SPACE PEOPLE & MISSIONS
In 1961, the first American, Alan _____, went into space
Shepherd
A huge _____ called the Saturn V was built.
Rocket
Satellites watch _____ and space conditions.
weather
A _____ happens when the Moon gets between the Sun and Earth.
solar eclipse
Our _____ includes the Sun, planets, and other “space stuff.”
Solar System
John Glenn’s _____ was called Friendship 7.
Spacecraft
The job of Saturn V was to _____ the Apollo spacecraft into space.
Push
Machines sent into space to explore
Probes
The Moon _____ the sunshine on Earth.
Blocks
An _____ is a huge chunk of rock.
Asteroid
The project of getting a man to the _____ was called the Apollo Project.
Moon
The space shuttle is made to be _____.
Reusable
_____ send radio and telephone signals around the world.
Satellites
The Moon’s _____ passes across Earth.
Shadow
Thousands of asteroids _____ around the Sun.
Orbit
In 1969, three _____ were blasted into outer space by the Saturn V rocket.
Astronauts
A rocket is used to send objects where? _____.
Into space
The Hubble Space Telescope _____ the universe
Probes
People in the path of the Moon’s shadow see the sunshine grow _____.
Dimmer
Most meteors burn up as they _____ across the sky.
Streak
Neil Armstrong was the first man who placed his foot on _____.
the moon
The space shuttle is used to launch and repair _____ and satellites.
Telescopes
John Glenn’s space flight made Americans excited about?_____.
Space exploration
You can only see a _____ if you are completely inside the Moon’s shadow.
Total Eclipse
A _____ is made of ice, rock, and dust.
Comet