Space Exploration

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Space Exploration

• A Brief History of Time

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Galileo

• Copernicus suggested a heliocentric model of the
  universe, where earth was not the center. Galileo
  supported this idea.

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Galileo

• Galileo contributed to space exploration by his
  work with telescopes and discovering four of
  Jupiters moons. It wasnt until Newton and
  others in the 1700s and 1800s that any further
  astronomy was done.

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Karl Marx

• Karl Marx was a Russian Jew. He wrote The
  Communist Manifesto, which described communism
  as way to run a country. This triggered the
  Russian Revolution in 1917.

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The Russian Revolution

• In 1917 Russia underwent a communist revolution,
  which kicked out the ruling Tsar Nicholas II.
  Russia became communist under Vladimir Lenin.

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Early 1900s

• During the 1900s, world wars broke out twice.
• WWI (1914 1918)
• WWII (1939 1945)

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Russian Dominance

• By the end of WWII, Russia was a major world
  power with the U.S. Russian communism, however
  was seen as a threat.

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The Cold War

• After WWII, the two major powers were afraid of
  each other and until the 1990s were considered
  enemies.

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The Space Race

• Both countries competed fiercely to gain
  influence in other countries.
• Both competed athletically
• Both competed to gain achievements in space.

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The Space Race

• In 1960 JFK was elected President and in 1961 he
  announced that it was his goal that an American
  walk on the moon by the end of the decade.

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The Apollo Program

• On July 16, 1969 the Apollo 11 landed on the moon.

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Apollo 13

• On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 was launched,
  but had to return home after an explosion on
  board.

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The Space Shuttle Program

• Under President Reagen in the 1980s, the U.S.
  became the major space explorer and the major
  world power.

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International Cooperation

• Since the fall of communism, there has been
  international cooperation in space.

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Canadian Space Agency

• The CSA has contributed to the space station,
  especially with the inventions of robots.
  (Canadarm 1 and 2 and Dextre)