Rocketry Dates and Ships Flashcards
recognize the dates and types of rockets launched
Most asteroids travel in orbit between which two planets?
Mars and Jupiter
In what year was the first US satellite successfully launched into orbit around the Earth?
1958
What was the name of the first US satellite successfully launched into orbit around the Earth?
Explorer I
When was the first satellite sent into space?
1957
What was the name of the first satellite sent into space?
Sputnik I
What rocket was used to launch the first manned Apollo mission, Apollo 7?
Saturn IB
Who developed a technique called spin stabilization?
William Hale
The approximate daily dosage of radiation on the International Space Station is equivalent to how many chest x-rays?
About 8
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
What is the most widely accepted altitude where space begins?
62 miles
When does NASA say space starts?
50 miles
Who is known as the “Father of Modern Astronautics”?
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
For what does GNSS stand?
Global Navigation Satellite System
What was the name of the first joint international space mission that took place in 1975? This involved the linkup in space of American and Soviet manned spacecraft.
Apollo Soyuz
Which of the following is NOT true regarding cumulus clouds?
They are high in the sky
How long is a nautical mile?
6,076
What is the name of the company that won the Ansari X-Prize?
Scaled Composites
While GPS has many uses, it was primarily developed for which of the following purposes?
To enhance the military and allied forces
What is standard pressure?
29.92 in of mercury
What term is defined as the tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest and an object in motion to stay in motion?
Inertia
What rocket was used to launch Gemini missions in 1965 and 1966?
Titan II
What term describes spacecraft that fly by, orbit, or land on a celestial body other than Earth?
Space probes
What is one significant way that the Gemini missions paved the way for Apollo missions?
They demonstrated rendezvous and docking procedures
What was the name of Alan Shepard’s Mercury space capsule?
Freedom 7
What rocket was used to launch Skylab into space?
Titan II
When was the first weather satellite sent into space?
1960
What was the name of the first weather satellite?
TIROS I
when was the first communication satellite sent into space?
1962
What was the name of the first communication satellite?
TELSTAR
Which of the following was NOT a rocket launch vehicle workhorse for America’s early space program?
Vanguard
Which of the following space shuttle orbiters did NOT fly in space?
Anything OTHER THAN Columbia, Challenger Endeavour, Discovery, or Atlantis
What will the remaining core of a supernova become?
A neutron star or black hole
Which series of space probes flew by Venus and Mercury and gave us clear pictures of Venus’ clouds and Mercury’s cratered surface?
Mariners
In order to stay in orbit around the Earth, an object must be at an altitude of at least how many miles?
80-90 Miles
What is the shape of the galaxy we live in?
Spiral
What magnitude indicates the brightest shining star?
The lowest number
What United States space program served our country for 30 years (1981-2011)?
The space transportation system/ the space shuttle program
What classification of stars has the highest temperature?
O
How long did America’s first manned space flight last?
15 minutes
According to the heliocentric theory, what was the center of the universe around which the rest of the universe revolved?
The Sun
Which of the following is NOT true about solar eclipses?
They occur during daylight hours when the Sun moves directly between the Moon and the Earth
What was the first true powered flight with humans on board?
The Hot Air Balloon
Who created the hot air balloon?
The Montgolfier Brothers
Who was the first man in space and to orbit the earth?
Yuri Gagarin
What is it called when the satellite talks to the ground?
Telemetry
Who proposed the exploration of space by rocket?
Konstatin Tsiolkovsky
What was the name of the jet-powered car that broke the sound barrier in 1997?
Thrust SSC
Who drove the jet-powered car that broke the sound barrier in 1997?
Andy Green
What is the heliocentric theory?
It is a theory that places the Sun at the center of the universe.
What is the part of the sun that gives off light?
Photosphere
A launch vehicle gives the spacecraft enough force to reach____?
orbit
What is the temperature in Fahrenheit if the Celsius temperature is 30 degrees?
86 degrees
What American-based, British-owned commercial spaceflight company offers tourists the opportunity to experience a suborbital flight aboard SpaceShipTwo (also known as the VSS Enterprise)?
Virgin Galactic or Scaled Composites
If the Sun were hollow, about how many Earth’s would fit inside it?
one million
Dr. Robert Goddard is known as which of the following?
Father of Modern Rocketry
In what year was the first US satellite successfully launched into orbit around the Earth?
1958
If a meteoroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere, it is called a (an) ____?
Meteor
In April 1990, what did Discovery deploy?
Hubble space Telescope
Finding out if a human could survive space travel was part of the mission for which US manned spaceflight program?
Mercury
Astronaut wings are awarded to anyone who reaches what minimum altitude?
50 miles
In the 1970’s, the Pioneer probes and the Voyager probes provided pictures and data for which two planets?
Saturn and Jupiter
What causes Jupiter to emit 70% more heat than it absorbs from the Sun?
Highly compressed hydrogen at its core
Who was the first American astronaut in space?
Alan Shepard
What are the Van Allen Belts?
radiation belts around the Earth filled with charged particles
What was the duration of the last and longest manned mission to Skylab?
84 days
Which satellite gave us our first photograph of Earth from space?
Explorer 6
Who led the development of the first successful Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile in August 1957?
Sergei Korolev
Which of the following occurred in the Gemini Program?
The first spacewalk
How many miles is 1 Astronomical Unit?
93 million miles
What are the two twin planets
Uranus and Neptune; Earth and Venus
