Fundamentals
Father of Modern Rocketry.
Who is Dr. Robert Goddard?
Fire arrows.
What were the first rocket weapons invented by the Chinese?
The four major systems for rockets.
What is (1) airframe, (2) propulsion, (3) guidance (4) control?
Law: to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton's third Law of Motion?
Konrad Kyeser von Eichstadt, a German engineer.
Who invented rockets propelled by gunpowder in 1405?
Chemical, gas heating and electric.
What are the different types of rocket propulsion?
Who is Galileo Galilei?
The British formed a rocket brigade during this event in the US.
How were rockets used during the War of 1812?
Brain of the rocket.
What is the guidance system?
Eight minutes and 20 seconds.
According to Albert Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity, how long will the Earth remain in orbit in the dark after the Sun disappeared?
Rockets carried signal flares and messages during this event.
What did rockets do in World War I?
System changes flight path by changing direction of exhaust.
What is the control system?
Objects stay in motion at same speed unless a force acts on it.
What is Galileo Galilei's Principle of Inertia?
Rockets placed in holding tubes and lit electrically from here.
What was placed on the struts of a biplane in World War I?
Measures pounds of thrust by using one pound of propellant.
What is Specific Impulse?