Space Exploration

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An automated motor vehicle that propels itself across the surface of the planet Mars to provide us with information about the surface of the planet.

How did we first explore space?

A large spacecraft. It orbits around Earth. It is a home where astronauts live. The space station is also a science lab.

The large telescope that is orbiting the Earth, and send back images of space to us is called:

A series of space flights undertaken by the United States with a goal of landing a man on the moon.

A cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents

Who was the first american to go into outer space?

A rocket-launched spacecraft, able to land like an unpowered aircraft, used to make repeated journeys between the earth and earth orbit.