1. NASA Past, Present and Future
Presented by:
James, Rick, Michelle, Trina and Michelle

2. NASA - Objectives
By the end of our presentation you will learn the following:
NASA’s Early Days
Missions
R&D
Future Missions
Lost Heroes
Math Concept

3. NASA – Early Days NASA created Oct 1,1958.
Dr Robert H. Goddard rocket pioneer.
Many firsts in his career starting in 1912.
X-1 Air Plane first to break sound barrier.
Yeager, fastest man in the world on Oct
Research from X-1 flights would aid NASA scientist.

4. NASA – Early Days Sputnik 1 - Communist in space 1957.
Social and political impact on America.
Start of Public space race with the Russians.
German science group led by Dr. Wernher Von Braun transferred to NASA 1958.
Public confidence down after Yuri Gagarin 1961.

5. NASA – Early Days Military and NASA competing ideas and funding.
Kennedy helps increase funding for upstart NASA.
Names likes Shepard, Glen, Cooper and Grissom would become Astronauts.
Our early missions would see a chimp not a man in space.
Presidents Eisenhower & Kennedy would not live to see moon landing.

6. NASA Past Missions – Mercury and Gemini
Alan Shepard – First American in Space.
The Gemini Capsule launched on 1/3/62.
Gemini’s mission was to study astronauts and operations.
The Mercury Capsule launched on 2/20/62.
Mercury’s mission was to orbit a man around the earth.

7. NASA Past Missions – Apollo
First Apollo mission was on 5/25/61.
Famous Apollo moon mission was on 7/20/69.
That day man set his first foot on the moon.
Moon Mission – study moon mechanics.
Six missions followed.

8. NASA Missions – Space Shuttle
Piggyback Shuttle Atlantis.
$1 Million per trip.
Most complex machine ever built.
Used to build the world’s largest orbiting laboratory.
Back to the Moon and off to Mars.

9. NASA - Research and Development
Dr.Nancy Roman opened many doors for women scientists.
She worked on satellite and telescope technology.
1973: U.S. Skylab program.
A site for nearly 300 scientific and technological experiments.
Understanding our technological limitations.
Provided a test environment to improve technology.

10. NASA - Research and Development
Artificial gravity: “holy grail” of deep space travel
NASA continues research on gravity problem
Future space crafts must produce artificial gravity
Hubble gives NASA best view of space
Hubble shows vastness of space

11. NASA - Research and Development
Hurricane warning device help save lives
Monitors dangers from space
NASA’s technologies contribute to quality of life on Earth

12. NASA Future Missions – Orion
Orion program established in 2006.
Man returns to moon in 2020.
Ares named for Greek god associated with Mars.
Creating a “boot camp” on the moon.
Craft is very similar to Apollo.
If successful, it’s off to Mars!

13. NASA Future Missions – Orion
Two separate launch vehicles: Ares I and V.
Ares I maiden flight scheduled for 2009.
Ares V maiden flight scheduled for 2018.
Ares I will dock to Ares V in orbit.
E.U. scientists working on mission trajectory.
Future spaceship to Mars to be built in space.

14. NASA Future Missions – Orion
Human civilization.
Scientific knowledge.
Exploration preparation.
Economic expansion.
Public engagement.
Global partnerships.

15. Tribute to NASA’s Lost Heroes – Apollo 1
Fallen Heroes Apollo 1: January 27,1967.
Virgil Grissom, Edward White, Roger Chaffee.
An electrical short-circuit caused a deadly fire in an oxygen-enriched environment.

16. Tribute to NASA’s Lost Heroes -Space shuttle Challenger
Fallen Heroes Space Shuttle Challenger January 28,1986.
El Onizuka, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair, Judy Resnik.
An o-ring on rocket booster failed 73 seconds after lift off.

17. Tribute to NASA’s Lost Heroes – Space Shuttle Columbia
Fallen Heroes Space Shuttle Columbia February 1, 2003.
Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, Ilan Ramon.
A portion of foam from lift-off struck orbiter’s left wing resulting in damage to the wing, which caused the vehicle to break apart during re-entry.

18. Math Concept

19. NASA Conclusion Leading the world in Space Exploration.
Presses forward in the face of adversity.
Provides innovations for future technologies.
NASA technology in all forms of every day life.
Helps us understand more about our universe.
May find a way to save mankind in the future.