Human Space Flight Trials and Tribulations

Human Space Flight Challenges of Human Space Flight NASATragedy Future of Human Space Flight

Human Space Flight: Challenges Gravity > F= force, G = Gravitational Constant, m= mass, and r= Distance

Human Space Flight: Challenges Human Habitation –Air –Food/Water –Temperature –Radiation

Human Space Flight: Challenges

Human Space Flight: NASA Founded in 1958 –Formed as a result of “Sputnik Crisis” –Mercury Meant to answer the question: Can humans survive in space? –Gemini 2 man capsules with the intent of exploration of how humans can work in space

Human Space Flight: The Moon Apollo –May 25, 1961 – Speech By John F. Kennedy –July 20, 1969 – Neil Armstrong set foot on the surface of the moon

Human Space Flight: The Moon

Human Space Flight: The Shuttle April 12, 1981 – First space shuttle launch after a 6 year gap in launches at NASA

Human Space Flight: Tragedy January 27, 1967 fire in an Apollo capsule on the ground that took the lives of astronauts Roger B. Chaffee, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, and Edward H. White Jr. Jr.

Human Space Flight: Tragedy On January 28, 1986 a leak in the joints of one of two Solid Rocket Boosters attached to the Challenger orbiter caused the main liquid fuel tank to explode 73 seconds after launch, killing all 7 crew members

Human Space Flight: Tragedy February 1 –The Space Shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere

Human Space Flight: Future Where do we go now?