Space Exploration

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a person trained to travel to space and perform a specific job

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astronaut

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A vehicle sponsored by sixteen nations that circles the earth while astronauts living on board carry out experiments.

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International Space Station

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A US government agency in charge of the space program

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NASA

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An unmanned spacecraft designed to send information back to Earth

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probe

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A reusable spacecraft that used rockets to launch but could land like a plane when returning to Earth.

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space shuttle

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A 20-year competition of space exploration between the United States and former Soviet Union

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space race

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An item that was originally developed for use in space but has uses on Earth.

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space spinoff

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An optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and brighter by using lenses and curved mirrors.

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telescope

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A vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial object.

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rover

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Who was the first man on the moon?

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Neil Armstrong