Title: Explain the history of flight.
Course: Navy JROTC IV (09104) > Section: Examining Space Exploration

Explanation should include

- the invention and use of rockets
- the effects of liquid propellants on weaponry and space launch vehicles
- the timeline of the pursuit of spaceflight
- innovations that enabled humans to break the space barrier.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Who were the three pioneers of liquid-fuel rocketry?
- How did Wernher von Braun become a scientist in the United States?
- What were the objectives of the Mercury program?
- Who set the goal of a moon landing?
- What were the objectives of the Gemini program?
- Who were the first women to fly into space? Pilot a spacecraft?