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Rockets

Rockets. The Past Present and Future. Brittany Harrison. Principles of Technology January 2006. Table of Contents. Introduction. History of Rockets . The Nature of Science. "7 Steps of the Scientific Process. Positive & Negative aspects . principles of rocketry . Rocket Timeline.

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Rockets

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  1. Rockets The Past Present and Future

  2. Brittany Harrison Principles of Technology January 2006

  3. Table of Contents Introduction History of Rockets The Nature of Science "7 Steps of the Scientific Process Positive & Negative aspects principles of rocketry Rocket Timeline Modern uses Conclusion

  4. Introduction • Rockets are any devices driven forward by escaping gas through a rear vent. • The evolution of the rocket has made it an indispensable tool in the exploration of space. • For centuries, rockets have provided ceremonial and warfare uses starting with the ancient Chinese, the first to create rockets.

  5. Modern uses • Weapons of War • Lifting fireworks to higher altitudes • Outer space exploration • Experiments • Launched Machines into space. • Satellites • Robots

  6. History of Rockets • Stories of early rocket devices appear through historical records • One of the first devices to qualify as a rocket was a wooden bird • a Greek named Hero invented a similar rocket-like device called an Aeolipile. It used steam to propel it. • The Chinese used the rockets when they were at war with the Mongols in 1232. • By the 16th century rockets fell into disuse as weapons of war.

  7. Rocket Timeline 1959: U.S. Air Force photo of Big Joe launch vehicle after launching at Cape Canaveral.Source: JSC Digital Pictures Gallery 1992: Titan III rocket carrying Mars Observer satellite launches from Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Source: NASA Mixed Fleet - Titan 1926: Dr. Robert H. Goddard launches the first liquid fueled rocket. Source: Goddard Space Flight Center Educational Programs 1969: Liftoff of Saturn V launch vehicle carrying Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. 1996: Atlantis landing at Edwards AFB, California. Source: NASA Dryden Research Aircraft Photo Gallery 1961: Launch of Little Joe 2 from Wallops Island carrying Mercury spacecraft test article. Source: JSC Digital Pictures Gallery 1989: First flight of Pegasus air-launched booster vehicle. Source: NASA Dryden Research Aircraft Photo Gallery 1963: Soviet Soyuz launch vehicle. Source: Marshall Space Flight Center History of Rocket Science

  8. Future Rocketry Nuclear rocket: the use of a nuclear reactor to heat liquid hydrogen Electric rocket: the use of accelerated positive ions Nuclear fusion-pulse rocket: the explosion of small amounts of fusion material

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