NATS 1745 Study Guide - Final Guide: International Space Station, Allan Hills 84001, V-2 Rocket

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Not visible from earth due to the moon"s synchronous rotation. What is its purpose? a habitable satellite for conducting space experiments, was launched into earth-orbit in a joint-effort by 5 space agencies. Where are canadarms permanently installed, and what is their purpose? a 15- metre robotic arm was used in a space shuttle mission. Canadarms have now been used in over 50 shuttle missions and are currently installed in the iss: what have our space missions left behind around the earth? created a shell of debris around the. What are some of the extreme environments on earth where extremophiles are found? life forms which can survive extreme conditions (conditions that can"t sustain human life). Mars" polar ice caps contain at least 50% water-ice (may have been liquid when the solar system was younger and hotter). Galileo was intentionally crashed to avoid any chance of it contaminating local moons with terrestrial bacteria.