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Field Trip: Space Flight
Go on a virtual journey from Earth, to the International Space Station, to the Moon and beyond. Experience the thrill! See the sites! And discover what goes into successful mission planning.
Watch the video and then test your knowledge.
What does this satellite image show?
The Sahara Desert
Utah
Kazakhstan
Mars
ANSWER: Kazakhstan
What did NOT launch from Kazakhstan?
All Russian Soyuz spacecraft
The first person to go to space
Astronauts from over a dozen countries going to the International Space Station
SpaceX Dragon, the first commercial spacecraft to carry astronauts
ANSWER: SpaceX Dragon, the first commercial spacecraft to carry astronauts
What does this orbital path show?
A comet
The Moon
The International Space Station (ISS)
A telecommunications satellite
ANSWER: The International Space Station (ISS)
How far above Earth does the ISS orbit?
250 miles (400 km)
22,000 miles (35,000 km)
250,000 miles (400,000 km)
34,000,000 miles (54,000,000 km)
ANSWER: 250 miles (400 km)
What does this image show?
Kennedy Space Center in Florida
A launchpad in Japan
A Tesla manufacturing plant
Houston Space Center in Texas
ANSWER: Kennedy Space Center in Florida
Which is an important feature of a launch site?
Close to the North Pole, where Earth’s spin is slowest
Near an astronaut training center
By the ocean
In an unpopulated area
ANSWER: In an unpopulated area
What is this an image of?
Mir space station
The ISS
SpaceX Dragon
Apollo 8
ANSWER: The ISS
How is the ISS powered?
Wind energy
Nuclear energy
Solar energy
Coal
ANSWER: Solar energy
What part of the ISS is pictured here?
Bay windows where astronauts can view Earth and space
A hydroponic farm
An escape hatch
The first hotel room in space
ANSWER: Bay windows where astronauts can view Earth and space
What is NOT among the international contributions to the ISS?
A robotic arm from Canada
An experiment module from Japan
Delivery of astronauts by Russian spacecraft
A brick pizza oven from the US
ANSWER: A brick pizza oven from the US
What do these lines represent?
Communications satellites
Near-Earth asteroids
Solar wind
Airplanes
ANSWER: Communications satellites
What is NOT an important consideration when planning a launch?
Weather conditions
Future location of target when spacecraft arrives
How much fuel is needed to leave Earth’s atmosphere
Which country the astronauts are from
ANSWER: Which country the astronauts are from
What do these orbit lines represent?
Satellites
The inner planets
Moons of Jupiter
Asteroids
ANSWER: The inner planets
Which is NOT a danger in sending people to Mars?
Loss of muscle mass during six months of weightlessness
Stronger radiation from the Sun outside Earth’s magnetosphere
Unpredictability of Mars’ location six months in the future
Microscopic debris hitting the spacecraft
ANSWER: Unpredictability of Mars’ location six months in the future
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