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A series of questions and answers related to space exploration, covering key figures, milestones, and fundamental concepts. It explores the history of rocketry, from early pioneers like archytas and roger bacon to the development of liquid-propellant rockets and the space race between the us and the soviet union. The document also delves into basic principles of rocket science, including newton's laws of motion, rocket components, and the concept of thrust. It concludes with a brief mention of the land speed record set by gary gabelich in the rocket-powered car 'blue flame'.
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Who was the first man to walk on moon ✔✔Neil Armstrong
Who increased the range of rockets ✔✔Rodger Bacon
Who was the director of the V-2 rocket project ✔✔Wernher von Braun
Who designed rockets for military use ✔✔William Congreve
Who improved the accuracy of rockets by launching them through tubes ✔✔Jean Froissart
This man was a Russian; the first man in space and the first man to orbit the Earth ✔✔Yuri Gagarin
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth ✔✔John Glenn
This man experimented with solid and liquid propellant rockets; is called the "Father of Modern Rocketry" ✔✔Robert Goddard
Who developed the technique of spin stabilization ✔✔William Hale
Who developed first rocket engine ✔✔Hero
Who was the leading Soviet rocket scientist; known as the "Father of the Soviet Space Program" ✔✔Sergei Korolev
Who laid scientific foundation for modern rocketry with his laws of motion ✔✔Sir Isaac Newton
This man was a space pioneer; wrote a book about rocket travel into outer space ✔✔Hermann Oberth
Who was the first American in space ✔✔Alan Shepard
What was the first US space station ✔✔Skylab
In England, Roger Bacon improved forms of gunpowder, which _____. ✔✔increased the range of the rocket
In France, Jean Froissart achieved more accuracy by _____. ✔✔launching rockets through tubes
At the end of the 18th century, Colonel William Congreve, an artillery expert with the British military, set out to design rockets for military use. His rockets increased the rocket's range from 200 to _____ yards ✔✔3,
In 1926, Goddard achieved the first successful flight with a liquid-propellant rocket. It was fueled by _____. ✔✔liquid oxygen and gasoline
As he continued with his experiments, his liquid-propellant rockets grew bigger and flew higher. He also developed a gyroscope system for flight control, a payload compartment, and a parachute recovery system. Additionally, he believed that multistage rockets were the answer for achieving high altitudes. For his many accomplishments, Dr. Goddard is known as the "_____." ✔✔Father of Modern Rocketry
On January 31, 1958, the US launched _____ ✔✔Explorer I
The Explorer I was the first spacecraft to recognize the _____ around the Earth ✔✔Van Allen radiation belt
In April of 1961, a Russian, named Yuri Gagarin, became the first man to orbit Earth. Then, less than a month later, Alan Shepard, aboard his Mercury capsule, _____, became the first American in space. ✔✔Freedom 7
May 25, 1961, even though the Soviet Union was ahead of the US in the space race, _____ announced the objective of putting a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. ✔✔President John F. Kennedy
May 25, 1961, even though the Soviet Union was ahead of the US in the space race, President John F. Kennedy announced the objective of _____ by the end of the decade. ✔✔putting a man on the Moon
In February 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth aboard the Mercury capsule, _____. ✔✔Friendship 7
Which idea states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction ✔✔Newtons third law of motion
what the rocket is carrying is called ✔✔payload
_____ is everything associated with propelling the rocket ✔✔propulsion
_____ is to force or push; the amount of push used to get a rocket traveling upwards ✔✔Thrust
_____ is defined as the rate of change in velocity with respect to time. ✔✔Acceleration
The _____ provides the shape of the rocket and all of the other systems are contained within it. The _____ must be light-weight, yet structurally strong. It must withstand heat, stress, and a lot of vibration. The primary objective in the design and construction of an airframe is to build a structure that will withstand all anticipated stresses while using the least possible weight. ✔✔airframe
The _____ takes the information from the guidance system and steers the rocket to its destination ✔✔control system
The _____ consists of everything directly
associated with propelling the rocket. ✔✔propulsion system
The liquid propellant is what is commonly used today. It is _____ than a solid propellant, but _____ to control. ✔✔heavier, easier
_____ was the driver of a car called the "Blue Flame" that set the land speed record on October 28, 1970. The car was rocket-powered and reached a speed of 622.407 miles per hour. ✔✔Gary Gabelich
Gary Gabelich was the driver of a car called the "_____" that set the land speed record on October 28, 1970. The car was rocket-powered and reached a speed of 622.407 miles per hour. ✔✔Blue Flame
Gary Gabelich was the driver of a car called the "Blue Flame" that set the land speed record on October 28, 1970. The car was rocket-powered and reached a speed of _____ miles per hour. ✔✔622.