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| energy carried by electromagnetic waves |
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| speed of light & electromagnetic waves |
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| name of the telescope that was launched into space |
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| the advantage of a radio telescope over a refracting or reflecting telescope |
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| radio waves can pass freely through the atmosphere and can be used in any weather or at any time of day |
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| liquid and solid fuel rockets |
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| type of rocket that can be shut down |
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| type of rocket that cannot be shut down when ignited |
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| 2 goals of Mercury Program |
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1) orbit a piloted spacecraft
2) bring it back safely |
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| 1st U.S. citizen in space |
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| 1st U.S. citizen to orbit the Earth |
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| 2 goals of the Gemini Program |
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1) docking 2 spacecraft in space
2) study the effects of space travel on humans |
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| 2 goals of the Gemini Program |
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1) docking 2 spacecraft in space
2) study the effects of space travel on humans |
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| the space probes that showed a spacecraft could land the Moon |
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| the probe that took pictures of potential landing sites on the Moon |
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| goal of the Apollo Program |
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| said "small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" |
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| first Apollo Program to put a man on the Moon |
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| total number of lunar landings |
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| advantage of the space shuttle over earlier manned space craft |
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| it could be used over and over again |
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| what are 3 functions of the space shuttle |
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1) do interspace experiments
2) study the effects of space flight on humans
3) launch, retrieve and repair satellites |
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| 1st Russian space station |
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| the space station used by many countries |
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| International Space Station |
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| year Sputnik was launched |
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