CAP BILLY MITCHELL AEROSPACE TEST.FINAL EXAM 2026\2027.
What rocket was used to launch the first manned Apollo mission, Apollo 7?
Saturn IB
Who developed a technique called spin stabilization?
William Hale
What US manned space program was the first to use a two man capsule?
Gemini
The approximate daily dosage of radiation on the International Space Station is equivalent to how
many chest x-rays?
About 8
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
What is the most widely accepted altitude where space begins?
62 miles
Who is known as the "Father or Modern Astronautics"?
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
What does Newton's third law of motion state?
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
For what does GNSS stand?
Global Navigation Satellite System
What was the name of the first joint international space mission that took place in 1975? This
involved the linkup in space of American and Soviet manned spacecraft.
Apollo-Soyuz
Which of the following is NOT true regarding cumulus clouds?
They are high in the sky
A nautical mile is longer that a statute mile and is equal to how many feet?
6,076 feet
What is the name of the company that won the Ansari X-Prize
Scaled Composites
While GPS has many uses, it was primarily developed for which of the following purposes?
To enhance the effectiveness of US and allied military forces
What is the standard pressure?
29.92 inches of mercury
, CAP BILLY MITCHELL AEROSPACE TEST.FINAL EXAM 2026\2027.
What term is defined as the tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest and an object in motion to
stay in motion?
Inertia
What rocket was used to launch Gemini missions in 1965 and 1966
Titan II
What term describes spacecraft that fly by, orbit, or land on a celestial body other than Earth?
Space probes
What is one significant way that the Gemini missions paved the way for Apollo missions?
They demonstrated rendezvous and docking procedures
What was the name of Alan Shepard's Mercury space capsule?
Freedom 7
What rocket was used to launch Skylab into space?
Titan II
What was the first weather satellite? What was its name?
1960; TIROS I
What was the first communication satellite? What was its name?
1962; TELSTAR
When was the first satellite sent into space? What was its name?
1957; Sputnik I
In what year was the first US satellite successfully launched into orbit around the Earth? What
was its name?
1958; Explorer I
Most asteroids travel in orbit between which two planets?
Mars and Jupiter
Which of the following was NOT a rocket launch vehicle workhorse for America's early space
program?
Vanguard
Which of the following space shuttle orbiters did NOT fly in space?
Anything OTHER THAN Columbia, Challenger Endeavour, Discovery, or Atlantis
What will the remaining core of a supernova become?
A neutron star or black hole
Which series of space probes flew by Venus and Mercury and gave us clear pictures of Venus'
clouds and Mercury's cratered surface?
Mariners
Which of the following is true of the International Space Station?
What rocket was used to launch the first manned Apollo mission, Apollo 7?
Saturn IB
Who developed a technique called spin stabilization?
William Hale
What US manned space program was the first to use a two man capsule?
Gemini
The approximate daily dosage of radiation on the International Space Station is equivalent to how
many chest x-rays?
About 8
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
What is the most widely accepted altitude where space begins?
62 miles
Who is known as the "Father or Modern Astronautics"?
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
What does Newton's third law of motion state?
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
For what does GNSS stand?
Global Navigation Satellite System
What was the name of the first joint international space mission that took place in 1975? This
involved the linkup in space of American and Soviet manned spacecraft.
Apollo-Soyuz
Which of the following is NOT true regarding cumulus clouds?
They are high in the sky
A nautical mile is longer that a statute mile and is equal to how many feet?
6,076 feet
What is the name of the company that won the Ansari X-Prize
Scaled Composites
While GPS has many uses, it was primarily developed for which of the following purposes?
To enhance the effectiveness of US and allied military forces
What is the standard pressure?
29.92 inches of mercury
, CAP BILLY MITCHELL AEROSPACE TEST.FINAL EXAM 2026\2027.
What term is defined as the tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest and an object in motion to
stay in motion?
Inertia
What rocket was used to launch Gemini missions in 1965 and 1966
Titan II
What term describes spacecraft that fly by, orbit, or land on a celestial body other than Earth?
Space probes
What is one significant way that the Gemini missions paved the way for Apollo missions?
They demonstrated rendezvous and docking procedures
What was the name of Alan Shepard's Mercury space capsule?
Freedom 7
What rocket was used to launch Skylab into space?
Titan II
What was the first weather satellite? What was its name?
1960; TIROS I
What was the first communication satellite? What was its name?
1962; TELSTAR
When was the first satellite sent into space? What was its name?
1957; Sputnik I
In what year was the first US satellite successfully launched into orbit around the Earth? What
was its name?
1958; Explorer I
Most asteroids travel in orbit between which two planets?
Mars and Jupiter
Which of the following was NOT a rocket launch vehicle workhorse for America's early space
program?
Vanguard
Which of the following space shuttle orbiters did NOT fly in space?
Anything OTHER THAN Columbia, Challenger Endeavour, Discovery, or Atlantis
What will the remaining core of a supernova become?
A neutron star or black hole
Which series of space probes flew by Venus and Mercury and gave us clear pictures of Venus'
clouds and Mercury's cratered surface?
Mariners
Which of the following is true of the International Space Station?
