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Mission: 10,000 Rockets.
What is a rocket?
A rocket is a vehicle that gains thrust from a rocket engine. The rocket engine produces hot gases and ejects them backward with hypersonic speed. The simplest example of a rocket engine is a balloon. When you blow up a balloon and let it go, it flies around the room until it runs out of air. You could also think of when you water plants with a garden hose. If the water pressure is very strong, then the hose slightly pushes you back. That is the principle of the rocket engine. The actual rocket engine burns fuel and creates hot gas to propel the rocket forward. What is the Delta II rocket and how does it work? The Delta II is a three-stage rocket with boosters. Each stage of the fuselage has its own engine and propellant which basically means there are 3 rockets stacked on top of each other. As each stage runs out of its propellant, it is detached to reduce the overall weight. The boosters are small rockets attached around the very bottom of the rocket body and help provide thrust when the rocket is launched. What was the first rocket? When was it launched? The first rocket that reached outer space was the V2 rocket that was originally created as a missile during World War II. After the war, they were carried to the United States and used for the space program. One of them was launched in 1948 and reached an altitude of almost 250 miles. What is the DigitalGlobe™ rocket and what is it doing for Bing™? DigitalGlobe is launching a new satellite, Worldview-2, to provide new images of Earth for Bing™ Maps. It’s powered by solar panels and has a huge telescopic camera to capture images of your house, school, and many other places. Go to http://www. bing.com/maps/ and type in your school address to see some satellite images. What is the DigitalGlobe™ rocket and what is it doing for Bing™? DigitalGlobe is launching a new satellite, Worldview-2, to provide new images of Earth for Bing™ Maps. It’s powered by solar panels and has a huge telescopic camera to capture images of your house, school, and many other places. Go to http://www. bing.com/maps/ and type in your school address to see some satellite images. What is a satellite? An artificial satellite is an object placed into an orbit by human beings. Satellites are used for Earth observation, communication (such as satellite TVs), weather forecasting, GPS, etc. typically satellites have solar panels to generate electricity to run their computer systems. The first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. What is Mission: 10,000 Rockets? Every invention starts from a simple drawing on a paper. To celebrate the DigitalGlobe rocket launch that will capture images for Bing Maps, we are asking kids in grades K-12 to draw their version of the rocket of tomorrow. The V-2 is the first human aircraft that reached space. This single-stage rocket was fueled with ethyl alcohol and liquid oxygen. Originally made in Germany during World War II, many V-2s were brought to the U.S. after the war; there they paved the way for America’s space program.
FUN FACT: In October of 2009, the
WorldView-2 Satellite was launched to capture images for Bing™ Maps. |
The Delta II is a three-stage rocket with rocket
boosters. Rocket boosters are used to provide thrust in spacecraft launches from the launch pad. Delta II launched the WorldView-2 Satellite with the mission of taking images of the Earth. Delta II rockets have successfully launched 125 times, including NASA’s missions to Mars. The space shuttle is the first reusable spacecraft.
Each shuttle of this kind is in mission for 100 launches. The orbiter (main vehicle) carries 5–7 crewmembers, with carry on that includes satellites or space stations. After the mission in space, it glides back to the Earth by using its wings without engine power. Saturn V was the first rocket to bring a man
to the Moon in 1969. This three-stage rocket is still the largest and most powerful launch vehicle. Each stage contains its own engine and propellant—liquid hydrogen and rocket fuel—which the rocket drops in the flight stage to lighten itself after the fuel is burned. Weight: 2,000,000 lbs Length: 310 ft Diameter: 18 ft
Ares I is the crew spacecraft that is designed for NASA’s human spaceflight missions after the space shuttle is retired in 2010. It will launch the Orion crew vehicle to take astronauts to space stations. The first flight stage is derived from the shuttle’s rocket booster and is reusable. The second stage has an engine derived from the Saturn V Rocket. |