Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
Apr 12, 2022 · A satellite is an object that is in orbit around an object in space of a larger size. Things such as the Earth's Moon or Pluto's Charon are natural satellites. Humans have also created artificial …
C'est quoi un satellite ? | Espace des sciences
C'est quoi un satellite ? GRANDES QUESTIONS C'est un objet qui tourne autour d'une planète. Il peut tourner autour de la Terre … ou d'une autre planète ! La Lune est le seul satellite naturel de notre …
Satellite | Espace des sciences
Quand nous regardons la Lune, elle nous présente toujours la même face. Grâce aux sondes lunaires, on a pu avoir des images de la face cachée de notre satellite naturel. Cette face est beaucoup plus …
Le lancement de Spoutnik | Espace des sciences
Le 4 octobre 1957 marquait le lancement du satellite Spoutnik. Cinquante ans après, l'équipe du planétarium fête l'événement durant quatre séances. 50 ans de l'histoire de la conquête spatiale …
Military Reconnaissance - National Air and Space Museum
Military reconnaissance is an operation to obtain information relating to the activities, resources, or military forces of a foreign nation or armed group. It uses balloons, aviation, and space technology …
Three Ways Satellites Help Us Understand Our Environment
Aug 9, 2022 · A young male manta ray with a satellite tag in southern Florida. The tag is attached in a safe manner, so as not to hurt the animal or reduce its ability to swim. Image courtesy of NOAA. …
Antisatellite Missile - National Air and Space Museum
The U.S. Air Force began developing this air-launched antisatellite missile (ASAT) to destroy enemy satellites after the USSR demonstrated its ability to attack satellites in space. At the tip of this two …
Sputnik and the Space Age - National Air and Space Museum
Oct 3, 2017 · Sputnik, the world’s first human-made satellite of the Earth, was launched on October 4, 1957, marking the beginning of the Space Age and the modern world in which we live today.
What Makes a Moon a Moon? | National Air and Space Museum
Nov 14, 2024 · A moon is a planetary body that goes around another planetary body. Usually, this is one or more moons going around a planet, but it doesn’t have to be a planet. In Star Wars, the Death …
What are the Main Parts of a Communications Satellite?
Most communications satellites have the same basic components, pointed out in this diagram: Solar cells and batteries to power the satellite systems Antennas to receive and transmit signals …