26. Mars surveyor program of NASA sent five
space crafts between 1996 and 2005.
In July 1996 scientists discovered possible
fossils of bacteria in meteorite from mars.
27. Fossils were 1000 times smaller than
the smallest bacteria.
Fossil was found to be made of many
different chemical compounds.
28. 135 launches cost
of programme
$196 bn
NAME OF NO. OF YEARS
SHUTTLE SHUTTLES
COLUMBIA 28 1981-2003
CHALLENGER 10 1983-1986
Discovery 39 1984-2011
Atlantis 33 1985-2011
Endeavour 25 1992-2011
30. APRIL 15 2010-PREZ MAY 16 2011 – FINAL 2 APRIL 24 1990-
OBAMA SETS OUT MISSION TOOK PLACE ON DISCOVERY LAUNCHES
FUTURE OF NASA DISCOVERY & HUBBLE TELESCOPE
SPACE TRAVEL ENDEAVOUR
AUG 8 2011-
BARBARA MORGAN
BECOMES 1ST
TEACHER IN SPACE 2011 1981 1983
JAN 28 1986-
2010 CHALLEGEREXPLODES
JULY 26 2005- 1986 73 SECONDS INTO ITS
DISCOVERY FLIGHT ,KILLING ALL 7
CHOSEN FOR 2007 1988 CREW
RETURN TO FIGHT”
SHUTTLES
MISSION 2005
1990 JUNE 18 1983-SALLY
FEB 1 2003- RIDE BECOMES 1ST US
COLUMBIA IS 2003
1992 WOMEN TO GO INTO
DESTROYED 1998 1995 SPACE ONBOARD
DURING RE-ENTRY
CHALLENGER
ON ITS 28TH FLIGHT
JUNE 29 1995- ATLANTIS MAY 7 1992-ENDEAVOUR APRIL 12 1981-MAIDEN
BECOMES 1ST SHUTTLE UNDERTAKES 1ST OF 25 VOYAGE COLUMBIA
TO DOCK WITH MIR MISSIONS MAKES 37 ORBITS
31.
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35. Russia USA
November 3,1957: R-7 rocket launched, October 23, 1957: US Navy conducts
carrying dog Laika test launch of Vanguard rocket.
January 2, 1959: Luna-1 (E-1) - first March 3-4, 1959: Juno-2 rocket sent
spacecraft to escape Earth’s orbit. Pioneer-4 probe towards Moon
April 12, 1961: Yuri Gagarin completes October 23, 1961: US Navy conducts
world's first manned space flight. another test launch of Vanguard rocket.
August ,1962: Two manned spacecraft, March 16 ,1962: The Titan-2 ICBM
Vostok 3 & 4, orbit Earth. flew its first test.
March 31, 1966:Luna-10, first May 30, 1966: Surveyor-1launched.
spacecraft to orbit Moon.
36. A US project of the Nova rocket
Lunar Orbiter
E-6 lander
Surveyor
