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What did the engineers identify as criteria for building the rockets?
What did the engineers identify as criteria for building the rockets?
- The rockets needed to be transported quickly
- The rockets needed to remain in an upright position while being transported (correct)
- The rockets needed to be built at the launch pad
- The rockets needed to be launched horizontally
What inspired one of the engineers working on the rocket transportation problem?
What inspired one of the engineers working on the rocket transportation problem?
- A large oil refinery
- A shipyard
- A large mining equipment (correct)
- A commercial aircraft
Why did NASA have to move the rockets to the launch pad after they were built?
Why did NASA have to move the rockets to the launch pad after they were built?
- The Rockets were too heavy to build at the launch pad (correct)
- The Rocket building facility was too small
- The Rockets needed to be painted at the launch pad
- The Rockets needed to be tested at the launch pad
What problem did NASA encounter when they decided to build the rockets away from the launch pad?
What problem did NASA encounter when they decided to build the rockets away from the launch pad?
What is the purpose of the crawler-transporter mentioned in the text?
What is the purpose of the crawler-transporter mentioned in the text?
Why did NASA engineers define the criteria and constraints of the problem precisely?
Why did NASA engineers define the criteria and constraints of the problem precisely?
What was one of the constraints identified by NASA engineers when brainstorming ways to build multiple rockets at the same time?
What was one of the constraints identified by NASA engineers when brainstorming ways to build multiple rockets at the same time?
What was the main challenge faced by NASA engineers when they realized they needed to test a lot more rockets to improve the design?
What was the main challenge faced by NASA engineers when they realized they needed to test a lot more rockets to improve the design?
Why did NASA decide to build multiple rockets at a location away from the launch pad?
Why did NASA decide to build multiple rockets at a location away from the launch pad?
What was the impact of the identified constraints on the design solution?
What was the impact of the identified constraints on the design solution?
What was the purpose of testing and evaluating each rocket before launching?
What was the purpose of testing and evaluating each rocket before launching?
Why did NASA engineers realize that building one rocket at a time would take too long and they would miss the deadline?
Why did NASA engineers realize that building one rocket at a time would take too long and they would miss the deadline?
