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L1 - Why Space? Flashcards

1
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Who was Konstantin Tsiolkovsky?

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  • Rocket powered spaceflight
  • Calculated Get to Orbit velocity
  • Suggested use of liquid hydrogene and liquid oxygen engines
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Who was the first to theorise rocket powered spaceflight?

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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.

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What is Robert Goddard known for?

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He launched the first liquid fuel rocket on the 26th of March 1926. He was ignored by the US.

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Who launched the first liquid fuel rocket and when?

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Robbert Goddard, 26 March 1926.

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What is Werner Von Braun known for?

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V2, first ballistic missile rocket, in Germany, supported by government. (2000+ V2 launched) The US got hold of him after the war.

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Who developped the V2 rocket?

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Werner Van Braun.

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When was Sputnik launched?

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4th October 1957.

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What is the name of the first satellite?

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Sputnik.

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When was NASA created?

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October 1958.

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When was Laika sent to space?

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3rd November 1957.

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What is the name of the first dog sent to space?

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Laika.

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When was Ham, the chimpanzee, sent to space by NASA?

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January 1961.

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What was the name of the chimpanzee sent to space by NASA?

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Ham.

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Who was the first man in space?

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Yuri Gagarin.

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When was Yuri Gagarin’s first flight?

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12th April 1961.

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What type of flight was Yuri Gagarin’s first flight?

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A one-orbit sub-orbital flight.

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Who was the first American in space?

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Alan Shephard.

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When was Alan Shephard’s first space flight?

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May 1961.

19
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Who started the Moon race and when?

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Kennedy in 1961.

20
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Who were the two first astronauts on the Moon?

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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

21
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When was the first Moon landing?

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20th July 1969.

22
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What is the name of the Russian Space Agency.

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Roscosmos.

23
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Who was the chief designer of Roscosmos during the space race age?

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Sergei Korolev.

24
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When did Sergei Korolev die?

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In 1966.

25
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What title did Sergei Korolev have at Roscosmos?

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Chief Designer.

26
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When did the first Shuttle lift off?

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12th April 1981, 20 years after Yuri’s first flight.

27
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What was Skylab and when was it created?

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Skylab was created from converting the third stage of a Saturn V into a laboratory module in 1973.

28
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What is ASTP and when was it first used?

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The ASTP docking module was used in July 1975 by the Apollo 18 crue to dock with a soyuz spacecraft.

29
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What two space stations did the Russian build?

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Salyut and Mir.

30
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What is China’s first space station?

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Tiangong.

31
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What are the three types of Imperatives that should lead us to expand in space?

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  • Scientist
  • Cultural
  • Political
32
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What is the space industry worth?

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290B$ in 2011, 12% up from 2010, 41% up from 2006. Most increase from Commercial growth.

33
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What is the percentage of military satellites?

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25%, they may have prevented nuclear war.

34
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How many countries can launch Space vehicles?

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8 countries + ESA.

35
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Around which solar system entities have we flown?

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Meteorites, Jupiter, Io, Europa, Neptune, Uranus.

36
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Where have we landed in the solar system?

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Moon, Venus, Mars, Titan, Itokawa.

37
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List 4 types of commercial space activities and their example companies.

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  • Space exploration (SpaceX)
  • Space tourism (Armadillo, Virgin Galactic, XCOR Lynx, EADS Astrium)
  • Space hotels (Bigelow, Excalibur Almaz)
  • Asteroid Mining (Planetary Resources)
38
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Describe the scientist imperative to expand to space.

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  • Knowledge + Understanding of space
  • Answer for origins and destiny, fundamental questions
  • Advance/sustain human experience and technology progress
  • Are we alone?
39
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Describe the cultural imperative to expand to space.

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  • Expand the frontier of human experience
  • Fulfil human need to advance and learn
  • Inspire, educate and engage youth/public
40
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What picture changed our view of Earth in December 1972?

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The Blue Marble.

41
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Describe the political imperative to expand to space.

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  • Unite and Prosper
  • Worldwide cooperation
  • Mutual security
  • Wise utilization
42
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What is the one vital reason why we should expand to space? ;)

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If we don’t we will become extinct!!!

43
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Give a broad description of 20th century space history and the space race.

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  • Tsiolkovsky
  • Robert Goddard
  • Werner Von Braun
  • Sputnik
  • NASA’s creation
  • Laika
  • US Failures
  • Ham (the chimp)
  • Yuri Gagarin
  • Alan Shepherd
  • Kennedy Moon Project
  • First step on moon
44
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Why Space?

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  • Industry numbers ($, satellites, countries)
  • Solar entities flown around/landed on
  • Commercial activities, companies
  • scientist imperative
  • cultural imperative
  • political imperative

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