HW8: Space
Name:_____________________
Pick any 5
1. What was the V2? Briefly describe it. (You need not include all the technical numbers, though a couple of key ones may be helpful to make your point.)
2. What was name of the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth? Briefly describe it.
3. What was the first American satellite to orbit the earth? Who made it? What did it do?
4. Who was Wernher von Braun? Why was he so darn important? Who was his counterpart in the USSR?
5. Why do you think the Soviet Union lost the race to the moon?
6. Why did the American manned space program lose focus after the moon landing?
7. How do the U.S. manned and unmanned space programs complement each other? How do they conflict with each other?
8. What was the first successful weather satellite? What was the first successful (and privately owned) communications satellite?
9. Describe the Corona satellite program.
10. Why were the Viking 1 and Viking 2 space probes important? Why were the Venera 9 and 10 probes significant? Which country(ies) launched each of these probes?