Space History
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| 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)
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| Sputnik | the first Earth orbiting satellite launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957
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| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. government agency that is responsible for the space program
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| satellite | a natural body, like the moon, or an artificial object that orbits another object
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| Cape Canaveral | the sight that NASA uses to launch space vehicles for space exploration
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| Mercury Project | the United States’ first attempts at manned space travel
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| Gemini Project | the United States’ second space program which concentrated on having manned orbiting space travel
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| Apollo Project | the United States’ third space program that concentrated on landing astronauts on the moon
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| space probe | a robot vehicle used to explore deep space
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| space shuttle | the United State’s reusable spacecrafts designed to transport people and cargo between Earth and space
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| 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
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| 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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