Objective – Describe the use of technology to learn about our Solar System. Name When We Left Earth – The Shuttle
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- When We Left Earth – The Shuttle - Key 1. The Space Shuttle was the first spacecraft with… a. wings. 2. How did the Shuttle land c. Like a plane
- c. Discovery 15. Who was the first American woman to walk into space c. Kathy Sullivan
Objective – Describe the use of technology to learn about our Solar System. Name ______________________________________________________________ When We Left Earth – The Shuttle 1. The Space Shuttle was the first spacecraft with… a. wings. c. fins. b. re-startable engines. d. windows. 2. How did the Shuttle land? a. In the ocean c. Like a plane b. Using rockets d. Using an escape pod. 3. The Shuttle has been described as flying like a… a. brick. c. rock. b. jet. d. feather. 4. Why was the Shuttle so unique? a. It could fly only once. b. It had to fly over and over again. c. It carried more than one person. d. It didn’t need a rocket to get into space. 5. What protects the Shuttle when it reenters the Earth? a. A solid heat shield. c. Special tiles b. Water d. Earth’s atmosphere 6. How many tiles cover the Shuttle? a. 5,000 c. 18,000 b. 12,000 d. 31,000 7. How long from the first glide test was it before the Shuttle was launched? a. 4 years c. 6 years b. 5 years d. 7 years 8. Who was the commander of the first Shuttle mission? a. Bob Crippen c. Mike Mullane c. Robert “Hoot” Gibson d. John Young 9. The first flight of the Shuttle was unmanned. a. True b. False 10. When the Shuttle clears the tower, how fast is it going? a. 100 mph c. 200 mph b. 150 mph d. 250 mph 11. What was designed to help a man fly in space? a. Astronaut Thruster (AT) b. Augmented Target Docking Adaptor (ATDA) c. Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) d. Astronaut Maneuvering Unit (AMU) 12. Who was the first man to fly the MMU? a. Ed White c. Gene Cernan b. Buzz Aldrin d. Bruce McCandless 13. The Shuttle became a victim of its own success. a. True b. False 14. Which Shuttle took the Hubble Space Telescope into Earth orbit? a. Atlantis c. Discovery b. Columbia d. Endeavour 15. Who was the first American woman to walk into space? a. Mary Cleave c. Kathy Sullivan b. Sally Ride d. Peggy Whitson
a. Thrusters on Hubble. c. The robotic arm b. It floated out of the cargo bay. d. Spring pushed it out of the cargo bay.
a. The solar panels were broke. c. The aperture door wouldn’t open. b. Hubble was nearsighted. d. The antenna wouldn’t deploy.
10. When the Shuttle clears the tower, how fast is it going? a. 100 mph 11. What was designed to help a man fly in space? c. Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) 12. Who was the first man to fly the MMU? d. Bruce McCandless 13. The Shuttle became a victim of its own success. a. True 14. Which Shuttle took the Hubble Space Telescope into Earth orbit? c. Discovery 15. Who was the first American woman to walk into space? c. Kathy Sullivan 16. Hubble was the smallest payload the Shuttle deployed. b. False 17. How is Hubble removed from the cargo bay? c. The robotic arm 18. There were no problems deploying Hubble into space. b. False 19. The Hubble launch revived America’s space program. a. True 20. What was wrong with Hubble? b. Hubble was nearsighted.
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