Rocketry

History tells us that the earliest Chinese explosive powders were used mostly for what?

• Religious Festivals
• Firing cannons
• Avoiding the English attackers
• Attacking the walls of enemy forts

The Battle of Kai-Kang, the Chinese repelled (fought off) what invaders with rockets?

• Germans
• English
• Mongols
• French

Who took a more scientific approach to building rockets by increasing the range of the rockets?

• Sir Isaac Newton
• Francis Scott Key
• William Congreve
• Konrad Kyeser von Eichstadt

Who wrote the book "From the Earth to the Moon" which inspired many young scientists  to pursue an interest in space travel?

• Jules Verne
• Konstatin Tsiolkovsky
• Werner von Braun
• Mark Twain

Konstatin Tsiolkovsky published and article titled "The Exploration of the World Space with Jet Propulsion Instruments" This article was the first true, scientifically-based proposal for ___________?

• Solid-fuel rockets
• micro-gravity
• space exploration
• space being a vacuum

He was a Russian school teacher who spent most of his time developing theories about rocketry and space travel. He is know as the "Father of Space Travel." Who is this?

• Robert H. Goddard
• Werner von Braun
• William Congreve 
• Konstatin Tsoilkovsky

In 1923, this German scientist published a book called " The Rocket into Planetary Space" This book spoke of possible hazards to humans in space flight. Who wrote that book?

• Hermann Oberth
• Werner von Braun
• Jules Verne
• Robert H. Goddard

in 1926, Robert H Goddard launched a rocket that was truly a breakthrough in aerospace technology. His rocket was different because it was powered by  ______ and ______.

• solid fuel  and  a three inch rocket
• solid and controlled
• liquid fuel and a three inch rocket
• liquid fuel and controlled

Charles A. Lindbergh, the famous aviator who flew solo from New York to Paris in 1927 was a witness to which scientist's experiment?

• Robert H. Goddard
• Hermann Oberth
• Werner von Braun
• Konstatin Tsiolkovsky

This rocket scientist was the team leader in the development of Germany's V-2 ballistic missile in World War II. Later he came to America to help create our space program. Who is he?

• Jules Verne
• Werner von Braun
• Robert H, Goddard
• Konstatin Tsiolkovsky