1. Space – The Final Frontier

2. What is out there?  Ever since mankind has looked up at the moon and stars, we have wandered about life in the universe.

3. Chuck Yeager

4. Chuck Yeager of WV  Chuck Yeager was born and raised in WV.  In 1947, Chuck Yeager drove the first plane to break the sound barrier.  US was ahead of the world in the space race.  But then………

5. Space Race Begins  October 4, 1957 – Soviet Union launches Sputnik I –The world's first artificial satellite –Size of a basketball –Weighed only 183 pounds –Took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.- U.S.S.R space race.

6. Vanguard  The US thought they would be the first to successfully launch a satellite into space.  They put together a scientific team and began working on Vanguard.

7. US vs Russia  As a technical achievement, Sputnik caught the world's attention and the American public off- guard.  Its size was more impressive than Vanguard's intended 3.5-pound payload.  The public feared that the Soviets' ability to launch satellites also translated into the capability to launch ballistic missiles that could carry nuclear weapons from Europe to the U.S.  Then the Soviets struck again; on November 3, Sputnik II was launched, carrying a much heavier payload, including a dog named Laika.  Then the Soviets struck again; on November 3, Sputnik II was launched, carrying a much heavier payload, including a dog named Laika.

8. Explorer 1  Explorer project – 4 months after Sputnik US sent Explorer 1 into space.

9. Mariner Project  The Mariner Project was a series of US space probes build to provide information on the inner planets – Mercury, Venus, and Mars.  Mariner 2 launched in 1962.  There were many embarrassing disasters on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral. Mariner I failed on launch pad.

10. Voyager  The Mariner Project was renamed Voyager.  Voyager 1 launched from Kennedy Space Center September 1977 and approached Saturn in 1980.  Voyager 2 launched from Cape Canaveral in 1977 also.

12. Space Probes (Satellites)  Mariner  Viking 1 and 2 (summer 1976) 1 st successful landing on mars. Designed to explore inner planets  Voyager 1 and 2 designed to explore outer planets  Galileo – 1989 – The 1 st probe to orbit Jupiter and sent a smaller probe into it’s atmosphere. Launched from a space shuttle.

13. Mercury Program  The Mercury Program (1960 – 1962)  1 st program to put an astronaut into space.

14. Mercury-Redstone 3 FREEDOM 7 May 5, 1961 Alan B. Shepard, Jr. FREEDOM 7 15 minutes, 28 seconds Suborbital flight that successfully put the first American in space.

15. Gemini Program  Was a manned space program to put 2 men into space – hence the name Gemini which means twin.

16. The Apollo Program  Project Apollo was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by NASA, on behalf of the United States of America. human spaceflightNASA United States of Americahuman spaceflightNASA United States of America  The program used the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn launch vehicle, and was conducted during the years 1961 – 1975. Apollo spacecraft Saturn launch vehicleApollo spacecraft Saturn launch vehicle  It was devoted to the goal (in U.S. President John F. Kennedy's famous words) of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" within the decade of the 1960s. U.S. PresidentJohn F. KennedyMoonU.S. PresidentJohn F. KennedyMoon  This goal was achieved with the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. Apollo 11Apollo 11

18. The US Space Shuttle  The US space shuttle was designed to be launched into space by rockets and then to return to the Earth’s surface by gliding down and landing on a runway. It was first used in the 1980’s.  It is the first reusable spacecraft.

19. Shuttle Missions  Columbia, Challenger, Discovery and Atlantis. ColumbiaChallengerDiscovery Atlantis ColumbiaChallengerDiscovery Atlantis  Challenger was destroyed on launch in 1986 destroyed  Endeavour was built as a replacement. Endeavour  Columbia was destroyed on re-entry in 2003. destroyed

20. The International Space Station  A joint effort between 5 space agencies.  The agencies include the US, Russia, Japan, Canada, and Europe.  It orbits in low earth orbit.  The station has continuous people staying since it was first occupied in 2000.