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Space – The Final Frontier
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What is out there? Ever since mankind has looked up at the moon and stars, we have wandered about life in the universe.
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Chuck Yeager
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Chuck Yeager of WV Chuck Yeager was born and raised in WV. In 1947, Chuck Yeager drove the first plane to break the sound barrier. US was ahead of the world in the space race. But then………
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Space Race Begins October 4, 1957 – Soviet Union launches Sputnik I –The world's first artificial satellite –Size of a basketball –Weighed only 183 pounds –Took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.- U.S.S.R space race.
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Vanguard The US thought they would be the first to successfully launch a satellite into space. They put together a scientific team and began working on Vanguard.
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US vs Russia As a technical achievement, Sputnik caught the world's attention and the American public off- guard. Its size was more impressive than Vanguard's intended 3.5-pound payload. The public feared that the Soviets' ability to launch satellites also translated into the capability to launch ballistic missiles that could carry nuclear weapons from Europe to the U.S. Then the Soviets struck again; on November 3, Sputnik II was launched, carrying a much heavier payload, including a dog named Laika. Then the Soviets struck again; on November 3, Sputnik II was launched, carrying a much heavier payload, including a dog named Laika.
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Explorer 1 Explorer project – 4 months after Sputnik US sent Explorer 1 into space.
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Mariner Project The Mariner Project was a series of US space probes build to provide information on the inner planets – Mercury, Venus, and Mars. Mariner 2 launched in 1962. There were many embarrassing disasters on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral. Mariner I failed on launch pad.
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Voyager The Mariner Project was renamed Voyager. Voyager 1 launched from Kennedy Space Center September 1977 and approached Saturn in 1980. Voyager 2 launched from Cape Canaveral in 1977 also.
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Space Probes (Satellites) Mariner Viking 1 and 2 (summer 1976) 1 st successful landing on mars. Designed to explore inner planets Voyager 1 and 2 designed to explore outer planets Galileo – 1989 – The 1 st probe to orbit Jupiter and sent a smaller probe into it’s atmosphere. Launched from a space shuttle.
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Mercury Program The Mercury Program (1960 – 1962) 1 st program to put an astronaut into space.
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Mercury-Redstone 3 FREEDOM 7 May 5, 1961 Alan B. Shepard, Jr. FREEDOM 7 15 minutes, 28 seconds Suborbital flight that successfully put the first American in space.
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Gemini Program Was a manned space program to put 2 men into space – hence the name Gemini which means twin.
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The Apollo Program Project Apollo was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by NASA, on behalf of the United States of America. human spaceflightNASA United States of Americahuman spaceflightNASA United States of America The program used the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn launch vehicle, and was conducted during the years 1961 – 1975. Apollo spacecraft Saturn launch vehicleApollo spacecraft Saturn launch vehicle It was devoted to the goal (in U.S. President John F. Kennedy's famous words) of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" within the decade of the 1960s. U.S. PresidentJohn F. KennedyMoonU.S. PresidentJohn F. KennedyMoon This goal was achieved with the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. Apollo 11Apollo 11
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The US Space Shuttle The US space shuttle was designed to be launched into space by rockets and then to return to the Earth’s surface by gliding down and landing on a runway. It was first used in the 1980’s. It is the first reusable spacecraft.
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Shuttle Missions Columbia, Challenger, Discovery and Atlantis. ColumbiaChallengerDiscovery Atlantis ColumbiaChallengerDiscovery Atlantis Challenger was destroyed on launch in 1986 destroyed Endeavour was built as a replacement. Endeavour Columbia was destroyed on re-entry in 2003. destroyed
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The International Space Station A joint effort between 5 space agencies. The agencies include the US, Russia, Japan, Canada, and Europe. It orbits in low earth orbit. The station has continuous people staying since it was first occupied in 2000.
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