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Halley's Comet (that's easy, right?). Although it had been observed before, Halley was the first to discover that it was the same comet that returned at regular intervals, instead of a different object each time, and calculated its orbital period. There also exists a lunar crater named Halley.
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How would an astronaut aboard a space shuttle go about dropping an object down to earth?
The astronaut would release the object outside of the space shuttle and let it fall towards Earth due to gravity. The object would follow a trajectory back to Earth's surface without the need for further propulsion.
What do you call a person who travels into space?
An astronaut.
What is a person who flies in space called?
A person who flies in space is called an astronaut.
What is a sentence using the word astronaut?
An astronaut is a commander, pilot, or a crew member of a spacecraft. In Russia an astronaut is known as a cosmonaut.
What do you call a person who goes to space?
An astronaut or a cosmonaut.
Name of a astronaut?
He is Edward White the first American to walk in space.
Who was the first American astronaut to space-walk in 1965?
The first American to walk in space was edward. H. White.
In June of what year did the first us astronaut walk in space?
1965. The astronaut was Edward Higgins White II and the flight was Gemini 4.
Why does an astronaut have to exert a force on a weightless object in order to move it?
An astronaut has to exert a force on a weightless object in order to move it because in space, there is no gravity to naturally pull or push objects. Therefore, the astronaut must apply force to overcome inertia and move the object.
Who was the first person to go to outerspace?
The first American astronaut to walk or float in space, was the late astronaut Edward H.White.
How would an astronaut aboard a space shuttle go about dropping an object down to earth?
The astronaut would release the object outside of the space shuttle and let it fall towards Earth due to gravity. The object would follow a trajectory back to Earth's surface without the need for further propulsion.
Who was the first american to walk on the moon and in what year did this happen?
Around 35 years ago or something like that
What did people think about space before halley?
the comet halley was bad and scary=-) the end
What do you call a person who travels into space?
An astronaut.
Is an astronaut someone who works at a space station?
an astronaut is someone that goes up in to space
What space object was named after Edmond Halley?
Halley's Comet was named after Edmond Halley. In 1758 he first noted its periodic orbit which makes it's appearance every 76 years. It has been observed by astronomers for the last two thousand years. The last time Earth caught a glimpse of this comet was 1986.
Who was the first American astronaut to go into outer space?
Alan sheperd was the first astronaut in space.
