Pioneers of Rocketry
Father of Space Travel
Who is Herman Oberth?
small powder explosions used in religious festivals, eventually turned into weapons
What are the first Chinese rockets?
Wood, paper, ductile metal, and plastic
What are safe construction materials?
What is Newton's third law of motion?
Pass written examination on history and pioneers of rocketry
What is the written requirement for the Redstone Phase?
Russian teacher who made the first mathematical computations that laid the foundation for rocket flights into space.
Who is Konstatin Tsiolkovsky?
German engineer who devised a rocket that was propelled by gunpowder.
Who is Konrad Kyeser von Eichstadt?
Four hundred feet
What is the minum field size for a C motor
Air moves around an object, it creates different pressures on that object.
What is the Bernoulli Principle?
Rubber band Rocket, Fizzy Rocket, air-powered rocket, compressed or water rocket
What are the four options of rockets for the Redstone Hands-on?
Experiment with solid and liquid propellant rockets called the father of modern rocketry
Who is Goddard?
when Rockets weighing 100 pounds and shot small pieces of shrapnel were used
What is the Thirty Year war?
Air traffic and airports
What should you be aware of when launching?
The exact spot where the mass of the object is perfectly balanced
What is the center of gravity?
70%
What is the minimum testing score that you can get, to pass?
Director of V2 rocket project
Who is Van Braun?
Designed rockets for military use in the bombardment of Fort McHenry
Who is William Congreve?
What should the launch area be clear of?
The equation of force =mass x acceleration
What is the second law of motion?
2 commercially solid fuel model rocket or air-powered model rocket
What are rockets used in the Titan Stage?
increase the range of rockets
Who is Bacon?
developed a technique called spin stabilization
Who is William Hale?
Release launch button, wait 60 seconds, and cautiously approach and remove ignitor
What do you do if the engine does not ignite?
Longitudinal, lateral and vertical axis
What is three different ways a rocket moves?
What is the hands-on requirement for Saturn Stage?