Rocketry 101
This small white tube attaches to the side of the rocket to guide its launch.
Launch lug
These men were the first two men on the moon. (Bonus 50 points if you can tell me the third man on that mission)
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin (Michael Collins)
Name which two space shuttles were destroyed in accidents.
Challenger and Columbia
Who composed the music to Star Wars?
John Williams
This is the name of Gavins college
University of Virginia
This piece of the rocket keeps the engine from destroying the rocket.
Engine mount/green ring
This billionaire owns his own space company and has been to space
Jeff Bezos
This was the name of the mission which brought the first man to the moon.
Apollo 11
Name the three singing chipmunks
Alvin, Simon, Theodore
what kind of car does gavin drive
2016 honda fit red
Name the forces of flight
Thrust, drag, weight, lift
First man in space (US or Soviet)
Alan Shepard, Yuri Gagarin
This is the name of the first satellite in space.
Sputnik 1
What is the name of the end of a shoelace?
Aglet
what kind of car does Joe drive
2018 Mercedes C300 white
If a rocket uses an A8-3 engine, this is the significance of the numbers.
The number of seconds of thrust and delay
First American to orbit the earth
John Glenn
Name two rockets currently used by or previously used by SpaceX or NASA
Answers may vary.
What is the national mammal of the US?
American Bison
What color are jacks eyes
Explain the difference between wings and fins.
Fins guide the rocket and wings provide lift to an aircraft
First woman in space (US or Soviet)
Sally Ride, Valentina Tereshkova
This is the name of the farthest satellite from earth.
Voyager 1
What percent fat is whale milk?
42%
What town are Gavin jack and Joe from
Gavin - Wrentham
Joe and Jack - Easton