Exploring Space

A spacecraft (without crew) controlled by scientists from Earth that flies by planets in deep space to take pictures is called a...

• orbiter

• rover

• International Space Station

• probe

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

• satellite

• telescope

• space craft

• space probe

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

• spacestation

• space probe

• space shuttle

• space telescope

A spacecraft that can carry a crew into space, return to Earth, and then be reused for the same purpose

• space shuttle

• space probes

• rover

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Large artificial satellite on which people can live and work for long periods

• space shuttle

• space station

• space probes

• rover

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Space craft that has various scientific instruments that collect data, including images, can orbit objects, but has NO HUMANS (also NOT on the surface of something)

• space shuttle

• space station

• space probes

• rover

small robotic space probe that can move about on the surface of a planet

• space shuttle

• space station

• space probes

• rover

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used to launch people/the shuttle and objects into space

• space shuttle

• rocket

• space probes

• rover

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what is shown? explores on the surface of the moons/planets

• rover

• space station

• space shuttle

• space probe

large dish used to detect signals from space - either from satellites or from other sources

• space probe

• rover

• telescope

• radio telescope

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