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1
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Pioneer 10 launch

A

NASA 1972

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2
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Pioneer 10 lost signals and distance

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Jan 2003 lost signals august 2009 1000x farther from sun than earth
Can pass aldebaran is 2 million years

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3
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Pioneer 11 launch

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1973

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4
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Pioneer 11 communication lost

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1995

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5
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Voyager one and two launch

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1977

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6
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Winter solstice

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December 21-22

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7
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Summer solstice

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June 20-22

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8
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Verbal equinox

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March 20-21

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9
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Autumnal equinox

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September 22-23

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10
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Stonehenge age

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4500 years old

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11
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Equinox origin

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Latin
Equi equal
Nox night

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12
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Sputnik 1and 2 launch

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Soviet Union 1957
Sputnik one first sattelite ever launched
Month latter Sputnik two launched

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13
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Explorer 1

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American launched in 1958

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14
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Alouette 1

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Made Canada third nation to send a sattelite to space

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15
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Anik series

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Anik one launched in 1972

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16
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Anik f3

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Launched in 2007

Mass 5900 kg

17
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Envistat

A

Environmental sattelite ESA

Launched in 2002

18
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GOCE

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Gravity field and steady state ocean circulation explorer

Launched in 2009

19
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Apollo 1

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1967 three member crew died due to fire

20
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Canada France Hawaii telescope discovery

A

2007 discovered black hole 13 million lay away

21
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MOST

A

Micro variability and oscillation of stars

Launched in 2003

22
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Hubble space telescope

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Launched in April 24 1990

23
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James Webb telescope

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Will replace Hubble in 2013 located 1.5 million km above earth

24
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Acrecibo observatory

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In Puerto Rico largest radio telescope there is

25
Q

Earthruse

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1968 picture took by William anders

26
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Apollo 8

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3astronaut mission

27
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International space station

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Assembled in space since 1998

Orbits 400 km above earth

28
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Canada arm 2

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First used in 1990s

One of three built

Earth And Space (13 decks)

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