Aerodynamics + Gravity
What is Gravity?
The force that pulls us towards the ground
When it’s winter on Earth, which season is commencing on Mars?
Spring
What was the name of the first satellite in space?
Sputnik 1
Where is mission control located?
Which country owns the ISS?
None of Them!! it is a collaboration between 15 countires
What is a parachute?
Something used to slow the decent of an object
Is Saturn the only planet with rings?
No, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus all have rings
What was the name of the spacecraft(s) that have left our Solar System?
Voyager
Which president set the mission to land a man on the moon by the end of the century?
John F. Kennedy
Europa Clipper carries a microchip featuring waveforms of people saying what word in over 100 spoken languages?
Water
Why does a parachute work?
Air Resistance
Scientists estimate that Jupiter’s moon Io is home to how many active volcanoes?
More than 100
What was the name of the first animal in space?
Laika the Dog
What does CapCom stand for and why is the show called that?
Capsule Communicator, job is to communicate directly with the astronauts in the ship
How do they brush their teeth in space?
What is the term for the force that opposes motion through the air and is created by the shape of the wing?
Lift
What is the seventh planet in our solar system from the sun which spins on its side?
Uranus
What type of organism was the first to go to space?
Fruitflys
Where did the Apollo 11 Rocket launch from?
Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida
How many people have been on the moon?
12
What is the name of the force that opposes motion through the air?
Drag
What is the biggest moon in our solar system?
Ganymede (Jupiter's Biggest Moon)
Meteorite
How many fuel stages are on the Saturn V Rocket to get it into orbit?
3
Besides Earth, which is the only world in our solar system known to have liquid lakes and seas on the surface?
Titan