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| orbit that allows a satellite to remain in the same spot above the earth at all times |
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| the movement of energy from one place to another |
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| a single rise or depression in a wave |
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| the lowest point in a wave |
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| the first artificial object ever put into space |
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| placed into orbit by the space shuttleDiscovery to aid astronomers in their studies of the stars |
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| Russian space station used until 2001 |
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| Intenational Space Station |
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| space station developed by 16 nations |
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| first spacecraft designed to be reuseable |
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| first space flight to the moon |
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| jupiter,saturn,uranus,neptune,pluto |
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| device used to make distant objects seem closer and clearer |
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| any back and forth motion repeatedly following a pattern |
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| device that splits light into a spectrum for analysis |
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| used to track events such as coming hurricanes |
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| rotating stars that emit directional beams of radio waves |
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| forwards radio,phone,tv signals |
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| people who travel into outer space |
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| the turning back or turning aside of any wave |
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| consists of a vibrating electric and magnetic field |
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| any object that orbits a larger object |
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| how fast a wave oscillates |
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| unmanned spacecraft launched to explore the unknown |
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| first american to orbit the earth |
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| astronautical engineer, made U.S. leader in space exploration |
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| first man to travel in space |
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| discovered that light is made up of many colors |
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| the father of modern rocketry |
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| America's first man in space |
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| first to make extensive use of telescopes to study stars |
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| first man to set foot on the moon |
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| developed the reflecting telescope |
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| planet that is tipped on its side |
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| largest planet in the solar system |
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| planet often called the morning star |
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| planet best known fot its rings |
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| planet that appears royal blue |
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