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Carburetor Heat ANS -System designed to eliminate ice buildup in an engine
Materials that make up Saturn's rings ANS -Rocks, icy chunks, and dust
Propulsion ANS -The major rocket system that consists of everything directly associated with propelling
the rocket
Dr. Robert Goddard ANS -Developed
•Parachute recovery system
•Gyroscope system for flight control
•Payload compartment
"Father of Modern Rocketry"
Jet stream - what are they? ANS -Strong wind that dips farther south in the winter and generally blow
from west to east
Jet stream - average speed? ANS -120-150 mph
Jet stream - importance of their location? ANS -Important to pilots for flight plan purposes
Van Allen Belts - threats ANS -Threaten astronauts and electronic equipment in the area
What does the standard air pressure at sea level measure? ANS -The weight of a column of air 50 miles
tall and one inch square
Rocket propellant consists of...? ANS -Fuel and oxidizer
, William Hale ANS -Developed spin stabilization
Space and dynamic drag ANS -Very low dynamic drag due to practically no air or water molecules
Salyut I ANS -The first space station, launched by Russia
Virgin Galactic ANS -American-based, British-owned commercial spaceflight company that offers tourists
the opportunity to experience a suborbital flight aboard SpaceShipTwo, aka the VSS Enterprise
Moving the yoke right or left... ANS -Affects the ailerons and creates/affects the motion called roll
Newton's laws of motion and rockets ANS -Gave rocketeers the ability to construct giant modern rockets
International Space Station - how many countries participating? ANS -16
International Space Station - first mission to assemble date? ANS -1998
International Space Station - continual presence since...? ANS -November 2000
International Space System - purpose? ANS -To achieve long-term exploration of space and provide
benefits to the people of Earth
O - star ANS -Has the highest temperature
Pressure changes inside ear and outside plane during landing ANS -Inside - decreases
Outside - increases
Four major rocket systems ANS -Guidance
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