NEW
Font size
WorksheetsHistory/Career Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which early rocketeer was dubbed the "Father of American Rocketry" and held over 214 patents related to rocket design?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Hermann Oberth
Wernher von Braun
Dr. Robert Goddard
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?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Hermann Oberth
Wernher von Braun
Dr. Robert Goddard
What operation was responsible for bringing foreign scientists into the U.S. after WWII, including Wernher von Braun?
Operation Paperclip
Operation Acoustic Kitty
Operation DUSTBIN
Operation Menu
What was the first USSR intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed?
Ariane-1
SS-6
Jupiter-C
Thor
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?
Gen. Curtis Lemay
Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg
Gen. John Vogt
Gen. Bernard Schriever
What did the International Geophysical Year of 1957-1958 challenge the world to do?
Hold the first world Olympics after WWII
Put a satellite into orbit
Explore the polar regions of the Earth
Explore as deep into the oceans as possible
What was the first satellite put into orbit on 4 Oct 1957?
Vanguard
New Horizons
Sputnik I
GOES-1
What was the first American satellite in orbit, which discovered the Van Allen radiation belts?
Explorer I
Sputnik II
Starlink
Pioneer I
NORAD developed which of the following to provide advance warning of ICBM threats, and later found it was ineffective?
Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS-1)
Detection Early Warning (DEW) Line
U-2 Spy Planes
SAFEGUARD Program
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?
Corona/ Discoverer Program
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
U-2 Spy planes
Starfish Prime
What was established in 1961 to manage spy satellite programs for the Air Force?
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
National Reconnaissance Officer (NRO)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
Which mission landed American astronauts on the Moon?
Apollo 11
Apollo 17
Apollo 8
Apollo 18
Which of the following conflicts was the first time space assets were highly integrated into planning and operations?
Korean War
WWII
Gulf War
War on Terror
Which of the following is the education requirement for a 13S Space Systems Operator?
Graduated high school
Master's of Science degree
Associate's degree
Bachelor's of Science degree
Which of the following is the education requirement for 1C6/5S0 Space Systems Operator?
Associate's degree
Graduated high school with algebra courses
Bachelor's of Science degree
Graduated high school
Which of the following is NOT a requirement to be a Space Systems Operator?
Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance
Completion of a Candidate Fitness Assessment
Color Vision
Completion of Undergraduate Space Training (UST)
What is the Air Force Specialty Code for officers who are Space Systems Operators?
1D2X
14NX
13CX
13SX
What is the Air Force Specialty Code for enlisted Space Systems Operators?
1C6X1
5S0X1
5D2X1
3P0X1
What is the Space Force Specialty Code for enlisted Space Systems Operators?
3P0X1
1C6X1
5S0X1
5D2X1
Which of the following is the civilian/contractor role on crew?
Host crew morale events
Become technical experts of the system
Provide continuity and expertise
Flight and crew leadership
Which of the following is NOT a role that officers serve on a crew?
Utilizes experience to make decisions
Flight and crew leadership
Liaison between contractors and engineers
Provide continuity and expertise
Which of the following is the enlisted role on a crew?
Become the technical experts on their operations systems
Liaison between contractors and engineers
Provide continuity and expertise
Plan and manage PT for the crew
