NASA National Aeronautics and Space Association

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Association
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The Cold War

• Tension between Soviet Union and US

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Space Race

• NASA founded in 1958 after Soviets launched
  Sputnik 1
• In the midst of the Cold War, so it became a
  space race

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Manned Space Programs

• Mercury 1958-1963
• Gemini 1965-1966
• Apollo 1961-1965
• Skylab1973-1979
• Apollo-Soyuz 1975-1981
• Space Shuttle1981-1986
• International Space Station

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Groupwork
You will be divided into 7 groups and each given
one project. Your job is to go to the following
websites to research your project. Please write a
paragraph response to these questions.

1. What were the main objectives of the project?
2. What type of vehicle was used for this program?
3. Who were some of the heroes?
4. What was the outcome?

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NASA Flight History