SPACE EXPLORATION

DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF SPACE

DEVELOPMENTS IN ASTRONOMY
study of motion and nature of objects in the universe
such as :
Moon
Stars
Sun
Galaxies

The oldest field in science

Galileo Galilei was the 1st man who used the telescope
in astronomy
 The Hubble Space Telescope, placed in orbit in 1990
has enable us to observe cosmic bodies and monitor
atmospheric and surface phenomena of various planets

Hubble Telescope so far the largest and most powerful

observatory placed in orbit
 DEVELOPMENTS IN SPACE
EXPLORATION
Investigation of the Universe beyond the atmosphere
of the Earth

Spacecraft are vehicles that operate above the Earth’s

atmosphere

Examples – sounding rockets

- artificial satellites
- space probes
PHOTOS OF : SOUNDING
ROCKETS

ARTIFICIAL
SATELLITES
PHOTOS OF : SPACE
PROBES
 DEVELOPMENTS
The world’s 1st
1957 artificial satellite,
Sputnik 1

1961 Yuri Gagarin

became the 1st
person to orbit
the Earth
 1969

1st man landed on

the moon, Neil
Armstrong

The 1st reusable

1981 spacecraft, Space
Shuttle was
launched
APPLICATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY
TO SPACE EXPOLRATION
the search for scientific knowledge and exploration of
the unknown

Technology has been increasingly applied for the

benefit of mankind

Satellite have been put into orbit to help us in various

fields
 NAVIGATION SATELLITES
provide navigational guides to enable ship and
submarines in determining their positions precisely
 COMMUNICATION SATELLITES
used to relay voices, television broadcast, internet and
facsimile
 REMOTE SENSING
TECHNOLOGY
technology involving the use of sensors to study
Earth’s activities and phenomena from a distance above
Earth’s
surface
 THE NEED TO CONTINUE
EXPLORATION
enables us to learn about the Universe and natural
phenomena in space environment

These data are important help us understand the

evolution of Solar System and forces that could affect the
Earth

The applications of tech enabled us to improve the

quality of our life and mankind
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