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Traveling in Space

NASA – National Aeronautics & Space Administration. Traveling in Space. The Space Agency Unmanned Space Vehicles Manned Space Vehicles Equipment needed in Space The Future of Space Exploration. NASA. NASA – National Aeronautics & Space Administration.

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Traveling in Space

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  1. NASA – National Aeronautics & Space Administration Traveling in Space The Space Agency Unmanned Space Vehicles Manned Space Vehicles Equipment needed in Space The Future of Space Exploration

  2. NASA NASA – National Aeronautics & Space Administration • NASA is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for the nation's public space program. • NASA was established on July 29, 1958 • In addition to the space program, it is also responsible for long-term civilian and military aerospace research.

  3. Unmanned Space Exploration In the late 1950’s the Soviet Union and the United States of America were competing to be the first to space. Russia beat the USA by launching Sputnik in 1957.

  4. Unmanned Space Exploration Unmanned missions are used when the conditions are too dangerous for life. • Sputnik (Russian and the first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth) • Explorer (American and orbited the Earth) • Luna (American and traveled to the Moon) • Mariner (American and traveled to Venus) • Pioneer (American and traveled to Saturn) • Voyager (American and traveled to Uranus and Neptune) • Mars Rover

  5. Manned Space Exploration • Vostok 1 • Russian, 1957 with dog named Laika • Vostok 1 • Russian, late 1957 • Mercury Missions • Orginally launched in 1961 with Alan Shepard becoming the first American in space • Other missions followed with single person crews

  6. Manned Space Exploration • Mercury Missions • Orginally launched in 1961 with Alan Shepard becoming the first American in space • Other missions followed with single person crews • Gemini Missions • Two person crews • Longer flights • Apollo Missions • Three person crews • Moon missions (1969 Americans were the first to land on the Moon.) • STS (Space Transport System- The Space Shuttle) • up to an eight person crew • Allows for an airplane-like landing and is reusable • Began in 1981 with STS1- Columbia • Final mission is scheduled for September 16, 2010 with STS134

  7. Accidents of Space Travel • Apollo 1- 1967 fire on the launch pad kills crew of three • STS51- Space Shuttle Challenger explodes at lift-off killing the entire crew of 7 • STS107- Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during re-entry over Texas killing the entire crew of 7

  8. Science Research Mission • Purify Water for ISS • Student experiments of spaceflight and insects • Cancer cells/bone cells • Microgravity • Growing flowers • Testing Communication devices

  9. Transportation in Space: Rockets Rockets: Every force/action has an equal and opposite reaction Action: Rocket engine’s hot gas in one direction Reaction: Produces an opposite force that moves rocket forward Rockets were use for space travel prior to shuttle First Launch: 1942 First man in a rocket: 1961 USSR

  10. Multistage Rockets • According to this diagram, which stage, or section, of the rocket reaches the destinations? • What happens to the other stages? • Why are these rockets needed? • Once the fuel is used up the rocket falls back to Earth.

  11. International Space Station (ISS) -Large satellite project with 16 countries in which people can live for long periods. The assembly of the ISS in orbit began in 1998. The ISS has more than 100 components. First crew on it: 2000 (Sky lab 1973)

  12. Artificial Satellites • Satellite: Any natural or artificial object that revolves around an object in space. • A few hundred satellites are currently operational. • Consists of small rocket thrusters to keep it in orbit, thermal shield for protection, etc. • 1st Artificial – Soviet 1957 Sputnik 1

  13. Uses of satellites • Relay telephone calls • Measure Earth’s atmosphere • Photography • Global positioning

  14. Space Probes • Space Probes are unmanned research crafts sent into space to conduct science experiments. • Most are designed to land or orbit specific objects. Some fly past the planets taking pictures for scientist to study. • First Probe – Luna 1 was launched by the Soviets in 1959 to study the moon • http://www.worldspaceflight.com/probes/ • http://www.worldspaceflight.com/probes/other.htm

  15. Space Suit • Space Suit Video ( 3 min.) • http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/video-nasas-next-gen-space-suit-back-on-track/ 2 min. • EMU: http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video/326-nasa_space_suit_emu.html 1 min

  16. Rovers Rovers: A rover is a space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of an astronomical body. Some rovers have been designed to transport members of a human spaceflight crew; others have been partially or fully autonomous robots. Rovers usually arrive at the planetary surface on a lander-style spacecraft. First: 1970 http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/video/animation.html Mars: Phoenix Mission: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/nasa/3572-hunting-for-habitats-on-mars-video.htm

  17. Robotics • Athlete Rover: http://robotics2.jpl.nasa.gov/movies/vid1016-71-video.mov (5 min) • Robotics: http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/media/videos/videos.asp about 3 min for all clips • Robotic Hand: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/howstuffworks/3952-robotic-hand-video.htm ( 1 min)

  18. Telescope • A telescope is an instrument to search space, planets, moons. • Galileo made the first telescope in 1609 • Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by the space shuttle in April 1990. It is named after the American astronomer Edwin Hubble. • http://hubblesite.org/ • http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/where.a.s_hubble_now/ • Telescope Video (Optional) 6 min

  19. NASA Vision Constellation Program http://videos.howstuffworks.com/nasa/2214-how-the-mars-reconnaissance-orbiter-works-video.htm Click on this link http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/multimedia/funandgames_archive_3.html then scroll down to the video: Animation: To the Moon • http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/visionfeature/Vision.html Informational website about the new mission (optional) • http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/CxEMM_SITE/index.html in-depth information about Constellation (optional)

  20. Destination Tomorrow Future of living in space and space tourism: Space elevator: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/sciencentral/2910-space-elevator-video.htm Space hotel (inflatable space module) http://science.howstuffworks.com/hotel-orbit-earth.htm Virgin Galactic: future of space travel: • http://www.space.com/common/media/video/player.php?videoRef=virgin_galactic01 • http://www.virgingalactic.com/flash.html

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