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Space and Rocketry Table of Contents

Student GuideTech-Design by Lab-Volt vii

Introduction .................................................................................................................1

The History of Space Studies ....................................................................................3To-Do List ..............................................................................................................3Study Guide ...........................................................................................................4

Early Space Exploration ............................................................................................6To-Do List ..............................................................................................................6Study Guide ...........................................................................................................7

The Space Shuttle ......................................................................................................9Study Guide .........................................................................................................10

Living and Working in Space ..................................................................................12To-Do List ............................................................................................................12Study Guide .........................................................................................................13Environmental Impacts Video Response: Space and Rocketry ...........................15

Our Solar System .....................................................................................................16To-Do List ............................................................................................................16Study Guide .........................................................................................................17Data Sheet: Solar System Observation Log ........................................................20

From Space Colonies to Deep Space .....................................................................22To-Do List ............................................................................................................22Study Guide .........................................................................................................23Data Sheet: Stargazer’s Log ................................................................................25

Tools of the Astronomers ........................................................................................28To-Do List ............................................................................................................28Study Guide .........................................................................................................29

Motion and Orbits .....................................................................................................32To-Do List ............................................................................................................32Study Guide .........................................................................................................33

Rocket Design and Flight Principles ......................................................................35To-Do List ............................................................................................................35Study Guide .........................................................................................................36

Spacecraft Evolution ................................................................................................37To-Do List ............................................................................................................37Study Guide .........................................................................................................38

Space Exploration – Present and Future ...............................................................40Study Guide .........................................................................................................41Data Sheet: Captain’s Log ...................................................................................43

You and Space ..........................................................................................................44To-Do List ............................................................................................................44Study Guide .........................................................................................................45Data Sheet: Launch Log ......................................................................................46

Table of Contents Space and Rocketry

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Appendices ...............................................................................................................47Independent Study

Project Proposal ...............................................................................................49Topic Outline ....................................................................................................50Bibliography .....................................................................................................51Activities ...........................................................................................................52Drawings ..........................................................................................................53

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Introduction

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Introduction


Space and Rocketry Unit Details

Name: Date:

The History of Space Studies

ObjectivesDuring this unit, you will:

learn about the early astronomers, people who study the stars and other heavenly bodies.•analyze some well-known theories that tried to explain the movements in the heavens and •Earth’s place in it all.examine important milestones in the development of rockets and exploration of space.•

To-Do List Complete the following assignments. Use this to-do list to keep track of each task.

To-Do Due Date Notes

F Study Guide

F Timeline Activity

F Unit Test

Unit Details Space and Rocketry

Student Guide4 Tech-Design by Lab-Volt

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Study Guide

The History of Space Studies

Ancient AstronomyI.

Early humans were probably both A. and

by the nightly sky.

Astronomy, the study of the B. , is the

science.

All ancient astronomical observations were made with C. .

The first model of the universe was proposed by D. in the

century of this era, and placed at its center.

The Ptolemaic system was accepted as the description of the universe for over E.

years.

Our current view of a sun-centered planetary system was first proposed by F.

in .

The Copernican system states that the G. orbits around the sun, and

on its axis as it orbits.

H. formulated in the century a set of

laws that govern the motion of planets.

Kepler’s first law of planetary motion states that planetary orbits are I. .

J. built on Kepler’s laws to develop his laws of forces and

motion.

The first ancient scientist to use a telescope to observe the universe was K.

.

Galileo discovered the four largest moons of L. .

Galileo was M. for his ideas due to religious

of that era.



Modern AstronomyII.

Powerful A. are now used to study the universe.

Astronomers have found that stars tend to exist in clusters called B. .

Each galaxy may contain from C. to

of stars.

In addition to optical telescopes, astronomers use instruments that work with D.

, and .

Scientists are also using instruments sent to E. to collect

data on the universe.



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Early Space Exploration


explore the history of rockets.•study early space missions.•begin building your model rocket.•



F Study Guide

F Activity: Rocket Construction 1

Follow direction provided in the Rocket Kit

F Unit Test

Additional Equipment RequiredRocket Kit



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Study Guide

Early Space Exploration

Newton’s Laws of MotionI.

Newton proposed A. laws of motion that are applicable to

.

Newton’s first law states that a body at B. stays in that

condition unless acted on by .

Newton’s second law states that the acceleration of a body in motion is equal to the C.

divided by .

Newton’s third law states that for force of action there is an D.

force of reaction.

Newton’s E. law is the main principle rockets use for their motion.

Earliest RocketsII.

The Chinese developed around A. rockets powered by gunpowder,

called , that were used as weapons of war.

The theory of modern rocketry was developed by B.

in the century.

The first liquid-propellant rocket was launched in C. by

.

German scientist D. researched

and influenced the development of rocketry.

Russia launched in E. the first rocket that escaped Earth’s atmosphere

and deployed , the first man-made satellite in orbit around Earth.

Early Space MissionsIII.

United States President A. made a commitment in

to land men on the moon before the end of that decade.



Astronauts B. and

, members of the mission, landed

on the moon in .

The C. mission did not land on the moon because of

, but the crew was able to return to Earth safely.

The worst space disasters occurred when explosions in the D.

and space shuttles killed their entire crews.



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The Space Shuttle


look at some background information about the space shuttle program.•explore space with the space simulation software package.•examine some shuttle missions.•continue building your model rocket.•



F Study Guide

F Activity Guide: How to Start Space Simulation


Follow directions provided in the Rocket Kit

F Unit Test

Additional Equipment RequiredRocket KitStarry Night Enthusiast Software



Name: Date:

Study Guide

The Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle CharacteristicsI.

A space shuttle is a A. that can be launched into space and after it

returns to Earth can .

The space shuttle is launched like a B. and upon return to Earth lands

like a .

Space Shuttle ComponentsC.

The space shuttle has basically three major components: the 1. ,

the , and the

.

The part of the shuttle that orbits around Earth and returns to land like a plane is called 2.

the .

There are two 3. mounted on the shuttle sides and use

fuel.

Once a 4. is lit it be turned off.

The 5. are and

reused on future missions.

The 6. uses liquid fuel and

and re-used.

Space Shuttle MissionsII.

The first space shuttle was A. , which was launched on

.

The purpose of the first space shuttle mission was to B. .

The first shuttle mission to place satellites in orbit was the C. .



The first woman astronaut, D. , flew on the

shuttle mission.

Space Shuttle AccidentsE.

The space shuttle 1. exploded seconds after launch in .

The space shuttle 2. disintegrated upon reentry in .

The Hubble Space TelescopeF.

The 1. Space Telescope was placed in an orbit of

above Earth by a shuttle mission.

After the Hubble was in orbit, they found its primary mirror had a 2. near its

which affected its accuracy.

The 3. flaw in the Hubble was

by a 1993 shuttle mission.



Name: Date:

Living and Working in Space


examine space stations.•discover how humans live and work in space for extended periods of time.•continue to work on your model rocket.•explore the environmental impact of space exploration and rocket technology.•



F Study Guide

F Activity Guide: Viewing the International Space Station


Follow direction provided in the Rocket Kit

F Environmental Impacts Video Response: Space and Rocketry

F Unit Test

Additional Equipment RequiredRocket Kit Starry Night Enthusiast Software



Name: Date:

Study Guide

Living and Working in Space

Living in SpaceI.

The early space capsules had A. living space.

Outer space is a B. environment for human beings.

An outer space living environment must be C. , that is,

produce its own , , ,

etc.

Outer space also places demands on the D. due to the

significantly lower gravitational forces.

Space StationsII.

A space station is intended to provide A. for extended

missions.

The earliest space stations were Russia’s B. and the United States’

.

The first long term inhabited space station was C. , which

operated for about years.

The Mir collaboration between Russia and the United States paved the way for the D.

.

International Space Station (ISS)E.

The International Space Station project is supported by 1. countries.

The first ISS module was 2. launched by

in and placed in an orbit of above

Earth.

The first module to link with Zarya was the United States’ 3. , which

provided a passageway and .



The ISS is expected to be a testing ground for 4.

affecting all aspects of our lives.

When the ISS is completed, it is expected to be 5.

across and .

The ISS will support extended stays for a crew of 6. .



Name: Date:

Environmental Impacts Video Response: Space and Rocketry

What environmental impacts may result from the launch vehicle exhaust?

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

What environmental impact may result from the development of space vehicles?

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

What is the potential impact of launch vehicle combustion gasses?

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

What is the potential impact of recycling and disassembly of rocket and missile components?

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

What is the impact of testing and launching space vehicles?

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________



Name: Date:

Our Solar System


examine the make-up of the sun.•study the planets in our solar system.•



F Study Guide

F Activity Guide: Exploring the Solar System

F Data Sheet: Solar System Observation Log

F Unit Test

Additional Equipment RequiredStarry Night Enthusiast Software



Name: Date:

Study Guide

Our Solar System

Planetary SystemsI.

Our planetary system is best described by the A. , which

has the sun at the center and major planets orbiting around it.

Ancient scientists, like B. and , studied

our planetary system by observing from Earth the motion of

with respect to the sun.

Modern scientists learn much more by using space probes that can C.

and/or on our solar system heavenly bodies.

How was our planetary system formed?II.

The sun was formed from a whirling cloud of A. over

years ago.

The cloud became B. and the gas and dust began to

.

A major clump became a fiery ball caused by C. . As gravity pulled

it together more, it became until it became a star.

Outer portions of the same gas and dust began to orbit the sun and became the D.

we have now.

The SunIII.

Our sun is one of the A. of the universe.

The sun is the B. and heavenly body of

the solar system.

Ancient observers thought the sun was an enormous C. .

The sun is a giant D. .



At the core of the sun, the continuous E. of two hydrogen

nuclei to form one helium nucleus releases the energy that causes the sun to burn at core

temperature of over .

To avoid permanent eye damage, F. .

One could fit G. Earth-sized planets in the volume of our

sun.

Scientists divide the surface of the sun into H. .

Two phenomena closely tracked are I. , which are like tongues

that extend many thousands of miles from the surface, and ,

which are darker areas that can last months before fading.

The PlanetsIV.

The A. major planets are divided into two groups: and

planets.

The B. , closer to the sun, are: ,

, , and .

All inner planets have some type of C. .

The D. planets, further away from the sun, are: ,

, and .

The outer planets are made up mostly of E. and much

than the inner planets.

Until 2006 there was a ninth planet, F. , that is now considered the largest body

of the belt.

A large number of smaller bodies, called the G. , orbit

around the sun between the inner and outer planets.

Asteroids are made up of H. , and .

Comets are large balls of I. and

that pass through the solar system.



The MoonV.

Natural satellites orbit around A. . One example is the Earth’s

.

Some planets have many moons. For example, Jupiter has B. moons, one of which is

called and is about the same size as Earth’s moon.

It takes approximately C. days for the moon to obit around Earth.

As the moon orbits around Earth, different amounts of the moon are visible due to how D.

reflects off the moon.

The phases of the moon are: E. , where we cannot see the moon

at all, , , back to

, and return to .

United States astronauts landed on the moon in F. for the first time.



Name: Date:

Data Sheet: Solar System Observation Log

Target Object: MERCURY

Apparent Magnitude: ___________________________________________________________

Distance from Sun: _____________________________________________________________

Distance from Observer: _________________________________________________________

Length of Year: ________________________________________________________________

Other Significant Information: _____________________________________________________

Target Object: VENUS




Length of Year: ________________________________________________________________

Other Significant Information: _____________________________________________________ Target Object: EARTH




Length of Year: ________________________________________________________________

Other Significant Information: _____________________________________________________ Target Object: MARS




Length of Year: ________________________________________________________________




Target Object: JUPITER




Length of Year: ________________________________________________________________

Other Significant Information: _____________________________________________________ Target Object: SATURN




Length of Year: ________________________________________________________________

Other Significant Information: _____________________________________________________ Target Object: URANUS




Length of Year: ________________________________________________________________

Other Significant Information: _____________________________________________________ Target Object: NEPTUNE




Length of Year: ________________________________________________________________

Other Significant Information: _____________________________________________________ Target Object: PLUTO




Length of Year: ________________________________________________________________




Name: Date:

From Space Colonies to Deep Space


look at the possibilities of space colonies yet to be developed.•explore the stars beyond our solar system.•



F Study Guide

F Activity Guide: Exploring Deep Space

F Data Sheet: Stargazer’s Log

F Unit Test




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Study Guide

From Space Colonies to Deep Space

Space ColoniesI.

A space colony needs to be A. in order to sustain

human life .

A functioning space colony must be able produce its own B. , ,

, and be able to and

that may fail over time.

Planning for a space colony must include the C. .

Deep SpaceII.

Distance to the stars is measured in A. , which is the distance

that light would in one year.

One light-year is equivalent to approximately B.

miles.

A group of many millions of stars held together by C. is called a

.

The solar system is part of the D. galaxy, which has

stars.

Light would take E. to travel from one end to the

other in our galaxy.

The closest galaxy to ours is called the F. galaxy.

Galaxies have generally one of three major shapes: G. ,

, and .

The Milky Way is an example of H. galaxy.

Novas and SupernovasIII.

Stars come in many sizes, from A. to .



A star that becomes very bright suddenly and then slowly fades down is called a B.

.

A star that undergoes a nova expansion to a point where it explodes and destroys itself is C.

called .

After a D. explodes, it leaves behind a ,

which is a cloud of .

A nebula that does not radiate much light is called a E. .

Pulsars and QuasarsIV.

Radio pulses emitted from deep space are called A. .

Radio emissions from space are detected using B. , which is

basically a radio receiver that can focus on a narrow section of deep space.

Sources of pulsars are the C. , which are thought to be

the remains of a giant star that emit radio pulses as it .

Very distant and energetic sources of radio and light emissions are called D.

.



Name: Date:

Data Sheet: Stargazer’s Log

Star Name: OUR SUN

Diameter: ____________________________________________________________________

Mass: _______________________________________________________________________

Distance from Earth: ____________________________________________________________



Star Name: ___________________________________________________________________



Bayer: _______________________________________________________________________

Temperature: _________________________________________________________________

B-V Color: ____________________________________________________________________

Luminosity: ___________________________________________________________________

Radius: ______________________________________________________________________


_____________________________________________________________________________

Star Name: ___________________________________________________________________



Bayer: _______________________________________________________________________

Temperature: _________________________________________________________________

B-V Color: ____________________________________________________________________

Luminosity: ___________________________________________________________________

Radius: ______________________________________________________________________


_____________________________________________________________________________



Star Name: ___________________________________________________________________



Bayer: _______________________________________________________________________

Temperature: _________________________________________________________________

B-V Color: ____________________________________________________________________

Luminosity: ___________________________________________________________________

Radius: ______________________________________________________________________


_____________________________________________________________________________

Star Name: ___________________________________________________________________



Bayer: _______________________________________________________________________

Temperature: _________________________________________________________________

B-V Color: ____________________________________________________________________

Luminosity: ___________________________________________________________________

Radius: ______________________________________________________________________


_____________________________________________________________________________

Star Name: ___________________________________________________________________



Bayer: _______________________________________________________________________

Temperature: _________________________________________________________________

B-V Color: ____________________________________________________________________

Luminosity: ___________________________________________________________________

Radius: ______________________________________________________________________


_____________________________________________________________________________



Star Name: ___________________________________________________________________



Bayer: _______________________________________________________________________

Temperature: _________________________________________________________________

B-V Color: ____________________________________________________________________

Luminosity: ___________________________________________________________________

Radius: ______________________________________________________________________


_____________________________________________________________________________

Star Name: ___________________________________________________________________



Bayer: _______________________________________________________________________

Temperature: _________________________________________________________________

B-V Color: ____________________________________________________________________

Luminosity: ___________________________________________________________________

Radius: ______________________________________________________________________


_____________________________________________________________________________

Referring to the stars you visited, complete the following information:

The Largest Star Viewed: ________________________________________________________

The Farthest Star (from Sun) Viewed: ______________________________________________

The Smallest Star Viewed: _______________________________________________________

The Closest Star (to Sun) Viewed: _________________________________________________



Name: Date:

Tools of the Astronomers


explore telescopes and other instruments used by modern astronomers to study the •universe.review the technologies used in orbiting observatories.•



F Study Guide

F Unit Test



Name: Date:

Study Guide

Tools of the Astronomers

Light and Astronomical ObservationsI.

Optical telescopes receive and record the light A. by objects in

.

Light is an electromagnetic B. that travels through space transporting

.

The distance between consecutive corresponding points of a wave is called the C.

.

The electromagnetic waves with wavelengths that can be detected with the human eye are D.

called .

Different E. within the visible light spectrum are seen as

different .

The electromagnetic radiation in space cover F. wavelengths beyond

those in the visible light range.

The distance traveled by light in one year is called a G. . This unit

is used by astronomers to measure in outer space.

When you detect light from a star that is 100 light-years away, you are seeing the star as H.

.

Astronomers look into I. when they detect emissions from outer

space.

Optical TelescopesII.

Optical telescopes detect A. to explore the universe.

There are two types of telescopes: B. and

.



The earliest telescopes were of the C. type, which work like a

magnifying glass.

When light enters a D. , it is

by a lens and concentrates the image being detected.

The world’s largest refracting telescope is the Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin, which has E.

a lens.

Telescopes that have a curved mirror mounted at their back end are called F.

.

The incoming light in a reflecting telescope is made to form an image at a point called the G.

.

The world’s largest reflecting telescope is the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, which has a H.

mirror.

Refracting telescopes are used when the I. and

of the image are most important.

Reflecting telescopes are used when the J.

is needed, such as to study very distant stars.

Most astronomical observatories are placed away from populated areas in order to avoid K.

and .

Optical telescopes have also been placed in orbit, such as the L.

.

Beyond Optical TelescopesIII.

A radio telescope uses a A. antenna to .

The field of radio astronomy began in 1931 when a United States engineer, Karl G. Jansky, B.

discovered emitted from within our Milky Way

galaxy.

There are now many radio telescopes that explore radiation from the C. ,

and .



Radio telescopes can be used D. and

.

Telescopes that use special heat detectors are called E.

.

Infrared telescopes have also been placed on orbit in space, and have helped obtain F.

images from .

Newer technologies are being developed in the field called G.

, where detectors for , ,

and emissions are sent to space above Earth’s atmosphere.



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Motion and Orbits


look at the history of how scientists developed an understanding of how orbits work.•understand how rockets work to overcome Earth’s gravity to reach into space.•



F Study Guide

F Activity: Propulsion Moving Goods & People Through Space booklet, page 3

F Unit Test

Additional Equipment RequiredMoving Goods & People Through Space booklet



Name: Date:

Study Guide

Motion and Orbits

Forces and MotionI.

Sir Isaac Newton extended to the universe the laws of motion he developed for Earth by A.

showing how orbits .

Ptolemy was an ancient B. and .

Johannes Kepler was able to calculate that the orbit of Mars around the Sun was C.

, and formulated the laws of .

One of Kepler’s laws states that a planet moves D. when its orbit is closest

to .

Newton was able to use his E. to reproduce Kepler’s

calculations, thereby extending his laws of motion to .

Orbits and GravityII.

Gravity is what makes a planet A. towards the Sun rather than continue

forward.

The combination of a planet’s B. and the

towards the Sun result in its orbital travels.

The more massive heavenly body C. the less massive

around it.

Action and ReactionIII.

Newton’s third law of motion states that for every A. there is an

.

Newton’s third law of motion is applied to develop the right amount of B.

in order to launch a rocket.

The thrust needed on the rocket flying within our atmosphere must overcome the forces of C.

and .



When an engine is ignited, it releases energy in D. , causing

the engine itself to move in .

Thrust is measured in E. in the Imperial System, and

in the International Metric System.

The escape velocity is the speed that a spacecraft must have to F.

the gravitational pull and thus escape from Earth.

The escape velocity from Earth is about G. .

Rockets for Outer SpaceIV.

Two types of fuel are used to propel rockets into space: A. and

.

Once a solid-fuel rocket is ignited, it cannot be stopped until B.

.

Solid-fuel engines are used for the C. of a spacecraft.

Liquid-fuel engines D. after ignition.

Most spacecraft are launched with E. , which

consist of one rocket to produce thrust during

of the lift-off sequence.

Most launch vehicles use F. for the initial

, and for the

adjustments necessary to achieve the correct orbit.

It takes G. energy to accelerate a spacecraft once it is in orbit than it takes

to to orbit.

Once in outer space, a spacecraft can use the H. of

another planet by flying-by and gaining acceleration by the .

The Voyager unmanned mission used the I. by flying by

, , and as it explored the

solar system.



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Rocket Design and Flight Principles


explore rocket design.•study the principles of flight.•simulate flying a spacecraft.•continue building a model rocket to put theory into practice.•



F Study Guide

F Activity: Forces Moving Goods & People Through Space booklet, pages 3-6

F Activity Guide: Rocket Simulation

Place the printed copy of this project in your Student Guide.

F Unit Test

Additional Equipment RequiredMoving Goods & People Through Space bookletRocket Kit RocketSim Software



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Study Guide

Rocket Design and Flight Principles

Rocket Design RequirementsI.

Rockets must be designed to fly A. as well as

Earth’s atmosphere.

A flying rocket is more stable if it has a B. angle of attack.

A rocket can move in C. different ways: ,

, , ,

and .

For positive stability in flight, a rocket should have its D.

below its .

The design of the E. has a significant impact on the rocket stability.

Space FlightII.

Motion is produced or altered in a body by the application of A. .

The thrust required to cancel out the pull from Earth’s gravity is called B.

.

The rate of change of speed is called C. .

The higher the D. , the a vehicle

reaches a desired speed.

A constant rate of motion is called E. or .

A vehicle in motion needs to F. in order to slow down and stop.

Once you apply G. to move a vehicle in outer space, no further

is needed to keep the vehicle in motion.

On Earth we apply the H. to slow down a vehicle.

In outer space, you need to apply thrust in the I. to the

motion in order to slow down the space vehicle.



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Spacecraft Evolution


explore rocket design, and past and present uses.•look at some proposals for the future of spacecraft design and possible uses.•complete your model rocket, if you haven’t already done so.•understand what it would take to reach the stars.•



F Study Guide

F Unit Test

Additional Equipment RequiredRocket Kit



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Study Guide

Spacecraft Evolution

Power-to-Weight RatioI.

The heavier the rocket, the more A. it needs for lift-off.

When designing a rocket, one must account for the B. of the

rocket plus in order to calculate the power needed.

A fully loaded bus may have C. power-to-weight ratio than a one

passenger motorcycle.

Over time, rocket engineers were able to carry D. payloads into space.

The larger the payload, the E. the rocket engine, and therefore the

it would cost.

Rocket EvolutionII.

Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the first A. rocket in .

The V2 rockets used by Germany during B. were liquid-

propellant ballistic rockets. They carried an payload, had a range of

, and fell down as a bullet

following a trajectory.

Many early rockets C. during launch.

Space rocket accidents are D. with current designs.

The first successful placement of an artificial satellite in orbit occurred in E. .

The current space vehicle of choice is the F. .

Future Rocket PerspectivesIII.

The main advantage of the space shuttle is that it A. .

There are many B. for interstellar propulsion.



Dr. Robert Bussard proposed in C. the use of funnels

to attract atoms to fuel a

engine.

Project Orion proposes to use D. for possible

interplanetary and interstellar travel.

Project Daedalus is a proposal for a robotic interstellar probe using E.

for propulsion.



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Space Exploration – Present and Future


explore space station missions.•read about different projects that have taken advantage of the vacuum and/or •weightlessness of space.look at the possibilities of developing space colonies.•



F Study Guide

F Activity Guide: Touring Space

F Data Sheet: Captain’s Log

F Unit Test

New Terms and WordsMicrogravity—a very small amount of gravity. The force of microgravity on an object is so extremely small that weightlessness occurs.


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Study Guide

Space Exploration – Present and Future

Life in SpaceI.

Russia and the United States have experimented the longest with A.

in orbit around to study extended living in space.

The gravitational pull from Earth for objects and people in orbit is called B.

.

All objects and astronauts in a space vehicle orbiting Earth experience C.

.

Soviet cosmonauts spent D. days in space in to test their

and in microgravity.

While in space, cosmonauts and astronauts conducting E.

were evaluated medically for

in microgravity.

Special F. were set up to compensate for the

tendency to become lazy.

The G. (ISS) is being built by a consortium of

countries in an orbit from

Earth.

ISS is H. inhabited by members of the consortium.

When ISS is completed it will be I. across and

long.

ISS will be able to support a crew of up to J. at one

time.

The space shuttle can carry the K. to space in order

to carry out , return it to Earth and reuse it later.



Other recent space missions include: L. ,

, , and

.

Fabrication in SpaceII.

Due to minimal gravitational effects, manufacturing of many products can be more A.

in space.

Alloys of high purity can be made in space because their component elements can B.

independent of their relative .

Medicines made in space would be C. because of more complete

and of constituent substances.

Space ColoniesIII.

A space colony is a A. other than Earth where people can

their whole lives.

A space colony would need to be B. for all food and

physical well being.

It would take C. to reach a space colony on Mars.



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Data Sheet: Captain’s Log

Before leaving space dock, file your flight plan below and remember to record any important details of your actual flight.

Spacecraft: ___________________________________________________________________

Mission Destination: ____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Problems Encountered: _________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Were you able to complete the mission? If no, explain why not: __________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Additional Comments: __________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________NOTE: If you are able to fly more than one mission, make additional copies of your Captain’s Log and complete them.



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You and Space


read about some of the technology transfers from the space program.•look at some of the many career opportunities that are part of the space exploration effort.•launch your model rocket.•



F Study Guide

F Activity Guide: Countdown and Launch Guide

F Data Sheet: Launch Log

F Activity: Quest Launching Procedures

Follow launch procedures provided with the Rocket Kit

F Career Activity

F Unit Test

Additional Equipment RequiredRocket Kit Launch PadRemote Launcher Battery Pack



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Study Guide

You and Space

Space Spin-OffsI.

There are A. of spin-offs from space technology every year.

Technology transfer from space programs has impacted most B.

worldwide.

Over C. programs from NASA have found non-space

applications.

Examples of NASA projects that found other uses include:D.

Aerial color infrared mapping of the 1.

Corrosion protection and emission control systems in the 2.

Robotic hand dexterity used in 3.

Lighter and stronger materials research used to develop 4.

products

Rocket LaunchingII.

Every rocket launch has a A. to assure for a safe launch.

The engine thrust must be B. the weight of the rocket for liftoff.

The acceleration gained by a spacecraft from flying by a planet is called C.

.

Since more power is needed for the initial lift-off than later flight control, most rockets are of D.

a design.

E. are often used for the initial liftoff.

Engines with F. can be re-used.



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Data Sheet: Launch Log

Countdown

Did the command control wires attach to your rocket engine properly? Yes F No F

Did your rocket fit on the launch pad rod? Yes F No F

Launch

Was there a moderate to strong wind? Yes F No F

Did the command control arm prepare properly? Yes F No F

Did the rocket engine misfire? Yes F No F

Did the rocket travel straight up? Yes F No F

If not, did it curve far from vertical? Yes F No F

Did the wind cause the rocket to curve in flight? Yes F No F

Did the parachute deploy properly? Yes F No F

Did the rocket land in the launch field? Yes F No F

If not, did the wind cause it to drift far from the field? Yes F No F

What was the reading on the altitude finder? Degrees

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Space and Rocketry Independent Study

Project Proposal

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Topic

State as specifically as possible the idea, question, and/or activity you have chosen.

Description

State why you have chosen this topic, what you expect to learn, any previous experience you had with this topic, and the type of investigation you will conduct.

Materials

State what materials, people, or activities will be involved in the completion of your project.

Due Date:

Instructor’s Approval:

Student’s Signature: Submit this proposal with your completed project.

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Independent Study Space and Rocketry

Student Guide


Topic Outline

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Introduction

Discussion

Conclusion

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Bibliography

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Texts1.

2.

Journals1.

2.

3.

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Activities

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Activities

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Drawings

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