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Write down any five facts you already knowabout our exploration of our solar system andspace in general.

(Write five complete sentences)Here are some ideas you could write about:A) The moon landingsB) Space Station(s)C) Space ShuttleD) Robotic explorationE) Exploration of Mars

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(A) Early rocket technology(B) Space Race between U.S.A and the U.S.S.R.(C) Apollo program and the moon landings(D) Space Station(s)(E) Space Shuttle(F) Robotic exploration

History of Space Exploration

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Fact: Aircraft with jet engines or propellers cannot travel in space because there is no air!

Rocket Technology

Fact: Rockets can travel in space because theydo not require air (Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion)Fact: Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion states this:For every action (force), there is an equal andopposite action (force).

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This is how thechemical reaction exhaust from the tail of arocket enables the rocket to move forward.

Primitive Rocket Technology

(China-around 1232 B.C.)

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Primitive Rocket Technology(Dr. Robert Goddard-around 1920)

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Modern Rocket Technology(Germany-1943)

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Fact: USA and USSR (Russia) fought together againstNazi Germany during WWII.

Space Race: USA vs. USSR

Fact: USA and USSR both captured Germanrocket scientists and equipment in WWII.

Fact: After WWW II , The US and USSR competedagainst each other with bigger/more powerful rockets

V-1 Rocket V-2 Rocket

USA Rocket (Saturn 5)

Space Race: USA vs. USSR

USSR (Russian) Rocket (Vostock)

Space Race: USA vs. USSR

Apollo Program and Moon Landings

Fact: Under president Eisenhower on July 29, 1958congress created N.A.S.A.

Fact: By placing the very first satellite in orbit (Sputnik),the USSR was ahead in the space race. So JFK committedthe USA in 1961 to landing a man on the moon before 1970.

Fact: NASA’s Apollo program landed on the moon in 1969.

(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

Sputnik Satellite

Moon landing: Eagle Spacecraft

Apollo Program

USA won the race to the moon in 1969

Fact: After the moon race was over, both the USA andUSSR focused on orbital space stations

Space Stations

Skylab Space Station (USA: 1973-1974)

Fact: After the moon race was over, both the USA andUSSR focused on orbital space stations.

Space Stations

Mir Space Station (Russia: 1986-1998)

Fact: Now Russia and the United States are workingtogether in an international space station.

Space Stations

International Space Station (I.S.S.-1998 to Present)

Fact: Both Russia and the United States developed reusablespace craft called space shuttles

Space Shuttles

1st US Space Shuttle Enterprise-1976

Russian Space Shuttle Buran-1988

Fact: Since 1977 robots have often been used instead ofhumans for dangerous and/or tedious missions .

Robotic Exploration

Voyager 1: First spacecraft to leave our solar system

Fact: Since 1977 robots have often been used instead ofhumans for dangerous and/or tedious missions .

Robotic Exploration

Spirit and Opportunity RoversOpportunity is still active on Mars today

Fact: Since 1977 robots have often been used instead ofhumans for dangerous and/or tedious missions .

Robotic Exploration

Curiosity RoverStill active Mars today

Now we will watch a Brainpop video about spaceflight Click on this link and log in: Brainpop website

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