Artificial Satellites
The first commercial satellite, launched in 1962.
What is Telstar I?
US’ first manned space flight project.
What is Project Mercury?
Russia’s space station of the 1980’s and 1990’s.
What is Mir?
What is Space Station Alpha or International Space Station?
What is a Satellite?
In 1611, he discovered objects moving around Jupiter.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
The acronym “GPS” stands for this.
What is Global Positioning System?
Manned spaceflight project linking American and Soviet spacecraft in space.
What is Apollo-Soyuz?
Russia’s first space station.
What is Salyut 1?
The highest point of an orbit.
What is the Apogee?
Gave us the first theory of motion of celestial bodies in 127-145 AD.
Who is Ptolemy?
The first weather satellite.
What is Tiros I?
US program where first walk in space was made.
What is Gemini?
The general term that is used for going outside a spacecraft.
What is Extravehicular Activity (EVA)?
Path a satellite takes around a celestial body.
What is Orbit?
Developed a heliocentric theory of the universe in 1526 that put the Sun at the center of a Solar System.
Who is Copernicus?
The first and oldest satellite.
What is Explorer I?
Mission in which astronauts landed on the moon, 21 July 1969.
What is Apollo 11?
A unit strapped to the back of an astronaut allowing him or her to move around without being tied to the spacecraft.
What is a Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU)?
The lowest point of an orbit.
What is the Perigee?
Developed laws of motion.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
Flew by Venus and Mercury, photographing Venus’ clouds and Mercury’s craters.
What is Mariner?
The number of days the first crew lived aboard Skylab.
What are 28 days?
A joint venture with US, Russia, Europe, Canada, and Japan.
What is Space Station Alpha or International Space Station?
The energy that powers an orbit.
What is Gravity?
The first woman in space.
Who is Sally Ride?