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 and 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, #33215C, revised 2000
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