Space Tools

What space tool has a glass lens to magnify light or uses large mirrors to see objects in space?

• Rover

• Lander

• Telescope

• Space Shuttle

A small spacecraft, with no one traveling in it, sent into space to make measurements and send back information to scientists on earth about the sun, planets, comets, and asteroids close up.

• Rover

• Lander

• International Space Station

• Space Probe

This space tool orbits earth every 92 minutes.

• Rover

• Lander

• International Space Station

• Space Probe

This sends astronauts to the moon and is also used to launch space probes.

• Rocket

• Lander

• Rover

• Computer

This carries people and instruments to the surface of planets and moons.

• Rocket

• Lander

• Rover

• Computer

This allows astronauts to explore the moon's surface or operated by remote control for Mars.

• Rocket

• Lander

• Rover

• Computer

This utensil writes programs to control spacecraft and telescopes while also studying space data.

• Rocket

• Lander

• Rover

• Computer

This carried astronauts and scientists into space to help repair and add new instruments to orbiting telescopes.

• Airplane

• Space Shuttle

• Optical Telescope

• Spectrometer

This allows researchers to search for signs of intelligent life on other planets.

• Space Shuttle

• Balloon

• Computer

• Radio Telescope

What space tool lets astronomers get special information about light?

• Airplane

• Spectrometer

• Balloon

• Space SHuttle