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ITS ALL ABOUT NASA ------WHAT

IT IS?????????



An introduction to NASA¶s

Structure and Evolution of theUniverse

Education Forum

How did the Universe, galaxies, stars, and planets formand evolve, and what is their destiny

Various missions are conducted by NASA These missions will use space based observations to

study the universe by observing the earth, the sun, thestars and beyond

A key goal for NASA¶s space science programme iseducation and public out reach to share the excitementand knowledge generated by scientific discovery



IST MISSION BY NASAProject Apollo

"I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man

on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth. No single space project in this

period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important in the long-

range exploration of space; and none

will be so difficult or expensiveto accomplish."

John F. Kennedy

Special Joint Session of Congress

May 25, 1961



PR OJECT APOLLO

Landing a man on the moon and returning safely

Neil Armstong was the first man landed on the moon After launch, the space craft was inserted into the lunar

orbit about 76hrs into the mission

After visit, the moon team taken their first meal

A lunar module camera was set up provided live television

coverage 47 pounds of lunar surface material were collected for

analysis



APOLLO-A JOURNEY TO LAND ON MOON

EXPLORER- AMERICA¶s FIRST ARTIFICIAL

SATELLITE

FAST ± IT IS A SATELLITE TO STUDY EARTH¶s

AURORA



Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) Mission

SE looks at light in the far

ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic

spectrum.

FUSE ± IT LOOKS AT LIGHT IN THE FAR

ULTRAVIOLET PORTION OF THE

ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

GALILEO- JOURNEY TO JUPITER

ACE- MAJOR MISSION OF THE

EXPLORER PROGRAM

CURRE NT MISSION



AIM- TWO YEAR MISSION TO STUDY POLAR

MESOPHERIC CLOUDS , THE EARTH¶s

HIGHEST CLOUDS, WHICH FORMS AN ICY

MEMBRANE 50 MILES ABOVE THE SURFACE

AT THE EDGE OF SPACE.

AQUA- IS A NASA EARTH SATELLITE MISSION

NAMED FOR THE LARGE AMOUNT OFINFORMATION THAT THE MISSION WILL BE

COLLECTING ABOUT THE EARTH¶s WATER

CYCLE.

ARCTAS- ARCTIC RESEARCH OF THE

COMPOSITION OF THE TROPOSPHERE FROM

AIRCRAFT AND SATELLITES.



FUTURE MISSION

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SDO: Solar Dynamics Observatory

GLAST- GLAST WILL OPEN THE HIGH ENERGY

WORLD TO EXPLORATION.

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.- LEARN

ABOUT THE NEXT MISSION TO THE

INTERNATIONAL SPACE SYSTEM.

SDO- WILL HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THE

SUN¶s INFLUENCE ON EARTH BY STUDYING

THE SOLAR ATMOSPHERE AT THE MULTRIPLEWAVELENGTH.

SPACE SHUTTLE-WORLD¶s LARGEST ORBITING

LABORATORY



K ALPANA CHAWALA

Astronaut

Nationality USA, India

Status Deceased

Born

1 July 1961

Karnal, Haryana,

India

Died

1 February 2003

(aged 41)

Over Texas

Previousoccupation Research Scientist

Space time 31d 14h 54m

Selection1994 NASA

Group

Missions STS-87, STS-107



KALPANA CHAWLA

She was born in Hindu family in Karnal, Haryana (India)

EDUCATION

She studied at Tagore Public School, Karnal

Aeronautical Engineering at Punjab Engineering College

(Chandigarh) in 1982

She moved to US in 1982 and obtained Mater of Science

Degree in Aerospace Engineering from University of Texas atArlington

She completed Mechnical Engineering in 1986 from

University of Colorado at Boulder



NASA Career Joined NASA in Mar 1995

First Flight in 1998 First Mission space Shuttle Columbia

(STS-87) First Indian woman fly in space



PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Chawla was a vegetarian

She enjoyed bird watching, back packing,

hiking, flying and reading

She always said ± ³I was not born for one

corner, the whole world is my native land´.



POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDS

Congressional Space Medal of Honor

NASA Space Flight Medal NASA Distinguished Service Medal

Defence Distinguished Service Medal(DDSM)



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Second women of Indian heritage to have been selected by

NASA.Education

Second women of Indian heritage to have been selected by

Born in Euclid,Ohio.

Needham High School,Massachusetts,graduating in 1983.

Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Science from US Naval

Academy in 1987.

Master of Science Degree in Engineering Management from

Florida Institute of Technology in 1995.



Military Career Received her commission as an ensign in the

US Navy from US Naval Academy in May 1987.Designated a Naval Aviator in 1989.

Graduated from the Naval Test Pilot School in 1993

NASA CAR EER

Selected by NASA in Jun 1998

Williams worked in Moscow with R ussian Space

Agency Works in ISS R obotic Arm

She was crew member in NEEMO 2 Mission

STS-116 and STS-117

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