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"According to the Space Commission, who has the authority to set national space policy?


(201-The National Security Space Program)"
President.
"According to the Space Commission, on who/what must the US invest resources in to remain the world's leader in space?


(201-The National Security Space Program)"
People.
"Who is designated as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space?


(201-The National Security Space Program)"
Under Secretary of the Air Force.
"Who is designated as the Space Professional Functional Authority?


(201-The National Security Space Program)"
Air Force Space Command commander.
"What agency is responsible for the entire spectrum of the Space Professional Development Program?


(201-The National Security Space Program)"
Space Professional Management Office.
"What agency is responsible for developing a new national positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) architecture?


(201-The National Security Space Program)"
National Security Space Office.
"What agency is responsible for a course that is designed to provide ""depth of knowledge"" in the areas of missile warning and missile defense?


(201-The National Security Space Program)"
National Security Space Institute.
"Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?


(202-The evolution of the National Security Space Program)"
John H. Glenn.
"Who was the first American astronaut to step on the moon?


(202-The evolution of the National Security Space Program)"
Neil A. Armstrong.
"What squadron helped NASA's final determination of the sequence of events leading up to the Columbia tragedy?


(202-The evolution of the National Security Space Program)"
1st Space Control Squadron.
"Which agreement/treaty states that celestial bodies should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes?


(203-The foundation of Military Space Operations)"
Moon agreement.
"Which system was the United States' first navigational satellite system?


(203-The foundation of Military Space Operations)"
TRANSIT.
"What service is designated as the DOD Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) for all DOD space major defense acquisition programs?


(204-The National Security Space acquisition framework)"
Air Force.
"What type of program is estimated to require an eventual total expenditure for research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) of more than $140 million, or to have a total procurement cost of more than $660 million?


(204-The National Security Space acquisition framework)"
Major space program.
"Under what organization does the Space and Missile Center fall?


(204-The National Security Space acquisition framework)"
Air Force Space Command.
"Which contractor provides expert guidance and advice on program management reviews?


(204-The National Security Space acquisition framework)"
System engineering & technical assistance.
"When acquiring space systems, which model/system is used to identify existing capability gaps or future shortcomings and describe the attributes of effective solutions?


(205-The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS))"
Joint capabilities integration and development system.
"When developing AFSPC's shared goals in the national military strategy, which process/system is used by AFSPC to identify gaps in its own capabilities?


(205-The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS))"
Integrated planning process.
"When prioritizing future technology, which document is used by AFSPC as the first document, and annotates identified gaps requiring material solutions?


(205-The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS))"
Initial Capabilities Document.
"When prioritizing future technology, which document sets thresholds and objectives for system attributes against which the delivered capability will be measured?


(205-The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS))"
Capabilities Development Document.
"Which body is a group of Generals (and their support staff) from each of the services who consider and prioritize all major acquisition programs?


(205-The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS))"
Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
"Which item is not a focus of the Planning Phase?


(206-The Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process)"
Set goals and revise only once during the process.
"Which document reflects the directives from the Secretary of Defense to the Services on issues raised during Program Objective Review?


(206-The Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process)"
Program Decision Memorandum.
"What is the primary document used by the services and defense agencies to submit budget estimates?


(206-The Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process)"
Budget Estimate Submission.
"According to what law must funds only be used for the purposes and program for which the appropriation was made?


(207-The purposes of money)"
Misappropriation Act.
"Which is the maximum amount (percentage wise) of money that can be transferred between program elements?


(207-The purposes of money)"
20%.
"The Small Quantity System Model is not used to procure which program?


(208-NSS 03-01 acquisition models)"
User equipment.
"In which evolutionary acquisition process is the desired capability identified, but the end-state requirements are not known at program initiation?


(208-NSS 03-01 acquisition models)"
Spiral development.
"In which evolutionary acquisition process is the desired capability identified, an end-state requirement is known, and that requirement is met over time?


(208-NSS 03-01 acquisition models)"
Incremental development.
"Which phase of the small quantity system model conducts system-level fabrication, integration, testing, and deployment activities and provide operations support for a space system?


(208-NSS 03-01 acquisition models)"
Phase D, Build & Operations Phase.
"What is defined as the purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining supplies or services from nonfederal sources?


(209-Legal standards and contractors)"
Contracting.
"Which of the following is not a component of a contract?


(209-Legal standards and contractors)"
Obligates the seller to buyback from the buyer.
"What type of contract is used to accomplish basic and specialized research in support of space programs?


(209-Legal standards and contractors)"
Research and Development.
"What term is used for a contracting officer who, by special appointment, has the ability to contractually bind (obligate) the United States government?


(209-Legal standards and contractors)"
Warranted.
"What term is used when a contracting officer ""rectifies"" a situation where the government incurs a commitment due to unauthorized government direction to a contractor?


(209-Legal standards and contractors)"
Ratification.
"What conflict of interest is violated if an AF employee has any significant financial interest in a company that is doing business with the DOD?


(209-Legal standards and contractors)"
Financial interest.
"Which process is used to evaluate the proposals and awards contracts?


(209-Legal standards and contractors)"
Source Selection.
"What refers to a task outside the scope of the Statement of Work?


(209-Legal standards and contractors)"
Unauthorized tasking.
"Which process makes sure the right things are at the right place at the right time to sustain a system?


(210-Logistics)"
Logistics.
"Which logistical support element is recorded information regardless of form or character (such as manuals and drawings) of a scientific nature?


(210-Logistics)"
Technical data.
"Which logistical support element involves maintenance performed on end item equipment (such as an aircraft or ground stations)?


(210-Logistics)"
Maintenance planning.
"Which logistical support element includes the identification and acquisition of personnel with the skills and grades required to operate and support a system over its lifetime?


(210-Logistics)"
Manpower and personnel.
"Which Integrated Process Team procedures for success allows members to feel that their contributions are important to the process and are well considered?


(211-The Integrated Process Team (IPT))"
Sense of ownership.
"Which Integrated Process Team procedures for success allows for consistent team participation by people with institutional knowledge of the functional areas?


(211-The Integrated Process Team (IPT))"
Dedicated/committed proactive participation.
"Which conic section has an eccentricity of greater than zero but less than one?


(212-The laws of orbital mechanics)"
Ellipse.
"Which conic section has an eccentricity of one?


(212-The laws of orbital mechanics)"
Parabola.
"Which conic section has an eccentricity of greater than one?


(212-The laws of orbital mechanics)"
Hyperbola.
"Which ellipse parameter is the gravitational center of the body about which the satellite orbits?


(212-The laws of orbital mechanics)"
Occupied/primary focus.
"Which ellipse parameter is a point on the ellipse where the satellite is the farthest to the occupied focus?


(212-The laws of orbital mechanics)"
Apogee.
"Who was the first person to use the word 'satellite' and developed three laws of planetary motion?


(212-The laws of orbital mechanics)"
Johannes Kepler.
"Identify Keplerian law; the orbit of each planet is an ellipse, with the Sun at one focus.


(212-The laws of orbital mechanics)"
Law of ellipses.
"Identify Keplerian law; the squares of the sidereal periods of the planets are in direct proportion to the cubes of the semi-major axes of their orbits.


(212-The laws of orbital mechanics)"
Law of periods.
"Who was the person that invented calculus and developed the laws of motion?


(212-The laws of orbital mechanics)"
Sir Isaac Newton.
"Identify Newtonian law; for every object persists in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed on it.


(212-The laws of orbital mechanics)"
Newton's first law of motion.
"Identify Newtonian law; a body acted upon by a constant force will move with a constant acceleration in the direction of the force.


(212-The laws of orbital mechanics)"
Newton's second law of motion.
"What is a measure of how much matter is contained in an object?


(212-The laws of orbital mechanics)"
Mass.
"What is the Earth's escape velocity?


(212-The laws of orbital mechanics)"
25,022 mph.
"Which parameter describes the size and shape of an orbit?


(213-The characteristics of satellite orbits)"
Semi-major axis and eccentricity.
"What parameter is an angular measurement made at the ascending node from the equatorial plane to the orbital plane in a counterclockwise direction?


(213-The characteristics of satellite orbits)"
Inclination.
"What parameter orients the satellite orbit within the orbital plane?


(213-The characteristics of satellite orbits)"
Argument of perigee.
"What parameter is an angular measurement from the point of perigee to the satellite, assuming its velocity is a constant speed?


(213-The characteristics of satellite orbits)"
Mean anomaly.
"What is simply the amount of time it takes the satellite to go from a particular point in its orbit back to that same point?


(213-The characteristics of satellite orbits)"
Period.
"What determines the point on the Earth's surface where a ground trace starts?


(214-Orbits and their ground tracks)"
Injection point.
"What is defined as the time it takes the Earth to make one complete rotation about its axis with respect to the Sun?


(214-Orbits and their ground tracks)"
Sidereal day.
"What type of orbit has a period of 88 minutes to 224 minutes?


(214-Orbits and their ground tracks)"
Near-Earth orbit.
"What type of orbit has a period greater than or equal to 225 minutes?


(214-Orbits and their ground tracks)"
Deep space orbit.
"What type of orbit is restricted to the first 80 to 372 miles of space?


(214-Orbits and their ground tracks)"
Low-Earth orbit.
"What type of orbit has an average altitude of 12,500 miles?


(214-Orbits and their ground tracks)"
Semi-synchronous orbit.
"What type of orbit has an eccentricity equal to or greater than 0.5?


(214-Orbits and their ground tracks)"
Highly elliptical orbit.
"What type of orbit is useful for missions that use some form of optical sensor, requiring uniform illumination?


(214-Orbits and their ground tracks)"
Sun-synchronous orbit.
"What types of orbit has an inclination of either 0° or 180°?


(214-Orbits and their ground tracks)"
Equatorial orbit.
"A satellite's ground track with nodal regression successively tracks


(214-Orbits and their ground tracks)"
westward.
"What fundamental component of a coordinate system is the central point from which all other locations are measured?


(215-Coordinate systems)"
Origin.
"Which coordinate system is used to locate a tracking station on the surface of the Earth?


(215-Coordinate systems)"
Geographic.
"Which coordinate system is used to locate an Earth-orbiting satellite within its orbital path?


(215-Coordinate systems)"
Orbit.
"What type of maneuver only alters the size or shape of an orbit?


(216-In-plane maneuvers)"
In-plane maneuver.
"What is always common to the pre-thrust and post-thrust orbits?


(216-In-plane maneuvers)"
Thrust point.
"What is the disadvantage of the Hohmann transfer?


(216-In-plane maneuvers)"
It is the slowest maneuver.
"What is the disadvantage of the fast transfer?


(216-In-plane maneuvers)"
It uses 50 percent more fuel than the Hohmann transfer.
"What type of maneuver has an in-plane and an out-of-plane component?


(217-Out-of-plane maneuvers are accomplished)"
Combined.
"For a combined maneuver, in which direction do the ascending and descending nodes move when a north thrust is applied?


(217-Out-of-plane maneuvers are accomplished)"
East.
"When a satellite is traveling generally in a south direction and a north thrust is applied, the inclination


(217-Out-of-plane maneuvers are accomplished)"
decreases.
"What altitude is used by the Air Force and NASA to award astronaut wings?


(218-The ""theater of operations"" of space)"
50 miles.
"What altitude is used by aeronautical engineers as the beginning of space?


(218-The ""theater of operations"" of space)"
62 miles.
"What altitude is used by Space Operations as the beginning of space?


(218-The ""theater of operations"" of space)"
80 miles.
"What is the biggest problem for the moving parts of a satellite?


(219-Hazards affecting spacecraft operations)"
Lack of proper lubrication.
"What element in the upper atmosphere is extremely reactive and corrodes most materials rapidly?


(219-Hazards affecting spacecraft operations)"
Atomic oxygen.
"What causes the North and South Pole to move?


(219-Hazards affecting spacecraft operations)"
The rotation of the Earth's core.
"What type of spacecraft charging is potentially hazardous to the satellite's internal electronic systems?


(219-Hazards affecting spacecraft operations)"
Bulk.
"Which is a space object that survives reentry and hits the Earth?


(219-Hazards affecting spacecraft operations)"
Meteorite.
"What are the forces acting on a satellite, other than the central gravitational force of the Earth, called?


(220-Other effects of the space environment)"
Perturbations.
"What type of satellites experience two eclipse seasons of about 44 days?


(220-Other effects of the space environment)"
Geosynchronous.
"Where does a satellite remain in the total shadow of an eclipse?


(220-Other effects of the space environment)"
Umbra.
"Which of the following is not a layer of the atmospheric shell?


(221-The atmosphere)"
Cumulusphere.
"Which atmospheric layers contain 99 percent of air?


(221-The atmosphere)"
Stratosphere and Troposphere.
"Which atmospheric layers are called the middle atmosphere?


(221-The atmosphere)"
Stratosphere and Mesosphere.
"Which atmospheric layer is called the upper atmosphere?


(221-The atmosphere)"
Thermosphere.
"What Air Force panel determines whether or not the enlisted astronaut nominees meet NASA physical standards?


(222-The enlisted astronaut program)"
Medical screening panel.
"Which is not a qualification requirement for the enlisted astronaut program?


(222-The enlisted astronaut program)"
One year of degree-related professional experience.
"Which type of educational degree is not acceptable for the enlisted astronaut program?


(222-The enlisted astronaut program)"
Technology and management degree.