My delightful padlet by Jariah Gomez

Satellite navigation

jargom29 — 2024-05-06 13:04:41 UTC

Spacecraft navigation comprises three main aspects: 1: Designing a reference trajectory which describes the planned flight path of the spacecraft. 2: Keeping track of the actual spacecraft position while the mission is in flight; this is the work of orbit determination.

Sputnik 1

jargom29 — 2024-05-06 13:20:37 UTC

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. The Sputnik 1 spacecraft was the first artificial satellite successfully placed in orbit around the Earth.

First person to walk on the moon.

jargom29 — 2024-05-06 13:27:36 UTC

At 02:56 GMT on 21 July, 1969 American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. Seven years before he walked on the Moon he was co-sponsored by NASA.

Sputnik 3

jargom29 — 2024-05-06 13:35:40 UTC

On May 15, 1958, Soviet Chief Designer Sergey P. Korolyov saw his dream come true. I can tell why he was so excited to launch it because it took two years to build Sputnik 3.

Luna 1

jargom29 — 2024-05-06 17:15:33 UTC

Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to escape Earth's gravity. Luna 1 was launched on January 2, 1959

Yuri A. Gargarin

jargom29 — 2024-05-06 17:22:25 UTC

Yuri A. Gargarin became the first human to journey into outer space. Traveling on Vostok 1, Gargarin completed one orbit of Earth on April 12, 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes.

Dog in space

jargom29 — 2024-05-07 12:31:24 UTC

The Sputnik 2 was launched on November 3, 1957. It carried a dog named Laika. Laika was the first living thing to be sent to space.

First woman in space!

jargom29 — 2024-05-07 12:35:35 UTC

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to travel to space on June 16, 1963. She orbited Earth as part of the Vostok 6 mission.

Hubble telescope

jargom29 — 2024-05-07 14:46:32 UTC

The Hubble space telescope is a large, space-based observatory that has changed our understanding of the cosmos since its launch. Hubble was launched on April 24, 1990.

The first spacewalk!

jargom29 — 2024-05-07 14:51:28 UTC

Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov was the first person to leave a space capsule and spacewalk. She was outside the Voskhod 2 orbital craft on March 18, 1965

jargom29 — 2024-05-08 13:37:46 UTC