Rocket Lab's Electron and CubeSats

Rocket Lab's Electron and CubeSats

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Physics, Computers

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video covers the launch of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket carrying CubeSats as part of NASA's ELaNa-19 mission. It highlights the significance of CubeSats in space exploration, detailing various missions and their objectives. The video also introduces NASA's Venture Class Launch Service, designed to provide dedicated launches for CubeSats. It concludes with the successful launch of the Electron rocket, marking a new era in spaceflight for small satellites.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary role of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket in the space industry?

To launch large satellites into deep space

To transport astronauts to the International Space Station

To provide a dedicated launch service for small satellites like CubeSats

To conduct space tourism flights

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main objective of the ELaNa-19 mission?

To test new propulsion systems

To provide a dedicated launch for CubeSats

To explore the surface of Mars

To repair the Hubble Space Telescope

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which CubeSat is designed to connect students worldwide through Morse Code messages?

RSat

CeREs

DaVinci

STF-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of NASA's Venture Class Launch Service?

To launch manned missions to the Moon

To provide CubeSats with their own ride to space

To develop new space stations

To conduct asteroid mining

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a unique feature of the Electron rocket's Rutherford engine?

It uses nuclear fuel

It is the largest rocket engine ever built

It is the first oxygen/kerosene engine with 3-D printed components

It is powered by solar energy

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main function of the CubeSat named CHOMPTT?

To explore the surface of the Moon

To repair other satellites

To demonstrate precision time transfer using lasers

To study the Earth's magnetic field

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of the CubeSat named CeREs?

It studies high-energy particles in Earth's radiation belts

It is designed to explore Mars

It provides internet connectivity

It repairs damaged satellites

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