Early Rocketry
He developed the laws of motion important in rocketry.
Who was Sir Isaac Newton?
The force which pushes a rocket upward when gases are expelled downward.
What is Thrust?
Directed the German V-2 rocket project during World War II
Who was Wernher von Braun?
The first artificial satellite launched into space
What was Sputnik?
The more common name for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
What is NASA?
He invented the aeolipile, an early demonstration of rocket propulsion
Who was Hero?
The two propellant types did Robert Goddard experiment with.
What are liquid and solid?
German space pioneer who wrote influential books about space travel
Who was Hermann Oberth?
The first human being in space
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
He famously said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”, as he set foot on the moon.
Who was Neil Armstrong?
The British inventor who designed military rockets used in the early 1800s, some of which still bear his name
Who was William Congreve?
He is known as the “Father of Modern Rocketry”
Who is RobertGoddard?
Soviet scientist known as the “Father of Modern Astronautics”
Who was Konstantin Tsiolkovsky?
Family of rockets was designed under Wernher von Braun’s leadership for NASA
What were the Saturn rockets?
The main advantage of the Space Shuttle over earlier spacecraft
What is reusability?
The English scholar who improved gunpowder formulas to increase rocket range
Who was Francis Bacon?
The force principle demonstrated by Hero’s aeolipile
Soviet scientist known as the “Father of the Soviet Space Program”
Who was Sergei Korolev?
The first American to orbit Earth
Who was John Glenn?
The modern technology which relies heavily on rockets to place equipment in orbit
What are satellites?
He developed the technique of spin stabilization.
Who was William Hale?
The speed needed to break free from a planet's gravity
What is Escape Velocity?
Improved rocket accuracy by launching rockets through tubes
Who was Jean Froissart?
The craft which carried Alan Shepard , the first American into space, into space
Freedom 7
The spinning instrument which helps stabilize a spinning rocket in flight
What is the Gyroscope?