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HISTORY AND FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION. What is space?. a continuous area the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move. What is exploration?. the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
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HISTORY AND FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION
What is space? • a continuous area • the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move
What is exploration? • the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it. • act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information.
What is space exploration? • ongoing discovery and exploration of celestial structures. • study of space.
History Of Space exploration
1950s • October 4 1957-first artificial satellite • November 3 1957-first animal in orbit • January 31 1958-first successfull american satellite
1960s • April 12 1961-first human in space • March 18 1965-first spacewalk • July 20 1969-first manned moon landing
1970s • July 30 1971-first rover on the moon • July 20 1976-first U.S mars landing
1980s • April 12 1981-first space shuttle launch • June 18 1983-first american women in space
1990s • April 25 1990-hubble space telescope deployed
2000s • February 1 2003-loss of space shuttle columbia • January 14 2005-first landing on other world's moon • July 26 2005- first space launch after columbia disaster
Future Of Space exploration
Humans may one day tread across some of the alien worlds that today can be studied only at a distance. • They will study more about the space.
References: • http://www.amnh.org/ • http://karmajello.com/ • http://www.aerospace.org/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/ • http://science.nationalgeographic.com/ • http://www.nasa.gov/ • http://www.archives.gov/