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NASA

NASA. By: Trevor & Ben. Overview. What is NASA? The Launch of NASA NASA’s High Points Moon Controversy Astronauts The Fall Future Missions Random Facts Conclusion. NASA?. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 16 Facilities Kenney Space Center Head Quarters. ( Rodrigo ).

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NASA

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  1. NASA By: Trevor & Ben

  2. Overview • What is NASA? • The Launch of NASA • NASA’s High Points • Moon Controversy • Astronauts • The Fall • Future Missions • Random Facts • Conclusion

  3. NASA? • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • 16 Facilities • Kenney Space Center • Head Quarters (Rodrigo) “Advancing technology and science through flight.” -Dryden’s Mission

  4. Launch of NASA • "An Act to provide for research into the problems of flight within and outside the Earth's atmosphere, and for other purposes.“ – Congress Preamble •  President Dwight D. Eisenhower • October 1, 1958 • National Defense • Cold War (Garber)

  5. Explorer 1 (1958) (Zell) • First U.S. Satellite • 80 inches long Diameter 6.25 inches 30.8 lbs • 12.5 rotation cycle around earth • Measure Cosmic Rays Pickerting, Allen, Braun

  6. Freedom 7 (1961) (Siceloff)

  7. Apollo 11 (1969) • President Kennedy • Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins • "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” –Neil Armstrong (Ryba)

  8. Space Shuttle (1972-2011) • Reusable Spacecraft • Saved Money • President Nixon • Space Shuttle Columbia (1981) • STS-1: 36 Orbits around Earth (Ryba)

  9. Hubble Space Telescope (1990-present) • Telescope on other side of Earth atmosphere • Edwin Hubble • Universe is expanding • 8 years to assemble • 400,000 parts & 26,000 miles of wire (NASA)

  10. Mars Pathfinder (1996) • Unmanned Exploration • December 1996 – July 1997: 306 Million Miles • Landing Gear: Parachute & Airbags • Expected lifespan of 7 days-1 month • 2.3 billion bits of data (Grecious)

  11. Curiosity • NASA’s Mars Exploration Program • Study Mars Habitability • Launched Nov. 6, 2011 : Landed Aug. 5, 2012 • 253 Sols (Grecious)

  12. (Mann)

  13. Future Mars Base • Obama administration, set a 2030 goal of two way trip to Mars. • Mars One-Private spaceflight • Use SpaceX Dragon capsule-First Group of for by 2022 • Applications

  14. Moon Controversy Waving Flag Dust • Ripple effect from being unfolded Click

  15. Astronauts • What does the word Astronaut mean? • Types of Astronauts • General Requirements • Professional Requirements Astronaut Leroy Chiao (Hadhazy)

  16. Budget Cuts • Cause of the Budget cut • Controversies • Potential effects of the cut

  17. Future Mars Rover • Leveraging Heritage Technology • 2020 Launch • Preparing for future human missions (Grecious)

  18. Euclid • Measures the expansion of the universe • European Space Agency • NASA contributes to the near-infrared spectrometer and imaging photometer (Carreau)

  19. NASA Inventions • Cordless Power Tools • Smoke Detectors • Temper Foam • Invisible Braces (Conger)

  20. NASA Inventions cont… • Scratch-resistant lenses • Ear thermometer • Shoe insoles • Water filters (Conger)

  21. Conclusion • NASA’s Launch • NASA’s High Points • Moon Controversy • Astronauts • The Fall • Future Missions

  22. Sources • Carreau, John. “Euclid.”NASA. N.p., 8 Jul 2009. Web. 20 Apr 2013. • Conger, Cristen. "10 NASA Inventions You Might Use Every Day." . Online Posting to Physics at Discovery. Web. 23 Mar. 2013. • Fosdick, CJ. "America's Space Program: The Downfall of NASA." 11 Jul 2010. N.p., Online Posting to Conservative Issues. Web. 23 Mar. 2013. • Garber, Steve. "History Home." . N.p., Online Posting to NASA History Program Office. Web. 23 Mar. 2013. • Garner, Robert, ed. “Hubble Space Telescope."NASA. N.p., 19 Apr 2013. Web. 20 Apr 2013. • Gibbs, Yvonne, ed. "Dryden Flight Research Center." NASA. N.p., 25 Oct 2012. Web. 20 Apr 2013. • Grecious, Tony, ed. “Mars Science Laboratory."NASA. N.p., 18 Apr 2013. Web. 20 Apr 2013. • Hadhazy, Adam. "How NASA Selected The 2013 Class Of Astronauts." Popular Science. 31 Jan 2013: 82-85. Print.

  23. Sources • Mann, Adam. Ultra-HD Video of Curiosity Rover’s Landing . Wired, 2009. Filmstrip. 21 Apr 2013. • NASA. Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries. 1.3. Space Telescope Science Institute, 2012. 12-13. eBook. • Siceloff, Steven. “Stamps Mark Shepard’s 1961 Flight.” NASA. N.p., 11 Dec 2010. Web. 20 Apr 2013. • Rodrigo.NASA Finds Ice on the Moon. 2009. Cartoon. ToonpoolWeb. 21 Apr 2013. • Ryba, Jeanne, ed. “Apollo 11.” NASA. N.p., 8 Jul 2009. Web. 20 Apr 2013. • Ryba, Jeanne, ed. “Shuttle.” NASA. N.p., 4 Dec 2012. Web. 20 Apr 2013. • Ward, Bob. "Man Enters Space." Huntsville Times [Chicago] n.d., 1. Print. • Wilson, Jim, ed. “Mars Pathfinder." NASA. N.p., 10 Aug 2012. Web. 20 Apr 2013. • Zell, Holly, ed. “Explorer 1.” NASA. N.p., 26 Oct 2012. Web. 20 Apr 2013.

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