Unit 8: The Future of Space Travel

What was the average speed of the first flight of a powered airplane?

10 feet per second

How many degrees is the current tilt of the Earth's axis?

23.5

What is the name of the rover that MOST recently was active on Mars?

Curiosity

Your ludicrously wealthy friend Shannon is terrified at the thought of traveling in a typical space shuttle as they are not comfortable, and there's an overwhelming amount of buttons and switches, she says. However, there's a plan to offer private space travel in a comfortable environment that might alleviate your friend's nerves. Which spacecraft could you tell Shannon to research?

Dragon

What might be considered hazardous to life on Trappist-E, -F, and -G?

The abundance of water may be detrimental to the evolution of life.

How do CFCs harm to the environment?

They decompose in the stratosphere and create inorganic chlorine that damages the ozone.

All life is based off of which element?

carbon

Not only did the Red Bull Stratos mission break the record for highest free-fall by a human, it also set what record?

highest balloon flight

Which instrument is used to move about the surface of a planet?

rover

What is the primary rationale behind making space travel available to the general public beyond the profits it might generate?

to lower the cost of launching a mission into space