Space Exploration
Space Exploration
Space Exploration
Ancient scholars
developed an
understanding of the
stars, the planets and
their movements based
on observation.
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Very Early Space Exploration
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Early Rockets Courtesy NASA
A rocket produces
Direction of travel
movement by burning
fuel. This shoots hot
gases out one end,
sending the rocket in the
other direction. Exhaust gases
Sputnik 2 had a
passenger for its
journey; a dog named
Laika.
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First Life In Space
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Question 1
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First Human In Space
On April 12 1961,
Russian astronaut Yuri
Gagarin became the
first human in space,
orbiting the Earth once.
Gagarin traveled in a
spacecraft named
Vostok 1.
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Question 2
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Question 2
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Mars Landing?
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Mars Landing?
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New Spacecraft Technology
A small acceleration is
produced but for a very
long time.
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Question 3
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The International Space Station
It is the largest
man-made satellite
ever built, and can Courtesy NASA
A space telescope is a
telescope that orbits the
Earth above the atmosphere.
A) 400 years
B) 4,000 years
C) 400,000 years
D) 40,000,000 years
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Question 4
A) 400 years
B) 4,000 years
C) 400,000 years
D) 40,000,000 years
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Summary
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