Pioneers of Rocketry
The Chinese used rockets to repel attacks from this nation.
Mongolia
A satellite launched into orbit would keep right on going away in a straight line from the earth if it weren't for this force
Gravity
The best latitude for a rocket launch, which calls for less propellant and can launch another payload
Along or as close to the equator as possible
Newton's second law, F=MA (what does it stand for)
Force = Mass times Acceleration
This Russian rocket was used to launch the Sputnik into Orbit. It remains the most-used rocket in history and variants of it are still used today.
The R-7
This Englishman designed a spin stabilizer that helped improve accuracy of rockets during the late 1800's.
William Hale (or Hale)
The height of a satellite determines the __________ required to keep it in orbit
Speed
The two types of fuel that rockets use to create thrust
Propellant and Oxidizer
Newton's first law
An object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay at rest, unless acted upon by an outside force.
When NASA needed a rocket to carry object to orbit, it purchased Thor ICBM's from the Air Force and modified them by adding this _____________
A second stage (not needed for answer, but NASA renamed rocket the "Delta")
This English Colonel was so impressed by Indian rockets, he began to design rockets, which were later used against the US in the War of 1812
William Congreve (or Congreve)
An orbit that that is more round, less oval shaped is said to be a ____ ______________ orbit
Low eccentricity
Robert Goddard's rocket had a strange design feature, but it proved the rocket nozzle could be mounted above these
The propellant and oxidizer tanks (or fuel tanks)
The force a rocket uses to propel an object into space. The equivalent of the "Force" in Newton's second law
Thrust
The largest and most powerful of rockets ever launched. It had 3 stages, was made of over 3 million parts, never failed, and was a key part of the Apollo missions to send astronauts to the moon.
The Saturn V (five)
Herman Oberth of Germany wrote a book in 1923 titled "By Rocket to Space" he also created a club that inspired many Germans to study rocketry, including this one - who later moved to the US and worked in the US Space Program.
Werner Von Braun
The angle an orbit takes as it circles the Earth, especially as it relates to the equator. If an orbit is directly over the equator is has a zero________________
Inclination
A thin metal cover, or nose cone, that protects a spacecraft and upper stages during a launch when aerodynamic forces can batter the rocket
Payload Shroud
Newton's third law of motion, which is applied each time a spacecraft maneuvers in space.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Soviets and American's both modified these types of rockets, built to deliver weapons around the world, in order to reach low earth orbit (Not the abbreviation, but the entire title).
ICBM - Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
This American built the first liquid propellant rocket in 1926. The U.S. has a space center named after him
Robert Goddard
An orbit around the earth that places the satellite over the same point on the surface each day. It appears to stay still but in reality it orbits at a speed equal to the earth's rotation.
Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO)
This type of orbit doesn't benefit from an equator launch. The US typically uses Vandenburg AFB in Southern California to launch objects into these orbits, which tend to be low earth orbits.
high inclination and/or polar orbits
Gravity
Officially named the "Space Transportation System" by NASA, this rocket featured a reusable ship and boosters, and flew over 130 missions from 1981-2011
The Space Shuttle