ROCKET SCIENCE Ms. Wood

Rockets  Rockets move forward when a hot gas is forced out of the back of the rocket  The force of the gas out launches the rocket forward 

In reality, it looks like this

Multistage Rockets  Set up into several fuel tanks  As a fuel tank empties, it is discharged and the next fuel tank takes its place  Some tanks fall to Earth and others are discharged into space  /embed/XRCIzZHpFtY?r el=0 /embed/XRCIzZHpFtY?r el=0 

Satellites  Satellite – any natural or artificial object that revolves around another object  Space stations are a form of satellite  Weather imaging, telephone, television, GPS, Google Earth all come from satellites  Weather satellite 

Geosynchronous Satellites  Geosynchronous satellites – satellites that move at the same speed as Earth so that it looks like the satellites hover over a specific point on Earth  Used for weather and television

Space Stations  Satellite in which people can live for long periods of time  Salyut was first by Soviet Union  16 countries are now collaborating on International Space Station

Space Shuttles  Shuttles are the first space craft that can be reused  NASA is trying to improve the shuttle  Ideal model is one that would use a runway like a space airplane