Trivia: What was the name of the first NASA space shuttle?
Enterprise
Challenger
Discovery
Columbia
Correct Answer: Enterprise
So why is this answer correct? : NASA announced the Enterprise in 1976, after its $10 billion, decade-long project completion. It became the first free-flying space shuttle when NASA launched it into orbit the next year. Fans of “Star Trek” were delighted with the name, a nod to the show’s iconic spacecraft.