An unmanned exploratory spacecraft designed to transmit information about its environment is called .....

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An unmanned exploratory spacecraft designed to transmit information about its environment is called ____

A	Satellite
B	space probe
C	Spectroscope
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -A space probe is an unpiloted, unmanned device sent to explore space and gather scientific information. A space probe is launched from Earth with a set of scientific instruments and tools used to study the atmosphere and composition of space and other planets, moons, or celestial bodies.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are a few other space probes that have reached, or are about to reach, the ‘boundary’ of our solar system, which is extremely far away, as you can imagine. Now, space probes, by definition, are robotic spacecraft, meaning that they don’t have humans onboard.

Detailed explanation-3: -An unmanned space mission is launched without human passengers or crew.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explorers Program (1958–present) Pioneer program (1958–1978) Project Echo (1960–1964) Ranger program (1961–1965) Telstar (1962–1963) Mariner program (1962–1973) Lunar Orbiter program (1966–1967) Surveyor program (1966–1968) More items

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