2. O Near the equator in the direction of the
Earth’s rotation (east).
O Popular places were rockets have been
launched: Cape Canaveral in Florida,
USA, Vandenberg in California, USA,
Baikonur in Russia and Plesetsk
Cosmodrome in Russia.

3. O The speed an object needs to be
travelling at to escape a planet’s or moons
gravitation pull.
O Space probes need to exceed 11.2kms-1 .
O The Voyager probes had a velocity
of 14kms-1.

4. O Twin probes were launched by NASA
in 1977 from Cape Canaveral, Florida
aboard a Titan-Centaur rocket.
O Primary mission was the exploration of
Jupiter and Saturn.
O On completion, the mission was
extended.
O Current mission: The exploration the solar
system beyond the outer planets.

5. O Between the twin probes they would
explore all the giant outer planets, 48 of
their moons, and the unique systems of
rings and magnetic fields those planets
possess.

6. O Knowledge of space to society and
through space probes astronomy’s
biggest discoveries have been made.
O Use of Teflon
O Health and medicine, transportation,
public safety, consumer goods,
environmental and agricultural resources,
computer technology and industrial
productivity

7. O Defined as: Using the motion of a planet
to assist a space probe’s acceleration into
outer space.

8. O Were either government or educational
implemented.
O Notes used as a source of information
were from class notes.
O Compared with other sources to check for
consistency in the information.
O Up to date sites

9. O Relevant to answering the questions in
the task.
O Relevant to classwork in understanding
HSC dot points.

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