Propulsion and Launch Vehicles

Who invented a rocket with a spin stabilizer that improved accuracy?

• William Congreve

• Willem Gravesande

• William Hale

• Hermann Oberth

Which of these is Russia's largest launch vehicle in use today?

• Proton

• Soyuz

• Tsiklon

• Voskhod

Which of these is the largest and most powerful of all rockets ever launched, which had a first stage that alone weighed more than a space shuttle?

• Atlas V

• Delta IV

• Saturn V

• Titan IV

A missile designed to deliver a payload to another spot on Earth several thousand miles away. (p. 460)

• Rocket-propelled space transportation system

• Intercontinental ballistic missile

• Short-range missile

• Non-guided missile

The specific time frame during which a launch can take place. (p. 469)

• Launch countdown

• Launch aperture

• Launch window

• Launch gap

What does the acronym ALTO stand for? ( p. 470)

• Assembly, test, and launch operations

• Assembly, launch, and training objectives

• Atlantic launch and test operations

• American launch and test operations

A workspace with a constant temperature and humidity and low levels of contaminants such as dust. (p. 470)

• Safe space

• Filtered room

• Sealed room

• Clean room

The thin metal cover, or nose cone, that protects a spacecraft and upper stages during a launch when aerodynamic forces can batter the rocket. (p. 471)

• Payload shroud

• Launch adapter

• Payload cover

• Nose Casing

A physical structure used to connect a spacecraft to a launch vehicle. (p. 471)

• Environmentally controlled carrier

• Stage connector

• Launch vehicle adapter

• Rocket installer