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5th Space FK2
Space History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rocket | a device or vehicle designed for space travel, propelled by a device that carries both fuel and oxidizer and produces thrust by expelling expanding hot gases (rocket engine) |
| Sputnik | the first Earth orbiting satellite launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957 |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. government agency that is responsible for the space program |
| satellite | a natural body, like the moon, or an artificial object that orbits another object |
| Cape Canaveral | the sight that NASA uses to launch space vehicles for space exploration |
| Mercury Project | the United States’ first attempts at manned space travel |
| Gemini Project | the United States’ second space program which concentrated on having manned orbiting space travel |
| Apollo Project | the United States’ third space program that concentrated on landing astronauts on the moon |
| space probe | a robot vehicle used to explore deep space |
| space shuttle | the United State’s reusable spacecrafts designed to transport people and cargo between Earth and space |
| space station | a spacecraft designed to be occupied by a crew for extended periods of time and used as a base for the exploration, observation, and research of space |
| Hubble Telescope | a large telescope placed into orbit around the Earth by the United States which allows scientists to visually explore space through pictures |
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