vocab
any man made object placed in orbit around a body in space
artificial satellite
what number of newtons law do they use
3rd
How many natural satellites does Earth have and what is it
1 and it is our Moon
Which space shuttle exploded
Columbia
The 5 different space shuttles used
Columbia, Challenger, Discover, Atlantis, and Endeavour
a vehicle that carries scientific instruments to planets or other bodies in space
space probes
father of modern rocketry
Robert Goddard
What happened January 31, 1958
US launched their 1st satellite
The 1st US astronaut to go into space
Alan Shepard
Who was the astronaut that stayed in Apollo 11
Mike Collins
the force that accelerates a rocket
thrust
developed the V-2 rocket
Wernher von Braun
Where do space probes travel to
Outer parts of the solar system
Who was the 1st American to orbit the Earth
John Glenn
Who were the astronauts that landed on the moon
Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin
a machine that uses escaping gas to move
rocket
explained how rockets worked
Tsiokovosky
What are the spaces probes to Venus
Venera 9- Soviet Union
Magellan- US
What are the space probes to the Moon
Luna 9- Soviet
Clementine-US
When did they land on the moon
July 20, 1969
a reusable vehicle that takes off like a rocket and lands like an airplane
space shuttle
the first type of fuel used for rockets
gun powder
What are the space probes to Mars
Viking 1&2- US
Pathfinder-US
What are the space probes to the outer solar system
Pioneer-10&11-US
Voyager 1&2- US
Galileo- US
Used to monitor different types of satellites
Weather satellites