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100

What was the first modern rocket?

The V2

100

Which Country made the V2 Rocket?

Germany

100

What did Hitler use the V2 for?

to bomb England

100

Name one of today's private rocket companies

Space X, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic

200

What are two things we use satellites for?

communication, navigation, weather

200

What was the name of the first satellite?

Sputnik

200

What country launched the first satellite?

Soviet Union

200

What law of motion makes rockets fly?


Newton's Third Law


300

What country put the first human in space?

Soviet Union

300

What rocket took humans to the moon?

Saturn 5

300

When did humans first land on the moon?

July 1969

300


Name three sections of a rocket


payload, guidance system, propulsion

400

What was the name of the first communication satellite?

Telstar 2

400

What was the name of the first weather satellite?

TIROS 1

400

What was the name of the first space shuttle?

Columbia

400

How many GPS satellites do we use to find a location ?

4

500

What signals could Telstar 2 send around the world?

phone & TV

500

How did forecasters get weather data before weather satellites?

They used weather balloons and ships at sea radioed weather info.

500

When did the first space shuttle launch?

1981

500

What do each of the 3 sections of a rocket do?

1. Payload = people, cargo, or weapon

2. Guidance System = controls the rocket

3. Propulsion = makes it go

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