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EXPLORING SPACE

Rocket

• Sends people and things into space

• Powerful enough to escape our gravity

• Needs a lot of fuel to launch

Rockets are used to launch:

Space telescope

• Takes photo of things in space

• A lot can be learnt by looking at the photos

• The most famous space telescope is the Hubble

Space Station

• Launched in separate parts and put together in space

• Astronauts live on space stations for long periods of time

• All kinds of research is done there

Satellite

• Sends communication signals

• Useful for conducting research and gathering information

• Can be used to forecast weather

State True or False

1. A rocket takes photos of things in space.
2. A satellite is used to forecast weather.
3. A space station is launched in one complete piece.
4. A space telescope is used to launch a rocket into space.
5. Astronauts live on space stations.