| Ever since the beginning of time, mankind
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| | public. NASA is working on a
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| has been fascinated with wonders of
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| | single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) vehicle, but
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| space. Before the mid-1900s, all mankind
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| | until it is until then, NASA plans to us
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| could do was gaze at the stars from Earth
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| | the space shuttle fleet to the year 2012.
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| and wonder what it would be like to go
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| | It is clear that mankind has devoted
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| into space. Man would look through
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| | itself to the exploration of the unknown
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| telescopes and make theories on how the
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| | and that we are committed to find new
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| universe worked.
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| | planets on which man can live and
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| Even with growing knowledge in the field,
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| | prosper. An interesting spacecraft is the
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| it was not until 1957 when the first
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| | X-33, which is a single stage orbiter.
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| Earth orbiter, the Soviet's Sputnik 1,
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| | The X-33 will allow companies to put
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| was sent into space and placed in orbit
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| | satellites in orbit for a cheaper cost.
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| at an altitude of 1,370 miles and weighed
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| | Space travel does take its effect on
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| 184 pounds. Later in that year, the
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| | humans though. Piloted space flights have
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| Soviets sent Sputnik 2 into space with a
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| | to supply oxygen, food, and water for
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| dog named Laika. Laika was the first
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| | their occupants and even longer flights
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| animal to venture into space.
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| | need to have a way to dispose of or
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| Then in 1985, the United States
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| | recycle waste. The even longer flights,
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| successfully sent their very own
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| | spacecrafts will eventually need to
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| satellite into space. In 1960, the
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| | become mostly self-sufficient. The
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| Soviets launched two dogs into space and
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| | astronauts will have to exercise and
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| successfully returned them to Earth. From
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| | since the astronauts will be weightless,
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| this point started the space race. The
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| | the shuttle will need to provide more
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| space race was a challenge between the
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| | than just the core physical needs for the
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| USSR and the United States to see who
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| | astronauts to stay healthy.
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| could land a man on the moon first.
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| | The weight of the craft is so important
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| In 1961, the first man in space was
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| | that it plays a crucial role in the
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| cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin who was in space
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| | amount of food supplied by the
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| for 60 minutes before returning to Earth
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| | spacecraft. Most food provided to the
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| in Vostok 1 and was sent by the USSR.
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| | astronauts is dehydrated, which is
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| Astronaut Shepard flew the first manned
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| | rehydrated by a device that is some what
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| sub-orbital space-flight by the
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| | like a water gun, to save space as well
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| Americans. The first true American
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| | as weight.
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| orbital flight was by John Glen and he
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| | However, some foods are given in their
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| stayed in space for five hours in Mercury
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| | conventional form such as fruits, candy,
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| 6 in 1962. Then in 1963, the USSR sent
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| | and bread. Water is usually provided by
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| the first woman into space; her name was
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| | fuel cells that also provide electricity
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| Valentina Tereshkova-Nikaleva. They also
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| | to the whole ship. The reaction between
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| had the first person to take a space-walk
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| | Hydrogen and oxygen provides the
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| in 1965. In 1968, the National
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| | electricity and creates water as well. A
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| Aeronautics and Space Administration or
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| | small amount of water is also carried
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| NASA tested the first Saturn 5 rocket,
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| | onboard in case of emergencies.
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| which would be used for the Apollo
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| | Space exploration has come a long way
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| missions. The first manned Apollo
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| | since the beginning. Mankind has gone to
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| missions and the first flight around the
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| | the moon and back, we have sent probes to
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| moon took place in 1968. Finally, on July
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| | the furthest reaches of our solar system,
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| 21, 1969, the United States placed the
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| | we have sent a robot to roam the Martian
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| first man on the moon winning the space
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| | terrain, we have made spaceships that are
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| race.
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| | reusable, and we can see other galaxies
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| Now, the future of space exploration
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| | that are billions of light years away.
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| depends on many factors. Some of these
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| | Now we brainstorm on how to explore space
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| factors are as followed: how much
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| | even further. Man kind is destined to go
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| technology advances, how political forces
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| | to the far reaches of the universe and
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| change rivalries as well as partnerships
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| | make contact with other life forms. With
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| with other nations, and how important
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| | all things considered, humans are not far
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| space exploration is to the general
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| | from colonizing space.
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