Quiz that covers the events of the timeline we used in class and space shuttles. :)
The United States
Uzebekistan
The Soviet Union
Canada
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Yuri A. Gargarin
James Lovell
Pilot the first rendezvous in space
Orbit the Earth
Conduct the first spacewalk
John Glenn, Soviet Union
Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Union
Alan Shepard, United States
Yuri Gagarin, United States
True
False
True
False
Test to see if the shuttle designs were sound
Critical phases of landing and other aspects of shuttle preperations
If astronauts could take spacewalks with jetpacks
Discover aliens on Mars
Last space shuttle built
Replaced the Challenger
First repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Deployed the Hubble Space Telescope
Deployed NASA's Hubble Space Telescope
Carried the Destiny laboratory to the International Space Station
Has flown more flights than any other shuttle
First repair mission to the Hubble
Blew up in the atmosphere on Jan 28
Sent probes to Venus and Jupiter
Tested critical phases of landing
A synonym for extra-vehicular activity
When two spacecrafts connect
Two spacecrafts meeting up at the same orbit at a relatively close distance.
First moon landing
Test rendezvous around Earth and test lunar module to see how it works
Overthrow the Soviet Union's government to win the Space Race
Perform docking and rendezvous experiments
Apollo 10
Apollo 11
Apollo 13
Gemini 7
Repair missions
Send people and objects into space
Travel into deep space for long periods of time
Conduct experiments
With a runway, similar to an airplane
Splashdown
Shuttles do not have all the things necessary for life
Space shuttles are larger than space stations
Space stations are more permanent laboratories
Includes living quarters
Can be used for transportation
Includes exercise stations
Has all necessary support systems for human life
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9
14
16
(This is not the answer)
In sections
All at once