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Title: SPACECRAFTS


1
SPACECRAFTS
  • A look at the Past, Present, and Future
  • By Chris Ricciardi

2
Forecast
  • The beginning of spacecrafts
  • The importance of the Space Race
  • Communication Satellites
  • The future of spacecrafts

3
Why Spacecrafts?
  • Always had an interest in space and space travel
  • Spacecrafts provide services to many people daily
    without them realizing it

4
History
  • 1903 Konstantin Tsiolkovsky mathematically
    proved it was possible to launch a spacecraft
    into space using liquid fuels
  • 1926 Robert Goddard launched first liquid-fuel
    rocket

5
History
  • 1957 The Soviet Union launched the first
    satellite into space, Sputnik 1
  • 1958 The United States launched
    its first spacecraft, Explorer 1

6
History
  • 1969 Americans land on the moon

7
The Space Race
  • Took place during the Cold War between the U.S.
    and the USSR
  • Started with the Soviets launch of Sputnik 1

8
Importance of the Space Race
  • Could spy on enemy country
  • Could possibly send bombs at enemys cities.

9
Effect of Space Race
  • Great advancements in spacecraft technology

10
What can Spacecrafts do for You?
  • Satellite television, radio, and internet
  • Weather forecasting
  • GPS

11
Communication Satellites
  • Make up 8 of spacecrafts launched
  • Send and
    receive signals
    for telecomm-
    unication
    purposes

12
Communication Satellites
  • The first direct relay satellite was Telstar,
    launched in 1962

13
Satellite Television
14
Whats Next?
  • Back to the Moon? On to Mars?

15
Whats Next?
  • International Space Station

16
Whats Next?
  • New Spacecrafts, Orion in 2014

17
Whats Next?
  • Space Tourism

18
Summary
  • Space Race
  • Communication satellites
  • Future of spacecrafts
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