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    Space exploration has come a long way from its beginnings with Sputnik, but still has further to go. International cooperation through projects like the International Space Station is necessary due to the high costs. While probes allow cheaper exploration, human pilots can improvise when needed. Future exploration will involve greater distances, extended stays, and addressing challenges like radiation exposure, differing environmental conditions, and ensuring astronaut health and safety.

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    Space exploration has come a long way from its beginnings with Sputnik, but still has further to go. International cooperation through projects like the International Space Station is necessary due to the high costs. While probes allow cheaper exploration, human pilots can improvise when needed. Future exploration will involve greater distances, extended stays, and addressing challenges like radiation exposure, differing environmental conditions, and ensuring astronaut health and safety.

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    Space exploration has come a long way from its beginnings with Sputnik, but still has further to go. International cooperation through projects like the International Space Station is necessary due to the high costs. While probes allow cheaper exploration, human pilots can improvise when needed. Future exploration will involve greater distances, extended stays, and addressing challenges like radiation exposure, differing environmental conditions, and ensuring astronaut health and safety.

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    Space exploration has come a long way from its beginnings with Sputnik, but still has further to go. International cooperation through projects like the International Space Station is necessary due to the high costs. While probes allow cheaper exploration, human pilots can improvise when needed. Future exploration will involve greater distances, extended stays, and addressing challenges like radiation exposure, differing environmental conditions, and ensuring astronaut health and safety.

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    Space Exploration

    Past, Present, Future


    Space Exploration
    The Big Picture
    •Space exploration is still in infancy. Although we
    have learned a lot, we still have a lot of questions.

    •The cost of space exploration mandates that we


    work together with other countries.

    Example: International Space Station (ISS)


    NASA
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Accomplishments:

    •First to land someone on the


    moon
    •Invented the space shuttle
    •Developed many products for
    space that we now use as
    everyday products

    Example: Velcro
    We Are Curious
    …and so we study space. •Radar
    Things that we need to know •Computers
    about space exploration •Fuel sources
    include: •Landing modules
    •Materials that can survive
    •Rockets heat and pressure
    •Artificial satellites •Solar panels
    •Space probes •Living quarters
    •Space stations •Biomedical equipment
    •Space shuttles •Air purification devices
    •Remote sensoring devices •Telescopes
    •Space suits •And many more…
    Space Exploration History
    •The space age began on October
    4, 1957, when the Soviet Union
    launched Sputnik, the first
    artificial satellite to orbit Earth.

    •The Soviets also achieved the


    first piloted space flight on April
    12, 1961.

    I got •The first cosmonaut was Yuri


    this… Gagarin. He orbited Earth in a ship
    named Vostok.
    Let’s Go to the Moon
    •Apollo 8 orbited the moon 10 times
    and returned to Earth safely on
    December 21, 1968
    •Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
    landed Apollo 11 on the moon on
    July 20, 1969.
    •Neil Armstrong was the first person
    to set foot on the moon.

    •The laptops in our classroom are


    more powerful than the computers
    used to run the Apollo program!
    Space Shuttles
    •A space shuttle is a
    reusable space craft.
    •First used in 1981.
    •Able to land on an
    ordinary airfield.
    •Two shuttle tragedies in
    1987 and 2003.
    •Shuttles replaced the
    previous method of space
    flight – Rockets and
    capsules.
    The Space Race and Cold War
    •Our ability to achieve our
    space goals became an
    indicator of our status as a
    great nation, and the Soviets
    were our top competitors.
    •This occurred during a time in
    our history known as the Cold
    War.
    •This was a time when our
    relationship with the Soviets
    was, well, cold.
    •The intense rivalry between
    our two countries led us to
    Khrushchev & Kennedy
    some amazing
    accomplishments.
    Probes Vs. Human Pilots
    •Probes can make space flight cheaper, safer, and
    faster.
    •Human pilots can make decisions when things don’t
    go as planned.
    The Future
    •Exploration at
    greater distances
    •Extended stays
    •Humans need to be
    ready and educated
    for the space travel
    of the future
    Some Difficulties Include
    •Radiation exposure
    •Lunar dust
    •Food and Nutrition
    •Exercise
    •Differing levels of pressure, atmosphere composition, and
    gravity
    •Sleep loss
    •Risk of bone fracture
    •Reduced muscle mass
    •Reduced aerobic capacity
    •Mental disorders arising from extreme, confined, and isolated
    conditions

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