Summary
Launch vehicles push the spacecraft off Earth.
Orbiters stay in space and watch the planet.
Landers touch the ground to collect samples.
Rovers move around to explore and send data.
Key Points
4 points1
Launch vehicles lift the mission.
2
Orbiters stay above and observe.
3
Landers land to study the surface.
4
Rovers travel and gather information.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsmission
a trip or project to do something in space
specialised
made for a special job
launch vehicle
a big rocket that carries things up
orbiter
a spacecraft that circles a planet
lander
a spacecraft that lands on a planet
rover
a robot that drives on a planet’s surface
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