Falcon Heavy

Falcon Heavy

By Nicole Gubbins

Let's Talk Spacecrafts: Satellites

• Satellites are man-made objects that orbit celestial bodies.

• They are used for: gathering data (maps and weather), communication (cell phones and television).

• Satellites have improved our ability to explore space, forecast the weather, and monitor changes to Earth’s surface.

Rovers

• Rovers are vehicles designed to explore the surface of a celestial body. 

• Rovers have been used on the Moon and on Mars: Curiosity, Spirit, and Opportunity. 

• Perseverance rover will be landing on February 18, 2021!!!

Rockets

• Early rockets launched a small capsule holding astronauts into orbit, and then pieces would separate and burn upon reentry.

• Rockets now are INCREDIBLE!

• SpaceX Falcon 9 is a reusable two-stage rocket

• Space X Falcon Heavy is the world's most rocket, and it's reusable too!

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What is the Space X Falcon Heavy Rocket?

• space shuttle
• World's most powerful rocket

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Which state did it launch from? 

• Arizona
• Florida
• Washington

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Who is the CEO of Space X, a private space company? 

• Elon Musk
• Bill Gates

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The Falcon Heavy was designed to carry humans into space but what did this test rocket take into orbit? 

• food and cargo for astronauts
• Roadster, an electric vehicle

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Which song will be looping on the audiosystem in Elon Musks' car? 

• David Bowie Into Space
• Katy Perry's Roar 

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What is Elon Musk planning on sending into space? 

• A modern Noah's Arc
• cargo

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What is the title of the video when you go to the Falcon Heavy tab on the SpaceX website?

• The World's Most Powerful Rocket
• The World's Most Powerful Missile
• America's Most Powerful Rocket
• The World's Fastest Rocket

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Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the ______ Heavy.

• Delta IV
• Atlas V
• Saturn V
• Express IV

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How much cheaper is it to launch the Falcon Heavy than the Delta IV Heavy?

• 1/2 the cost
• 1/4 the cost
• twice the cost
• 1/3 the cost

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The Falcon Heavy is made up of how many smaller Falcon rockets?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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How many pounds of thrust will the Falcon Heavy have at lift off?

• 1 million
• 3 million
• 5 million
• 7 million

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What can the top of the Falcon Heavy carry and deliver to space?

• small payloads and the Dragon spacecraft
• large payloads and the Lunar spacecraft
• large payloads and the Dragon spacecraft
• large humans and the Dragon spacecraft

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What does LEO stand for?

• Low Earth Orbit
• Light Earth Orbit
• Low Earth Origin
• Low Elevation Orbit

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What is the second stage rocket able to accomplish?

• It can deliver the rocket’s payload to orbit after the main engines cut off.
• It can deliver the rocket’s payload to orbit along with the main engines.
• It can deliver the rocket’s payload to Jupiter after the main engines cut off.
• It can destroy the rocket’s payload after the main engines cut off.

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What is the name of the engine that is used for the second stage of the Falcon Heavy rocket?

• Apollo
• Merlin
• Cesar
• Zeus