1. History of Space Flight Earth science

2. Sputnik 1 – former soviet union October 1957 World’s first artificial satellite Beginning of the space race.

3. Vostok 1 – Soviet Union April 1961 first human to orbit the Earth – first human in space. 108 minutes in space Yuri Gargarin

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5. Mercury Mission - USA April 1959 Mission – to send one American into outer space.

7. Al Shepard First American into outer space May 1961 Spacecraft - “Freedom 7

8. Freedom 7

10. John Glenn 1962 – Glenn became the second Amercian in space First to orbit the Earth Spacecraft – “Friendship 7”

13. Gus Grissom Mercury mission –

15. Program Gemini Mission - 1962 Send 2 men into space Dock with orbiting crafts Stay up in space 2 weeks

17. Project Apollo1969 - 1972 Mission Send 3 people into space Land on the moon

18. Apollo 1 – Jan. 1967 Edward White, Command Pilot Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Comander Roger Chaffee, Pilot All three were killed in a fire in the command module

19. Apollo 11 – July 1969 First mission to have humans walk on the moon Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin

20. Lift off of Apollo 11

21. Earth Rise taken from Apollo 11 crew

24. Buzz Aldrin

25. Aldrin preparing for experiments

26. Pioneer 10 and 11- 1972 /1973 Space probes to study the solar system and beyond Lost contact with in Jan. 1993

28. Skylab - Mission – to prove humans could work in outer space Gain knowledge about solar system 4 missions – fell to Earth in 1979

29. International Space Station 1998 Study how the human body functions for extended periods of time in space—(Mars. ) Size of large 3 bedroom home.

30. Sergei Krikalev, Bill Shepherd and Yuri Gidzenko. Expedition 1 Crew

31. Space Shuttle - 1979 Reusable spacecraft 1 st – Columbia Accidents: Columbia (2003), Challenger (1986) Current - Discovery, Endeavour, Atlantis

32. Mars Rovers: Spirit & OpportunitySpirit Opportunity 2003 (arrived on Mars 2004) Mission – to determine if life existed on Mars, prepare for human exploration on Mars

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35. Stardust - 1999 First US mission to comet – encountered Comet Wild 2 Jan. 2004 Return Jan 15, 2006

36. New Horizons Launch – Jan 2006 2015 – arrive at Pluto/Charon system

38. Future Space Exploration Back to the moon Mars