By Celia Parisi Period 4 1961 John Glenn was the first man from America to orbit the earth 1962 Mariner 2 retrieved data on Venus atmosphere 1966 Luna 9 was the first spaceship to land on the moon ID: 514678
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1961-1980 Space Advances By Celia Parisi Period 4
1961
John Glenn was the first man from America to orbit the earth
1962
Mariner 2 retrieved data on Venus’ atmosphere
1966
Luna 9 was the first spaceship to land on the moon
1969
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon
1971
Salyut 1 was the first spacecraft to check the elements of a space station
1975
Venera
9 was the first spacecraft to enter Venus’ orbit
1975
The Viking was the first spacecraft to take pictures of Mars
1961 Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space
1977Voyager 1 and 2 were the first spacecrafts to take pictures of Jupiter
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Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. He took off on April 12th 1961 in
his Vostok 1 spacecraft. He made a 108 minute orbit flight. Slide3
John Glenn John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth. He took off February 20
th, 1962. After his flight he became one of the most celebrated astronauts and a symbol of American ambition. Slide4
Mariner 2The mission of the Mariner 2 was to fly by Venus and retrieve data on the planet’s atmosphere. Mariner 2 was sent out after the Mariner 1 failed after take off. The device had 2 solar cell wings to
fly, and discovered that Venus had no magnetic field, hot surface temperatures and much more. Slide5
Luna 9 The Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to land on the moon and take pictures. The spacecraft took off on January 31st, 1966 and was a spacecraft that had 2 parts. When it landed on the moon, it took pictures showing rocks and the horizon. Slide6
Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on the moon. He was flying in the Apollo 11 with the crew members Buzz Aldrin and Michael
Collins. On July 20th, 1969 the Apollo 11 took flight to the moon. Slide7
Salyut 1 The purpose of Salyut 1 was to test the elements of a space station. The Salyut was big enough to fit eight big chairs and it took off on April 19th
, 1971. Salyut checked the design, units and onboard systems of a space station as well as many other things. Slide8
Venera 9The Venera 9 spacecraft entered Venus orbit after it took off on June 8
th, 1975. They used a French 3500 angstrom UV
photometer to help explore cloud layers from Venus. Venera 9 took many picture including
a 180° panorama of the rocky Venus surface.Slide9
Vikings The Viking job was to take picture of Mar’s surface. The spacecraft took off on August
20th, 1975 with a orbiter and a lander. The
Viking also got atmospheric water vapor measurements from Mars. Slide10
Voyager 1 and 2Voyager 2 was launched on August 20
th, 1977, while Voyager 1 was launched on September 5th, 1977. The Voyagers took pictures of Jupiter. The Voyagers would work for another 20 years until their nuclear generators no longer run.