Newton's Laws
This law of motion states an object in motion stays in motion until an outside force acts upon it...
What is Newton's first law of motion?
This part of the rocket connects nosecone, parachute, and airframe
What is the shock cord?
This number of astronauts were chosen for the Mercury missions
What is seven?
This rocket was used for the Gemini missions
What is the Titan II?
Always start your design with this component
What is the nosecone?
What is Newton's second law of motion?
Examples of this are parachutes and streamers
What are recovery systems?
This was the second rocket used for the Mercury missions
What is the Mercury-Atlas?
The Gemini missions practiced this maneuver in space, bringing two separate spacecraft close together
What is a rendezvous?
Always check these two things when adding a new component in Open Rocket
What are UNITS and MATERIAL?
When gases leave the rocket nozzle, the rocket is propelled in the opposite direction according to this law of motion
What is the third law?
This part of the rocket holds the motor in place when the airframe is a larger diameter than the motor
What are centering rings?
This was the first rocket used for the Mercury missions
What is the Mercury-Redstone?
This was the year astronauts from the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon
What is 1969?
This is what every student must do when done with Open Rocket at the end of class
What is SAVE and CLOSE their design?
This is a measure of the object's mass
What is inertia?
This part of the rocket contains propellant and is where combustion takes place
What is the motor?
This astronaut was the first American in space
Who was Alan Shepard?
This Apollo mission in 1968 sent astronauts around the moon, but did not land (similar to the Artemis mission)
What is Apollo 8?
A student's design shows that the rocket is understable. These are two things could they do to fix the design.
What is add mass to the nosecone and increase the size of the fins?
What force acts on a rocket to propel it?
What is thrust?
This part of the rocket provides aerodynamic stability, keeping the center of pressure behind the center of gravity
What are the fins?
This astronaut was on the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission, when the capsule Liberty Bell 7 sank after splashdown
Who was Virgil "Gus" Grissom?
The Gemini 8 mission was also known as this phrase because their long-duration mission was supposed to prove astronauts could stay in space for long periods of time.
What is "8 days or bust"?
This flight variable, shown in your simulation, provides valuable information for designing your parachute
What is the ground hit velocity?