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A Brief History of Space Exploration

A Brief History of Space Exploration. Robert Goddard. Father of American Rocketry First liquid propelled rocket - 1926. Sputnik – October 4, 1957 “October Sky”. 1957-Russia launches first artificial satellite into space. The “Space Race”.

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A Brief History of Space Exploration

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  1. A Brief History of Space Exploration

  2. Robert Goddard • Father of American Rocketry • First liquid propelled rocket - 1926

  3. Sputnik – October 4, 1957“October Sky” • 1957-Russia launches first artificial satellite into space.

  4. The “Space Race” • 1961-1st man in space, Russian Cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarim. 1961-The Space Race begins with the Soviet Union.

  5. 1961-1963-MercuryProject “The Right Stuff” • The goal was to orbit the Earth • Alan Shephard 1st American to be launched into space. 5/5/61 • John Glen 1st man to orbit the Earth • Splash down into ocean

  6. Astronaut and SenatorJohn Glenn • Mercury Freedom 7 • First American to orbit Earth 2/20/62 • Oldest person to travel in space (Space Shuttle)

  7. 1965-1966 Project Gemini • The goal was to subject men to long duration flights and docking with other orbiting objects. • Splash down into ocean • Two astronauts • First “Space Walk” • Rendezvous with other Gemini capsules

  8. Gemini capsule

  9. Ed White Gemini 4 EVA

  10. Mercury and Gemini –preludes to Apollo Project

  11. Apollo 8 Liftoff from KSC12/21/68

  12. Earth from lunar orbit – Apollo 8

  13. 1967-1972 Apollo Manned Missions The goal was to land Americans on the moon and safely return them to Earth. Neil Armstrong 1st man to step foot on the moon. Splash down into the ocean.

  14. 1967-1972 Apollo Manned Missions The goal was to land Americans on the moon and safely return them to Earth. Neil Armstrong 1st man to step foot on the moon. Splash down into the ocean.

  15. Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin “Buzz” AldrinJuly 16, 1969

  16. Apollo 11 LM – “Eagle”

  17. “Houston, the Eagle has landed.”

  18. Neil Armstrong – First Man on the Moon

  19. Buzz Aldrin – second man on the moon

  20. Lunar Rock fromApollo 11 Mission

  21. Buzz Aldrin

  22. Apollo 11 – American Heroes

  23. Apollo 17 Lunar Rover – 12/72

  24. Apollo 17 Geologist Harrison Schmidt

  25. Apollo 17 – Harrison Schmidt and Lunar Rover

  26. Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison Schmitt in the field with Oneonta Alumni and Students - 2003

  27. Skylab – a bridge between Apollo and the Shuttle - 1973

  28. Space Shuttle – 1981 to 2011

  29. 1981-2011-Space Shuttle Program • The goal was to transport people and cargo to and from orbiting the Earth. • The Space Shuttle goes up like a rocket and down like a plane. • Reusable space craft.

  30. HST – precious cargo for the Shuttle

  31. 1990's-Hubble Space Telescope Sent into space to transmit information and photos back to Earth.

  32. Hubble probes the mysteries of the cosmos

  33. Soyuz – the Russian endeavor

  34. Mir – a record of Russian accomplishment

  35. Gene and Carolyn Shoemaker • Gene Shoemaker – a would-be astronaut • Geologist and land-based explorer of space • Pioneer in study of impact structures

  36. Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter

  37. Scar from Shoemaker-Levy 9

  38. 1990's-present Mars Rover Missions • The goal to land on Mars and study it.

  39. Mars Pathfinder

  40. Panorama from surface of Mars

  41. 1998-present International Space Station The goal is to provide living, exercise, and work quarters for humans to work in space.

  42. Photos from ISS

  43. Working In Space

  44. PresentSpace Probes Probes being sent into space to study planets up close.

  45. Messenger • Messenger will arrive at Mercury in 2011 • Begin 1 year orbit to image and map surface

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