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A fleet of these vehicles was temporarily pulled from service when one depressurized during a training exercise, killing its crew of five including the decorated Marine Steven Lopez. Gary Piscotty, who constantly wore a Navy hat despite being from the Air Force, was chosen for the crew of an advanced one of these vehicles. One of these vehicles fired two Phoenix missiles that were diverted to hit Sea Dragon 17, thus defusing a tense standoff with its counterpart Buran. The second generation of these vehicles, powered by (*) NERVA (10[1])nuclear engines and launched from C-5 carrier aircraft, (-5[1])debuted in 1983 with Pathfinder. After its introduction in 1981, this type of vehicle became the primary (10[1])means of delivering supplies to the Jamestown lunar base. For 10 points, name these reusable spaceplanes operated by NASA which include (10[1])Enterprise, Constitution, (10[1])and Discovery. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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