Space Observation

Space Log 2

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Spacecraft
Firsts

• Name the first artificial satellite to circle the earth.
• Name the first man in space.
• Name the first women in space.
• Who made the first space walk?
• Name the first men to walk on the moon.

Planet exploration

• On which planets have automated space probes landed?
• Which planets have been surveyed by spacecraft?

Choose one space flight mission

• What was the objective?
• What was learned?
• What is the status of the space craft?
• How may the mission have influenced later exploration of the target body?

Telescopes

• What is the difference between reflecting, refracting, and radio telescopes?
• Who is Galileo? What does he have to do with telescopes?
• When was the Hubble Telescope released into space?
• What did scientists discover when they tried to use the telescope?
• Have scientists made any new discoveries with the Hubble Telescope?

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