Rocket parts
What part is at the very top and serves as the tip of the rocket?
Nose Cone
In what state were the Apollo missions launched?
Florida
What state were the "Rocket Boys" from?
West Virginia
How far away, in miles, is the moon from the Earth?
240,000 miles
Which Apollo mission first landed on the moon with astronauts?
Apollo 11
What serves as the wing of the rocket, and starts with an F
Fins
In which direction does the Earth rotate?
east, counterclockwise
What event begins the story of October Sky?
The launch of Sputnik
What is the orbital speed of the moon around the Earth?
2300 miles/hour
How many humans have walked on the moon?
12
The part of the Apollo spacecraft that returned to Earth:
Command module (CM)
Who was the architect of the Saturn V rocket?
Warner VonBraun
Homer used the "powder" from how many bottle rockets when he launched his first rocket that blew up the fence:
30
What is the "center of mass" point between the Earth and moon known as?
barycenter
Saturn V
How tall was the Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the moon?
363 ft tall
How many Apollo missions successfully landed on the moon?
6
What equation did the Rocket Boys use to calculate the height of their rocket launches?
d=1/2gt2
What was the first animal to go into space?
dog
On what date (month and year) did Apollo 11 reach the moon?
July, 1969
In response to the launch of Sputnik, NASA was formed in what year?
1958
How long did it take the Apollo astronauts to reach the moon? (days)
3 days
How many of the Rocket Boys eventually went to college?
all of them (four)
How long is one "lunar" day?
27.3 Earth days
How old was Neil Armstrong when he became the first human to walk on the moon?
38