Space engineering Flashcards

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who is Konstantinos Tsilkovski

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Russian Father of Cosmonautics

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when was the first liquid fueled rocket launched and how far did it go up

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1926, 40ft

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What was the first big rocket? Who was it created by and when?

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A4 Liquid Fueled by the Germans during WWII

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Who captures and modfies the V2 during WWII?

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The americans

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Who was Sergey Korolev? What were some signficant events regarding him?

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He was Russia’s Grand Designer
* He copys the V2
* Involved in Cold War

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Who was Wernher Von Braun?

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America’s Chief Rocket Engineer

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What significant rocket did Von Braun create?

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US Redstone

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What significant rocket did Korolev create?

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Russian R7
Sputnik Launcher

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What was one of the first and key inventions for the race to orbit?

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The Sputnik 1

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What was a signifcant invention of Von Braun during the race to orbit?

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Explorer 1: a victory of van brain

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Who won the race to orbit and with what?

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The USSR with the R7 Booster

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What was USA’s first suborbital? How long did it last and who was it driven by?

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Freedom 7 Suborbital 15 min
Alan Shepard

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What was President Kennedy’s Challenge?

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To go to the moon and beat the USSR in the space race

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14
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What does KISS stand for?

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KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid

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Differences between US and USSR’s space philosophy

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Russia:
KISS
Simplify the design & the analysis
Tradeoff performance for ruggedness

USA:
Make major leaps in design
Highly complex design & detailed analysis
Maximize performance even if fragile

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16
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Post Kennedy speech, what are significant inventions by US and USSR

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US: Project Gemini

USSR: Voskhod 1

17
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Who replaces Kovolev after this death?

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Vassily Mishin

18
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What happened to the Apollo capsule?

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Apollo 1 catches on fire, US program stops for 2 years

19
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What did the Luna 1 and 2 and 3
accomplish?

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Luna 1 - first to escape velocity
Luna 2 - First to hit moon
Luna 3 - Pictures of moon

20
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Which Ranger number from the ranger program (by us) was successful?

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Ranger 7 - 1st US Moon Success
tons of photos

21
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What was the first lunar sattelite

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Russian Luna 9 (a main probe)

22
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What was the Apollo 8

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Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon

23
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Which Apollo model was a near disaster and why?

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Apollo 13:
56hrs in flight at 320,000 km oxygen tank exploded
Lost all power - used LEM as lifeboat
Lovell, Swagard & Haise survied

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What was the USSR’s Lunar Lander

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Send unmanned lander to moon first
in case problem with manned lander

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What was the US's space station
USA Skylab
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What are some reasons to go to space? (name a few)
* Exploration of the Moon & Planets * When you are in orbit you are half way to the planets * Space Manufacturing in Low Earth Orbit * Raw Materials: asteroids & planets
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What is microgravity?
Allows us to do many things not possible on earth Can create perfect spheres (Spin molten metal to removes gas: surface tension creates perfect sphere)
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What kind of raw materials from space are highly valued
Iron Value $270M Nickel $5,600M Rare metals $4,900M
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What are features of the Space station
Space Station Assembled in Low Earth Orbit Reliable access to orbit (Von Brauns design of ship) Moon Ships Built & Fueled at Space Station Mars Ships built there too
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What is the Russian Mir Final form and how long did it take to creat
Russia's Space station (15 years of operation)
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What causes the fall of the USSR in 1990
Russia required to kill Mir Condition for joining ISS But was not able to sell Mir, or throw it away
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What countries were involved with the ISS
Cooperation of NASA, Russia, Europe (ESA), Japan, Canada
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How did Russia survive their difficulties with the space program after the fall of USSR
e survived by selling hardware, launches, Soyuz flights to ISS, progress tankers
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What are Taikonauts
Chinese astronauts
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What was a strong inspiration for Private Space
Book The Man that Sold the Moon – By Robert A Heinlein AND space tourism
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Who created Blue Orgin?
Jeff bezos
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Factors needed for cheap access to space?
Requires a fully reuseable space ship Fuel costs are low Most cost in building booster Reusable costs more to build and lifts less
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What is SABRE
a UK design which combines rocket & air breather