T is for…
NASA’s Picture Dictionary
Check out what T stands for…
Telescope
A tool that, when looked through, makes far-off objects seem closer and larger.
Sentences:
NASA scientists use telescopes to look at stars and galaxies.
My family likes to look at craters on the moon using our telescope.
Related Links:
How Telescopes Work?
What Is the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope? (Grades K-4)
What Is the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope? (Grades 5-8)
What Is the Hubble Space Telescope? (Grades K-4)
What Is the Hubble Space Telescope? (Grades 5-8)
Test Flight
A flight made to test an aircraft, rocket or spacecraft.
Sentences:
NASA has done many test flights on different kinds of aircraft.
NASA will have a test flight before a new spacecraft carries astronauts to space.
Related Links:
Rocket Test Flight
Thermal Protection System
A system used to protect spacecraft from temperatures that are too hot or too cold.
Sentences:
The Thermal Protection System protected the space shuttle so it could return to Earth safely.
When you put on a coat, you are putting on a thermal protection system.
Thrust
A forward or upward push.
Sentences:
The thrust of the engines sent the rocket into space.
Thrust pushes an airplane forward.
Related Links:
What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades K-4)
What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades 5-8)
