EPT Space Technology NASA & The Space Race Timeline WebQuest - Julie Shirley | Library

Instructions

Please work through the WebQuest and answer the questions using the following website https://www.space.com/4422-timeline-50-years-spaceflight.html
Please copy and paste your answers into the formative below to ensure you earn full credit, since the answers are based off of the website. If you use any other source, such as Google or AI, the system will mark the answer incorrect since the formative questions and answers are developed from the website timeline. Please use the timeline to complete the WebQuest.

Use the following link to complete the WebQuest. https://www.space.com/4422-timeline-50-years-spaceflight.html

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Who is known as “The Father of Modern Rocketry”?

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The _______ and _______ were the first two pieces of scientific tools launched with a rocket.

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The _______is discovered by American astronomer _______  

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Pilot Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier first the first time on _______ (date) using his craft named _______ 

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On what date did the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union begin?

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What spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union began the Space Race?

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Explain one important event connected to space technology that took place in 1959.

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Alan Shepard was famous for being _______ and John Glenn was famous for  the _______ 

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Who was the first woman to fly into space?

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Explain one important event connected to space technology that took place in 1964.

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Why is Mariner-4 considered an important spacecraft connected to the Space Race?

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The _______ spacecraft was the first unmanned Soviet spacecraft to make the first soft landing on the moon on _______ (date)

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What tragic event happened to Apollo-1?

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One fact about Apollo-7 is _______ and a second fact is _______ .

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On what date did the Apollo-11 astronauts land on the moon?

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The People’s Republic of China enter the Space Race on _______ using the spacecraft _______ 

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Explain one fact about Mariner 9.

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Explain one fact about Pioneer 10.

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Explain one fact about Apollo 17

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Explain one fact about Mariner 10.

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On what date was the European Space Agency (ESA) formed?

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Voyager 1 did a _______ mission on _______ (date) while Voyager 2 did a _______ on_______ (date) 

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Skylab was the _______ which crashes _______ 

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What was the first spacecraft used by NASA for the Space Shuttle Program?

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Who was Sally Ride?

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Explain one historic event in the Space Race that happened in 1986.

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The Hubble Space Telescope was first put into space on _______ via the _______ 

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In 1995 what space station did the Space Shuttle Discovery dock with?

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What happened to the Mir space station in 2001?

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Name one tragedy that occurred in 2003 during the Space Race.

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The _______ and the _______  merged to form the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

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The first fact about NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is _______ and the second fact is _______ 

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The first fact about NASA’s DAWN spacecraft is _______ and the second is _______

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Peggy Whiston was the _______ and Pamela Melroy was the _______ 

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On what date did the Space Race turn 50?

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Revisit the timeline, what country launches a satellite that is not the United States or Soviet Union?

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Drag the following key vocabulary space technology terms in alphabetical order.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________         