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Galileo Galilei discovered many things including the craters on the moon, the phases of the moon, the position of the Sun, the phases of Venus, Jupiter's moon, the stars of the Milky Way, the first Pendulum Clock, Saturn’s rings, and more. Galilei also discovered he could alter the telescope for astronomy, even though it was originally a children's toy. He is known as the father of modern science and helped the discoveries of physics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy.

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Born March, 9, 1934. Died 27, 3, 1968
First man who went into space April 8, 1961. Lasted an hour and forty minutes
Yuri Gagarin was offered a chance to join a flying club.He eagerly accepted this, making his first solo flight in 1955
He was the first cooperative human space flight project. The first cooperative human space flight project between the United States and the Soviet Union took place in 1975

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Mae Jemison was born on October 17th, 1956. She was the first ever black woman to travel into space. She was never married because she was always too busy with her career. She had 3 siblings and out of all of them she was the youngest child.

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Kalpana Chawla was born on July 1, 1961.She was the first female Indian American to go into space.She has been on many space missions like the STS-107 and the STS-87.She was married to Jean-Pierre Harrison in 1983.

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This lunar mission was the first time that NASA astronauts left the Earth's orbit, went to the moon, orbited around the moon and came back to Earth.

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First Apollo Mission (Landed July 16, 1969)

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First Apollo Mission (Landed July 16, 1969)

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- This was the first moon landing
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- The landing was about 195 hours

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-Apollo 11 was a spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon, they spent about 9 days studying the moon in space they also collected 47.5 pounds of lunar metal to bring back to earth to experiment on.

-Over millions of people watched this happen via tv and witnessed it from the 16th to the 24th

-the Apollo 11 is known for landing on the moon before any other spaceship. when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins landed on the moon in 1969.

-The Apollo 11 has 3 men: commander Neil Armstrong, lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, and command module pilot Mike Collins. There was over 400,000 scientists, engineers and technicians, and workers from across the United States.

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The Apollo 15 was launched into space

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the skylab was the first united states space station to be launched .

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Launch Date: August 20, 1975

5:22 p.m. EDT (21:22 UTC)

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Sally Kristen Ride was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova and Svetlana Savitskaya.Title of Person/ Event: Sally Rides

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She joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space.

Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982).

“ The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.”-Sally Ride

“The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program”

“When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen.”

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April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle-First Launch

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April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle-First Launch

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The Astronaut John Young was a veteran and he commanded the mission. The spacecraft ended up being up in the air for 2 days on it’s first flight.

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My. Bluford was the first African-American from the United States to go into space. He was on a Space Shuttle flight.

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The Magellan spacecraft, also referred to as the Venus Radar Mapper, was a 1,035-kilogram (2,282 lb),  the first spacecraft to test aerobraking as a method for circularizing its orbit. It was launched on May 4th 1989

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The Hubble Space telescope took decades to plan and launch!! The Hubble telescope was built in the USA by a company that studies space named NASA, and it was built with donations from a European space agency!!

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It took 3 years to make the Mars Pathfinder. The Mars pathfinder was made in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. The Mars pathfinder is the second launch in the Discovery Program.

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November 20, 1998 First Launched
November 20, 1998 Space Shuttle Endeavour Launched The First Piece of the ISS

It Travels 5 Miles per second in 90 minutes around the Earth

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1986 Challenger Disaster
April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle-First Launch
April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle-First Launch
 The Astronaut John Young was a veteran and he commanded the mission. The spacecraft ended up being up in the air for 2 days on it’s first flight.
April 24, 1990 Hubble Space Telescope
April 24, 1990 Hubble Space Telescope 
The Hubble Space telescope took decades to plan and launch!! The Hubble telescope was built in the USA by a company that studies space names NASA, and it was built with donations from a European space agency 
First Apollo Mission (Landed July 16, 1969)
First Apollo Mission (Landed July 16, 1969)
- This was the first moon landing
-  Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the ones that went on the mission
- The landing was about 195 hours
Neil Armstrong 1969-2012
Neil Armstrong 1969-2012
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
                                   
Galileo Galilei discovered many things including the craters on the moon, the phases of the moon, the position of the Sun, the phases of Venus, Jupiter's moon, the stars of the Milky Way, the first Pendulum Clock, Saturn’s rings, and more. Galilei also discovered he could alter the telescope for astronomy, even though it was originally a children's toy. He is known as the father of modern science and helped the discoveries of physics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy.

July 16, 1969 – July 24, 1969, Apollo 11
 July 16, 1969 – July 24, 1969, Apollo 11          
           
-Apollo 11 was a spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon, they spent about 9 days studying the moon in space they also collected 47.5 pounds of lunar metal to bring back to earth to experiment on.
-Over millions of people watched this happen via tv and witnessed it from the 16th to the 24th
-the Apollo 11 is known for landing on the moon before any other spaceship. when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins landed on the moon in 1969.
-The Apollo 11 has 3 men: commander Neil Armstrong, lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, and command module pilot Mike Collins. There was over 400,000 scientists, engineers and technicians, and workers from across the United States.



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The skylab was the first united states space station. It was occupied for about 24 weeks. May 1973 through february 
April 24, 1990 Hubble Space Telescope
April 24, 1990 Hubble Space Telescope 
The Hubble Space telescope took decades to plan and launch!!
First Apollo Mission (Landed July 16, 1969)
First Apollo Mission (Landed July 16, 1969)
- This was the first moon landing
-  Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the ones that went on the mission
Neil Armstrong 1969-2012
Neil Armstrong 1969-2012
April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle-First Launch
April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle-First Launch
 The Astronaut John Young was a veteran and he commanded the mission. The spacecraft ended up being up in the air for 2 days on it’s first flight.
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
                                   
Galileo Galilei discovered many things including the craters on the moon, the phases of the moon, the position of the Sun, the phases of Venus, Jupiter's moon, the stars of the Milky Way, the first Pendulum Clock, Saturn’s rings, and more. Galilei also discovered he could alter the telescope for astronomy, even though it was originally a children's toy. He is known as the father of modern science and helped the discoveries of physics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy.

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July 16, 1969 – July 24, 1969, Apollo 11
 July 16, 1969 – July 24, 1969, Apollo 11          
           
-Apollo 11 was a spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon, they spent about 9 days studying the moon in space they also collected 47.5 pounds of lunar metal to bring back to earth to experiment on.
-Over millions of people watched this happen via tv and witnessed it from the 16th to the 24th
-the Apollo 11 is known for landing on the moon before any other spaceship. when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins landed on the moon in 1969.
-The Apollo 11 has 3 men: commander Neil Armstrong, lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, and command module pilot Mike Collins. There was over 400,000 scientists, engineers and technicians, and workers from across the United States.



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On April 12, 1981,The Space Shuttle Columbia was a spacecraft used by NASA to fly into outer space.

It broke apart while re-entering the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003

Columbia flew a total of 28 missions.

The Columbia was named after a US Navy ship that circumnavigated the world in 1836.

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Apollo 15 he went to space in july 261971

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they were the fourth nation to land on the moon. Apollo 15 was the ninth manned flight for NASA apollo program.This mission was the first flight of the lunar roving

Vehicle.They were the fourth nation to land on the moon

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Sally Ride
Sally Ride
 Sally Kristen Ride was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova and Svetlana Savitskaya.Title of Person/ Event: Sally Rides

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She joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space.
                                                                                  
  Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982). 
“ The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.”-Sally Ride
“The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program”
“When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen.”

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Mariner 9
The Mariner 9 was the first spacecraft to orbit another planet.                                           The Mariner 9 mapped 85% of mars surface
The Mariner 9 took over 7000 images of mars surface

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December 21, 1968 Apollo 8
December 21, 1968 Apollo 8 
This lunar mission was the first time that NASA astronauts left the Earth's orbit, went to the moon, orbited around the moon and came back to Earth.
First Apollo Mission (Landed July 16, 1969)
First Apollo Mission (Landed July 16, 1969)
- This was the first moon landing
-  Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the ones that went on the mission
- The landing was about 195 hours
Neil Armstrong 1969-2012
Neil Armstrong 1969-2012
July 16, 1969 – July 24, 1969, Apollo 11
 July 16, 1969 – July 24, 1969, Apollo 11          
           
-Apollo 11 was a spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon, they spent about 9 days studying the moon in space they also collected 47.5 pounds of lunar metal to bring back to earth to experiment on.
-Over millions of people watched this happen via tv and witnessed it from the 16th to the 24th
-the Apollo 11 is known for landing on the moon before any other spaceship. when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins landed on the moon in 1969.
-The Apollo 11 has 3 men: commander Neil Armstrong, lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, and command module pilot Mike Collins. There was over 400,000 scientists, engineers and technicians, and workers from across the United States.



Apollo 15 July 26, 1971
Apollo 15 July 26, 1971
 The Apollo 15 was launched into space
May 14,1973, Skylab
May 14,1973, Skylab
the skylab was the first united states space station to be launched .
Viking 1
Viking 1
Launch Date: August 20, 1975
5:22 p.m. EDT (21:22 UTC)

Sally Ride
Sally Ride
 Sally Kristen Ride was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova and Svetlana Savitskaya.Title of Person/ Event: Sally Rides

 Date of Person’s birth-death date/Event:       (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012)    
 (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
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She joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space.
                                                                                  
  Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982). 
“ The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.”-Sally Ride
“The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program”
“When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen.”


April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle-First Launch
April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle-First Launch
 The Astronaut John Young was a veteran and he commanded the mission. The spacecraft ended up being up in the air for 2 days on it’s first flight.
1983 Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.
1983 Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.  
My. Bluford was the first African-American from the United States to go into space. He was on a Space Shuttle flight. 
Magellan Space Probe
Magellan Space Probe
The Magellan spacecraft, also referred to as the Venus Radar Mapper, was a 1,035-kilogram (2,282 lb),  the first spacecraft to test aerobraking as a method for circularizing its orbit. It was launched on May 4th 1989
April 24, 1990 Hubble Space Telescope
April 24, 1990 Hubble Space Telescope 
The Hubble Space telescope took decades to plan and launch!! The Hubble telescope was built in the USA by a company that studies space named NASA, and it was built with donations from a European space agency!!
Mars pathfinder 1997
Mars pathfinder 1997
It took 3 years to make the Mars Pathfinder. The Mars pathfinder was made in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. The Mars pathfinder is the second launch in the Discovery Program.
The International Space Station
The International Space Station
November 20, 1998 First Launched
November 20, 1998 Space Shuttle Endeavour Launched The First Piece of the ISS

It Travels 5 Miles per second in 90 minutes around the Earth

1986 Challenger Disaster
1986 Challenger Disaster
April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle-First Launch
April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle-First Launch
 The Astronaut John Young was a veteran and he commanded the mission. The spacecraft ended up being up in the air for 2 days on it’s first flight.
April 24, 1990 Hubble Space Telescope
April 24, 1990 Hubble Space Telescope 
The Hubble Space telescope took decades to plan and launch!! The Hubble telescope was built in the USA by a company that studies space names NASA, and it was built with donations from a European space agency 
First Apollo Mission (Landed July 16, 1969)
First Apollo Mission (Landed July 16, 1969)
- This was the first moon landing
-  Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the ones that went on the mission
- The landing was about 195 hours
Neil Armstrong 1969-2012
Neil Armstrong 1969-2012
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
                                   
Galileo Galilei discovered many things including the craters on the moon, the phases of the moon, the position of the Sun, the phases of Venus, Jupiter's moon, the stars of the Milky Way, the first Pendulum Clock, Saturn’s rings, and more. Galilei also discovered he could alter the telescope for astronomy, even though it was originally a children's toy. He is known as the father of modern science and helped the discoveries of physics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy.

July 16, 1969 – July 24, 1969, Apollo 11
 July 16, 1969 – July 24, 1969, Apollo 11          
           
-Apollo 11 was a spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon, they spent about 9 days studying the moon in space they also collected 47.5 pounds of lunar metal to bring back to earth to experiment on.
-Over millions of people watched this happen via tv and witnessed it from the 16th to the 24th
-the Apollo 11 is known for landing on the moon before any other spaceship. when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins landed on the moon in 1969.
-The Apollo 11 has 3 men: commander Neil Armstrong, lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, and command module pilot Mike Collins. There was over 400,000 scientists, engineers and technicians, and workers from across the United States.



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Skylab The skylab was the
Skylab
The skylab was the first united states space station. It was occupied for about 24 weeks. May 1973 through february 
April 24, 1990 Hubble Space Telescope
April 24, 1990 Hubble Space Telescope 
The Hubble Space telescope took decades to plan and launch!!
First Apollo Mission (Landed July 16, 1969)
First Apollo Mission (Landed July 16, 1969)
- This was the first moon landing
-  Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the ones that went on the mission
Neil Armstrong 1969-2012
Neil Armstrong 1969-2012
April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle-First Launch
April 12, 1981 Space Shuttle-First Launch
 The Astronaut John Young was a veteran and he commanded the mission. The spacecraft ended up being up in the air for 2 days on it’s first flight.
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
                                   
Galileo Galilei discovered many things including the craters on the moon, the phases of the moon, the position of the Sun, the phases of Venus, Jupiter's moon, the stars of the Milky Way, the first Pendulum Clock, Saturn’s rings, and more. Galilei also discovered he could alter the telescope for astronomy, even though it was originally a children's toy. He is known as the father of modern science and helped the discoveries of physics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy.

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July 16, 1969 – July 24, 1969, Apollo 11
 July 16, 1969 – July 24, 1969, Apollo 11          
           
-Apollo 11 was a spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon, they spent about 9 days studying the moon in space they also collected 47.5 pounds of lunar metal to bring back to earth to experiment on.
-Over millions of people watched this happen via tv and witnessed it from the 16th to the 24th
-the Apollo 11 is known for landing on the moon before any other spaceship. when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins landed on the moon in 1969.
-The Apollo 11 has 3 men: commander Neil Armstrong, lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, and command module pilot Mike Collins. There was over 400,000 scientists, engineers and technicians, and workers from across the United States.



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On April 12, 1981,The Space Shuttle Columbia was a spacecraft used by NASA to fly into outer space. 
It broke apart while re-entering the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003
Columbia flew a total of 28 missions.
The Columbia was named after a US Navy ship that circumnavigated the world in 1836.
Spacestaion one
Spacestaion one 
Spacestaion one was 1first lunched in 2003 on may 
Mars rover July 7, 2003
Mars rover July 7, 2003
It is about 3 metres long and weighs about 2,000 pounds
It took 253 days for the mars rover to get onto mars
The mars rover is car-sized, 10 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 7 feet tall

Apollo 15 he went to space in july 261971
Apollo 15 he went to space in july 261971
they were the fourth nation to land on the moon. Apollo 15 was the ninth manned flight for NASA apollo program.This mission was the first flight of the lunar roving 
Vehicle.They were the fourth nation to land on the moon



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Sally Ride
Sally Ride
 Sally Kristen Ride was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova and Svetlana Savitskaya.Title of Person/ Event: Sally Rides

 Date of Person’s birth-death date/Event:       (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012)    
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She joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space.
                                                                                  
  Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982). 
“ The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.”-Sally Ride
“The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program”
“When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen.”


May 30, 1971 - October 27, 1972: Mariner 9
 May 30, 1971  - October 27, 1972: Mariner 9
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Mariner 9
The Mariner 9 was the first spacecraft to orbit another planet.                                            The Mariner 9 mapped 85% of mars surface      
                                                            The Mariner 9 took over 7000 images of mars surface 

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Sally Ride
Sally Ride
 Sally Kristen Ride was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova and Svetlana Savitskaya.Title of Person/ Event: Sally Rides

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 (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
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She joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space.
                                                                                  
  Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982). 
“ The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.”-Sally Ride
“The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program”
“When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen.”


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