Rockets 1
Rockets 2
Rocket Launching
Famous Space Explorers
Space Facts
100
A cardboard tube containing the rocket parachute
What is the BODY TUBE
100
This is usually pointy and and is inserted into the body tube before flight
What is the NOSE CONE
100
What goes up must ____ _____
What is COME DOWN
100
This person was the first man to ever walk on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong
100
An object reaches _______ _________ when it horizontal velocity balances the acceleration of gravity.
What is ORBITAL VELOCITY
200
Thrust is transmitted to the rocket body through this
What is the ENGINE MOUNT
200
Objects carried by the rocket during flight are here.
What is the PAYLOAD SECTION
200
This law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton's third law of motion
200
This person was the first American to orbit the earth.
Who is John Glenn
200
This is how satellites capture pictures.
What is the SATELLITE CAMERA
300
Attached at the rear of the body tube, these are used to provide stability during flight
What are the FINS
300
This consists of a parachute and some lines to connect the parachute to the nose cone
What is the RECOVERY SYSTEM
300
As the flame burns through the ______, the rocket experiences powered flight.
What is PROPELLANT (OR FUEL)
300
This person was the first American in space.
Who is Alan Shepard
300
This is how satellites transmit pictures of Earth and other planets.
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What is a SATELLITE DISH
400
A piece of wire that receives electricity from the launch controller to light the engine.
What is the IGNITER
400
Provides thrust for liftoff
What is the ROCKET ENGINE
400
This burns after the propellant to "delay" the parachute.
What is the DELAY CHARGE
400
This person was the first person to travel in space and in orbit.
Who is Yuri Gagarin
400
25,038.72 mph!
What is ESCAPE VELOCITY (how fast a rocket has to go to escape Earth's gravity)
500
Small tubes (straws) attached to the body tube
What is the LAUNCH LUG
500
An elastic _____ ______ is connected to both the body tube and the nose cone and is used to keep all the parts of the rocket together during recovery
What is the SHOCK CORD
500
This burns to "eject" the nose cone and deploy the parachute.
What is the EJECTION CHARGE
500
This person was the first woman to travel in space.
Who is Valentina Tereshkova
500
This is how many Earths could fit inside the sun.
What is 1,300,000 (1.3 million)