Rockets Flashcards
1
Q
Rockets
A
a machine that uses escape gas
2
Q
NASA
A
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
3
Q
Thrust
A
the pushing or pulling of a spacecraft
4
Q
Artificial Satellite
A
human made object in orbit
5
Q
Low Earth Orbit
A
orbit less than 1,500 km above the Earth’s surface
6
Q
Geostationary
A
orbit 36,000 km above the Earth’s surface
7
Q
Space Probe
A
unscrewed vehicle that carries instruments
8
Q
Space shuttle
A
a reusable space rocket that takes off like a rocket
9
Q
Space Station
A
long-term orbiting platform
