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A technique developed by Englishman, William Hale, wherein escaping gases in
a rocket hit small vanes that made the rocket spin, and stabilize, much like a
bullet in flight


ANSWERS: Spin stabilization

improved the accuracy of rockets by launching them through tubes; this idea was
the forerunner of the bazooka


ANSWERS: Jean Froissart


a Russian; In 1961, became the first man in space and the first man to orbit the Earth


ANSWERS: Yuri Gagarin


Became the first American to orbit the earth aboard the Mercury capsule,
Friendship 7 which was launched by the Atlas rocket, and returned to space at
the age of 77
becoming the oldest human to travel to space.


ANSWERS: John Glenn

How long did the flight that put John Glenn into orbit around the Earth last?


ANSWERS: About 5 hours

,Achieved the first successful flight with a liquid-propellant rocket which was
fueled by liquid oxygen and gasoline; is called the "Father of Modern
Rocketry"


ANSWERS: Robert Goddard

A Greek who developed the first rocket engine, which was propelled by steam


ANSWERS: Hero


the leading Soviet rocket scientist; known as the "Father of the Soviet Space
Program." He organized and led the development of the first successful
Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile in 1957


ANSWERS: Sergei Korolev


laid scientific foundation for modern rocketry with his laws of motion; His laws of
motion influenced the design of rockets


ANSWERS: Sir Isaac Newton


space pioneer; wrote a book about rocket travel into outer space.


ANSWERS: Hermann Oberth


A society in Germany, started because of Hermann Oberth's writings, that led to
the development of the V-2 rocket.


ANSWERS: The society for space travel

,Became the first American in space aboard the Mercury capsule, Freedom 7


ANSWERS: Alan Shepard


How long did the first US flight to space last?


ANSWERS: 15 minutes; the Redstone rocket wasn't powerful enough to place
the Mercury capsule into orbit but it did reach an altitude of 116 miles.


President John F. Kennedy announced the objective of ________________ by the
end of the decade


ANSWERS: Putting a man on the moon


first US space station, launched by the Saturn V in 1973. It's mission was to put
laboratory into space


ANSWERS: Skylab


Which Skylab mission was the longest and how long did it last?


ANSWERS: The last or third mission; 84 days


The Space Transportation System (or space shuttle) used what to launch the
shuttle orbiter?


ANSWERS: Solid rocket boosters and three main engines

, a space transportation system for traveling to space and back to Earth


ANSWERS: Space Shuttle


first artificial satellite; Russian. Launched in 1957


ANSWERS: Sputnik I


proposed the use of rockets for space exploration, suggested the use of liquid
propellants for rockets in order to achieve greater range, and became known as
the "Father of Modern Astronautics"


ANSWERS: Konstantin Tsiolkovsky


director of the V-2 rocket project, who after the war headed up the US rocket
program


ANSWERS: Wernher von Braun

Developed a gyroscope system for flight control, a payload compartment, and a
parachute recovery system


ANSWERS: Robert Goddard


The start of the race for space between the US and USSR( Soviet Union)


ANSWERS: Sputnik's launch in 1957


Developed a form of gunpowder and used it as fireworks for religious and festive
celebrations.


ANSWERS: The Chinese