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History/Career Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which early rocketeer was dubbed the "Father of American Rocketry" and held over 214 patents related to rocket design?

a)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

b)

Hermann Oberth

c)

Wernher von Braun

d)

Dr. Robert Goddard

2.

Which early rocketeer was educated at the University of Berlin, and went on to create rockets, including the Saturn V, which saw American astronauts to the Moon?

a)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

b)

Hermann Oberth

c)

Wernher von Braun

d)

Dr. Robert Goddard

3.

What operation was responsible for bringing foreign scientists into the U.S. after WWII, including Wernher von Braun?

a)

Operation Paperclip

b)

Operation Acoustic Kitty

c)

Operation DUSTBIN

d)

Operation Menu

4.

What was the first USSR intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed?

a)

Ariane-1

b)

SS-6

c)

Jupiter-C

d)

Thor

5.

Who created the first American intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM), which was capable of striking Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Stalingrad when placed in Feltwell, UK?

a)

Gen. Curtis Lemay

b)

Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg

c)

Gen. John Vogt

d)

Gen. Bernard Schriever

6.

What did the International Geophysical Year of 1957-1958 challenge the world to do?

a)

Hold the first world Olympics after WWII

b)

Put a satellite into orbit

c)

Explore the polar regions of the Earth

d)

Explore as deep into the oceans as possible

7.

What was the first satellite put into orbit on 4 Oct 1957?

a)

Vanguard

b)

New Horizons

c)

Sputnik I

d)

GOES-1

8.

What was the first American satellite in orbit, which discovered the Van Allen radiation belts?

a)

Explorer I

b)

Sputnik II

c)

Starlink

d)

Pioneer I

9.

NORAD developed which of the following to provide advance warning of ICBM threats, and later found it was ineffective?

a)

Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS-1)

b)

Detection Early Warning (DEW) Line

c)

U-2 Spy Planes

d)

SAFEGUARD Program

10.

Which of the following is the first spy satellite program, which took pictures and deposited the film in a canister designed to be caught by airplane?

a)

Corona/ Discoverer Program

b)

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

c)

U-2 Spy planes

d)

Starfish Prime

11.

What was established in 1961 to manage spy satellite programs for the Air Force?

a)

Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

b)

National Reconnaissance Officer (NRO)

c)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

d)

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

12.

Which mission landed American astronauts on the Moon?

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Apollo 17

c)

Apollo 8

d)

Apollo 18

13.

Which of the following conflicts was the first time space assets were highly integrated into planning and operations?

a)

Korean War

b)

WWII

c)

Gulf War

d)

War on Terror

14.

Which of the following is the education requirement for a 13S Space Systems Operator?

a)

Graduated high school

b)

Master's of Science degree

c)

Associate's degree

d)

Bachelor's of Science degree

15.

Which of the following is the education requirement for 1C6/5S0 Space Systems Operator?

a)

Associate's degree

b)

Graduated high school with algebra courses

c)

Bachelor's of Science degree

d)

Graduated high school

16.

Which of the following is NOT a requirement to be a Space Systems Operator?

a)

Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance

b)

Completion of a Candidate Fitness Assessment

c)

Color Vision

d)

Completion of Undergraduate Space Training (UST)

17.

What is the Air Force Specialty Code for officers who are Space Systems Operators?

a)

1D2X

b)

14NX

c)

13CX

d)

13SX

18.

What is the Air Force Specialty Code for enlisted Space Systems Operators?

a)

1C6X1

b)

5S0X1

c)

5D2X1

d)

3P0X1

19.

What is the Space Force Specialty Code for enlisted Space Systems Operators?

a)

3P0X1

b)

1C6X1

c)

5S0X1

d)

5D2X1

20.

Which of the following is the civilian/contractor role on crew?

a)

Host crew morale events

b)

Become technical experts of the system

c)

Provide continuity and expertise

d)

Flight and crew leadership

21.

Which of the following is NOT a role that officers serve on a crew?

a)

Utilizes experience to make decisions

b)

Flight and crew leadership

c)

Liaison between contractors and engineers

d)

Provide continuity and expertise

22.

Which of the following is the enlisted role on a crew?

a)

Become the technical experts on their operations systems

b)

Liaison between contractors and engineers

c)

Provide continuity and expertise

d)

Plan and manage PT for the crew