vocab
what is a artifical satelite
any man-made object planted in orbit around a body in space
a machine that uses escaping gas to move
rocket
which pioneer's are on the outer solar syatem
10 and 11
what is the Goal with Gemini
the Goal was learning to work in space and deal with weightlessness
who owns Luna 9
soviet
what is escape velocity
the speed and direction a rocket must travel in order to completely break away from a plants gravitational pull
a vehicle that carries scientific instruments to planents or other bodies in space
space probe
how many space probes are on mars
2
who owns clementine
us
what is low earth orbit
an orbit located a few hundred kilometers above earth's orbit
a reuseable vehicle that takes off like a rocket and looks like an airplane
space shuttle
how many total space probes are there in venus, mars, and the outer solar system
7
what is the Goal with Apollo and what happened that made this one inportant
to land on the moon and Neil,A was the first person to touch the moon
who sent the first probe to the moon
soviet
what does NASA stand for
national aeronautics and space administration
a long term orbiting platform from which other vehicles can be launched or scientific research can be done
space station
how many space probes are on the outer solar system and what is different about voyager
3 and voyager is the farthest probe in space
was luna 9 or cmentine send first
luna 9
what is orbital velocity
that speed and direction a rocket must have in orbit the earth
what is an orbit in which a satelite travels at the speed that matches the ratational speed of earth
geosynchronous orbit
how many space probes are on venus and what is different about one of the probes on venus
2 and venera 9 is made by Soviet union
what was the goal with mars
to put a man into orbit and test his ability to function in space
which space probe was last to the moon
clementine