Exploration Timeline
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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Born 1857; Died 1935; Lived in
Russia
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He did his scientific research in air
balloon building, life in free space,
aerodynamics and philosophy.
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He wrote and published his theories of
space flight and inter-planetary travels.
In Kaluga he wrote his Cosmic
Philosophy, and he dreamed about the
far distant future of humanity, including
the eventual conquest of space and
our leaving the cradle of the planet
Earth for the stars.
Robert H. Goddard
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Born October 5, 1882(1882-10-05) in Worcester, Massachussetts
Died August 10, 1945(1945-08-10) (aged 62) in Baltimore, Maryland
Education: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Clark University
Occupation: Professor, rocket scientist, physicist, inventor
Known for first liquid-fueled rocket, launched in Auburn, Massachussetts on
March 16, 1926
The rocket, which was dubbed "Nell", rose just 41 feet during a 2.5-second
flight that ended 184 feet away in a cabbage field.
Sputnik
• October 4, 1957
• Launched by Russia
• The world's first artificial
satellite
• was about the size of a beach
ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in
diameter), weighed only 83.6
kg. or 183.9 pounds, and took
about 98 minutes to orbit the
Earth on its elliptical path.
Redstone Rocket
• The Mercury-Redstone rocket
launch of Alan B. Shepard May
5, 1961 marked the first step in
America's attempts to place a
man on the moon. It also
opened the door for Marshall
Space Flight Center's Saturn
rockets that put him there.
• Took place at Cape Canaveral
Moon Photograph
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Five Lunar Orbiter missions were
launched in 1966 through 1967
with the purpose of mapping the
lunar surface before the Apollo
landings. All five missions were
successful, and 99% of the Moon
was photographed with a
resolution of 60 m or better.
Neil Armstrong
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First man to walk on the moon,was born in
Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930. He
began his NASA career in Ohio.
After serving as a naval aviator from 1949 to
1952, Armstrong joined the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1955. His
first assignment was with the NACA Lewis
Research Center (now NASA Glenn) in
Cleveland. Over the next 17 years, he was an
engineer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator
for NACA and its successor agency, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA).
He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue
University and a Master of Science in
Aerospace Engineering from the University of
Southern California. He holds honorary
doctorates from a number of universities.
Salyut 1
• Salyut 1 was the first space
station put into orbit. The
Soviets launched it from
Baikonur Cosmodrome on
April 19, 1971 using a threestage Proton launch vehicle. It
completed 362 orbits before
deorbiting and reentering the
atmosphere over the Pacific
Ocean in October. It was
destroyed by frictional heating
during its return.
Space Station
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A space station (also called an orbital
station) is a manned satellite designed to
remain in space (or most commonly low
Earth orbit) for a long period of time, and
which has the ability for other spacecraft to
dock to it.
Space stations are used to study the effects
of long-term space flight on the human body
as well as to provide platforms for greater
number and length of scientific studies than
available on other space vehicles.
The first space station was Salyut 1, which
was launched by the Soviet Union on April
19, 1971.
The only space station currently in orbit is
the International Space Station. Previous
stations include the Almaz and Salyut
series, Skylab and most recently Mir.
Columbia Space Shuttle
• The first re-useable space shuttle
• Launched in 1981 by the United States.
• It has three components - the orbiter space plane, rocket
boosters, and external fuel tank - only the fuel tank is not
recovered after a mission.
Hubble Telescope
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The Hubble Space Telescope was first
scheduled for launch in 1986. But due
the tragic loss of the shuttle Challenger
in late January of that year, the launch
was delayed four years. In April 24,
1990, the Hubble telescope was lifted
into orbit aboard the shuttle Discovery.
The telescope measures 13.1 m (43.5
ft) in length, 4.27 m (14.0 ft) in
diameter, and weighs 11,000 kg
(25,500 lb).
It was launched from the Kennedy
Space Center in Florida.
Galileo
• Galileo was an unmanned
spacecraft sent by NASA to
study the planet Jupiter and its
moons. Named after the
astronomer and Renaissance
pioneer Galileo Galilei, it was
launched on October 18, 1989
by the Space Shuttle Atlantis
on the STS-34 mission. It
arrived at Jupiter on December
7, 1995, a little more than six
years later