KidsAstronomy.com Name:___________Date:_______ Worksheet # 4

Read:  The star commander has just sent you a secret message.  To unscramble it you must answer the questions below.  When you are finished place the letters in the correct order at the bottom of the page. Hint:  Visit http://www.KidsAstronomy.com/explore_index.htm for help finding the answers.

1.  What was the name of the first satellite NASA sent to Mars? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1     2.  What was the name of the first shuttle to be launched? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2     3.  When scientists use more then one telescope to look at the same object it is called a  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3   4.  What is the name of the probe which fell into the Atlantic Ocean after NASA attempted to send it to Mars? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4     5.  The Space _______ will one day be replaced by cheaper, faster, and better space craft. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5   6.  The most powerful telescope in the world is the _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6   7.  The first astronauts to travel to distant stars might use what to get up to light speed instead of engines. _ _ _ _ _ 7   8.  Through the work done by astronauts during shuttle missions scientists learn the effects of weightlessness on _ _ _ _ _ _ 8   9.  The Viking 1 and Viking 2  missions consisted of both an orbiter, and a  _ _ _ _ _ _ 9   10.  The biggest canyon on Mars is much bigger than the _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _     10 11 Secret Message:  _ _ _ | _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 11 5 | 4 9 1 | 2 7 1 4 9 | 3 11 9 | 7 4 5 8 2 6