Aerospace Engineering
What are Newtons three laws in order?
1) An object at rest will remain at rest unless a net force acts upon it
2) F = MA
3) Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
How far is the moon from Earth?
384,000 kilometers
If a person weighs 588N (60kg) on Earth, how much will they weigh on the international space station?
0 N
When was Kenya Space Agency established?
2017
Name two types of satellites and an example of each
Natural satellite (moon) and artificial satellite (international space station)
Which country that launched the first rocket that could fly high enough to get into space and what was its name?
Germany; V2 missile
How many Earths can fit into one Sun?
One million
What is the name of the largest aerospace medicine conference?
Aerospace Medicine Association Annual Scientific Meeting
What global radio astronomy project is Kenya part of ?
Square Kilometer Array
What is the process where the nuclei of atoms fuse together to form a larger nucleus?
Nuclear fusion
How many parts does a typical passenger airline have?
Six million parts
Andromeda; 2.5 million light years
What year did the first human go to space?
1961
How many satellites have been launched from the Luigi Broglio Space Center?
20 sounding rockets and 9 satellites
What is a large rotating cloud of dust and hydrogen gas?
Nebula
How tall was the Saturn V rocket?
110.62 meters tall
What is the name of the closest star and how long will it take to drive to it? The average driving speed is 100km per hour.
Proxima centauri; 40 million years
What is the first human tissue to be bioprinted in space?
Human knee meniscus
Describe the star and the exoplanet named by Kenya during the Exoworld challenge- Enaiposha and Orkaria
Enaiposha- exoplanet(ocean world/super Earth)
Orkaria- red dwarf star
What is the last stage of a stars life?
Black dwarf star
What direction are satellites launched in relation to Earth's rotation?
Eastward
What is the term used to describe a star that has stabilized?
Main-sequence star
What was the first organoid grown in space to study human diseases?
Cerebral Organoids
Who is the Director General of the Kenya Space Agency?
Brigaider Hillary Kipkosgey
What is the lander craft that within the last decade brought two rovers to Mars to investigate?
Phoenix