Rocket Jeopardy

Pioneers

100

This German-born engineer led the development of the Saturn V rocket.

Wernher von Braun

300

Often considered the father of modern rocketry, he launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926.

Robert Goddard

500

This Soviet engineer was the mastermind behind the first human spaceflight.

Sergei Korolev

Science

100

This force propels a rocket upwards by expelling gas downwards.

Thrust

300

This is the minimum speed required for an object to break free from Earth's gravity.

Escape Velocity

500

What is the ideal rocket equation?

Change in rocket velocity = Exhaust Velocity * ln(mi/mf)

Missions

100

This mission landed the first humans on the Moon.

Apollo 11

300

SpaceX launched this heavy-lift rocket for the first time in 2018.

Falcon Heavy

500

Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space during this mission.

Vostok 1

Parts

100

These help stabilize the rocket during flight.

Fins

300

This part reduces air resistance as the rocket ascends.

Nose Cone

500

Rockets carry this because there’s no oxygen in space for combustion.

Oxidizer

Launches

100

Rockets are mounted on this structure before liftoff.

Launch Pad

300

This is the process of discarding parts of the rocket during ascent to reduce weight.

Stage Separation

500

This Florida-based site has been home to many famous U.S. rocket launches.

Cape Canaveral