ROCKETRY HISTORY QUIZ 1. When did the word 'Rocket' first appear & in what language? 2. In 1429, who reportedly used rockets defending Orleans? 3. Who created the first Rocket factory in 1680 ? 4. Whose theory proposed that an object fired fast enough and at a high enough altitude, would not fall but achieve an orbit round the World? 5. Henry Trengrouse adapted war rockets in 1807 for peaceful purposes. How ? 6. When was the first British Patent granted for a flying machine using a steam rocket? 7. Who designed the first spin-stabilised rockets ? 8. What were 'Boxer Rockets' & what were they used for ? 9. What year was the British Interplanetary Society founded ? 10. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established when ? 11. Which German Physicist wrote 'The Rocket Into Interplanetary Space' ? 12. What did Robert Goddard launch on March 28th, 1935 ? 13. What was 'Project Paperclip' ? 14. Who first broke the sound barrier in October, 1947 and what was used on his windscreen to prevent frost? 15. What did Russia successfully launch on October 4th , 1957 ? 16. What significant experiment was launched on January 31st 1958 by the Americans? 17. Who conceived the idea of a 'space elevator' whilst visiting the Eiffel Tower ? 18. What did the sentence 'The Eagle has landed' refer to in 1969 ? 19. Who was the first man in space and the first to orbit the Earth ? 20. What problem did the first space-walker encounter ? 21. Who was the first woman in Space ? 22. When was the Space Shuttle first launched ? 23. What was Space Station Alpha? 24. When did Expedition1 dock on the International Space Station? 25th What do 'Rover' and 'Beagle' have in common ?
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