Spacecraft Structures pdf - ER - NASA

NASA Engineering Design Challenge: Spacecraft Structures 2007 – 11Questions for class discussion or homework1. Why is it important to make the launch vehicle as lightweight as possible?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. What are the Ares launch vehicles?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. What are some ways NASA engineers could make the Ares launch vehicles aslightweight as possible?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. If it costs $10,000 to lift a pound (half a kilogram) of payload into orbit aboardthe International Space Station, calculate the cost of sending yourself intospace. How much would it cost to send yourself, your family and your petsinto space?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________