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Name
Class
Date
1.

ALL sounding rockets:

a)

Cross the Karman Line

b)

Do not reach the Karman Line

c)

Are suborbital

d)

Carry only small orbital tests

2.

The well-known Black Brant sounding rocket is produced in which country?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

United States

d)

Canada

3.

What was the first sounding rocket developed in the United States?

a)

V-2

b)

WAC Corporal

c)

Nike Smoke

d)

Nike Ajax

4.

Many sounding rockets release "vapor tracers" into the atmosphere. What are these for?

a)

To add trace amounts of vapor to the ionosphere for protection against CMEs

b)

To observe and trace movement of the upper atmosphere

c)

To assist the the rocket during reentry and recovery

d)

To help deploy and trace the main payload

5.

How many stages does the Black Brant XII have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

6.

What does the "sounding" mean in "sounding rocket"?

a)

To take measurements; like sounding a depth

b)

To create a high-frequency noise to measure atmospheric resonance

c)

The exact origin of the name is unknown

d)

In honor of Gen. James Allen Sounding, who authorized the first launch

7.

True or false: Unneeded missile stages are often used as stages in sounding rockets.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What altitudes are sounding rockets typically aimed at studying?

a)

80-160 km

b)

200+ km

c)

10-50 km

d)

400+ km

9.

The Norwegian sounding rocket incident of 1995 involved:

a)

A forest fire started by an errant rocket stage

b)

Russian radar mistaking a sounding rocket for an incoming missile

c)

A launch pad explosion

10.

The most common propulsion method for a sounding rocket is:

a)

Liquid rocket engines

b)

Solid rocket motors

c)

Hybrid engines

d)

Rotating detonation engines

11.

When was the Black Brant first launched?

a)

1955

b)

1959

c)

1967

d)

1975

12.

The prolific Aerobee sounding rocket launched how many times?

a)

152

b)

380

c)

749

d)

1037

13.

In what year were 3 sounding rockets famously ignited simultaneously by a lightning storm over Wallops Flight Facility?

a)

1973

b)

1987

c)

1999

d)

2007

14.

What is the thrust of the Black Brant XII's Talos first stage?

a)

197 kN

b)

80 kN

c)

516 kN

d)

671 kN

15.

Which corporation developed the Aerobee sounding rocket?

a)

Aerojet

b)

Rockwell

c)

Bell Labs

d)

Grumman

16.

True or false: Sounding rockets have been launched from every continent.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or false: ISRO has launched sounding rockets.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The common variants of the Soyuz launch vehicle contain how many boosters?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

19.

What is the process of booster separation on the Soyuz called?

a)

Glushko Cross

b)

Kusnetzov Cross

c)

Rogozin Cross

d)

Korolev Cross

20.

What propellants does Soyuz use?

a)

Hydrogen and oxygen

b)

Methane and oxygen

c)

Kerosene and oxygen

d)

Hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide

21.

How many crew can a Soyuz rocket carry to orbit?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.

The Soyuz rocket is derived from which family of launch vehicles?

a)

R-7

b)

Vostok

c)

Molniya

d)

Delta

23.

Which rocket engines are used in the boosters of Soyuz?

a)

RD-0140

b)

RD-110

c)

RD-107

d)

RD-108

24.

What is the name of the cargo spacecraft that the Soyuz launch vehicle carries to the International Space Station?

a)

Soyuz

b)

Orel

c)

Progress

d)

TKS

25.

What is the name of the optional third stage of the Soyuz that is used for larger payloads?

a)

Phobos

b)

Fregat

c)

Lindz

d)

Curie

26.

What engine cycle do the first stage engines of the Soyuz use?

a)

Gas generator cycle

b)

Staged combustion cycle

c)

Expander cycle

d)

Combustion tap-off cycle

27.

Who was the designer of the R-7 and, therefore, the Soyuz?

a)

Dmitri Rogozin

b)

Nikolai Kuznetsov

c)

Valentin Glushko

d)

Sergei Korolev

28.

During what year did the Soyuz launch vehicle conduct its first flight?

a)

1966

b)

1976

c)

1986

d)

1996

29.

How many satellites does the Soyuz rocket carry for a OneWeb mission?

a)

27

b)

36

c)

45

d)

58

30.

What engine does the second stage of most variants of Soyuz use?

a)

RD-263

b)

RD-270

c)

RD-110

d)

RD-34

31.

What is the company that currently produces Soyuz launch vehicles?

a)

OKB-1

b)

Kusnetzov Design Bureau

c)

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

d)

RSC Energia

32.

What was the most recent Soyuz launch failure?

a)

MS-10

b)

Meridian 5

c)

OneWeb 1

d)

Soyuz-11

33.

What is the specific impulse, in vacuum, of the core stage RD-108A engine used on modern versions of Soyuz?

a)

310 seconds

b)

315 seconds

c)

320 seconds

d)

325 seconds

34.

What is the average cost, in US Dollars, of a Soyuz 2 rocket?

a)

$27 million

b)

$31.5 million

c)

$37.25 million

d)

$41.75 million

35.

From what Pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome do crewed Soyuz launches occur from?

a)

Site 1

b)

Site 36

c)

Site 300

d)

Site 2

36.

What is the variant of Soyuz that is used to launch crew and cargo to the International Space Station?

a)

Soyuz-TMA

b)

Soyuz-U

c)

Soyuz-FG

d)

Soyuz-2.1b

37.

For how many days was the Soyuz launch vehicle the only rocket that could take crew to the International Space Station between 2011 and 2020?

a)

2302 days

b)

3249 days

c)

5103 days

d)

6195 days

38.

For how many days was the Soyuz launch vehicle the only rocket that could take crew to the International Space Station between 2011 and 2020?

a)

2302 days

b)

3249 days

c)

5103 days

d)

6195 days

39.

The first stage engines of the Soyuz launch vehicle use what propellants?

a)

Hydrazine and Nitrogen Tetroxide

b)

Kerosene and Liquid Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen and Liquid Oxygen

d)

PBAN and Ammonium Perchlorate

40.

What was the name of the Soviet Union's only built full-flow staged combustion cycle engine?

a)

RD-270

b)

RD-170

c)

RD-253

d)

RD-110

41.

Which spacecraft was the RD-701 engine used on?

a)

Progress

b)

Buran

c)

MAKS

d)

Kosmos

42.

What was the Soviet Union's counterpart to the RS-25 Space Shuttle Main Engine?

a)

RD-0110

b)

NK-33

c)

RD-191

d)

RD-0120

43.

How much does the producer of the RD-180 engine, Energomash, sell a single unit to United Launch Alliance for in dollars?

a)

$8.6 million

b)

$9.9 million

c)

$10.7 million

d)

$11.2 million

44.

Which engines were used for the flights of the Soviet N-1 moon rocket?

a)

NK-15

b)

RD-170

c)

NK-33

d)

RD-253

45.

The RD-253 engine is most commonly used on which launch vehicle?

a)

Dnepr

b)

Kosmos

c)

Proton

d)

Tsyklon

46.

What is the engine that is used on the first stage of the Kosmos launch vehicles?

a)

RD-0124

b)

RD-107

c)

RD-263

d)

RD-215

47.

How many vernier thrusters are on the second stage of the Soyuz launch vehicle?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

48.

Which version of the RD-107 is used on the Soyuz-U launch vehicles?

a)

RD-117

b)

RD-107

c)

RD-107A

d)

RD-107MM

49.

Which type of staged combustion cycle is the Soviet Union and Russia famous for pioneering?

a)

Full-flow

b)

Oxidizer-rich

c)

Fuel-rich

d)

Dual-shaft

50.

What is the vacuum thrust, in meganewtons, of the RD-170 engine, the most powerful rocket engine in history?

a)

7.2 mN

b)

7.9 mN

c)

8.4 mN

d)

8.9 mN

51.

How many vehicles is or was the NK-33 engine (or variants of it) used on?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

52.

Which engine is the RD-191 engine, used on the Angara launch vehicle, derived from?

a)

RD-170

b)

NK-15

c)

RD-190

d)

RD-270

53.

What is the specific impulse, in vacuum, of the RD-180 engine?

a)

322 seconds

b)

326 seconds

c)

331 seconds

d)

338 seconds

54.

How many thrust chambers does the RD-250 engine contain?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

55.

What is the specific impulse, in vacuum, of the RD-107A engine used on the most current Soyuz launch vehicles?

a)

320 seconds

b)

323 seconds

c)

326 seconds

d)

329 seconds

56.

How many vernier thrusters in total are on the first stage of the R-7 launch vehicles and their variants?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

12

d)

16

57.

What is the burn time of the RD-191 engines as used on the Antares launch vehicle?

a)

210 seconds

b)

215 seconds

c)

220 seconds

d)

235 seconds

58.

What engine was used on the original version of the Antares launch vehicle?

a)

RD-181

b)

NK-15

c)

RD-270

d)

NK-33

59.

On what date was JAXA formed?

a)

August 31st, 2001

b)

January 1st, 2002

c)

October 1st, 2003

d)

December 31st, 2004

60.

Which celestial body did JAXA's first interplanetary probe observe?

a)

Halley's Comet

b)

Jupiter

c)

Comet Hyakutake

d)

Mercury

61.

Which module is JAXA's ISS experiment module Kibo docked to?

a)

Zvezda

b)

Columbus

c)

Unity

d)

Harmony

62.

In May of 2018, JAXA deployed the first satellite made by which country?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Kenya

c)

Tanzania

d)

Peru

63.

How many ongoing joint missions with NASA is JAXA currently operating?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

64.

What was the name of Japan's first satellite launched into space?

a)

Ohsumi

b)

Lambda

c)

Epsilon

d)

Sakigaki

65.

How many active astronauts does JAXA have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

66.

Which of these missions did a JAXA astronaut NOT fly on?

a)

Soyuz TMA-05M

b)

STS-72

c)

Soyuz TMA-11M

d)

STS-127

67.

How many orbital launch vehicles does JAXA currently operate?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

68.

How many times has the H-IIA rocket launched?

a)

43

b)

47

c)

51

d)

56

69.

Which company will produce the solid rocket boosters of the H-II family of launch vehicles after 2021?

a)

ATK

b)

Castor

c)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

d)

JAXA

70.

Which engine cycle will the first stage engines of the upcoming Japanese H3 launch vehicle use?

a)

Gas generator cycle

b)

Expander cycle

c)

Staged combustion cycle

d)

Full-flow staged combustion cycle

71.

How many passengers is JAXA's planned supersonic transport jet planned to carry?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

400

72.

BepiColombo, a joint probe of JAXA and ESA, is a mission to which celestial body?

a)

Titan

b)

Neptune

c)

The Sun

d)

Mercury

73.

Who was the first Japanese citizen to go to space?

a)

Toyohiro Akiyama

b)

Soichi Noguchi

c)

Takuya Onishi

d)

Akihido Hoshide

74.

How many times has a JAXA astronaut been the Commander of the International Space Station?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

75.

With what rocket does the Epsilon launch vehicle share its first stage with?

a)

Vega

b)

H-IIA

c)

H-IIB

d)

M-V

76.

True or False: The H-IIB rocket is around 1.7 meters taller than the Atlas V launch vehicle.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

What is the name of JAXA's International Space Station resupply vehicle?

a)

H-II Transfer Vehicle

b)

Automated Transfer Vehicle

c)

Japan Automated Resupply Vehicle

d)

Progress-M

78.

What part of a regular launch vehicle did the Lambda rocket not have?

a)

Engine cycle

b)

Liquid propulsion

c)

Upper stage

d)

Guidance system

79.

Which launch vehicle launched the first module of the International Space Station?

a)

Soyuz

b)

Proton

c)

Space Shuttle

d)

Atlas V

80.

How many pressurized modules currently make up the International Space Station?

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

19

81.

Which Space Shuttle mission launched the first American ISS module to the space station?

a)

STS-88

b)

STS-92

c)

STS-97

d)

STS-98

82.

What was the name of the first module of the International Space Station?

a)

Zvezda

b)

Harmony

c)

Unity

d)

Zarya

83.

Which other ISS module is the Nauka module most similar to?

a)

Pirs

b)

Zarya

c)

Zvezda

d)

Rassvet

84.

What was the International Space Station originally called?

a)

Freedom

b)

Destiny

c)

Almaz

d)

Skylab 2

85.

How many modules make up the United States Orbital Segment of the International Space Station?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

11

86.

When was the Canadarm 2 robotic arm installed on the International Space Station?

a)

January 2nd, 1999

b)

August 19th, 2000

c)

April 24th, 2001

d)

September 13th, 2003

87.

How much money (in Euros) has ESA spent on the building and the experiments of the Columbus ISS module?

a)

€779 million

b)

€881 million

c)

€1.26 billion

d)

€1.4 billion

88.

Which organization built the Tranquility ISS module?

a)

NASA

b)

ESA

c)

Rososmos

d)

ISRO

89.

How many truss sections are there on the Integrated Truss Structure of the International Space Station?

a)

14

b)

16

c)

18

d)

20

90.

Approximately how long, in meters, is the International Space Station?

a)

67 meters

b)

69 meters

c)

71 meters

d)

73 meters

91.

When is the Russian Universal Docking Module Prichal scheduled to launch to the International Space Station?

a)

August 28th, 2021

b)

October 2nd, 2021

c)

November 24th, 2021

d)

January 9th, 2022

92.

How many people in total have visited the International Space Station?

a)

243

b)

269

c)

297

d)

311

93.

How many launch vehicles have sent cargo or crew to the International Space Station (attempts don't count, talking to you Starliner)?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

94.

Which one of these ISS Modules boosts the orbit of the International Space Station using its thrusters?

a)

Harmony

b)

Zvezda

c)

Unity

d)

Nauka

95.

Which launch vehicle was used to carry the Pirs Module to the International Space Station?

a)

Proton

b)

Falcon 9

c)

Soyuz

d)

Dnepr

96.

How many confirmed moons does the Solar System contain?

a)

150

b)

180

c)

200

d)

230

97.

How long is the orbital period of Mars' moon Phobos?

a)

6 hours

b)

7 hours

c)

8 hours

d)

9 hours

98.

Which of these is the only moon in the Solar System that has a dense atmosphere?

a)

Europa

b)

Triton

c)

Titan

d)

Callisto

99.

Which of these moons is named after the offspring of the primal Greek gods Gaia and Uranus?

a)

Titan

b)

Mimas

c)

Iapetus

d)

Enceladus

100.

What is the orbital eccentricity of the Earth's Moon?

a)

0.0411

b)

0.0487

c)

0.0528

d)

0.0549

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