9. Space Exploration Flashcards
[type of space exploration] a spacecraft orbits the earth
Orbital space flight
[type of space exploration] study of planetary bodies by direction exploration using robotic and manned spacecraft
Planetary exploration
First man-made object to orbit earth
Sputnik 1
First artificial satellite
Sputnik 1
launched by soviet union in 1957
Sputnik 1
triggered the space race
Sputnik 1
first man made object to reach the moon
Luna 2/Lunik 2
launched by Soviet Union in 1959
Luna 2/Lunik 2
Launched by NASA in 1969
Apollo 11
First crew to land on the moon
Apollo 11
Launched by soviet union in 1961
vostok 1
first successful human spaceflight
vostok 1
serves as researh lab for space environment
International Space Station
artificial, habitable satellite
International Space Station
the International Space Station is a joint project by: (5)
- NASA
- Roscosmos (Russia)
- JAXA (Japan)
- ESA (Europe)
- CSA (Canada)