to change its orbit.
10834
What was the first international space mission, involving the docking of an American and a Soviet spacecraft?
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The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975 marked the first time US and Soviet spacecraft docked in space, symbolizing a thaw in the Cold War.
10835
Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of:
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Their discovery led to blood tests and new medicines that have saved millions of lives from liver cirrhosis and cancer.
10836
Robert Edwards was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the development of:
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Edwards developed human IVF therapy, which led to the birth of the first 'test-tube baby', Louise Brown, in 1978.
10837
Who is the only person to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes (Chemistry 1954, Peace 1962)?
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Pauling won the Chemistry prize for his work on the nature of the chemical bond and the Peace prize for his campaign against nuclear weapons testing.
10838
Which German author wrote 'Faust', a tragic play in two parts?
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Goethe's 'Faust' is considered by many to be the greatest work of German literature.
10839
Who is the author of the epic poem 'The Divine Comedy'?
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'The Divine Comedy' is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, widely considered one of the greatest works of world literature.
10840
Who wrote *The Brothers Karamazov*?
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*The Brothers Karamazov* is one of Dostoevsky’s greatest novels.