Science the Shuttles
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| In 1972, which President announced that a reusable spacecraft needed to be designed? | Richard Nixon
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| The last flight on the moon was in______. | 1972
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| The ________company was hired to design and build the reusable spacecraft. | Boeing
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| NASA called the shuttle ______________. | "the orbiter"
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| How is the shuttle launched? | by connecting it to 3 fuel tanks
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| aft | rear
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| _______&________ mix and burn very quickly & gives a tremendous amount of power | liquid hydrogen & liquid oxygen
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| ET construction is what 3 parts? | 1. 2. liq. oxygen tank 3. liq.hydrogen tank
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| liquid oxygen tank | forward tank
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| liquid hydrogen tank | aft tank
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| ET is made of __________& sprayed with a _______insulation to keep the liquid fuel cool enough to remain a liquid. | aluminum
foam
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| What part of the ET burns up in the atomsphere? | aluminum hull
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| The ET aluminum hull cannot be used again. | TRUE
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| ET holds _____________pounds of fuel. | 1.6 million
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| ET holds__________gallons of fuel. | 526,0000
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| SRB contains what 2 devices that can be used again? | parachute
floatation device
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| ______________was the 1st shuttle buildt by Boeing as a tester. | Enterprise
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| The Enterprise NEVER went into space. | TRUE
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| The Enterprise went into flight on the back of a Boeing 747. | TRUE
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| The Enterprise runway landing tested___________&_____________. | landing
manuvering
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