Make a second launch to accomplish a specific objective. (Rocket must
be built to meet the safety code of the National Association of Rocketry.)
Identify and explain the following rocket parts:
- Body tube
- Engine mount
- Fins
- Igniter
- Launch lug
- Nose cone
- Payload
- Recovery system
- Rocket engine
Discuss and demonstrate each of the following:
- The law of action-reaction
- How rocket engines work
- How satellites stay in orbit
- How satellite pictures of the Earth and pictures of other planets
are made and transmitted
Discuss what has been learned about the Moon and planets by manned and
unmanned spacecraft exploration and the possible benefits of new knowledge.
Do TWO of the following:
- Construct a data table of recent information about the planets. For
each planet, give important facts, including distance from the sun,
period of revolution, rotation, number of moons, etc.
- Make a scrapbook of magazine photographs and news clippings about
planetary research.
- Design a spacecraft that will be sent on a mission to another
planet to take samples of its surface and return them to Earth. Name the
planet your spacecraft will visit; and, in your design, show how your
spacecraft will work and cope with the environment of that planet.
Describe the purpose and operation of the space shuttle. Discuss the
following:
- Main components
- Typical mission profile
- Payloads
Design an Earth-orbiting space station. Make drawings or a model of
your station. Within your design, consider and plan the following:
- Source of energy
- How it will be constructed
- Life-support systems
- Purpose and function.
Discuss with your counselor two possible careers in space exploration.
BSA Advancement ID#: 107
Source: Boy Scout Requirements, #33215E, revised 2002
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