Scientists
What scientist came up with 3 Laws of Motion, defined gravity, and invented calculus?
Isaac Newton
What was the first man-made satellite sent into space by the Soviet Union?
Sputnik 1
Who was the first human to ever go to space and orbit the Earth?
Yuri Gagarin
How many laws of motion did Isaac Newton come up with?
3
What does it mean to launch?
set or thrust in motion
What scientist is most well-known for proving that the sun is the center of the solar system?
Johannes Kepler
What was the first man-made satellite launched into space by the United States?
Vanguard
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
How can I find the amount of force that was put on an object?
mass x acceleration
What does UAV stand for?
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle
Which scientist built and tested the first rocket using liquid fuel?
Dr. Robert Goddard
What was the name of the first satellite to reach Mars?
Mariner 4
Who was the first woman in space?
Valentina Tereshkova
What is gravity?
an acting forces that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth
What is a drone?
a robotic aircraft, used extensively by the military
What scientist determined basic rocketry equations and predicted how the Saturn V rocket would operate?
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
What was the first human-crewed spacecraft to reach and orbit the moon?
Apollo 8
Who was the first American woman in space?
Sally Ride
What is one thing that acceleration depends on?
Possible Answers:
size of the force on the object
direction of the force on the object
mass of the object
What does an aerospace engineer do?
designs machines that fly
What is one scientific contribution of Johannes Kepler?
(cannot be the same as Scientists 200)
discovered the path of planets is elliptical
determined the speed of planets
The Space Race was between what 2 countries during what war?
United States and Russia (USSR) during the Cold War
Who were the first people to walk on the moon? (Name both)
Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
What is Newton's 3rd Law of Motion?
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction?
What is a rocket?
a vehicle, missile, or aircraft that gets thrust from the reaction of fast moving exhaust from a rocket engine