SPACECRAFTS

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SPACECRAFTS

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

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Forecast

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

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Why Spacecrafts?

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

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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

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History

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

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History

• 1969 Americans land on the moon

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The Space Race

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

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Importance of the Space Race

• Could spy on enemy country
• Could possibly send bombs at enemys cities.

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Effect of Space Race

• Great advancements in spacecraft technology

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What can Spacecrafts do for You?

• Satellite television, radio, and internet
• Weather forecasting
• GPS

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Communication Satellites

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

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Communication Satellites

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

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Satellite Television
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Whats Next?

• Back to the Moon? On to Mars?

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Whats Next?

• International Space Station

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Whats Next?

• New Spacecrafts, Orion in 2014

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Whats Next?

• Space Tourism

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Summary

• Space Race
• Communication satellites
• Future of spacecrafts