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History of Space Flight

History of Space Flight. Earth science. Sputnik 1 – former soviet union. October 1957 World’s first artificial satellite Beginning of the space race. Vostok 1 – Soviet Union. April 1961 first human to orbit the Earth – first human in space. 108 minutes in space Yuri Gargarin. Hamm.

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History of Space Flight

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  1. History of Space Flight Earth science

  2. Sputnik 1 – former soviet union • October 1957 • World’s first artificial satellite • Beginning of the space race.

  3. Vostok 1 – Soviet Union • April 1961 first human to orbit the Earth – first human in space. • 108 minutes in space • Yuri Gargarin

  4. Hamm

  5. Mercury Mission - USA • April 1959 • Mission – to send one American into outer space.

  6. Al Shepard • First American into outer space • May 1961 • Spacecraft - “Freedom 7

  7. Freedom 7

  8. John Glenn • 1962 – Glenn became the second Amercian in space • First to orbit the Earth • Spacecraft – “Friendship 7”

  9. Gus Grissom • Mercury mission –

  10. Program Gemini • Mission - 1962 • Send 2 men into space • Dock with orbiting crafts • Stay up in space 2 weeks

  11. Project Apollo1969 - 1972 • Mission • Send 3 people into space • Land on the moon

  12. Apollo 1 – Jan. 1967 • Edward White, Command PilotVirgil "Gus" Grissom, ComanderRoger Chaffee, Pilot • All three were killed in a fire in the command module

  13. Apollo 11 – July 1969 • First mission to have humans walk on the moon • Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin

  14. Lift off of Apollo 11

  15. Earth Rise taken from Apollo 11 crew

  16. Buzz Aldrin

  17. Aldrin preparing for experiments

  18. Pioneer 10 and 11- 1972 /1973 • Space probes to study the solar system and beyond • Lost contact with in Jan. 1993

  19. Skylab - • Mission – to prove humans could work in outer space • Gain knowledge about solar system • 4 missions – fell to Earth in 1979

  20. International Space Station • 1998 • Study how the human body functions for extended periods of time in space—(Mars. ) • Size of large 3 bedroom home.

  21. Sergei Krikalev, Bill Shepherd and Yuri Gidzenko.Expedition 1 Crew

  22. Space Shuttle - 1979 • Reusable spacecraft • 1st – Columbia • Accidents: Columbia (2003), Challenger (1986) • Current - Discovery, Endeavour, Atlantis

  23. Mars Rovers: Spirit & Opportunity • 2003 (arrived on Mars 2004) • Mission – to determine if life existed on Mars, prepare for human exploration on Mars

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  25. Stardust - 1999 • First US mission to comet – encountered Comet Wild 2 Jan. 2004 • Return Jan 15, 2006

  26. New Horizons • Launch – Jan 2006 • 2015 – arrive at Pluto/Charon system

  27. Future Space Exploration • Back to the moon • Mars

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