1. SPACE:
THE FINAL FRONTIER

3. And this begins the race for space!
Sputnik 1 October 4, 1957
First man-made object to orbit Earth, launched by the U.S.S.R./Russia, and remains in orbit until January 4, 1958.
And this begins the race for space!

4. Sputnik 2 November 3, 1957
Carried the dog Laika for 7 days in orbit, launched by the U.S.S.R., and remains in orbit until April 13, Laika means “Barker” . Sputnik 2 was never intended to be retrievable. Laika died 4 days after launch due to overheating.

5. NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
October 1, 1958

6. The first U.S. satellite in orbit.
Explorer 1 January 31, 1958
The Russians launched their rocket in secret so the US was in a hurry to get into the race.
The first U.S. satellite in orbit.
SPACE RACE begins between the USA & Russians. About 3 months after Russians.

7. Mercury Freedom 7 May 5, 1961
The Mercury project was the first US project to launch and return a spacecraft safely.
Carries Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first U.S. Astronaut into space, in a suborbital flight.

8. Gemini Program
The Gemini program was designed as a bridge between the Mercury and Apollo programs, primarily to test equipment and mission procedures in Earth orbit and to train astronauts and ground crews for future Apollo missions.
Each Gemini mission carried two astronauts into Earth orbit for periods ranging from 5 hours to 14 days.

9. Apollo 11 July 20, 1969
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Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Jr. make the first manned soft landing on the Moon, and the first moonwalk.
“A small step for man, a giant leap for man-kind.”

10. Launched, suffering an explosion in its SM oxygen tanks
Launched, suffering an explosion in its SM oxygen tanks. Its Moon landing is aborted, and the crew, James A. Lovell, Jr., John L. Swigert, Jr. and Fred W. Haise, Jr., return safely.
Apollo 13 April 11, 1970 Swigert: 'Okay, Houston, we've have a problem here.' Duke: 'This is Houston. Say again please.‘ Lovell: 'Houston, we've have a problem. We've had a main B bus undervolt.'

11. Space Stations Purpose: Extended time to live and work in space
More laboratory room and time
Study long term effects of space on
Humans
Equipment
Assembled piece by piece
Spacecraft transport supplies and astronauts to and from the station

12. ISS 1998 – 2016 ? International Space Station
5 space agencies representing 15 different countries

13. International Space Station
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14. Space Shuttle Reusable Earth Orbit ONLY 1 – 2 week missions Supply the ISS Scientific experiments Carry satellites to and from space

15. The Hubble Telescope 1990 – 2014
2018? James Webb space telescope

16. send information back to Earth
Space Probes
send information back to Earth
Sending information about the outer planets back to Earth. The only space crafts to venture to the outer planets.
Voyager 1 & 2 Probes ?

17. Mars Space Probes
Spirit & Opportunity ?

18. MARS
Over the next 20 years, the United States will MOST likely explore space by sending more spacecraft to explore Mars.

19. Mars rover as seen from the Mars Global Surveyor

20. Earth as seen from Mars

21. Spaceship One w/ White Knight - 2004
Private businesses begin to explore space !
Spaceship One w/ White Knight

22. Space-X - 2010 Falcon 9 rocket Dragon space vehicle will supply the ISS !

23. ???? Moon / Mars / James Webb telescope / ????
Sputnik – 1st artificial satellite
1961 – Vostok 1 – 1st man in space
1961 – Kennedy “Man on the Moon by the end of the decade”.
1961 – Mercury Program – launches and recovers safely
1965 – Gemini Program – two working in space
1968 – Apollo program – puts man on the Moon
Apollo /20/1969
1973 – US space station Skylab
1981 – Space shuttle begins
1986 – Russian space station Mir
1990 – Hubble placed in low Earth orbit
1998 – ISS – International Space Station
2004 – 1st private company in space…(not a government)
2011 – Shuttle retired
???? Moon / Mars / James Webb telescope / ????