SPAATZ LEADERSHIP EXAM 5 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What are opinio juris, as pertaining to space law?
These are legal opinions of scholars and respected authorities.
Who was the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
Who was the pilot for the first eight flights of the X-15?
Scott Crossfield
What airplane was developed from the agreement between British Aircraft Corporation
and Aerospatiale?
Concorde
The United States launched its first weather satellite in 1960. What was it called?
Tiros 1
In 1985, what was sent to explore Halleys Comet?
Giotto
Who was the first American woman in space?
Sally Ride
What satellite was designed to update the inertial navigation system on Polaris
submarines?
TRANSIT
All of the following space shuttles have gone into space except A. Challenger. B. Atlantis. C.
Columbia. D. Enterprise.
Enterprise.
,The purposes of satellites can be divided into which of the following four categories?
communication, navigation, observation and scientific
Which space treaty established the principle of freedom of use and called space the
province of all mankind?
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty
Which one of the following is an accomplishment of John Glenns?
He was the first American to orbit the Earth
What happened on July 29, 1958?
. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was created.
What was the name of the orbiting laboratory designed by the European Space Agency
that flew in the space shuttles cargo bay and investigated a variety of scientific topics?
Spacelab
What was the name of the worlds first artificial satellite?
. Sputnik 1
The Soviets had several firsts in space. Which one of the following was NOT a first for the
Soviets?
A. The Soviets put the first man in space.
B. The Soviets conducted the first walk in space.
C. The Soviets were the first to launch a space station.
D. All of these choices are correct Soviet firsts in space.
. All of these choices are correct Soviet firsts in space. (
Which of the following aircraft is considered to be a stealth aircraft? A. F-117A B. C-5A C.
X-33 D. B-52
F-117A
, Which of the following probes gave us the first close-up pictures of Jupiter in 1973? A. The
Vikings B. The Rangers C. The Mariners D. The Pioneers
The Pioneers
Who was NOT one of the seven original United States astronauts? A. Chuck Yeager B.
Scott Carpenter C. Alan Shepard D. John Glenn
Chuck Yeager
When astronauts go on an EVA, what do we mean?
The astronauts are going on an extra-vehicular activity.
Which of the following satellites was dedicated to distributing cable television
programming? A. Telstar 1 B. Galaxy 1 C. Courier 1 D. Score 1
. Galaxy 1
What happened on July 20, 1969?
The United States space program landed on the Moon
What was the mission or objective of the United States manned space flight program,
Project Gemini?
to develop techniques for a rendezvous in space (
What is the technology called that allows an aircraft to change form during flight for
optimum lift under different circumstances?
oblique wing
Which aircraft revolutionized the commercial aviation industry?
Boeing 707
Generally, there are two types of fuel systems on an aircraft. They are
gravity-feed and force-feed systems. (
On an aircraft, what is the function of a spoiler?
AND CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What are opinio juris, as pertaining to space law?
These are legal opinions of scholars and respected authorities.
Who was the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
Who was the pilot for the first eight flights of the X-15?
Scott Crossfield
What airplane was developed from the agreement between British Aircraft Corporation
and Aerospatiale?
Concorde
The United States launched its first weather satellite in 1960. What was it called?
Tiros 1
In 1985, what was sent to explore Halleys Comet?
Giotto
Who was the first American woman in space?
Sally Ride
What satellite was designed to update the inertial navigation system on Polaris
submarines?
TRANSIT
All of the following space shuttles have gone into space except A. Challenger. B. Atlantis. C.
Columbia. D. Enterprise.
Enterprise.
,The purposes of satellites can be divided into which of the following four categories?
communication, navigation, observation and scientific
Which space treaty established the principle of freedom of use and called space the
province of all mankind?
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty
Which one of the following is an accomplishment of John Glenns?
He was the first American to orbit the Earth
What happened on July 29, 1958?
. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was created.
What was the name of the orbiting laboratory designed by the European Space Agency
that flew in the space shuttles cargo bay and investigated a variety of scientific topics?
Spacelab
What was the name of the worlds first artificial satellite?
. Sputnik 1
The Soviets had several firsts in space. Which one of the following was NOT a first for the
Soviets?
A. The Soviets put the first man in space.
B. The Soviets conducted the first walk in space.
C. The Soviets were the first to launch a space station.
D. All of these choices are correct Soviet firsts in space.
. All of these choices are correct Soviet firsts in space. (
Which of the following aircraft is considered to be a stealth aircraft? A. F-117A B. C-5A C.
X-33 D. B-52
F-117A
, Which of the following probes gave us the first close-up pictures of Jupiter in 1973? A. The
Vikings B. The Rangers C. The Mariners D. The Pioneers
The Pioneers
Who was NOT one of the seven original United States astronauts? A. Chuck Yeager B.
Scott Carpenter C. Alan Shepard D. John Glenn
Chuck Yeager
When astronauts go on an EVA, what do we mean?
The astronauts are going on an extra-vehicular activity.
Which of the following satellites was dedicated to distributing cable television
programming? A. Telstar 1 B. Galaxy 1 C. Courier 1 D. Score 1
. Galaxy 1
What happened on July 20, 1969?
The United States space program landed on the Moon
What was the mission or objective of the United States manned space flight program,
Project Gemini?
to develop techniques for a rendezvous in space (
What is the technology called that allows an aircraft to change form during flight for
optimum lift under different circumstances?
oblique wing
Which aircraft revolutionized the commercial aviation industry?
Boeing 707
Generally, there are two types of fuel systems on an aircraft. They are
gravity-feed and force-feed systems. (
On an aircraft, what is the function of a spoiler?
