Mod 4
History of Rockets
History of Rockets
He was the first man to walk on the moon
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This is the tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest and an object in motion to stay in motion
What is Inertia?
The point at which all molecules no longer move or have the least amount of energy; theoretically the absolute coldest temperature
What is Absolute Zero?
A huge ball of gas that emits light and radiation
What is a Star?
This is the path a satellite takes around a celestial body
What is an Orbit?
A Russian; the first man in space and the first man to orbit the Earth
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
This gets the rocket to its destination, the brain of the rocket
What is the Guidance System?
The space between the Earth and the Moon
What is Cislunar Space?
A grouping of stars, named after mythical figures and animals
What is a Consellation?
This word comes from the French language meaning a guard or attendant
What is Satellite?
In the first century AD, this country developed a form of gunpowder and used it as fireworks for religious and festive celebrations.
What is China?
This Law states a body at rest remains at rest and a body in motion tends to stay in motion at a constant velocity unless acted on by an outside force
What is Newton's First Law of Motion?
This is measured from the center of the Sun to the orbit of its outermost plane
What is Interplanetary Space?
5 trillion 878 billion statute miles (5,878,000,000,000 miles)
What is a Light Year?
This is the first artificial satellite
What is Sputnik?
He was considered the "Father of Modern Rocketry"
Who was Dr. Robert H. Goddard?
This provides the shape of the rocket, within all of the other systems are contained
What is the airframe?
Spiral, Elliptical, and Irregular are three types of these
What are Galaxies?
The measure of the brightness of a star and has two kinds; apparent and absolute
What is Magnitute?
These satellites give us pictures of the Earth’s surface, pictures of clouds, and information which helps with weather forecasting
What are the GEOS Satellites?
At the end of the 18th century, this artillery expert with the British military, set out to design rockets for military use
Who was Colonel William Congreve?
The four major systems of a rocket
What are Air frame, Guidance, Control, and Propulsion.
The radiation belts around the Earth filled with charged particles.
What are the Van Allen Radiation Belts?
This occur in regions where stars are forming, have exploded, or are shedding their outer layers toward the end of their lives
In 1962, this became the first commercial satellite
What is Telstar 1?