1. A rhesus monkey called Albert 1 became the first monkey launched into space on June 11, 1948
October 4, 1957 Russia launched the first satellite into space - Sputnik

2. The launch of Sputnik marked the beginning of “The Space Race”
The first animal to actually go into orbit was the dog Laika, launched on board the Soviet Sputnik 2 spacecraft on November 3, 1957
The Space Race
~Began in 1959
~competition between
USA and Russia to be
the first to reach the
moon.

3. April 12, 1961
~Russian Cosmonaut Yuri
Gagarin was the first man
to go into space
~He made one orbit around
Earth and landed two hours
later.
May 5, 1961
~Alan Shepard was the first
American to enter space

4. In 1963 the first woman was sent
into space, Russian Cosmonaut
Valentina Tereshkova
It was not until 1983 when USA
sent its first woman, Sally Ride,
into space.

5. Russia may have beat us into space, but we did beat them to the Moon.
On July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 carried Neil Armstrong and Ed "Buzz" Aldrin to the moon.
Neil Armstrong was the first to walk on the Moon

6. **Space Exploration Programs:
Apollo: ; 11 missions were sent to explore, gather data, and test equipment on the moon.
Gemini Program: ; 19 launches total - 2 uncrewed, 7- target vehicles, and 10 - crewed missions; purpose was to test equipment, mission procedures, and train astronauts and ground crews for future Apollo missions.
Mercury: ; First Man-In-Space program; its objectives were to orbit the earth with a manned spacecraft, investigate man's functionability in space, and to return both man and spacecraft safely.

7. Space Exploration Technology:
Space Station: A large satellite designed to support a human crew and to stay in orbit around the earth for a long period of time.
Lander: A space vehicle designed to land on a celestial body.
Probe: An exploratory device designed to investigate an unknown region.
Satellite: A man-made or natural object that orbits a planet.

8. International Space Station
~the largest manned
object to ever be sent
into space
~first module was
launched in 1998
~first crew was sent to
live and work in 2000.
~much of the
construction was done
in space and assembly
was complete in 2010.
~it continues to orbit
the earth with crews living aboard.
~It is used for space observation, producing new materials and pharmacutical products.
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9. Hubble Space Telescope
~is able to make pictures of objects
in space in infrared and ultraviolet
light that we are not able to pick up
due to our atmosphere.
~ Has made many important
discoveries in space.
Reflecting Telescope: An optical telescope that uses a concave
mirror to focus light and form an image at the focal point.
Refracting Telescope: An optical telescope that uses a double
convex lens to bend light and form an image at the focal point

10. Lander International Space Station Probe Natural Satellites
Man Made Satellite
Natural Satellites
Lander
International Space
Station
Probe
Hubble Telescope

11. What have been the benefits of space exploration?
How has space exploration changed technology
for us?
Space technology touches and enhances practically every
aspect of life on Earth. Much of what improves our lives - think
healthcare, communications, travel, recreation, entertainment
- benefits directly from technology originally developed for or
improved for space exploration. Technologies developed to get
us "out there" come home to improve life on Earth.
The Sputniks, rovers, satellites, and other forms
of travel, communication, and technology that were
first put into space to explore lead to the
technology used today in all aspects of life that are
mentioned above

12. Advancements in technology that came from space
exploration has been:
1. Satellites that enable us to see climate and
weather patterns on earth. This enables
meteorologists to predict and provide daily
weather forecasts.
2. GPS systems that are used for travel
3. Cell phones and global communication
devices.
4. Satellite TV, Radio, and Internet
5. Technology advancements in healthcare

13. Future of Space Exploration
Missions to Mars
It is the goal to send a manned expedition to Mars in the future.
Private Civilian Orbit Expeditions
Virgin Galactic – sending civilians, not astronauts in orbit around earth for recreation.
SpaceWorks – wants to test out putting people in hibernation like sleep like what you see in movies.