The Greatest Engineering Race (1-3) Flashcards
1
Q
Who was the Russian Father of Cosmonautics?
A
Konstantin Tsiolkovski
2
Q
Who were involved in the 1930’s Race: Liquid Fueled Rockets Robert Goddard USA
A
Americans, Germans, and Russians
3
Q
Who created the first liquid fueled rocket? What happened?
A
Goddard
flew 40 feet high, crashed down in neighbors field
NY Times stated that he was nuts and that rockets didn’t work in vacuums
4
Q
What was the first big rocket? Who was it created by and when?
A
A4 Liquid Fueled by the Germans during WWII
