enFISpace Technology Vocabulary10
Optical telescopes: collect and focus visible light you can see a magnified image of a distant object.
rocket: is a system used for transporting materials and astronauts into space.
thrust: is the force that pushes against the rocket, causing it to move.
rover: robotic probe designed to land on a planet,it tests it and sends info back to earth.
probe: are devices sent with no human pilot to another celestial body to gather information.
Satellites: is anything that orbits around something else.
radio telescopes: are large receivers similar to satellite dishes.
geosynchronous orbit: orbit of a satellite that's moving at the same speed and direction as earths rotation.
telescopes: allow us to view space from the comfort of our own backyard.
international space station: a space based laboratory.
Space Technology Vocabulary
are devices sent with no human pilot to another celestial body to gather information.
a space based laboratory.
allow us to view space from the comfort of our own backyard.
orbit of a satellite that's moving at the same speed and direction as earths rotation.
is the force that pushes against the rocket, causing it to move.
is a system used for transporting materials and astronauts into space.
robotic probe designed to land on a planet,it tests it and sends info back to earth.
is anything that orbits around something else.
are large receivers similar to satellite dishes.
collect and focus visible light you can see a magnified image of a distant object.