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1473-1543 Said to be founder of modern
astronomy. First astronomer to formulate
comprehensive heliocentric cosmology, which displaced the Earth from the center of the Universe.
Published De revolutionbus orbium coelestium ( On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres)
Brahe
1546-1601 Derived the laws of planetary
motion. Observed SN 1572, unexpectedly
appear in the constellation Cassiopeia, which turned out to be a supernova.
Founded research center in Uraniburg.
*1571-1630*Made the eponymous laws of planetary motion.*Provided foundations for Issac Newton’s theory of universal gravitation.*Believed that music was astronomical and astrologically related.
MERCURYMERCURY 1958-1963
1st manned space flight project
Objective: Manned spacecraft in orbital flight around earth
Analyze man’s performance capabilities in space
6 manned flights were accomplished
Apollo Program
Program designed to land people on the Moon.
Apollo 8 and 10 accomplished a lunar orbit.
Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land on the Moon.
Returned samples of Moon soil and rocks back to the Earth.
Furthered knowledge of the Moon with tests conducted.
SHUTTLE MISSIONS
1977 - 2010 1977: Enterprise - 1st free flight
1981: Columbia - 1st reusable spacecraft flight
1983: Columbia – 1st Spacelab mission
1989: Atlantis – Magellan Venus probe launch
1990: Discovery – Hubble Space Telescope launch
The main purpose of the Shuttle Missions is to service the International Space Station, Hubble Telescope, launch and retrieve space probes and satellites.
Launched in 1990Used to continue Edwin Hubble’s
discovery of other galaxiesDiscovered that the universe is
expandingDiscovered that the universe expansion
is accelerating
Mars Rover2003 – ongoing
Search for and characterize a variety of rocks and soils that hold clues to past water activity on planet Mars
Determine the distribution and composition of minerals, rocks, and soils surrounding the landing sites
Characterize the mineralogy and textures of rocks and soils and determine the processes that created them
Assess whether those environments were and are conducive to life
