Moving
What powered the space shuttles? 368
booster rockets
What does ISS stand for? 368
International Space Station
The Columbia was the first: 368
Space Shuttle
What is a challange due to weightlessness? 369
must be strapped in to bed; eating and drinking; bones and muscles weaken 369
a craft designed to land on the surface of a body in space 371
Lander (duh)
This is a reusuable spacecraft that launches with the aid of rocket boosters and liquid fuel. 168
space shuttle
On the ISS, astronauts are in a constant state of: 368
weightness
Yuri Gagarin did what? 368
first human to orbit Earth
Name 3 supplies directly necessary for the survival of asternauts 369
food water air
!!DAILY DOUBLE!!
Name these space vehicles. 370-372
[Double click for each correct answer]
A probe
B satellite
C lander
D. rover
a machine that uses gas, often from burning fuel, to escape Earth's gravitational pull 168
rocket
What is carried out on a space station? 368
scientific experiments
What EM waves does the Chandra Observatory use? 370
X-Rays
What do pressurized space suits protect from? 369
the vacuum of outer space
a small vehicle that comes out of the lander and explores the surface of a planet or mon beyond the landing site 371
rover
Name 3 places that landers have been used. 371
moon, Venus, Mars, and Saturn's moon Titan
How did asternauts get back and forth to the ISS? 368
space shuttles
The Mars Pathfinder is a: 371
lander
Name a technological challange for space travel. 369
carrying enough fuel [There are many more.]
What is an uncrewed vehicle that carries scientific instruments to distant objects in space? 370
a space probe
In the early days of space missions, these would splash down in the ocean. They could not be reused. 168
capsules
How many people crewed the ISS and for how long? 368
6 people for 6 months
The Compton Observatory uses what EM wave? 370
Gamma ray
What does a life-support pack supply and remove 369
supplies O2
removes CO2
What is an uncrewed spacecraft that is designed to energy into orbit around another object in space? 371
an orbiter