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An astronaut is a person trained,
equipped, and deployed by a human
spaceflight program to serve as a
commander or crew member aboard
a spacecraft. Although generally
reserved for professional space
travelers, the terms are sometimes
applied to anyone who travels into
space, including scientists, politicians,
journalists and tourists.
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ROCKET
A rocket is a spacecraft,
aircraft, vehicle or
projectile that obtains
thrust from a rocket
engine. Rocket engine
exhaust is formed entirely
from propellant carried
within the rocket. Rocket
engines work by action and
reaction and push rockets
forward simply by expelling
their exhaust in the
opposite direction at high
speed, and can therefore
work in the vacuum of
space.
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SATELLITE
In the context of
spaceflight, a satellite is an
object that has been
intentionally placed into
orbit. These objects are
called artificial satellites to
distinguish them from
natural satellites such as
Earth's Moon. On 4
October 1957, the Soviet
Union launched the world's
first artificial satellite,
Sputnik 1. Since then, about
8,900 satellites from more
than 40 countries have
been launched. According
to a 2018 estimate, about
5,000 remained in orbit.
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TELESCOPE
A telescope is an optical
instrument using lenses,
curved mirrors, or a
combination of both to
observe distant objects, or
various devices used to
observe distant objects by
their emission, absorption, or
reflection of electromagnetic
radiation. The first known
practical telescopes were
refracting telescopes
invented in the Netherlands
at the beginning of the 17th
century, by using glass
lenses. They were used for
both terrestrial applications
and astronomy.