Space Exploration

It is a long-term research laboratory in space where astronauts can live. It was constructed with resources from 15 different nations.

• Space Shuttle
• Space Probe
• Satellite
• International Space Station

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Reusable spacecraft that transports astronauts, satellites, and other materials to and from space.

• Space ship
• Space shuttle
• Voyager 1
• Space station

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What is the ISS?

• International Student Services
• Inside Sun Secrets
• International Space Station
• Iraq Space Services

Which were the first astronauts to walk on the moon?

• Buzz Lightyear and Woody
• Alan Shepard and Sally Ride
• Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong
• John Glenn and Yuri Gargarin

Which country launched the first artificial satellite?

• USSR/Soviet Union
• USA
• Canada
• Japan

Earth and the rest of the solar system are located in the galaxy ___________________.

• Milky Way
• star
• Andromeda

What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?

• rover
• satellite
• space shuttle

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What was the name of the first satellite to orbit Earth?

• Sputnik
• Skylab
• Challenger
• Curiosity

Why is a space suit insulated?

• regulate temperature- protect against hot/cold
• to keep the astronaut from dehydrating
• so they can use the bathroom in space
• so they can breathe

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Who became the first American astronaut to journey into outer space traveling aboard Freedom 7 in May of 1961?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin