Aerospace Module #6

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1. In 1957, the Russians launched ___________, the first artificial satellite.

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Sputnik 1

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2. The term ___________ is used for either a natural or an artificial object in space.

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Satellite

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3. Communication satellites began in 1958 when taped messages were broadcast from orbit on the _______ satellite. In 1962, _________ ___ became the first commercial satellite.

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Score Telestar I

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4. Intelsat stands for ____________ _______________ ____________ ____________. It is made up of 109 nations worldwide that control ___ satellites.

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International Telecommunications Satellite Organization

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5. TDRSS stands for __________ and ______ _______ ___________ _________. It provides full-time coverage for the _______ _________.

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Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System space shuttle

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6. The Deep Space Network provides continuous communications for planetary spacecraft probing into _______ _______.

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deep space

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7. The first navigational satellite, _________, was developed to provide Polaris missile submarines with the ability to fix accurate positions.

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Transit

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8. GPS is the NAVSTAR ________ _____________ ________ that offers a precise ____________ __________.

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Global Positioning System positioning service

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9. The Natural Resources Satellites locate ________ ___________ and monitor other conditions on the Earth’s surface. This is the task of the ___________ series of satellites.

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natural resources LANDSAT

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10. In 1960, Tiros 1 became the first __________ satellite.

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weather

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11. GOES stands for _____________ ____________ ______________ __________. GOES provides pictures of the Earth’s _________, pictures of _______ and provides information which helps with __________ ______________.

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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites clouds weather forecasting

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12. The __________ satellite series discovered the Van Allen radiation belts.

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Explorer

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13. Satellites or spacecraft that either fly by, orbit or land on a celestial body, other than Earth, are called _______ ________.

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space probes

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14. The ___________ took pictures of the Moon in preparation of the Apollo landings. The ___________ series flew by Venus and Mercury and gave us pictures of Venus’ clouds and Mercury’s cratered surface.

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Rangers Mariners

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15. In the 1970s, the __________ probes gave us pictures of Jupiter and Saturn. Then in the late 1970s, __________ ___ and ___ also encountered Jupiter and Saturn.

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Pioneer Voyager 1 and 2

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16. In 1975, the _______ series explored the environment of Mars.

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Viking

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17. Satellites as a system are made up of four parts: ________, ______ ___________, _____-__________ and a __________.

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people, space environment, sub-systems and launch

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18. Customers define the overall ________ and _______________ for satellites.

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purpose and requirements

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19. ___________, _________ ____________ and _______ _______ are potentially dangerous for satellites.

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radiation, charged particles and solar flares

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20. ________________ and _______ ________ can also harm satellites. Some 20,000 tons of _________ ___________ make it into the Earth’s atmosphere every year.

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micrometeorites space debris natural materials

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21. Manmade _______ or ______ is also a threat.

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debris or junk

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22. The first aspect that ties the sub-systems together is the satellite’s _________. The first step of the design of the sub-system is the __________ _________________.

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mission payload requirements

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23. The _____________ of a satellite is like a building.

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structure

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24. The _____________ system provides the boost to get the satellite into orbit.

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propulsion

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25. To make minor corrections in direction, the __________ _________ system is used.

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attitude control

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26. The main source of electricity while the satellite is in orbit is the ______.

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sun

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27. Temperature data is part of the ________ ________ sub-system.

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thermal control

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28. The __________ and _________ function of a satellite is a communication system.

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command and control

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29. The sub-system that gets the satellite into orbit is the __________.

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launch

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30. An ________ is the movement or path a satellite takes around a celestial body.

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orbit

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31. _________’s First Law states that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse, with the sun at the focus.

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Kepler

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32. The highest point of an orbit is called the _________, and the lowest point is called its __________.

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Apogee perigee

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33. America’s first manned space flight program was called ________ ___________.

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Project Mercury

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34. ______ ____________ was the first American in space.

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Alan Shepard

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35. _______ ________ was the first American to orbit the Earth. His orbit lasted for _____ hours and ___-___ minutes and orbited the Earth ______ times.

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John Glenn

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36. Project Mercury answered the basic questions about __________ in ________.

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survival in space

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37. _______ __________ was the first two-man capsule, and it also achieved the first _______ in ______.

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Project Gemini walk in space

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38. ________ ___ landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, and _____ ____________ was the first man to walk on the Moon. After we landed on the Moon, only one of the next six flights ________ ___ didn’t land on the Moon.

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Apollo 11 Neil Armstrong

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39. _______ ________’s mission was to put a laboratory into space. Scientists were interested in continuing their studies of the effects of _____-__________ space flights.

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Project Skylab long-duration

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40. The first crew manned Skylab for ____ days. The final crew spent ____ days in space.

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28 84

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41. The ________-________ _____ ________ was the linkup in space of an American and a Soviet manned spacecraft.

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Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

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42. In 1981, the Space Transportation System, commonly called the ______ ________, was launched. It provides a system for _______________ into space and a _______ _______ to Earth. The major advantage of this system is that it can be used _______ and ________.

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Space Shuttle transportation return back again and again

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43. The Space Shuttle consists of three main parts: the _________, the _____ _______ __________ and the _________ _______. The part that looks like an airplane is called the __________.

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orbiter, solid rocket boosters external tank orbiter

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44. In April 1990, the shuttle Discovery deployed the ________ _______ ____________. It operates at over _____ miles above the Earth and is free of any atmospheric ____________.

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Hubble Space Telescope

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45. It 1993, the shuttle carried the European developed ____________ into orbit.

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Spacelab

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46. Russian launched the first space station, ________ __, in April 1971.

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Salyut 1

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47. ________ __ stayed in space for six months then burned up when it reentered the Earth’s atmosphere.

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Salyut 1

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48. The next model of Russian space station was called _____. It was launched in February 1986.

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Mir

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49. The US’ first space station was ________. It was launched in 1973. Three different crews lived abroad, with the last crew staying the longest, ____ days.

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Skylab 84

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50. The European Space Agency also built a space station called ___________.

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Spacelab

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51. Zero gravity or ________________ exists inside the space stations.

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Weightlessness

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52. The air inside the space stations is a mixture of ___________ and ____________. This mixture works better than breathing ______ __________.

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oxygen and nitrogen

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53. For sleeping, the astronauts place sleeping bags ______________ along the walls.

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vertically

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54. The general term used for going outside the Space Shuttle is _______________ ___________ (_____).

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Extravehicular Activity (EVA)

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55. Russian _________ ___________ accomplished the first space walk in March 1965. Less than three months later, ______ ________ was the first American to walk in space.

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Aleksei Leonov Ed White

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56. In 1973, ________ ___ set the record for the longest EVA with seven hours and one minute.

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Skylab 4

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57. It was during Gemini 7 that space suits were _______ _____ inside the spacecraft for the first time.

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taken off

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58. In 1984, astronauts used the _________ ______________ ______ (____) for the first time, allowing them to move around in space without being tied to the spacecraft.

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Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU)

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59. In November 1998, the first of several launches to construct ________ _________ ________ took place. This is a joint venture between _______, __________, __________, _________ and __________.

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Space Station Alpha US, Europe, Canada, Japan and Russia

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60. The _________ will replace the Space Shuttle in the 21st century.

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X-33