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Space Exploration

Space Exploration. Sputnik I. October 4, 1957 Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1 http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/sputnik.wav. Sputnik II. Laika – first dog in space November 1957. October 1, 1958. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Space Exploration

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  1. Space Exploration

  2. Sputnik I • October 4, 1957 • Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1 • http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/sputnik.wav

  3. Sputnik II Laika – first dog in space November 1957

  4. October 1, 1958 National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA is formed after congress passes the National Aeronautics and Space Act

  5. The Mercury Program1959-1963

  6. April 12, 1961Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to enter space and return safely Video Footage

  7. Alan Shepard- First American in Space Video Footage

  8. John Glenn- First American to Orbit

  9. Valentina Tereshkova- First Woman in Space 1963!

  10. Apollo Program (U.S.)

  11. The Apollo Moon Landing – July 20, 1969 Astronauts Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Neil Armstrong become the first men to walk on the moon. Video Footage

  12. November 13, 1971 Mariner 9 orbits Mars

  13. September 1976 • Water discovered on Mars

  14. The Space Shuttle Program (U.S.) April 12,1981 First Space Shuttle Launch

  15. Deliverables:

  16. Sally Ride- First American Woman in Space June 18, 1983 Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space with launch of shuttle mission STS-7 aboard the space shuttle Challenger

  17. August 30, 1983 • Guion S. Bluford Jr. becomes first African American man in space with launch of shuttle mission STS-8 aboard Challenger

  18. January 28, 1986 • First major catastrophe for NASA, when space shuttle Challenger (mission STS-51L) explodes 73 seconds after takeoff with 7 crew members aboard

  19. February 20, 1986 • Mir Station launched

  20. April 24, 1990 • Hubble Telescope Launched

  21. July 4, 1997 • Mars Pathfinders land on Mars

  22. November 20, 1998 • First piece of the International Space Station is launched (ISS)

  23. February 1, 2003 • Space shuttle Columbia explodes upon re-entry.

  24. January 2004 • Spirit and Opportunity arrive on the Martian surface. • Opportunity still explores Mars today

  25. September 8, 2004 • After capturing particles from the sun, Genesis crash-lands in Utah • Samples recovered from wreck

  26. August 4, 2007 • Phoenix Lander launches on its way to explore the northern pole of Mars

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