Satellites
The definition of a satellite.
any object that orbits a planet or a celestial body in space
5 unique satellite functions
used for navigation, communication, weather, Earth observation, and space observation
2 things that create the seasons?
The axis and movement of the earth around the sun creates the seasons that we experience
First African American to travel in space in 1983.
Guion S. Bluford
The first tool used to explore space.
The human eye.
Two types of satellites.
natural and artificial
International Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope.
The length of time that it take the earth to fully orbit the sun.
about 365 days to fully orbit the sun.
Born in South Africa Currently resides in the United States
Founded the company SpaceX which launched the “Falcon 9” rocket into space. It was the first commercial company to launch a rocket into space. The rocket contained 1000 pounds of supplies for astronauts stationed in the International Space
Elon Musk
Once invented, this tool gave us the ability to zoom in and get a closer view of the sun, stars, constellations, planets, our moon, the moons of other planets, asteroids, meteors, nebulae and much more!
telescope
What is Earth's one satellite's correct name.
Moon/Luna
5 countries who created the ISS
The United States, Russia, Japan, Canada and various European countries.
The rate in which the earth is rotating about its own axis to make one full rotation?
at a rate of 24 hours
First man to walk on the Moon (July 20th 1969).
Neil Armstrong
The first telescope which was sent up by the the Soviet Union in 1957.
Sputnik
Moons surface
rocky, solid-surface body, with
much of its surface cratered
and pitted from meteorites
crashing into it.
the size of ISS
It is a massive structure (about the size of a football field)
The names of the four hemispheres.
Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern
Chris
Hadfield Canada
Lived in space for a five month period in the International Space Station. First Canadian astronaut to float freely in space. Reported frequently on social media about his experiences in space during his five month mission.
Chris Hatfield
The country which put the first man in space.
The Soviet Union
The length of time it takes the moon to fully orbit the earth.
It takes the Moon about 30 days to fully orbit the earth.
When was the ISS first launched?
1998
The two hemispheres in which we live.
North / West
A black American astronaut who died on the Challenger in 1989.
Ron McNair
They are capable of traveling into space landing on planets and other masses, such as asteroids or comets, without having an actual pilot on board. They are automated from here on Earth. They are able to travel much farther distances than space shuttles that house humans.
Probes