Living and Working in Space Cool Pictures Important Terms Space Stations (Russian / US / Int’l) Living in Space Spacesuits Review

Important Terms Space Station Alpha Mir Salyut Skylab Spacelab

Ch 1 - Review 1 Whose scientific law says that each planet’s orbit is an ellipse with the Sun at the focus: A. Kepler B. Copernicus C. Ptolemy D. Newton

Ch 1 - Review 2 Which sub-system of a satellite provides a boost to get the satellite in orbit? A. Structure B. Propulsion C. Attitude Control D. Command and Control

Ch 1 - Review 3 Which of the following is a part of a satellite system? A. People B. Space environment C. Sub-systems D. All of the above

Ch 2 - Review 1 Which project was involved in the American and Soviet linkup in space? A. Skylab B. Gemini C. Mercury D. Apollo-Soyuz

Ch 2 - Review 2 Who was the first man to set foot on the Moon? A. Chuck Yeager B. Alan Shepard C. John Glenn D. Neil Armstrong

Ch 2 - Review 3 The first commercial satellite was called? A. Tiros B. Explorer C. Telstar D. Navstar

Salyut I The first space station Launched by Russia in 1971 Astronauts stayed on board for 3 weeks at a time Salyut I stayed in space for 6 months Cosmonauts stayed on Salyut VII for a record 234 days

Mir Largest and longest lasting space station In 1987, a Russian cosmonaut stayed in space for almost a year

Skylab First US space station Launched in 1973 – 2 years after the first Russian space station Demonstrated, for the US, that people could live and work in space

Spacelab Module in the cargo bay of the shuttle Major endeavor by European Space Agency