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ISAS Review
Final Review for ISAS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following is NOT an objective of the Mercury program? | A new launch vehicle would be constructed |
| What is the Mission Control Center used in the Gemini shuttle missions currently used for? | Historic site for visitors |
| Who said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind?" | Armstrong |
| What occupation makes things work by using ideas, power and materials? | engineers |
| How many flight control rooms are currently being used? | 3 |
| What does a flight director do for the majority of the time? | leader of the flight control team and is responsible for all mission operations |
| Which president signed the National Space Act of 1958 that established NASA? | Eisenhower |
| The person who speaks directly to the astronauts is always | an astronaut |
| The first landing on the Moon occurred in | 1969 |
| Which space program was an intermediate step between the Mercury project and the Apollo program? | Gemini |
| What questions does a mission statement answer? | All of the above questions. (WHY conduct the mission?, WHO will benefit?, HOW will the mission elements work together?) |
| How many rocket stages are typically used to reach orbit? | 3 |
| Why should astronauts go to the moon again? | All of the above. (I don't know what the real reasons are.) |
| The path an object follows is the __?__. | trajectory |
| NASA spends _?_ of the Federal Budget. | less than 1% |
| What is the purpose of mission control? | Monitor the systems and activities of the Space Shuttle and Space Station |
| If you are interested in a high-tech career, which of these do you NOT need to have? | A 3.8-4.0 GPA in high school |
| Which country did America partner with in the first international mission in space? | Soviet Union |
| During the Columbia tragedy, what was the breach in the Thermal Protection System initiated by? | Falling foam from the external tank striking the carbon panels on the underside of the left wing |
| What is the replacement for the Shuttle called? | Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) |
| Which is NOT one of the components of the Shuttle? | Crawler |
| What is the name of the NASA engineer and rocket designer that promoted the space shuttle and space station? | Dr. Werner von Braun |
| What powers the Shuttle s computer and navigation systems? | Electrical power for the Shuttle was generated by three fuel cells that used cryogenic hydrogen and oxygen reactants |
| The major achievements of the Space Shuttle Program include: | The subsequent repair of the Hubble Space Telescope, the launch of the Chandra X-Ray, and Compton Gamma Ray Telescope |
| The fleet of Space Shuttle Orbiters are all named after __?__. | antique sailing ships |
| During what phase of MIR was there a spacecraft crash that helped NASA learn ways of coping with emergency situations? | Phase 1 |
| Which of the following is the preferred landing site for the Shuttle? | Kennedy Spaceflight Center in Florida |
| What is the maximum amount of G s (times the Earth s gravitational pull) the astronauts experience on launch? | The crew never experienced more than 3 'G's (three times the Earth's gravitational pull) during launch. (only answer 3 'G's) |
| Which of the following is the program that will service the ISS in the future? | Commercial Crew and Cargo Program (C3PO) |
| In what year was the first post-Challenger flight, Discovery, launched? | 1988 |
| The Shuttle Orbiters were designed to have a __?__ mission life span, yet combined have not exceeded a quarter of that many flights. | 100 |
| What percentage of thrust do the solid rocket boosters provide during liftoff and first stage ascent? | close to 71.4% |
| Which country has cosmonauts and is responsible for the Space Station Mir? | Russia |
| Mir led to a greater understanding of: | Psychological and physical stresses of long-duration space flight |
| When can the In-flight Crew Escape System be used? | During landing if the Orbiter is unable to reach a runway |
| Who stated that all satellites move in elliptical orbits? | Kepler |
| Which law states that the square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit? | Kepler's Third Law |
| A _?_ costs roughly $10 million to produce. | space suit |
| The newest version of the space-suited astronaut's maneuvering unit for use in space is called the | simplified aid for extravehicular activity rescue (SAFER) |
| An astronaut's first exposure to the spacecraft is the | Single System Trainers |
| Astronaut training takes place at | Johnson Space Center |
| What was used to study the effects of the solar wind and the composition of the solar corona? | ATLAS satellites |
| What was done on STS-51D and STS-54? | Experiments with toys in space |
| In microgravity, your bone density: | decreases |
| Planned, unscheduled, and contingency are types of: | EVAs |
| A 0 degree inclination value is described as | posigrade (west to east) equatorial orbit. (posigrade<90 degrees, polar orbit=90 degrees, and retrograde>90 degrees but only up to 180 degrees) |
| The XYZ coordinate system used by engineers to determine the Earth's plane is called | J2000 |
| What is the Hohmann Transfer? | allows a spacecraft to attain a new, higher orbit using two consecutive burns at each intersecting point |
| Kepler's First Law states that the orbit of a planet is shaped like a(n) | ellipse |
| What agency supplied the automated transfer vehicle? | ESA |
| The first space station that humans lived and worked in was | Salyut 1 |
| Which agency provided the Mobile Servicing System (MSS)? | Canada |
| Zarya, the name given to the first component of the International Space Station means | sunrise |
| How many international partners are involved in the construction of the ISS? | 16 |
| Inside the ISS, an Internal Audio Subsystem will serve as: | the intercom, telephone and alarm system. |
| Made of aluminum, the exterior of the laboratory module has a _____pattern that strengthens the hull. | waffle |
| Which agency provides the Progress M1? | Russia |
| In addition to Italian participation in the ESA efforts, the Italian Space agency (ASI) independently is providing | three multipurpose logistics modules (MPLMs) |
| The ISS houses a total of _?_ laboratory facilities. | 6 |
| Which laboratory module will house the Fluids and Combustion Facility? | the United States (Each country has their own labratory therefore these experiments are carried out in the U.S. module) |
| Who was America's first astronaut to eat something in the near-weightless environment of Earth orbit? | John Glenn |
| An international crew of three began living aboard the International Space Station in | 2000 |
| NASA is encouraging businesses to expand commercial development of the space frontier through what office? | Space Product Development |
| The Physical Sciences Research Program is focusing on | All of the above (Fundamental Microgravity Research, Biotechnology and Earth-Based Applications, Biomolecular Physics and Chemistry) |
| Experiments on the ISS will be house in | racks |
| Astronauts who spend 3 months in the ISS will be subjected to how many times the maximum recommended dosage of radiation for one year? | 3 |
| Objects orbiting in the space station at 100 miles above the Earth experience a force of gravity that is only reduced by about 5%, so why do they float? | Because the objects are in free fall. |
| The International Space Station includes _?_ pressurized research laboratories. | 6 |
| How many of the laboratory's 24 racks are specifically designed to initially support experiments in microgravity and the life sciences? | 13 |
| In 1992, the First Lunar Outpost Mission and Design Guidelines were presented by | Kent Joosten |
| Mining of helium-3 on the moon would be used for future | fusion reactions |
| Lunar structures have a very long life span due to | lack of weather |
| Various scenarios on the drawing board today for a return to the Moon include many robotic phases. The robotic phases would have to be automated or | teleoperated |
| The maria comprises approximately what percent of the moon? | 16 |
| Grimaldi is the name of | a deep crater on the Moon |
| The X-Prize encouraged space tourism by offering a prize of | $10,000,000 |
| The last human landing on the moon occurred in | 1972 |
| How many high tides are there each day? | two |
| How many potential lunar construction materials have been identified? | seven |
| The distance between Mars and the Earth is least during opposition, which occurs every | 26 months |
| Compared to the Earth, Mars is about | half the size |
| The Viking Missions went to Mars to look for life. The mission included a gas exchange release experiment which specifically looked for: | changes that Martian microbes might cause in gas levels over long periods of time |
| How many giant shield volcanoes are on Mars? | 5 |
| In situ means | in place |
| How many wheels does the Sojourner rover have? | 6 |
| If opposition occurs when Mars is at its closest proximity to the Sun, it is called | perihelion |
| What is the name of the Mars Express lander? | Beagle 2 |
| Mars Global Surveyor used a new technique to enter into orbit around Mars called | aerobraking |
| Which orbiter is currently transmitting the most data ever received from Mars? | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter |
| What is the longest season on Mars? | spring |
| In order to keep the crew of a Mars mission psychologically fit during the long confinement, crews should be allowed to | Share a room. |
| Water that has been used for washing or showers is called | gray water |
| In the 1970's, which astronomer suggested covering the polar caps with dark material, such as carbon black from a pulverized asteroid, to a depth of 1 millimeter? | Carl Sagan |
| The most critical aspect of developing a colony on Mars is the development of a | life support system |
| Terra means | Earth |
| To terraform the planet Mars, you would need to | create a greenhouse effect |
| According to U.S. government standards, the maximum dosage per year of radiation is equivalent to how many chest x-rays? | 10 |
| The orbits of the Earth and Mars allow us to launch about every | 26 months |
| Water recovery and management systems would need to include | all of these are necessary (Water storage and distribution, Water recycling, Water quality monitoring) |
| An air revitalization system based on bioregenerative processes would use _?_ to produce breathable air for humans. | plants |
| The average distance between the Earth and _?_ is 78,300,000 kilometers.< | Mars |
| Chang-Diaz is a plasma physicist and shuttle astronaut who is developing the | VASIMR |
| Spacecraft designs for a Mars mission have included all of the following except | hyperdrives |
| The Sabatier electrolysis process produces water and | methane |
| How many colonists were included in the Utopia Project? | 25 |
| A spacesuit for Mars would need to be | lighter than a zero-g or microgravity spacesuit |
| A life support system that provides basic and continuous life-support requirements such as food, drinking water and breathable atmosphere by using plants and microbes as the central recycling components is | closed ecological life support system |
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