Space Exploration Notes Space Exploration Notes NASAs National

Space Exploration Notes NASA’s (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) goal is to provide for

1. Sputnik 1 (1957): Russia l First satellite to orbit the Earth 2. Vostok

3. Luna 9 (1966): Russia l The first man made probe to land on

5. Apollo 11 (1969): USA l The first man (Neil Armstrong) to land walk

7. Discovery – STS 31 (1990): USA l The Hubble Space Telescope is launched

Since the Apollo missions, humans have continued to explore space through the use of

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Space Exploration Notes

Space Exploration Notes NASA’s (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) goal is to provide for RESEARCH into problems of flight within and outside Earth’s atmosphere and to ensure that the United States conducts activities in space devoted to peaceful purposes for the BENEFIT OF HUMANITY.

1. Sputnik 1 (1957): Russia l First satellite to orbit the Earth 2. Vostok 1 (1961): Russia l Yuri Gargarian is the first human to go into space and return alive.

3. Luna 9 (1966): Russia l The first man made probe to land on the moon and transmit data back to earth. 4. Venera 4 (1967): Russia l The first probe to successfully land on another planet (Venus) and transmit data to Earth.

5. Apollo 11 (1969): USA l The first man (Neil Armstrong) to land walk on the moon. The first moon samples were brought back to Earth. 6. Columbia – STS 1 (1981): USA l The space shuttle program begins.

7. Discovery – STS 31 (1990): USA l The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into orbit. 8. Voyager 1 (2013): USA l The first man made probe to leave our solar system (launched in 1977).

Since the Apollo missions, humans have continued to explore space through the use of SPACE LABS , PROBES and ROVERS. The next manned mission to the moon is planned for 2025 on the Orion spacecraft. Upcoming missions include MARS ONE and the arrival of the New Horizon’s mission to PLUTO in 2015. Watch This!