NASA held a competition in schools around the country to select
the name of the new space shuttle. The name â??Endeavorâ?? came
from was a ship belonging to the British Royal Navy. In 1769,
Captain James Cook steered the Endeavor to Tahiti to witness the
transit of Venus, an event that allows people to see Venus passing
across the Sun.
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Which space program provided the technical training and data needed to bridge the gap between walking on the Earth and walking on the Moon
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Gemini
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What is the collection of ancient stars found in the center of the local group called
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central bulge
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Which space shuttle and its seven crew members were lost during reentry over eastern Texas on February 1 2003
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Columbia
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What was the name of the lunar module that landed on the Moon on July 20 1969
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OTF Vonte
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Who was the first spacewalk took place during which mission
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challenger
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What is Apollo 11 touch down on the site known
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on the moon
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The majority of known galaxies are which shape
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Spiral .
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Why do charged particles from the sun (the solar wind) get trapped in the van Allen radiation belts
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The Van Allen belts are caused by Earth's magnetic field.
Charged particles are deflected in the presence of a magnetic
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In which type of star cluster are the stars more densely packed forming a somewhat spherical pattern
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globular cluster
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Photographs from which spacecraft provided the initial data for NASA scientists to determine future mission landing sites on the Moon
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ranger 7 A+
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How did the space shuttle Endeavour get its name
NASA held a competition in schools around the country to select
the name of the new space shuttle. The name â??Endeavorâ?? came
from was a ship belonging to the British Royal Navy. In 1769,
Captain James Cook steered the Endeavor to Tahiti to witness the
transit of Venus, an event that allows people to see Venus passing
across the Sun.
Which space program provided the technical training and data needed to bridge the gap between walking on the Earth and walking on the Moon
Gemini
What is the collection of ancient stars found in the center of the local group called
central bulge
Which space shuttle and its seven crew members were lost during reentry over eastern Texas on February 1 2003
Columbia
What was the name of the lunar module that landed on the Moon on July 20 1969
OTF Vonte
Who was the first spacewalk took place during which mission
challenger
What is Apollo 11 touch down on the site known
on the moon
The majority of known galaxies are which shape
Spiral .
Why do charged particles from the sun (the solar wind) get trapped in the van Allen radiation belts
The Van Allen belts are caused by Earth's magnetic field.
Charged particles are deflected in the presence of a magnetic
field.
In which type of star cluster are the stars more densely packed forming a somewhat spherical pattern
globular cluster
Photographs from which spacecraft provided the initial data for NASA scientists to determine future mission landing sites on the Moon