Exploring Space Practice

A device that expels gas in one direction to move in the opposite direction.

• Velocity

• Satellite

• Orbit Velocity

• Rocket

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The reacting force that propels a rocket forward.

• Thrust

• Rover

• Space station

• Vacuum

A speed in a given direction

• Rover

• Velocity

• space station

• Space spinoff

The velocity a rocket must achieve to establish an orbit around another object in space

• Orbit Velocity

• Velocity

• Space shuttle

• probe

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The velocity a rocket must reach to escape from a planet or moons gravitational pull

• Vacuum

• Satellite

• Escape velocity

• Geosynchronous orbit

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A spacecraft that can carry lots of scientific instruments that can collect data, including visual images but does not hold any space crews on it.

• Math

• space probe

• escape velocity

• microgravity

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A series of space missions designed to send people to the Moon was called?

• Project Apollo
• space probe
• Moon Mission
• space shuttle

First American in space

• Alan Shepard
• John Glenn
• Yuri Gagarin
• Neil Armstrong

First American to orbit Earth

• Alan Shepard
• John Glenn
• Neil Armstrong
• Yuri Gargarin

US Government agency established to be in charge of the space program

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Astronauts and Satellite Association
• National Aeronautics and Satellites Association
• National Aerodynamic Space Administration