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• One small step for man, one giant leap for
  mankind.
• - Neil Armstrong

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NASA Beginnings

• Cold War 1947-1991
• Sputnik 1957 first Earth orbiting satellite
  launched by the Soviet Union
• NASA was first developed in 1958 under pressure
  of National Defense
• 6 major missions since the onset of NASA

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Mercury

• Program Objectives
• To orbit a manned spacecraft around Earth
• To investigate mans ability to function in
  space
• To recover man and spacecraft successfully
• Years the Program Ran 1958-1963
• Type of Vehicle Used a cone shaped one man
  capsule
• Major Accomplishments first manned flight
  successful

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Gemini

• Program Objectives
• To subject man and equipment to space flight up
  to two weeks in duration.
• To rendezvous and dock with orbiting vehicles and
  to maneuver the docked combination by using the
  target vehicle's propulsion system
• To perfect methods of entering the atmosphere and
  landing at a preselected point on land. Its goals
  were also met, with the exception of a land
  landing, which was cancelled in 1964.
• Years the Program Ran 1962-1967
• Type of Vehicle Used larger version of the
  Mercury ship
• Major Accomplishments first two man crews,
  longer missions

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Apollo

• Program Objectives
• To establish the technology to meet other
  national interests in space.
• To achieve preeminence in space for the United
  States.
• To carry out a program of scientific exploration
  of the Moon.
• To develop man's capability to work in the lunar
  environment.
• Years the Program Ran 1968-1972
• Type of Vehicle Used 3 part spacecraft
• Major Accomplishments 1969 man landed on the
  moon

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Skylab

• Program Objectives
• To prove that humans could live and work in space
  for extended periods
• To expand our knowledge of solar astronomy well
  beyond Earth-based observations
• Years the Program Ran 1973-1974
• Type of Vehicle Used space station was launched
  by a rocket and Apollo ships transported men to
  the station
• Major Accomplishments three three-man crews
  occupied the Skylab temporary space station
  workshop for a total of 171 days, 13 hours

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Apollo-Soyuz

• Program Objectives
• To open the gate for international space travel
• Years the Program Ran 1975
• Type of Vehicle Used existing Apollo and Soviet
  crafts
• Major Accomplishments American and Soviet crews
  docked and completed a number of experiments
  together over a 2 day period

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Space Shuttle/International Space Station

• Program Objectives
• To assemble a station where internationally we
  can work to learn about space and human life in
  space
• Years the Program Ran 1963-Present
• Type of Vehicle Used the space shuttle
• Major Accomplishments the first reusable,
  low-cost spacecrafts were created/ a permanent
  orbiting lab in space created for international
  purposes

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