Astronaut

Human Space Travel

By kbergeron36

  • Sputnik 2

    Sputnik 2
    The U.S.S.R launched Sputnik 2, caring a dog named Laikia. This was the first living thing to go into space. Although Laikia died, this caused allowed U.S.S.R to realize what changes to make to be able to sucessfully send a human into space.

  • First man in space

    First man in space
    Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man ever in space while in the Vostok 1. Although he was only in space for 108 minutes, he orbited the earth once, and returned to eath safely. This event put pressure on NASA to sucsessfully launch an astronaught into space. "Vostok Program." Astronomy & Space: From the Big Bang to the Big Crunch. Gale, 2007. Science in Context. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.

  • First American In Space

    First American In Space
    Only 25 days after Yuri Gagarin became the first man ever to enter space, Alan Shepard launched into space May 5, 1961 on thr Freedom 7 and becomes the first American in space. This proved that America has the resources and knowledge have an astronaugt sucessfuly enter space and return. "Alan Shepard." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 7: 1950 to Present. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Science in Context. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.

  • Space Walk

    Space Walk
    On March 18, 1965 Alexey Leonov became the first person to ever be exposed to the harsh elements of space. He was wearing a space suit that was only attatched to the Voskhod 2 by a teather, during the twelve minutes that he was outside of his spacecraft. "Alexei Leonov." Space Sciences. Ed. Pat Dasch. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2009. Science in Context. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.

  • Man on the Moon

    Man on the Moon
    Michael Collins ,Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and, Neil Armstrong made a 3 day voyage to the moon during Apollo 11. Once the landing module had landed, Aldrin and Armstong climbed down from the module at 9:30 p.m. on July 20th as 6 million people watched on telivision as the first steps ever taken on the moon. This event ended the "Space Race" between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
    "Neil Armstrong." Space Sciences. Ed. Pat Dasch. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2009. Science in Context. Web. 12 Dec.

  • Apollo 15

    Apollo 15
    From July 26 to August 7, David Scott ahd James Irwin used the lunar rover to explore new parts of the moon during Apollo 15 "David Scott on Moon." UXL Science. U*X*L, 2010. Science in Context. Web. 13 Dec. 2013.

  • First space shuttle

    First space shuttle
    The first ever space shuttle was launched on April 12, 1981. The Space shuttle was designed to make space travel less expensive because it could be used for up to 100 flights. "Columbia Awaits First Space Shuttle Mission." Space Sciences. Ed. John F. McCoy. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2012. Science in Context. Web. 13 Dec. 2013.

  • Last space shuttle flight

    Last space shuttle flight
    After 30 years of missions, the Atlantis shuttle made the last flight into space during the STS-135 mission. This was also the last time that NASA visited the International space station. Dunbar, Brian. NASA. NASA, 06 Nov. 2012. Web. 13 Dec. 2013.