History of Space Flight

Earth science

Sputnik 1 – former soviet union

October 1957World’s first artificial satelliteBeginning of the space race.

Vostok 1 – Soviet Union

April 1961 first human to orbit the Earth – first human in space.108 minutes in spaceYuri Gargarin

Hamm

Mercury Mission - USA

April 1959Mission – to send one American into outer space.

Al Shepard

First American into outer spaceMay 1961Spacecraft - “Freedom 7

Freedom 7

John Glenn

1962 – Glenn became the second Amercian in spaceFirst to orbit the EarthSpacecraft – “Friendship 7”

Gus Grissom

Mercury mission –

Program Gemini

Mission - 1962Send 2 men into spaceDock with orbiting craftsStay up in space 2 weeks

Project Apollo1969 - 1972

MissionSend 3 people into spaceLand on the moon

Apollo 1 – Jan. 1967Edward White, Command PilotVirgil "Gus" Grissom, ComanderRoger Chaffee, Pilot

All three were killed in a fire in the command module

Apollo 11 – July 1969

First mission to have humans walk on the moonNeil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin

Lift off of Apollo 11

Earth Rise taken from Apollo 11 crew

Buzz Aldrin

Aldrin preparing for experiments

Pioneer 10 and 11- 1972 /1973

Space probes to study the solar system and beyondLost contact with in Jan. 1993

Skylab -

Mission – to prove humans could work in outer spaceGain knowledge about solar system4 missions – fell to Earth in 1979

International Space Station

1998Study how the human body functions for extended periods of time in space—(Mars. )

Size of large 3 bedroom home.

                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                        

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

Space Shuttle - 1979

Reusable spacecraft1st – Columbia Accidents: Columbia (2003), Challenger (1986)Current - Discovery, Endeavour, Atlantis

Mars Rovers: Spirit & Opportunity

2003 (arrived on Mars 2004)Mission – to determine if life existed on Mars, prepare for human exploration on Mars

                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                  

              

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Stardust - 1999

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

                                                                                                                      

                                                                

New Horizons

Launch – Jan 20062015 – arrive at Pluto/Charon system

                                                                                                      

                            

Future Space Exploration

Back to the moonMars