The first Space-X Falcon Heavy launch in 2018 was considered exciting because     it was built by a private company     it could lift more mass to orbit than any rocket since Apollo     it successfully returned two reusable engines to land vertically on the ground     all of the above

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Q: The launch vehicle and crew capsule for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) takes much of its basic…

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Q: The chief disadvantage of multiple-staged launch vehicles is     it's hard to recover and re-use…

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Q: The gravitational potential energy of a two- object system a) Increases as the objects move closer…

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Q: Spacewalks (EVAs) during project Gemini were dangerous because of     leaky spacesuits     radio…

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Q: Why satellites are in motion in earth orbit?

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Q: If you want to travel from Earth to Neptune, you should first get into a low Eastward-moving orbit…

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Q: A launch vehicle like Pegasus or Spaceship Two, which launches horizontally from high altitude after…

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Q: If a shepherding satellite is outside (orbiting at a greater distance from the planet) of a major…

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Q: The Chinese Shenzhou capsule is capable of carrying     up to three people to Low Earth Orbit…

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Q: Why have reusable launch vehicles generally been more expensive than expendable ones?     reusable…

A: Reusable launch vehicles are more expensive than expendable ones.

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Q: How does Pegasus reduce the cost of a launch?     by minimizing atmospheric drag     by…

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Q: if a satellite  is to an orbit  at a constant  distance  from the earth  at a circular  of 8,000,000…

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Q: Select all that are true about satellite motion: A satellite is a very fast moving projectile The…

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Q: Low Orbit Satellites (LOS) are typically at altitudes between 160 km and 1000 km high so as to be…

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Q: Escape energy form a planet or star is dependent on the objects kinetic energy which has to do with…

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Q: What is the difference between reaction wheels, momentum wheels and control moment gyroscopes? Give…

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Q: The moons gravity affects the oceans of the earth, causing the tides. The sun affects the tides…

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Q: In the image below, astronauts detect approaching space junk and become concerned. They realize the…

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Q: The purpose of the Reaction Control Subsystem (RCS) on the Space Shuttle is to make the…

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Q: What would happen to a satellites motion if earths gravity gravitational field did not exist

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Q: What is the mass of Planet X?  What is the gravitational field on Planet X?

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Q: How can gravity be stimulated in an orbiting space station?

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Q: How come rockets can work in the depths of space?

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Q: Why are we not thrown off the surface of Earth by cerntrifugal force?

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Q: Question 8 Satellite A and B are both in stable orbit of the Earth, but Satellite B is twice as far…

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