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25 Cards in this Set
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What is a floating space lab?
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ISS
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What were sent to Mars to study rocks and find water?
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Mars Rovers
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What is a huge telescope in orbit that helps take pictures and explore space?
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Hubble
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Which telescopes use lenses?
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refracting
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Which telescopes use mirrors?
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reflecting
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Which space shuttle was recently retired?
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Discovery
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What is a special engine that carries its own fuel?
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rocket
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What is a curved path that revolves around an object in space?
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orbit
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What was the first artificial satellite that was launched by the Russians?
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Sputnik 1
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What probe was decorated with directions on how to find Earth?
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Pioneer 10
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Who was the first person in space?
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Yuri Gagarin
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Who was the first US citizen in space?
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Alan Shepard
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Who was the first US citizen in orbit?
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John Glenn
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Which president wanted the US to land on the moon before 1970?
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John F. Kennedy
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What was used to transport astronauts to and from space?
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space shuttle
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What space station will take 47 separate launches to complete?
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the International Space Station
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Who were the three astronauts on Apollo 11?
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Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins
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Who were the three astronauts on Apollo 13?
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Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, Jack Swigert
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Where are missions launched from in the United States?
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Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida
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Where are the missions controlled from the United States?
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Houston, Texas
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What is the purpose of space probes like Pioneer 10, the Voyagers, and Galileo?
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to explore remote regions
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What are some obstacles and hardships astronauts have to face in space?
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Space craft is small, astronauts are cramped. Weightlessness makes eating and sleeping more complicated. Absence of gravity causes disorientation and space sickness.
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What are some advantages of the space program?
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Advances in technology, learn more about the universe, learn more about the human body.
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What are some disadvantages of the space program?
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Cost, pollution, danger to astronauts
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Be able to summarize the mission you did the PowerPoint on.
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Be able to give your opinion on whether or not the space program is worthwhile.
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