The History of Exploration- Read the timeline and then log onto your Penzu account and answer the question about The History of Exploration. Follow the rest of the directions on your Penzu account.
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On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite. The satellite's name was Sputnik 1 and it went into the Earth's orbit
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In 1961 the Soviet Union placed a man into space. They Soviet Union then duplicated the event and placed a man into space in 162
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On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission had with three astronauts aboard and landed on the Moon which was done before the Soviets could accomplish the same feat. The Soviet Union scrambled to catch up to America.
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Satellites have be placed into space where it can take digital pictures of the Earth https://youtu.be/RtU_mdL2vBM
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In July 1979 the crew less Skylab plummeted into the Earth.
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The first operational shuttle, Columbia, was supposed to launch into space in 1979 in order to refurbish the ailing Skylab. Due to the 2,300 degree heat the tiles on the shuttle would peal off damaging the shuttle
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The first operational shuttle was launched from Cape Canaveral on April 12th, 1981. The shuttle saw the trail from Columbia shuttle. The shuttle landed two day later on April 14th, 1981
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In 1986 the Challenger crashed. The Challenger was consumed by flames from one of its booster rockets exploded during liftoff.
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In 2003 the Columbia crashed. Columbia succumbed to internal damage. After debris damaged the protective shielding on its wing during launch.
