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Spacecraft

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which spacecraft was NOT manned?

a)

Polyus-Energia

b)

Space Shuttle

c)

Vostok 1

d)

Orion

2.
This craft orbits around another object in space
a)
Satallite
b)
Probe
c)
Rover
d)
Shuttle
3.

What was the name of the spacecraft that orbited Saturn?

a)

ET

b)

Cassini

c)

Magic

d)

Thomas

4.
how many spacecrafts have been to Uranus?
a)
0, it is too cold for travelers
b)
2, voyager, notorious 
c)
1, voyager 2
d)
attempted but failed
5.

Name 3 reusable spacecraft

a)

Space Shuttle

b)

SpaceshipTwo

c)

Apollo

d)

Soyuz

e)

Dragon

6.

Name 2 Expendable Spacecraft.

a)

Soyuz

b)

SpaceShipTwo

c)

Apollo

d)

Space Shuttle

e)

Starship

7.

A "gravity assist" occurs when a spacecraft uses a planet's gravity field to

a)

speed up and/or change trajectory (direction).

b)

slow down enough to land on the surface.

c)

slow down for orbital insertion.

d)

speed up just enough not to waste fuel.

8.

The planet Venus was visited by several U.S. Mariner spacecraft and by a series of Russian ______ ______ _________

a)

failed attempts to land.

b)

manned spacecraft.

c)

probes named Viking.

d)

probes named Venera.

9.

The planet Mars was visited by several U.S. Mariner spacecraft and by a series of Russian ______ ______ _________

a)

failed attempts to land.

b)

manned spacecraft.

c)

probes named Viking.

d)

probes named Venera.

10.

The Space shuttle was the only reusable Spacecraft

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What type of craft is shown?

a)

Starship

b)

Rocket

c)

Space plane

d)

Rover

12.

What type of craft is shown?

a)

Lander

b)

Rocket

c)

Space plane

d)

Rover

13.
What is the main advantage of a reusable launch system like the space shuttle or SpaceX?
a)
It allows us to go higher in space.
b)
It is more comfortable to ride in. 
c)
It is cheaper and quicker to launch.
d)
They look cooler. 
14.

Name 3 Cancelled rockets

a)

SpaceX Starship

b)

Energia-Buran

c)

Saturn V

d)

Soviet N1

e)

US constellation

15.

How many space shuttles were built? Can you name them?

a)

1 (Columbia)

b)

5 (Columbia, Challenger, Atlantis, Discovery, and Endevour)

c)

6 (Constitution, Columbia, Independence, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endevour)

d)

6 (Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endevour)

e)

7 (America, Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Atlantis, Endevour, and Discovery)

16.

The Orion capsule will use what Launch vehicle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Name an SSTO.

a)

Orion

b)

Apollo

c)

Starship

d)

Skylon