U8 PT Astronomy

Apollo 11 was launched on ______.

• Oct. 4, 1969

• Oct 4, 1957

• July 16, 1969

• May 16, 1961

What space event happened in 1977 and why was it so amazing?

• The orbits of Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto lined up so a probe flew by them in one trip.

• A full solar eclipse happened.

• Solar wind from the sun enables space probes to fly by all the planets.

Sputnik is the Russian name for ______.

• orbiter

• observer

• satellite

• space traveler

Most astronomers use ____ telescopes today.

• reflecting

• lens

• refracting

• hubble

On February 1, 2003 _____ blew up when returning from its 28th mission from a small hole in a wing.

• Challenger

• Discovery

• Columbia

____ was the 1st man to step onto the moon.

• Neil Armstrong

• Michael Collins

• Buzz Aldrin

What three inventions were combined to make a reusable space shuttle?

• airplane boosters

  rocket

  satellite

• rocket boosters

  satellite

  airplane

• satellite boosters

  airplane

  satellite

Space shuttles are made up of 3 main parts.

Which is NOT a part of a space shuttle

• fuel tank

• propellants

• rocket boosters

• orbiter

In the 2030s, NASA hopes to put astronauts into orbit around _____.

• Moon

• Mars

• Alpha Cenura

The space suit radio and headset used to talk in space is called a ____.

• space cap

• Snoopy cap

• solar cap

• scope cap