Advantages of a space based telescope like Hubble

Advantages of a space based telescope like Hubble

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1. What was the purpose of the Clementine spacecraft and what was unique about it?
2. Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has an atmosphere composed of what elements and what did scientist Carl Sagan predict about Titan?

• Discuss the advantages of a space based telescope like Hubble.
• Explain the purpose of the Space Shuttle.
• Explain why the shuttle’s payload bay doors must be opened soon after achieving orbit.
• Discuss the shuttle’s reentry and landing sequence.
• Explain what a life support system must do.
• Describe what happens to humans physiologically when atmospheric pressure drops to near zero.
• Describe the symptoms of space adaptation syndrome or space sickness.
• Prior to Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA), cabin pressure is dropped incrementally prior to opening the hatch. What is the sequence for doing this and why is it done?