1. Q OF D
LIST ANY IMPORTANT EVENTS OR PEOPLE
THAT HAVE TO DO WITH SPACE
EXPLORATION

2. World War II

3. World War II

4. World War II

5. World War II

6. World War II

7. World War II

8. World War II

9. World War II

10. World War II

11. World War II

12. World War II

13. Cold War
Space Race
USA (Democracy) vs. USSR (Communism)
A race to prove which was more advanced

14. German Rocket Men

15. Dr. Von Braun

16. Early Failures
•Huntsville, Al
•47% of the first
Redstone Rockets
failed. Some didn’t
launch- others blew
up on the pad
•78,000 lbs of fuel

17. What are some factors that rocket
scientists have to overcome to be
successful?

18. In flight, a rocket is subjected to four
forces; weight, thrust, and the
aerodynamic forces, lift and drag

19. Parts of A Rocket
• Nosecone
• Body Cone
• Fins

20. Purpose of the nose cone
• To reduce drag (an
aerodynamic force
that reduces an
objects motion)

21. Purpose of fins
To stabilize the
rockets. Can be
done with 3 or 4
fins.
Why not 2?
How should they be
spaced?

22. Rocket Construction
Tips for
Nosecone and
Fins

23. You will need to:
• Construct a
nosecone
You will only
need half of
the circle.

24. AND
Choose the number and shape
of your fins
• You may have 3 or
4 fins they need to
be spaced equally
around the bottom
of the rocket.

25. You can launch your rocket
from…
30 Degrees
35 Degrees
40 Degrees
45 Degrees
PSI 40 or 50

26. Weighing
To measure weight use
grams

27. Measuring
Use meters to measure
distance

28. What goes up
most come down!

29. What shape will
the flight path
of your rocket
take?

30. Parabola

31. Where would you find the
maximum height?

32. Hooray!!!

33. If your rocket lands…
100 meters from the launch pad the
maximum height would be found at the
50 meter mark.
How can this be calculated?

34. YES
Divide by 2

35. If your rocket lands…
120 meters from the launch pad the maximum
height will be measured from?
170 meters from the launch pad the maximum
height will be measured from?
200 meters from the launch pad the maximum
height will be measure from?

36. NASA and the state of Ohio
•Ohio has had 24 astronauts
•More than any other state except New York (25)

37. THE END