Space travel
by
KarenStanfield
Last updated 6 years ago
Discipline:
Science Subject:
Astronomy
Grade:
7,8,9,10


October 4, 1957
Sputnik
~ First artificial satellite ~ Launched by the SovietUnion~ Purpose was to study Earth and the solar system
Space Travel Timeline
August 19,1960
Sputnik 5
~ Contained two dogs (Belka and Strelka), 40 mice, 2 rats, and a variety of plants~ Orbited for one day~ All animals survived~ They were the first living creatures to survive orbital flight
Vostok
April 12, 1961
~ Launched Russiancosmonaut Yuri Gagarin into space~ Made a 108 minute flight~ First man ever in space
Voskhod 2
March 18,1965
~ Held 2 Russian men: AlexeyLeonov and Pavel Belyayev~ Lasted about 1 day~ Tethered to the spacecraft, Leonov became the first man to"walk" in space
July 18,1969
Apollo 11
~ Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins~ Landed on the moon and spent21.5 hours there~ Neil Armstrong was the first manto step foot on the moon~ "That's one small step for man,one giant leap for mankind."
December 7,1972
Apollo 17
~ 12 crew members~ Last Apollo mission to the moon~ Eugene A. Cernan andHarrison H. Schmitt becamelast men on the moon ever
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Challenger STS-41-B
February 3,1984
~ First untethered space walk~ Lasted 5 hours and 55 minutes~ Walked by AmericanBruce McCandless
August 24,1990
DiscoverySTS-31
~ Deployed the HubbleTelescope~ Named after Edwin Hubble~ Made many discoveries
October 29,1998
DiscoverySTS-95
~ At age 77, JohnGlenn Jr. becomes the oldest man ever in space~ 6 others~ About 9-10 days
Soyuz TM-32
April 28,2001
~ Dennis Tito payed$20 million to the Russiansfor a ride in orbit~ Spent about 6 days inorbit~ First ever space tourist
August 25,2003
Spitzer SpaceTelescope
~ Launched from florida~ 2-5 year estimated life~ 33 inch diameter~ Largest diameter infraredtelescope at the time
January 15,2006
Stardust
~ Returned to Earth after about 7 years~ Landed in a desert nearSalt Lake City~ Brought back first dustever from a comet
March 6,2009
Kepler
~ Launched on March 6,2009~ Purpose was to search for planets outside our solar system, ex. nearMilkey Way
August 6,2012
Curiosity
~ Launched November 28,2011 ~ Arrived on Mars on August 6, 2012~ As large as a car~ Carries advanced equipment to research Mars
December 3,2014
Hayabusa 2
~ Jappanese~ Designed to study asteroid1999 JU3 from different angles~ Mission is planned to be complete in 2020
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