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Unmanned Space Probes
Unmanned Space Probes
An Aerospace History
What is a space probe?
An un-piloted spacecraft used to make observations and send information back to Earth.
What kind of information??
chemical compositions
Sputnik I - USSR
(4 Oct 1957)
Sputnik II - USSR
(3 Nov 1957)
First satellite to carry a mission payload (dog)
First American orbiter;
Van Allen Radiation Belts
Luna 1 (2 Jan 1959) – USSR
First lunar flyby
Luna 2 (12 Sept 1959) – USSR
First lunar impact
Luna 3 (4 Oct 1959) – USSR
First images of far side of Moon
Mariner 2 - USA
(27 Aug 1962)
First successful planetary encounter, First Venus flyby
First spacecraft to traverse asteroid belt;
First Jupiter flyby
Pioneer 10 - USA
(3 Mar 1972)
Voyager 2 - USA
(20 Aug 1977)
First Uranus flyby;
First Neptune flyby
Mars Pathfinder - USA
(4 Dec 1996)
Mars Odyssey
Spirit
Opportunity
Cassini - Huygens - NASA & ESA
(15 Oct 1997)
Current & Future Missions
NASA has 33 missions planned
and ongoing past 2020
EJSM
(Europa Jupiter System Mission
Goal: Characterize the Processes Within the Jupiter System.
Goal: Determine if the Jupiter System Harbors Habitable Worlds
Goal: Characterize the Processes Within the Jupiter System.
The spacecraft would study the four moons discovered by Galileo Galilei (right) in 1610. They are Io, Europa, Callisto and Ganymede.
* Characterize sub-surface oceans
* Characterize the ice shells and any subsurface water
* Determine global surface compositions and chemistry
* Understand the formation of surface features
CHANDRA
Chandra allows scientists from around the world to obtain X-ray images of exotic environments to help understand the structure and evolution of the universe.
Hubble Space Telescope
OSIRIS-REx
OSIRIS-REx will be the first U.S. mission to carry samples from an asteroid back to Earth.
Asteroid 1999 RQ36 (above) is approximately 1,900 feet in diameter or roughly the size of five football fields.
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/profile.cfm?Sort=Chron&StartYear=2020&EndYear=2029
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Explorer 1 - USA
(1 Feb 1958)
First satellite to carry a mission payload (dog)
First Orbiter
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
After 4 years, OSIRIS-REx will approach the primitive, near Earth asteroid designated 1999 RQ36. Once within three miles of the asteroid, will begin surface mapping. The spacecraft gradually will move closer and extend to collect more than 2ounces of material for return to Earth.
Explorer I
ElectromagneticSpectra
solar wind velocities