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SPACE EXPLORATION
LESSON 6
Development in the Field of
Astronomy
• Astronomy is a branch of science that studies the
motions and nature of planets, stars and galaxies. It is
the oldest of all sciences.
Some Important People in Astronomy
People /Animal
Accomplishments
Galileo Galilei
The first astronomer who used the telescope to observe
the stars and planets.
Hans Lippershey
He invented the first telescope.
Yuri Gagarin
The first man to orbit the Earth.
Neil Armstrong
and Edwin Aldrin
The first people to set foot on the Moon.
Robert Goddard
The first person to launch a rocket to space.
Dog
The first living thing to be successfully sent to space
Some First satellite and space machine
successfully launch on space!
Object
Sputnik 1
Sputnik 2
Its Success
A satellite launched by Soviet Union in 1957.
Apollo 11
The first spacecraft that first successfully landed
on the Moon in 1969.
The satellite that carried the first living thing to
space in 1958, and the first to carry a living
animal, a dog named Laika.
Some Types of Satellites
Type of satellite
Meteorological
Defense
Use
To monitor the weather.
Communication
To receive and transmit radio, television,
and telephone signals.
Navigational
To give location of ships, aircraft, or
people.
Hubble Space
Telescope
A space telescope that was launched into
low Earth orbit in 1990, and remains in
operation.
To spy on enemy troop movements and
maneuvers.
Space Machines!
Space Probe
An unmanned spacecraft usually sent to explore other
planets
Artificial Satellite
Is launched to space to orbit the Earth to either take
photographs, and transmit information back to Earth.
Space Shuttle
To send astronauts and equipment to space.
Rocket
a rocket designed to travel through space or to launch a
spacecraft and can only be used once.
Live Your Passion Today
ALONSCIENCE
1. What is the difference between space craft,
space shuttle and rocket?
2. What is the most important factor in the
development and manufacture of products in
space?
3. Whose Thai King is the master of astronomy?
4. What manouver does the spacecraft during
Short Project (10 points)
• Read an article or watch a video documentary
about MARS ONE MISSION and write a
summary report of it in a 1 page of paper.
Include references in your paper. (No pictures)
Submit next Monday…