Space Exploration Flashcards
(34 cards)
what is space exploration
physical exploration of astronomy concepts through human and robotic means
what event led to the development of technology that could reach space
world war 2
which country first launched an object into space
germany. v2 rocket
what was the cold war
2 super powers struggle for geopolitical economic and technological superiority
who was involved in the cold war
usa and ussr
what was americas first satellite
explorer
what were the significances of sputnik 1 and 2
1- first artificial sattelite
2- carried the first living thing into space
what was the gemini program
testes EVA and docking procedures needed to land on the moon
who was the first man in space
yuri garigan
who was the first to orbit the earth
yuri garigan
who was the first american in space
alan shepard
who was american to orbit earth
john glenn
who was the first to do a space walk
alexey leonov
which american first completed a space walk
edward white
who was the first woman in space
valentina tereshkova
what were the apollo missions
missions to land a man on the moon
what did each apollo mission accomplish
1-failed launch 4-6- unmanned tests 7- first manned test 8- first orbit of earth 9-10- lunar module testing 11- landed on the moon 13-orbited but didn't land 12-17 all successful moon landing
what is the soyuz capsule
russian capsule for moon landing
what was the apollo souyez project
apollo and souyez capsule docked together and ended the space race
significance of salyut skylab and more
salyut-first russian space station
skylab-first american space station
mir- russian space station
what is the space shuttle
reusable space plane
name all 6 shuttles that were built
enterprise discovery challenger colombia atlantis endevour
what happened to the colombia and challenger shuttles
colombia- burned up upon re entry
challenger- exploded during launch
when did space shuttle restire
2011
