history
What year was NASA founded?
1958
what company makes the most money through planetary scientist
what is Nasa
how many planets have birds
what is 1
You need this kind of degree to be a top research worker in planetary science
PhD
What degrees to planetary scientists tend to have? Name 2.
degrees in: geology, astronomy, astrophysics, physics, or related disciplines
when did planetary science become popular
what is 1969
Average pay for a planetary scientist
$103,985 per year.
This planet rotates backwards
Venus
who was the first planetary scientist
who was Galileo Galilei
How many active astronauts work in NASA currently?( Active--as in going into space and working on satellites, etc.)
47
NASA stands for
National Aeronauttics and Space Administration
What is the lowest salary a planetary scientist makes
$37,000/year
what planet spins the slowest
what is venus
what billionare is attempting to move humans to mars
who is Elon Musk
This famous plnetary scientists published more than 600 scientific papers and articles
Carl Sagan
what was the first planet discovered
what is uranus
NASA's entire budget, including planetary science, accounts for ____% of the U.S. federal budget.
.5%
This planet, the 7th from the sun, rotates sideways
Uranus
who gave planetary science its name and separated it from astronomy
Gerard Kuiper
This astronaut ,who died in the 1986 challenger explosion, left an legacy that went on, through TRIO, to fund billions of black college students going into STEM fields
Who is Ronald McNair
First trip to space happend in what year?
1961
How much money did U.S. taxpayers spend on space exploration in 2024?
around 79.7 billion U.S. dollars
what year did pluto become a dwarf planet instead of a normal one
what is 2006
who discovered the first planet other than Earth
who was William Herschel
Space is COLD!! The average temperature in the void of space is about____.
-270.45°C.