May 12, 2016 World History Quiz I WILL COLLECT AT 11:05 1.Who were the brothers that completed the first flight in Kitty Hawk, NC. 2. What was the barrier broken by Chuck Yeager in 1947? 3.What was the name of the satellite that the Soviets launched in 1957? 4.Alan Shepard was the first American to do what?

May 12, 2016 Today’s Agenda Unit: The 1950s Standard W Post World War II Life 2. 2.The Space Race continues 3. 3.Final is only 7 days away

May 12, 2016 Standards and Objectives Unit: The 1950s Standard W.61 – Describe the Soviet-United States competition in Space I can describe the competition for Space between the US and the Soviet Union.

May 12, 2016 Vocabulary and Key Terms 1. 1.Satellite– a celestial body that orbits another planet Celestial – positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space Astronomy – Branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.

May 12, 2016 Space Race 1.Wright Bros make first controlled flight in , Charles Lindbergh makes first solo flight across the Atlantic. 3.Germany constructs a rocket during WWII. 4.Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in Soviets launch the satellite Sputnik I in Yuri Gagarin becomes first person to go space and return safely in , Alan Shepard becomes the first American to go to space and return safely.

May 12, 2016 US Response to Sputnik 1.National Aeronautics and Space Act is passed by the US Senate in This act established NASA as the authority on the US Space Program. 2.Mercury Program is established to send a man to space and have them return safely. 3.In 1961, Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard become the first two men to be sent to space and return safely. 4.President John Kennedy’s response to Gagarin was made clear in a 1961 speech to Congress. 1.By the end of the 1960s he wanted the US to send a man to the moon.

May 12, 2016 The Mercury Seven

May 12, 2016 Soviets Response to the Response 1.Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Premier, did not respond to Kennedy’s speech. 2.While the Premier was silent it was later learned that the Soviets were working on a mission to the moon in secret for over 9 years. 3.USA and USSR continue sending astronauts to space. 1.John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit Earth. 2.Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space. 4.In 1963, President Kennedy is assassinated, Lyndon Johnson becomes President. 5.In 1964, a coup in the Soviet Union deposes Khrushchev and Leonid Breshnev becomes the new Premier. 1.This coup sets the Soviet space program back 2 years.

May 12, 2016 US Takes the Lead 1.After the Mercury program, the US establishes the Gemini program. 1.These missions would be two man teams sent to space. 1.Hence the name Gemini. 2.Gemini gave flight and space time to many astronauts who would later man Apollo missions. 3.Overall there are 10 Gemini missions. 1.Gemini missions establish many firsts in space exploration. 2.Neil Armstrong is one of the Gemini astronauts. 4.After Gemini the United States started the Apollo program. 1.Apollo’s mission was landing a man on the moon.

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Tragedy strikes 1.In January of 1967, during a rehearsal launch three astronauts were killed aboard Apollo 1. 1.Gus Grissom, who was in the Mercury program was one of the astronauts killed. 2.After the tragedy all manned space launches are suspended for 20 months. Crew of Apollo 1

May 12, 2016 Apollo Renews 1.Apollo renews manned flights with Apollo 7. 2.Apollo 8 was sent to the orbit the moon in This mission produced one of the most famous pictures in history. 3.Apollo 9 and Apollo 10 conducted tests on the lunar module in early On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 launched. 1.This would be the Apollo mission that would fulfill Kennedy’s promise of landing on the moon by the end of the 1960s.

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After Kitty Hawk 1.Wright Brothers continue to make improvements to their aircraft. 2.World War I showed how aircraft could be used in combat, just over a decade after the Wright Bros. first flight.

May 12, 2016 After World War I 1.Aviators begin testing how far planes can fly. 2.Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic in His plane was named the Spirit of St. Louis Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis

May 12, 2016 After World War I 1.Amelia Earhart became the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. 2.Earhart was lost somewhere in the Pacific Ocean trying to fly around the world. Amelia Earhart

May 12, 2016 After Kitty Hawk 1.During World War II aircraft became more advanced and a new innovation, the rocket, was introduced..

May 12, 2016 Post World War II 1.In the United States test pilots began testing the speed limits of aircraft. 2.In 1947, US Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. 1.Mach-1 breaks the sound barrier and that is roughly 761 mph. When the sound barrier is broken there is a sonic boom that can be heard. Chuck Yeager

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Post World War II 1.While the US was breaking the sound barrier the Russians were working on a project that would impact the entire world. 2.In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the rocket that held the satellite Sputnik. 1.This caught the United States by surprise and launched the Space Race between the US and the USSR. Sputnik

May 12, 2016 NASA and Project Mercury 1.NASA was developed to take the lead in the US Space Program. 2.NASA developed Project Mercury whose goal was to send a human into space and bring them back safely. 3.On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was launched into space and returned safely. 4.On May 5, 1961, US astronaut Alan Shepard was launched into space and returned safely. Yuri Gagarin Alan Shepard

May 12, 2016 The Mercury Seven