Nasa was formed on october 1, 1958 as an act of congress and president dwight d. Students will be able to discuss past missions and make a visual connection between them. Heres the first part of our 100year forecast of future space exploration. Dawn of the space age teacher resource packet morehead state. Space exploration timeline earth science astronomy unit. Here are highlights fom nearly 500 years of curiosity, innovation, and exploration. You have class time this week and next to work on it. Learn about the apollo missions, the space shuttles columbia and challenger, neil armstrong and more. Finally, a space exploration timeline activity that requires students to place i. The goal of the book is to address some basic questions of american space history, including how this history compares with previous eras of exploration, why the space program was initiated when. Pass out lanyards to each student so that each team member wears the same lanyard color.
Below is a timeline by space news and chronicling the first 50 years of spaceflight. To learn about these events and get a picture of just why this period is called the space race, you will study the timeline of events below and this one, and then complete the space race timeline worksheet. Nasa webquest on space shuttle missions middle grades. This is a timeline of space exploration including notable achievements and first accomplishments or major events in humanitys exploration of outer space.
This new video is a timeline of human space exploration running from 750 bc till the present including 190 events. This timeline presents a few dozen of the more than 1,600 nasaderived technologies profiled in spinoff. October 4, 1957 first artificial satellite the ussr beat the united states into space by launching sputnik 1. During the cold war space war became too much critical. Design a collector s card, with a picture on the front and information on the back, about your favorite space pioneer. This timeline shows the twentyyear competition between the two nations. The information below tells the story of australias involvement with space activities from the earliest exploits to the latest australian endeavours in space and the establishment of the australian space agency. You are invited to walk through the half century of space exploration and click related links for. First human made object that had been sent on escape trajectory away from.
Hello everybody this is my timeline of space exploration. Eisenhower in response to the launch of the first manmade satellite, sputnik 1, launched by the soviet union one. Astronauts john young and bob crippen opened a highway to space traveled by shuttle crews for more than 30 years. Discover the dates and details for milestones in space exploration from the years 2011 through 2020, including the first spacecraft to orbit mercury, the end of the space shuttle program, and the beginning of the commercial space program. After studying space exploration for an extensive time, we were excited to put together this timeline game. Kids learn about the timeline of the history of space exploration including early astronomy, astronauts, spacecraft, planets, and the moon. Pick several space missions, just giving them the name ex. The vision for space exploration nasa history division. Space exploration, the investigation, by means of crewed and uncrewed spacecraft, of the reaches of the universe beyond earths atmosphere and the use of the information so gained to increase knowledge of the cosmos and benefit humanity. Nasa exploration and innovation lead to new discoveries.
Sts66, have each group explore the website again acquiring enough information at the particular space mission to present to the class their space mission. The exploration of space was seen as the greatest adventure of the twentieth century and australia has played a major part in it. Based on jules vernes novel from the earth to the moon, the first work that suggested space exploration was possible was published. The history of space exploration in the united states is, to a great extent, the history of nasa the national aeronautics and space administration. With the shocking launch of sputnik 1 in october 1957, the moon changed from a distant silver disk in the sky to a real place, a probable destination for probes and people. Nara resources finding aids for records on space exploration presidential libraries general space resources crs reports timeline nasa s space centers nasa s space programs hubble space telescope space exploration.
A new era in spaceflight began with the april 12, 1981 liftoff of the space shuttle columbia. Sts51lchallenger voice transmission transcript, from t2. One of the most important reasons for space exploration is that it helps human beings. A brief history of space exploration the aerospace. Space exploration timeline your assignment is to make a timeline showing missions that have helped us better understand the solar system. But it took space age exploration to show us how the moon is connected to human existence on a very fundamental level. Even after man first walked on the moon, fascination with what is in space.
The vostok 1 spacecraft made one complete orbit around earth in 108 minutes, and reached altitudes of 112 to 203 miles. These nations competed in the space race, or the race to the moon, which the u. Study it carefully and then fill in the last five boxes with what you think the next firsts will be. Space exploration timeline 19611970 april 12, 1961 first man in space russian cosmonaut yuri alekseyevich gagarin became the first human to venture into space. As specialist retailers of space toys, space dressing up and other fun space stuff, we love everything about space exploration. The curriculum includes lessons for use in mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, computer, theater, physical. Next a fill in the information section that has students find dates and missions from the space exploration information sheet. If you are printing it at home, please note it is a3sized. The national aeronautics and space administration is the main body charged with space exploration in the united states. It was the first us designed rocket that reached the edge of space. Information about the united states space flight programs, including nasa missions and the astronauts who participate in the efforts to explore earth s galaxy. Students will understand the history of the space exploration as a whole. Solar system space exploration timeline challenge cards.
With many different partners contributing to its design and construction, this highflying laboratory has become a symbol of cooperation in space exploration, with former competitors now working together. Space grab bag 1903 based on jules vernes novel from the earth to the moon, the first work that suggested space exploration was possible was published in russia entitled the exploration of cosmic space by means of reaction devices timeline cards solar system. Space exploration timeline humans have been interested in space for centuries. October 4 the soviet union launched the first satellite, sputnik, into space. Ongoing work leads the way in both aeronautics and aerospace, including aeropropulsion, space power and space.
It includes an extensive timeline of the events leading up to the major space exploration events, and cards for playing the timeline game. The space race between the united states us and the soviet union ussr was a remarkable time in history with many farreaching achievements in science, space exploration, and technology. The speakers were asked to keep in mind the following questions. Learn about when, and where, these all happen by reading this timeline of the coolest major milestones and dates of first accomplishments during humanitys exploration of outer space. Space exploration timeline activity by the science shark. The first pictures of the earth were taken from an altitude of 105 km. Using your exploration of the solar system fact sheet, make a timeline showing each mission on the list. Space telescopes, expeditions to mars, and lunar bases. The spacecraft misses the moon and is flung out into space by the moons gravity. This space timeline is brought to you by space collectibles. There is a need, at least in europe it may be different in other societiesto identify benefits of space exploration able to generate a resilient political and public support, which is a condition for space exploration to be sustainable over the years. On january 14, president bush unveiled the vision for space.
Lastly, assign your students into groups of 3 or 4 depending on class size. Concise summary of the history of space exploration from sputnik to the space shuttle. Space exploration is important because it helps facilitate communication, better research of the environment and gives hope for the future. Space race timeline explore royal museums greenwich. The history of space exploration information sheet october 4, 1957 sputnik 1 the first artificial satellite sent into orbit around the earth. A childrens history of space timeline, the key space.
Driven by a desire for inexpensive spices, gold, and other sources of wealth, europeans sailed around the world and sparked a global exchange of goods that changed the world forever. An overview of space exploration missions starting with sputnik 1 in 1957 to spacex in 2010. Learn about the key achievements in the history of space exploration through this timeline, designed for kids from ages 4 to 12 years old. A timeline for gammaray astronomy including related. The exploration of space began, with the launch of the first artificial satellite, sputnik 1, which the soviets sent into orbit in 1957. Benefits related to earth resources, technology, and new products. Whats gone on in space exploration in the past decade. Assign each team a mascot comet, asteroid, milky way galaxy, or meteorand have them sit in the corresponding map corner. The age of exploration, which lasted roughly between 1450 and 1600, is a term given to the period of european exploration in africa, asia, and the americas. You are invited to walk through the half century of space exploration and click related links for more in depth information. Born from world war ii technology, rockets have enabled mankind to put satellites in orbit, send probes to the furthest regions of the solar system and even put men on the moon. October 4, 1957 first artificial satellite the ussr beat the united states into space. October 4, 1957 sputnik 1, the first manmade object to orbit the earth, is launched by the u.
Space exploration remains one of the greatest technological advances in human history. You are invited to walk through the half century of space exploration. Exploring from earth 1543 nicolaus copernicus published on the revolutions of the heavenly spheres claiming that the earth and the planets orbited the sun. This was a monumental achievement in the history of space exploration and by the soviet space exploration. In the coming years, government space agencies and private companies plan to send a dizzying number of rockets into space. Learn more about space exploration in this article. Nara resources finding aids for records on space exploration presidential libraries general space resources crs reports timeline nasa s space centers nasa s space programs hubble space telescope space exploration biographies. Nasa exploration and innovation lead to new discoveries five heavyweight liftingbody designs provided an excellent starting point for designers of future vehicles, including the space shuttle. November 18, 1923 july 21, 1998 was an american naval officer and aviator, test pilot, one of the original nasa mercury seven astronauts, and businessman, who in may 1961 made the first manned mercury flight. Discover the dates and details for milestones in space exploration from the years 2001 through 2010, including the first landing on an asteroid, the space shuttle columbia disaster, and the first commercial space. Space explorers is an interdisciplinary space exploration education curriculum designed for middle school youth funded by the texas space grant consortium. The international space station is a research laboratory in low earth orbit. Students will understand that individual missions build on each other to contribute to lunar exploration as a whole.
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