Civil Air Patrol CAP Mitchell Award Aerospace Terms
Exam Study Guide 2023 with complete solution
satellite
natural or artificial object in space that orbits the Earth
orbit
the path a satellite takes around a celestial body
apogee
the highest point of an orbit
perigee
the lowest point of an orbit
Sputnik
the first artificial satellite
COMSTAT
communications satellites
INTELSAT
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
NAVSTAR
navigation satellites
LANDSAT
satellites that locate natural resources and monitor conditions on the Earth's surface
GOES
Geostationary Operations Environmental Satellites
Johannes Kepler
discovered satellites orbiting around Jupiter in the 1600's
Kepler's First Law
the orbit of each planet is an ellipse, with the Sun at the focus
Mercury
US' first manned spaceflight project
Gemini
US' manned spaceflight project that achieved the first walk in space and the first two-
man capsule
Apollo
US' manned spaceflight project that put man on the Moon
Skylab
US' manned spaceflight project that put a laboratory into space; first US space station
Apollo-Soyuz
Manned spaceflight project linking American and Soviet spacecraft in space
Space Shuttle
US' Space Transportation System (STS) for transporting into space and returning to
Earth
Neil Armstrong
First man to set foot on the moon
Telstar
first commercial satellite
, Space Station Alpha
future space station, a joint venture with US, Europe, Canada, Japan, and Russia
Mir
Russia's space station of the 1980's and 1990's
Salyut
Russia's first space station
Spacelab
European Space Agency's first space station
black hole
a region in space where no radiation is emitted
cislunar space
the space between the earth and the moon
constellation
a grouping of stars, named after mythical figures and animals
galaxy
an enormous collection of stars arranged in a particular shape
interplanetary space
measured from the center of the sun to the orbit of its outermost planet
interstellar space
the distance from one solar system to another
microgravity
small gravity levels or low gravity
nebulae
giant could of dust and gas
pulsar
pulsating star that flashes electromagnetic emissions in a set pattern
space
region beyond the earth's atmosphere where there is very little molecular activity
star
a body of hot gases
universe
everything is part of the universe; stars, planets, galaxies, animals, plants, and humans
Van Allen belts
radiation belts filed with charged particles
Stars are made of...
90% hydrogen and 10% helium
solar system
the sun and the bodies that orbit around it
comet
a small icy body orbiting the sun
asteroid
a small rocky body orbiting the sun; usually found in the asteroid belt
meteoroid
clump of dust or rock orbiting the sun
meteor
Exam Study Guide 2023 with complete solution
satellite
natural or artificial object in space that orbits the Earth
orbit
the path a satellite takes around a celestial body
apogee
the highest point of an orbit
perigee
the lowest point of an orbit
Sputnik
the first artificial satellite
COMSTAT
communications satellites
INTELSAT
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
NAVSTAR
navigation satellites
LANDSAT
satellites that locate natural resources and monitor conditions on the Earth's surface
GOES
Geostationary Operations Environmental Satellites
Johannes Kepler
discovered satellites orbiting around Jupiter in the 1600's
Kepler's First Law
the orbit of each planet is an ellipse, with the Sun at the focus
Mercury
US' first manned spaceflight project
Gemini
US' manned spaceflight project that achieved the first walk in space and the first two-
man capsule
Apollo
US' manned spaceflight project that put man on the Moon
Skylab
US' manned spaceflight project that put a laboratory into space; first US space station
Apollo-Soyuz
Manned spaceflight project linking American and Soviet spacecraft in space
Space Shuttle
US' Space Transportation System (STS) for transporting into space and returning to
Earth
Neil Armstrong
First man to set foot on the moon
Telstar
first commercial satellite
, Space Station Alpha
future space station, a joint venture with US, Europe, Canada, Japan, and Russia
Mir
Russia's space station of the 1980's and 1990's
Salyut
Russia's first space station
Spacelab
European Space Agency's first space station
black hole
a region in space where no radiation is emitted
cislunar space
the space between the earth and the moon
constellation
a grouping of stars, named after mythical figures and animals
galaxy
an enormous collection of stars arranged in a particular shape
interplanetary space
measured from the center of the sun to the orbit of its outermost planet
interstellar space
the distance from one solar system to another
microgravity
small gravity levels or low gravity
nebulae
giant could of dust and gas
pulsar
pulsating star that flashes electromagnetic emissions in a set pattern
space
region beyond the earth's atmosphere where there is very little molecular activity
star
a body of hot gases
universe
everything is part of the universe; stars, planets, galaxies, animals, plants, and humans
Van Allen belts
radiation belts filed with charged particles
Stars are made of...
90% hydrogen and 10% helium
solar system
the sun and the bodies that orbit around it
comet
a small icy body orbiting the sun
asteroid
a small rocky body orbiting the sun; usually found in the asteroid belt
meteoroid
clump of dust or rock orbiting the sun
meteor
