KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Probes delivered pieces to space.
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Pieces were sent up on space shuttles
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It was delivered from another galaxy.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -It would have been impossible to build the Space Station on Earth and then launch it into space in one go-there is no rocket big enough or powerful enough. To get round this problem the Space Station was taken into space piece-by-piece and gradually built in orbit, approximately 400 km above the Earth’s surface.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first rudimentary station was created in 1969 by the linking of two Russian Soyuz vehicles in space, followed by other stations and developments in space technology until construction began on the ISS in 1998, aided by the first reusable spacecraft ever developed: the American shuttles.
Detailed explanation-3: -An international fleet of space vehicles launches ISS components; rotates crews; provides logistical support; and replenishes propellant, items for science experi-ments, and other necessary supplies and equipment. The Space Shuttle must be used to deliver most ISS modules and major components.