Jets
*T or F. Swept wings allowed shock waves to impact the aircraft immediately, allowing the aircraft to take advantage of the performance jet engines offered.
False
What were Soviet Union space pilots called?
Cosmonauts.
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
What role did the Space Shuttle play in reaching the Moon?
It played no role
What is the name of SpaceX's next-generation, fully reusable rocket system designed for deep space missions to the Moon and Mars?
Starship
*Inside which component of the engine does a contained explosion occur?
Combuster
What was the name of the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth?
Sputnik 1.
Which U.S. President set the goal of landing a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s?
John F. Kennedy
Which orbiter was built for testing purposes only and never flew in space?
Enterprise
What was the name of the first rocket developed by SpaceX that successfully reached orbit in 2008?
Falcon 1
*A benefit of airliners using jet engines was...
they were able to fly above the weather, offering more comfort to passengers.
*Which of these is true regarding the exhaust of a jet engine?
The force exerted on the air is equal and opposite the force exerted on the airplane.
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
What major space telescope was deployed by the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990?
The Hubble Space Telescope.
What fictional spaceship inspired the name of the Falcon rockets?
The Millennium Falcon from Star Wars.
*Dr. Hans Van Ohein and Frank Whittle are credited as the...
co-inventors of the jet engine
Which mission was the first to land humans on the Moon?
Apollo 11
What were Neil Armstrong's famous first words from the lunar surface?
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
What was the formal name for the Space Shuttle program?
The Space Transportation System (STS).
What is the primary mission or ultimate goal of SpaceX?
To reduce space transportation costs and enable the colonization of Mars, making life multi-planetary.
*In which direction does the exhaust flow from a jet engine?
Opposite the direction of motion
*What is an example of a societal change brought about by the development of jet aircraft? Select all that apply.
People from around the world are more easily connected
Commercial air travel is faster and more accessible
Besides the space race, what other technological race was taking place between the two rivals?
Arms race
Which astronaut holds the record for the oldest person to travel in space, at age 77, aboard Discovery in 1998?
John Glenn
What object was famously launched into a heliocentric (solar) orbit on the maiden flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket?
Elon Musk's personal Tesla Roadster, with a dummy astronaut named "Starman" in the driver's seat.