Investigation of physical conditions in space & on stars, planets, & other celestial bodies through use of satellites, space probes, or spacecraft w/human crews.

Engine that provides thrust directly through the burning of its fuel without requiring intake of air.

Vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside Earth's atmosphere.

Reusable spacecraft designed to transport people & cargo between Earth & space.

Unmanned spacecraft designed to explore solar system & transmit data back to Earth.

Vehicle for exploring surface of an extraterrestrial body (like the Moon & Mars).

Object that orbits around another object, like a moon orbiting a planet or a human-made object orbiting Earth.

Instrument for viewing or detecting distant objects.

Building or place given over to or equipped for observation of natural phenomena.

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

Orbiting space satellite used for scientific & space research; construction began in 2001 with 16 other nations.

GALILEO GALILEI (1564 - 1642)

Father of modern science; made improvements to the telescope; discovered 4 largest moons of Jupiter, among many other scientific accomplishments.

Person trained to be part of a spacecraft crew.

National Aeronautics & Space Administration; American governmental agency dedicated to space exploration.

Activity in which an astronaut moves around & does work outside a spacecraft while in space.

Complex system of garments that allow astronauts to work safely outside their spacecraft.

Tiny meteoroids traveling fast enough to damage spacecraft; "micro-" = tiny.

Condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless.

Volume of space mostly empty of matter, such as oxygen to breathe.

Theory that says the universe began as a small point that expanded rapidly about 13.7 billion years ago.

Place or form from which something comes or is derived.

Unifying scientific explanations for a broad range of hypotheses and observations that have been supported by scientific experiments.

All of space and the matter space contains.

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SPACE EXPLORATION

6.11C, 7.9B, 8.8D Space Exploration & Origin

Term	Definition
SPACE EXPLORATION	Investigation of physical conditions in space & on stars, planets, & other celestial bodies through use of satellites, space probes, or spacecraft w/human crews.
ROCKET	Engine that provides thrust directly through the burning of its fuel without requiring intake of air.
SPACECRAFT	Vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside Earth's atmosphere.
SPACE SHUTTLE	Reusable spacecraft designed to transport people & cargo between Earth & space.
SPACE PROBE	Unmanned spacecraft designed to explore solar system & transmit data back to Earth.
ROVER	Vehicle for exploring surface of an extraterrestrial body (like the Moon & Mars).
SATELLITE	Object that orbits around another object, like a moon orbiting a planet or a human-made object orbiting Earth.
TELESCOPE	Instrument for viewing or detecting distant objects.
OBSERVATORY	Building or place given over to or equipped for observation of natural phenomena.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION	Orbiting space satellite used for scientific & space research; construction began in 2001 with 16 other nations.
GALILEO GALILEI (1564 - 1642)	Father of modern science; made improvements to the telescope; discovered 4 largest moons of Jupiter, among many other scientific accomplishments.
ASTRONAUT	Person trained to be part of a spacecraft crew.
NASA	National Aeronautics & Space Administration; American governmental agency dedicated to space exploration.
Space Walk	Activity in which an astronaut moves around & does work outside a spacecraft while in space.
Space Suit	Complex system of garments that allow astronauts to work safely outside their spacecraft.
Micrometeoroids	Tiny meteoroids traveling fast enough to damage spacecraft; "micro-" = tiny.
Microgravity	Condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless.
Vacuum	Volume of space mostly empty of matter, such as oxygen to breathe.
BIG BANG THEORY	Theory that says the universe began as a small point that expanded rapidly about 13.7 billion years ago.
ORIGIN	Place or form from which something comes or is derived.
SCIENTIFIC THEORIES	Unifying scientific explanations for a broad range of hypotheses and observations that have been supported by scientific experiments.
UNIVERSE	All of space and the matter space contains.

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