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12 S070502AA Types of Spacecraft

The document discusses different types of spacecraft used in space exploration, including space shuttles, probes, rockets, and space stations. Space shuttles are reusable vehicles that carry human crews to conduct experiments in space and deploy satellites. Probes are uncrewed vehicles that carry instruments to explore and photograph areas of the solar system. Rockets launch satellites and previously launched manned spacecraft, but are not designed for long-term space exploration. The International Space Station serves as a home for crews to perform research and experiments during long-term stays in space.

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12 S070502AA Types of Spacecraft

The document discusses different types of spacecraft used in space exploration, including space shuttles, probes, rockets, and space stations. Space shuttles are reusable vehicles that carry human crews to conduct experiments in space and deploy satellites. Probes are uncrewed vehicles that carry instruments to explore and photograph areas of the solar system. Rockets launch satellites and previously launched manned spacecraft, but are not designed for long-term space exploration. The International Space Station serves as a home for crews to perform research and experiments during long-term stays in space.

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Grade 7 Science Unit: 05 Lesson: 02

Types of Spacecraft
Space Shuttle
Space Shuttles Enterprise (test flights only; now on display at the Smithsonian) Atlantis (last flight 07/2011) Discovery (last flight 03/2011) Challenger (lost in 1986) Columbia (lost in 2003) Endeavor (last flight 05/2011) Probes Viking 1 & 2 Mariner, and Pathfinder (exploring Mars) Rovers (Spirit and Opportunity to explore Mars surface) Voyager 1 (visited Jupiter and Saturn to provide detailed images of the moons of these planets) Voyager 2 (visited Uranus and Neptune to provide detailed images of the moons of these planets) Cassini-Huygens (Saturn's moon Titan) Pioneer 10 (travel through the asteroid belt) Pioneer 11 (explore Saturn and its main rings) Hubble Space Telescope (deep space object)

Space Probe

Space Shuttles are reusable spacecrafts that are used to take manned missions to space. Accommodations are made to ensure the safety of human passengers during launch, flight, and landing. Experiments are run in space, and the shuttle can be used to deploy satellites.

Probes are vehicles that carry sophisticated instrumentation but no crew. They are designed to explore various aspects of the solar system. They may carry instruments to collect photos, temperature, mapping equipment, atmosphere testing, etc.

2012, TESCCC

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Grade 7 Science Unit: 05 Lesson: 02

Rocket
Rockets Saturn V (1967-1973) Ares V (cancelled 10/2010) Voyager (launched 1977) Apollo Missions (1961-1972)

Space Station
International Space Station Skylab

Rockets are used mainly for delivering satellites into orbits in space; however, they have been known to launch manned spacecraft into orbit. Rockets are not designed to carry equipment to gather information from the solar system.

The International Space Station is a satellite that serves as a home for the crew while they perform scientific research and experiments. Accommodations for long-term living in space are made. Experiments are carried out in the space station.

2012, TESCCC

09/20/12

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