Exploring the Solar System and Beyond

A ______ is a tool that makes objects that are far away look much closer.

• satellite

• telescope

• space craft

• space probe

What is technological design?

• Any object that revolves around another object.

• A vehicle that travels into space.

• A tool that makes objects that are far away look much closer.

• The process of using science to design new technology to solve problems.

What was the name of the FIRST spacecraft launched into space in 1957. It was a satellite called _______.

What does the ISS stand for?

A _____________ is a spacecraft that carries scientific tools but does NOT have a human crew.

• spacecraft

• space probe

• telescope

• satellite

A satellite is any object that revolves around another object.

• True

• False

Who were the first people to walk on the moon?

• John Glenn

• Buzz Armstrong

• Neil Aldrin

• George Bush

Technology that helps us learn more about space.

• satellites

• spacecrafts

• space probes

• trains

Why is it so important to continue to learn about space?

Why was Apollo 11 such an important spacecraft for the United States?