improvements in technology
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This was created to meet the curriculum outcomes in New Brunswick's Grade 6 Science Space unit.TRANSCRIPT
Sunday, September 7th, 2008
SPACE
Improvements in Technology
There have been a lot of improvements over the years that have made the space program possible.
Here are just a few examples:
Galileo's telescope 1609
This is Galileo’s telescope – the one he used to figure out that the planets were revolving around the sun, and not around the Earth…
Venus
…and this is how clear the planet Venus appeared through that telescope.
Hubble Telescope This is the Hubble Space Telescope, a long way
from Galileo’s telescope…
…and these are the images it can take from across millions of light years.
Model T Ford 1908 This is the Model T Ford, the first mass
produced car in history…
Moon buggy 1971 …and this is the
moon buggy we
brought to the moon
with us.
Sputnik 1957 This is the first
satellite that was
launched into
space.
It travelled around the earth for 22 days and was capable of measuring atmospheric pressure.
Voyager 1, 1977
Voyager, by comparrison, travelled throughout our solar system, taking pictures and measurements of our planets for the first time.
It left our solar system in 2003 and is still functioning.
Salyut 1 (1971) and Skylab (1973)
The first space stations were amazing achievements, but we’ve come a long way in 35 years.
Space station 2008
NASA Home and SpaceThere have been many
spinoffs from the space
program that affect all of
our lives. To see how
many there are, click on
this link or click this
picture
and answer the questions
on your worksheet.
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/mmgallery/index.html