STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
Q: What material is the rocket frame made from?
A: Titanium or aluminum
Q: What are the two main classes of rocket engines?
A: Liquid and solid
Q: What was the very first rocket payload in history?
A: Fireworks
Q: What does the guidance system do?
A: Navigates and stabilizes the rocket in flight
Q: I am at the top of the rocket and reduce air resistance. What am I?
A: Nose cone
Q: What do fins do on a rocket?
A: Provide stability during flight
Q: What rocket used a liquid engine in WWII?
A: The V2
Q: What was the V2's payload?
A: Several thousand pounds of explosives
Q: Name one component of a guidance system.
A: Sensors / computers / radar / communications equipment
Q: I burn with the oxidizer to create thrust. What am I?
A: Fuel
Q: What runs top to bottom on the rocket frame?
A: Stringers
Q: Name one rocket that uses solid external engines.
A: Space Shuttle / Delta II / Titan III
Q: Name one modern satellite mission type.
A: Communications / weather / GPS / spying / planetary exploration
Q: How did the V2 steer itself?
A: Small vanes in the exhaust nozzle deflected thrust
Q: I supply oxygen so the fuel can burn in space. What am I?
A: Oxidizer
Q: What connects the stringers around the circumference?
A: Hoops
Q: What are the two propellants in a liquid engine?
A: Fuel and oxidizer
What famous space telescope was launched by rocket?
A: Hubble Space Telescope
Q: How do modern rockets steer?
A: By rotating the nozzle (thrust vectoring)
Q: I move fuel and oxidizer into the combustion chamber. What am I?
A: Pumps
Q: What protects the skin from heat and keeps fuel cold?
A: Thermal protection system
Q: What components make up a liquid rocket engine?
A: Fuel & oxidizer tanks, pumps, combustion chamber, nozzle
Q: What is the most complex payload ever launched by a rocket?
A: Human crew (Moon landing / Earth orbit)
Q: What happens if a rocket has no guidance system?
A: It tumbles uncontrollably in flight
Q: I direct exhaust gases out of the rocket to generate thrust. What am I?
A: Nozzle