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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) - Answer 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) - Answer Yuri Gagarin
In what year did communication satellites begin
(A. 1958
B. 1961
C. 1965
D. 1972) - Answer 1961
which major rocket system consists of everything directly associated with propelling the rocket?
(A. control
B. guidance
C. airframe
D. propulsion) - Answer Propulsion
what is the name of the First US space station
(A. Freedom
B. International Space Station (ISS)
C. Skylab
D. Mir) - Answer 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
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B. Mojave Ventures
C. Blue Flame II
D. DragonX - Answer 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.) - Answer 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 - Answer John Glenn
Who was the first American woman in space?
A. Kathryn Sullivan
B. Sally Ride
C. Eileen Collins
D. Mae Jemison - Answer 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. - Answer Carbon dioxide
and is covered with clouds.
on a satellite, what is used to steer and control the direction of the satellite?