Title: NASA Past, Present and Future
1NASAPast, Present and Future
- Presented by
- James, Rick, Michelle, Trina and Michelle
2NASA - Objectives
By the end of our presentation you willlearn the
following
- NASAs Early Days
- Missions
- RD
- Future Missions
- Lost Heroes
- Math Concept
3NASA Early Days
- NASA created Oct 1,1958.
- Dr Robert H. Goddard rocket pioneer.
- Many firsts in his career starting in 1912.
- X-1 Air Plane first to break sound barrier.
- Yeager, fastest man in the world on Oct 14 1947.
- Research from X-1 flights would aid NASA
scientist.
4NASA Early Days
- Sputnik 1 - Communist in space 1957.
- Social and political impact on America.
- Start of Public space race with the Russians.
- German science group led by Dr. Wernher Von Braun
transferred to NASA 1958. - Public confidence down after Yuri Gagarin 1961.
5NASA Early Days
- Military and NASA competing ideas and funding.
- Kennedy helps increase funding for upstart NASA.
- Names likes Shepard, Glen, Cooper and Grissom
would become Astronauts. - Our early missions would see a chimp not a man in
space. - Presidents Eisenhower Kennedy would not live to
see moon landing.
6NASA Past Missions Mercury and Gemini
- Alan Shepard First American in Space.
- The Gemini Capsule launched on 1/3/62.
- Geminis mission was to study astronauts and
operations. - The Mercury Capsule launched on 2/20/62.
- Mercurys mission was to orbit a man around the
earth.
7NASA Past Missions Apollo
- First Apollo mission was on 5/25/61.
- Famous Apollo moon mission was on 7/20/69.
- That day man set his first foot on the moon.
- Moon Mission study moon mechanics.
- Six missions followed.
8NASA Missions Space Shuttle
- Piggyback Shuttle Atlantis.
- 1 Million per trip.
- Most complex machine ever built.
- Used to build the worlds largest orbiting
laboratory. - Back to the Moon and off to Mars.
9NASA - Research and Development
- Dr.Nancy Roman opened many doors for women
scientists. - She worked on satellite and telescope technology.
- 1973 U.S. Skylab program.
- A site for nearly 300 scientific and
technological experiments. - Understanding our technological limitations.
- Provided a test environment to improve technology.
10NASA - Research and Development
- Artificial gravity holy grail of deep space
travel - NASA continues research on gravity problem
- Future space crafts must produce artificial
gravity - Hubble gives NASA best view of space
- Hubble shows vastness of space
11NASA - Research and Development
- Hurricane warning device help save lives
- Monitors dangers from space
- NASAs technologies contribute to quality of life
on Earth
12NASA Future Missions Orion
- Orion program established in 2006.
- Man returns to moon in 2020.
- Ares named for Greek god associated with Mars.
- Creating a boot camp on the moon.
- Craft is very similar to Apollo.
- If successful, its off to Mars!
13NASA Future Missions Orion
- Two separate launch vehicles Ares I and V.
- Ares I maiden flight scheduled for 2009.
- Ares V maiden flight scheduled for 2018.
- Ares I will dock to Ares V in orbit.
- E.U. scientists working on mission trajectory.
- Future spaceship to Mars to be built in space.
14NASA Future Missions Orion
- Human civilization.
- Scientific knowledge.
- Exploration preparation.
- Economic expansion.
- Public engagement.
- Global partnerships.
15Tribute to NASAs Lost Heroes Apollo 1
- Fallen Heroes Apollo 1 January 27,1967.
- Virgil Grissom, Edward White, Roger Chaffee.
- An electrical short-circuit caused a deadly fire
in an oxygen-enriched environment.
16Tribute to NASAs Lost Heroes -Space shuttle
Challenger
- Fallen Heroes Space Shuttle Challenger January
28,1986. - El Onizuka, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick
Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair, Judy Resnik. - An o-ring on rocket booster failed 73 seconds
after lift off.
17Tribute to NASAs Lost Heroes Space Shuttle
Columbia
- Fallen Heroes Space Shuttle Columbia February 1,
2003. - Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson,
Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, Ilan
Ramon. - A portion of foam from lift-off struck orbiters
left wing resulting in damage to the wing, which
caused the vehicle to break apart during
re-entry.
18Math Concept
19NASA Conclusion
- Leading the world in Space Exploration.
- Presses forward in the face of adversity.
- Provides innovations for future technologies.
- NASA technology in all forms of every day life.
- Helps us understand more about our universe.
- May find a way to save mankind in the future.