OUR SOLAR

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UNMANNED SPACE

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MANNED SPACECRAFT

OUR SOLAR

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UNMANNED SPACE

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JEOPARDY DOUBLE JEOPARDY

THIS PLANET IS CLOSEST TO THE SUN

MERCURY

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THIS IS THE ONLY PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM KNOWN TO ROTATE IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION

VENUS

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THIS IS THE LARGEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

JUPITER

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THIS PLANET HAS THE STRONGEST WINDS OF ANY IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

NEPTUNE

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THE SOVIET UNION LUANCHED THE WORLD’S FIRST ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE. IT WAS NAMED

SPUTNIK

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THIS INTERNATIONAL TREATY CALLED SPACE THE PROVINCE OF ALL MANKIND AND ALSO STATED THAT SPACE EXPLORATION SHOULD BENEFIT ALL COUNTRIES

1967 OUTER SPACE TREATY

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THIS WAS THE NAME OF THE FIRST U.S. WEATHER SATELLITE

TIROS 1

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THIS FAMILY OF SPACECRAFT GAVE US OUR FIRST LOOK AT JUPITER

PIONEER

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AMERICA’S FIRST MANNED SPACE FLIGHT PROGRAM WAS NAMED

MERCURY

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HE WAS AMERICA’S FIRST ASTRONAUT IN SPACE

ALAN SHEPARD

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THIS ASTRONAUT WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN TO ORBIT THE EARTH

JOHN GLENN

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THIS COSMONAUT WAS THE FIRST HUMAN IN SPACE

YURI GAGARIN

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THIS IS THE FIRST SPACECRAFT TO ORBIT MERCURY

MESSENGER

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THIS IS THE NAME OF OUR GALAXY

MILKY WAY

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METEROIDS ARE SMALL BITS OF MATTER THAT ORBIT THE SUN. WHEN A METEROID ENTERS THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE, IT IS CALLED A

METEOR

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THE LARGEST OF THESE BODIES HAS A DIAMETER OF A LITTLE MORE THAN 600 MILES

ASTEROIDS

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THIS SPACE TELESCOPE WAS SCHEDULED TO OPERATE FOR 15 YEARS BUT HAD ITS MISSION TIME EXTENDED THANKS TO SERVICE CALLS

HUBBLE

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THIS SATELLITE DISCOVERED THE VAN ALLEN RADIATION BELTS

EXPLORER 1

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THE FIRST U.S. ATTEMPT TO LAUNCH A SATELLITE ENDED WITH AN EXPLOSION ON THE LAUNCH PAD. THE SATELLITE WAS NAMED

VANGUARD

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THIS U.S. NAVY SATELLITE PRECEDED GPS AND WAS DESIGNED TO UPDATE THE INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS ON POLARIS SUBMARINES

TRANSIT

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ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS AMERICAN MANNED SPACE FLIGHT PROGRAM WAS TO TEST PROCEDURES FOR DOCKING SPACECRAFT

GEMINI

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THIS SPACE SHUTTLE WAS LOST IN 1986 WHEN THE SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER EXPLODED DURING LAUNCH

CHALLENGER

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PLACED IN ORBIT IN 1971, THIS SOVIET SPACECRAFT WAS THE WORLD’S FIRST SPACE STATION

SALYUT 1

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THIS FACILITY WAS DESIGNED TO BE FLOWN IN THE SPACE SHUTTLE’S CARGO BAY AND TO PROVIDE A “SHIRT SLEEVE” WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR MISSION SPECIALISTS

SPACELAB

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