Unmanned Space Travel 1
What is the best space telescope ever made?
James Webb Telescope
How can you fix basically all the problems with telescopes based on Earth?
Put the telescope in space
Who were the Mercury 7?
First 7 American Astronauts
Why is Apollo 13 remembered?
A large portion of the spacecraft exploded and they were still able to return the three man crew of astronauts safely back to Earth.
What is the ISS and what is its purpose?
International Space Station
Space station used by every nation who has a space program to perform research and experiments in space.
Where have the most space probes been sent to?
What does the Keppler space telescope exclusively do?
Find Earth-Like exoplanets
What was the first living creature sent to space?
Fruit Flies.
Who was the first human to step foot on the moon and what country was he from?
Neil Armstrong, USA
What was the main purpose of designing and implementing the Space Shuttle over previous space crafts?
To reduce the cost of Space Travel.
How did humanity first explore outer space?
By looking up and using telescopes.
What has the USA sent several of to Mars to explore the conditions of Mars from the surface of the planet?
Rovers
Who was Werner Von Braun and why is he rememberedd in the history of space travel?
German scientists the USA recruited after World War 2 and he was the lead engineer on nearly all of the USA's rockets during the space race.
When did Apollo 11 land on the moon?
July 20th, 1969
July 20th, 1970
July 20th, 1968
July 20th, 1969
What is Project Artemis and what is its long term goal?
Nasa's new program returning astronauts to the moon with the long term goal of establishing a permanent Moon Base.
What are 6 other places we have sent space probes to besides Earth's Moon?
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, The Sun, Asteroids, Comets.
What are two problems with exploring outer space from the surface of the Earth?
Weather, Light pollution, electromagnetic waves are blocked from Ionosphere.
Who was the first human sent into outer space and what nation was he from?
Yuri Gagarin, Russia
What did project Mercury do for the American space program?
Helped them develop rockets to get into space
Name and describe two disasters in the History of the American Space Program.
Apollo 1: fire broke out during test run killing the entire three man crew
Challenger Space Shuttle: Exploded during launch
Columbia Space Shuttle: Disintegrated during re-entry.
What is significant about the year 1957 in the history of space travel?
The USSR (Russians) launched Sputnik-1, the first man-made satellite into outer space.
What are the two main problems with sending probes, or any other spacecraft, to deep space (such as the outer planets)?
The probes must travel an incredibly far distance which takes an incredibly long time.
Additionally, the space craft sent must be built well enough to endure years of wear and tear in years of space travel.
In the entire history of space travel up until the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon, what was the general pattern that occured between the Russians and the Americans in terms of achievements in space travel?
The Russians did/achieved something and then some time later the Americans accomplished the same thing.
What did Project Gemini do for the American space program?
Helped teach the Americans how to fly and maneuver in space.
What was the idea of the "The Right Stuff"
American astronauts had to have the highest credentials: Had to be a certain height and weight, had to have a college degree, had to be under 40, had to be brilliant (IQ over 130), had to be an experienced air force or marine pilot.