1. what are the main components of a jet engine? - ANSWER c. intake,
compressor,combustor, turbine, and exhaust
2. the part of the "stack" of the space transport system that looks like an airplane is
called the ______
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1. what are the main components of a jet engine? - ANSWER c. intake,
compressor,combustor, turbine, and exhaust
2. the part of the "stack" of the space transport system that looks like an airplane is
called the _________. - ANSWER a. orbiter
3. Skylab, the united states' first space station, was used to _____________. -
ANSWER c. preform medical examination and observations of earth
4. fill in the blank: the first american astronaut who flew to space was________. -
ANSWER c. Alan Shepard
5. the first jet engines were built ___________. - ANSWER d. for use on military
aircraft
6. what was one reason the soviet unions launch of sputnik in 1957 sparked the
united states to want to become number one in space exploration? - ANSWER a.
the united states was afraid that the soviet union was spying
7. why did the us congress establish NASA in 1958? - ANSWER b. to put emphasis
on winning the "space race" against the soviet union
8. what was the purpose of NASA's mercury and gemini missions in the 1950's and
1960's? - ANSWER c. they acted as stepping-stones to landing on the moon
9. what event ended the space race? - ANSWER a. neil armstrong became the first
man on the moon on july 20, 1969
10. NACA hired five female "compters" in 1935 to _________. - ANSWER d. preform
complex calculations so NACA engineers could focus on research
11. how did the invention of jet engine technology impact passenger travel? -
ANSWER a. it enabled travel at higher speeds
12. the mercury 7 astronauts who were selected in 1959 ___________. - ANSWER b.
were all men who had served as military test pilots
13. why was the swept wing design important in the development - ANSWER b
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