MITCHELL MILESTONE (AEROSPACE 3RD EDITION)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
rocketeers were and are able to contact eh giant rockets of today due to their
understanding of what principles?
(A. The four laws of thermodynamics
B. Newton's laws of motion
C. Bernoulli's principle
D. Archimedes' principle) - Correct Answers -Newton's laws of motion
what is the name of the world's first person to both go into space and orbit the earth?
(A. Yuri Gagarin
B. Valentina Tershkova
C. John Glenn
D. Alan Shepard) - Correct Answers -Yuri Gagarin
In what year did communication satellites begin
(A. 1958
B. 1961
C. 1965
D. 1972) - Correct Answers -1961
which major rocket system consists of everything directly associated with propelling the
rocket?
(A. control
B. guidance
C. airframe
D. propulsion) - Correct Answers -Propulsion
what is the name of the First US space station
(A. Freedom
B. International Space Station (ISS)
C. Skylab
D. Mir) - Correct Answers -Skylab
what is the name of the mother ship responsible for taking space ship two to an altitude
of about 50,000 before spaceshiptwo detaches to rocket into suborbital space?
A. WhiteKnight II
Printed: 08 Feb 2021
B. Mojave Ventures
, C. Blue Flame II
D. DragonX - Correct Answers -WhiteKnite II
What did the last Skylab mission prove?
(A. A human could live and work in space for at least 3 months.
B. A human could survive a space launch and landing.
C. A human could live and work on Mars.
D. A human could live and work on the Moon for an extended period of time.) - Correct
Answers -A human could live and work in space for at least 3 months.
who was the first American to orbit the earth?
A. Neil Armstrong
B. Alan Shepard
C. John Glenn
D. Gus Grissom - Correct Answers -John Glenn
Who was the first American woman in space?
A. Kathryn Sullivan
B. Sally Ride
C. Eileen Collins
D. Mae Jemison - Correct Answers -Sally Ride
why Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system?
A. The color of the planet makes it absorb heat.
B. It generates so much friction as it spins that it heats up the planet.
C. It is closest to the Sun.
D. It has a thick layer of carbon dioxide and is covered with clouds. - Correct Answers -
Carbon dioxide and is covered with clouds.
on a satellite, what is used to steer and control the direction of the satellite?
A. attitude control system
B. command and control function
C. payload
D. thermal control system - Correct Answers -Attitude control system
In 2001, what Russian-built space station de-orbited and ended the historic era of the
Russian Space station program?
A. Salyut
B. Vostok
C. Mir
D. Soyuz - Correct Answers -Mir
which of the following best explains why airplanes take off into the wind?
A. The wind significantly decreases the amount of fuel needed for takeoff.
B. The wind reduces the amount of drag on the plane.
C. The wind gives the plane more lift.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
rocketeers were and are able to contact eh giant rockets of today due to their
understanding of what principles?
(A. The four laws of thermodynamics
B. Newton's laws of motion
C. Bernoulli's principle
D. Archimedes' principle) - Correct Answers -Newton's laws of motion
what is the name of the world's first person to both go into space and orbit the earth?
(A. Yuri Gagarin
B. Valentina Tershkova
C. John Glenn
D. Alan Shepard) - Correct Answers -Yuri Gagarin
In what year did communication satellites begin
(A. 1958
B. 1961
C. 1965
D. 1972) - Correct Answers -1961
which major rocket system consists of everything directly associated with propelling the
rocket?
(A. control
B. guidance
C. airframe
D. propulsion) - Correct Answers -Propulsion
what is the name of the First US space station
(A. Freedom
B. International Space Station (ISS)
C. Skylab
D. Mir) - Correct Answers -Skylab
what is the name of the mother ship responsible for taking space ship two to an altitude
of about 50,000 before spaceshiptwo detaches to rocket into suborbital space?
A. WhiteKnight II
Printed: 08 Feb 2021
B. Mojave Ventures
, C. Blue Flame II
D. DragonX - Correct Answers -WhiteKnite II
What did the last Skylab mission prove?
(A. A human could live and work in space for at least 3 months.
B. A human could survive a space launch and landing.
C. A human could live and work on Mars.
D. A human could live and work on the Moon for an extended period of time.) - Correct
Answers -A human could live and work in space for at least 3 months.
who was the first American to orbit the earth?
A. Neil Armstrong
B. Alan Shepard
C. John Glenn
D. Gus Grissom - Correct Answers -John Glenn
Who was the first American woman in space?
A. Kathryn Sullivan
B. Sally Ride
C. Eileen Collins
D. Mae Jemison - Correct Answers -Sally Ride
why Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system?
A. The color of the planet makes it absorb heat.
B. It generates so much friction as it spins that it heats up the planet.
C. It is closest to the Sun.
D. It has a thick layer of carbon dioxide and is covered with clouds. - Correct Answers -
Carbon dioxide and is covered with clouds.
on a satellite, what is used to steer and control the direction of the satellite?
A. attitude control system
B. command and control function
C. payload
D. thermal control system - Correct Answers -Attitude control system
In 2001, what Russian-built space station de-orbited and ended the historic era of the
Russian Space station program?
A. Salyut
B. Vostok
C. Mir
D. Soyuz - Correct Answers -Mir
which of the following best explains why airplanes take off into the wind?
A. The wind significantly decreases the amount of fuel needed for takeoff.
B. The wind reduces the amount of drag on the plane.
C. The wind gives the plane more lift.
