EXPLORING SPACE
WHY GO TO SPACE
•Human space exploration
helps to address
fundamental questions about
our place in the universe and
the history of our solar
system.
•Why are we here?
•How did it all begin?
•Are we all alone?
•What comes next?
•How can we make our
lives better?
• NASA was created more than half a century
ago to begin answering some of these
questions.
• An international partnership of five space
agencies from 15 countries operates the
International Space Station, and two dozen
countries have signed the Artemis Accords,
signaling their commitment to shared values
for long-term human exploration and
research at the Moon.
HUBBLE
TELESCOPE
•Facts about Hubble Telescope
JAMES WEBB
TELESCOPE
JAMES WEBB
TELESCOPE
Mission Goals
•Early Universe :
Search for the first galaxies or luminous obje
cts formed after the Big Bang
•Galaxies Over Time:
Determine how galaxies evolved from their f
ormation until now
•Star Lifecycle:
Observe the formation of stars from their init
ial stages to the formation of planetary syste
ms.
•Other Worlds :
Measure the physical and chemical propertie
INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION(ISS)
EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES
Astronaut Ed White
makes the first
American spacewalk
during Gemini 4
(June 1965)
SPACE SHUTTLE
MILKY WAY GALAXY
ANDROMEDA GALAXY
VOYAGER I AND 2
VOYAGER I & 2
• Voyager 1 and its twin Voyager 2 launched in
1977, are the only spacecraft ever to operate
outside the heliosphere, the protective bubble
of particles and magnetic fields generated by
the Sun.
• Voyager-1reached the interstellar boundary in
2012, while Voyager 2 (traveling slower and in
a different direction than its twin) reached it in
2018.
What is Voyager 1?
Voyager 1 has been exploring our solar system since
1977.
The probe is now in interstellar space. Voyager 1 was
launched after Voyager 2, but because of a faster route
it exited the asteroid belt earlier than its twin, and it overtook
Voyager 2 on Dec. 15, 1977.
•Voyager 1 discovered a thin ring around Jupiter
and two new Jovian moons: Thebe and Metis.
•At Saturn, Voyager 1 found five new moons
and a new ring called the G-ring.
•Voyager 1 was the first spacecraft to cross
the heliosphere, the boundary where the influences from outside
our solar system are stronger than those from our Sun.
•Voyager 1 is the first human-made object to venture into
interstellar space.
WHAT DID VOYAGER 2
DISCOVER?
• Revealed details about Jupiter’s atmosphere, its Great Red Spot,
and its four largest moons, known as the Galilean moons.
Сonfirmed the existence of a thin ring surrounding the planet and
also discovered a previously unknown moon, later named
Adrastea.
• Obtained detailed images of Saturn’s rings, its moons, and the
dynamic environment around the planet.
• Discovered ten new moons around Uranus, detected a faint ring
system, and provided valuable data about Uranus’ atmosphere
and magnetic field.
• Discovered five new moons around Neptune, four rings,
Neptune’s Great Dark Spot, and studied its atmosphere and
magnetic field.
SATURN V
• The Saturn V is a retired American super heavy-lift launch vehicle
developed by NASA under the Apollo program for human exploration of
the Moon. The rocket was human-rated, had three stages, and was
powered by liquid fuel.
LATEST
Space Station Expedition
71
Expedition 71 began on April
5, 2024, and ended in
September 2024. This crew
explored neuro-
degenerative diseases and
therapies, space botany,
space-caused fluid shifts,
and algae-based life support
On flight day 13, Orion
reached its maximum
distance from Earth
during the Artemis I
mission when it was
268,563 miles away from
our home planet. Orion
has now traveled farther
than any other spacecraft
built for humans.