A1 Unit 4 Exam Study

Select a component of the "Stack"

• Orbiter
• Rocket
• Capsule
• Landing Gear

Which of the following is a component of a jet engine?

• Intake
• Inlet
• Vacuum Chamber
• Fuel injector

Skylab was used exclusively to allow astronauts to live in space?

• True
• False

Sputnik was a catalyst for the US to enter the space race because it sparked fear in the United States that the Soviets were spying on Americans

• True
• False

Who was the first American in space?

• Neil Armstrong
• John Glenn
• Tom Stafford
• Alan Shepherd

The first jet engines were built for commercial aircraft?

• True
• False

What event ended the Space Race?

• The creation of the Apollo missions
• When Neil Armstrong walked on the moon
• When the Soviets launched Sputnik
• When Alan Shepherd was the first American to reach space

The Mercury and Gemini programs were stepping stones landing on the moon

• True
• False

Why was NASA established by Congress?

• To beat the Soviets in the Space Race
• Because the Soviets were going to the Moon
• To establish a space org. for the better of humanity
• To invest and divert military funding in the US

How did Jet Engines impact the commercial aviation industry?

• It allowed planes to fly farther and faster then ever before
• It allowed for travel outside of the atmosphere
• It made getting to space easy for NASA
• It increased the cost of commercial airline tickets