06. Quiz: Countdown, Liftoff! (4-3)
NASA's countdown to launch includes checkpoints where NASA engineers complete certain technical tasks. During the final minute, NASA has 6 tasks to complete:
- Orbiter transfers from ground to internal power (T-50 seconds)
- Ground launch sequencer is go for auto sequence start (T-31 seconds)
- Activate launch pad sound suppression system (T-16 seconds)
- Activate main engine hydrogen burnoff system (T-10 seconds)
- Main engine start (T-6 seconds)
- Solid rocket booster ignition and liftoff! (T-0 seconds)
NOTE: "T-50 seconds" read as "T-minus 50 seconds".
Directions:
Write a while
loop that counts down from 60 seconds and:
- If there's a task being completed, it prints out the task
- If there is no task being completed, it prints out the time as
T-x seconds
Use the task and time descriptions described above.
Your Code:
Your output should look like the following:
T-60 seconds
T-59 seconds
T-58 seconds
...
T-51 seconds
Orbiter transfers from ground to internal power
T-49 seconds
...
T-3 seconds
T-2 seconds
T-1 seconds
Solid rocket booster ignition and liftoff!
Start Quiz:
/*
* Programming Quiz: Countdown, Liftoff! (4-3)
*
* Using a while loop, print out the countdown output above.
*/
// your code goes here
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