The document discusses the early history of rocketry pioneers Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Robert Goddard, and Hermann Oberth, who conducted experiments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It then covers the Space Race between the US and USSR during the Cold War, which began with the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik in 1957 and ended with the US landing on the moon in 1969. The Space Race accelerated technological advances and helped launch the modern space age, but also increased fears and paranoia that contributed to UFO conspiracy theories and sci-fi culture.

1. The Space Race Group PresentationJeffrey Aaron Brookshire

2. Michelle Brown

3. Anthony Douglas

4. Paul McVeigh

5. Saud Queshi

6. Bradley Roberts

7. Jeremy Shaffer

8. Heather SmithEarly RocketryKonstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky

9. (1857-1935)

10. No support from the science community

11. Developed a series of sophisticated wind tunnels, late 1890s

12. Conducted aerodynamic experiments on various aircraft designs

13. Studied the stratosphere

14. Published books:

15. theoretical problems of using rocket engines

16. issues of navigation

17. reentry heating

18. fuel needs

19. Ideas of using oxygen and hydrogen as a fuel for space travel

20. Finally gained support near the end of his lifetimeEarly RocketryRobert Hutchings Goddard

21. (1882-1945)

22. Worcester Polytechnic Institute of Clark University,1908

23. Graduate Studies

24. Received his Doctorate

25. Taught physics