Space Travel Flashcards
What was the aim of the apollo mission
To put people on the moon
What would the engineers and scientists try to do to the equitment on the appollo
Make it 99% reliable
How many back up process was there on the apollo
Two or three
What was one of the biggest risks through the whole journey to space
Take-off
What made the space craft get heavier when travelling back to earth
Friction
What was the space craft (appollo) desgineed to withstand
Temperatures hotter than the sun
What type of radiation does the sun produce quite frequently
A solar flair
In 1989 what happened in Canda due to solar flair
All the electricity stop working
What is some of the few things that came from the apollo mission
Liquid cooled suits that F1 drivers use, The computer system for swiping credit cards, the shock absorbing material in sports shoes, water filters, and baby formula
