The Space RaceThe Space RacePart IIPart II

The Quest for the MoonThe Quest for the Moon

U.S.S.R. – U.S.S.R. – LunaLuna Missions Missions

Luna 1Luna 1 First spacecraft to First spacecraft to

achieve Earth-achieve Earth-escape velocity.escape velocity.

Luna 2Luna 2 First spacecraft to First spacecraft to

impact the Moon.impact the Moon. Luna 3Luna 3

First spacecraft to First spacecraft to photograph the far photograph the far side of the Moon.side of the Moon.

U.S.S.R. – U.S.S.R. – LunaLuna Missions Missions Luna 9Luna 9 – First unmanned landing on the Moon. First – First unmanned landing on the Moon. First

pictures of the lunar surface.pictures of the lunar surface.

LunaLuna 1010 – First unmanned spacecraft to orbit the Moon. – First unmanned spacecraft to orbit the Moon.

LunaLuna 1313 – Unmanned lunar landing. Tested the density – Unmanned lunar landing. Tested the density of the lunar soil.of the lunar soil.

LunaLuna 1616 – First automated lunar landing & return of soil – First automated lunar landing & return of soil samples.samples.

LunaLuna 1717 – First automated lunar roving vehicle. – First automated lunar roving vehicle.

LunaLuna 2424 – First automated deep soil sample return from – First automated deep soil sample return from the Moon.the Moon.

U.S.S.R. – U.S.S.R. – ZondZond Missions Missions Zond 3 – Zond 3 – Lunar flyby.Lunar flyby. Zond 5Zond 5 – First – First

cirumlunar flight & cirumlunar flight & recovery of live animals recovery of live animals (turtles).(turtles).

Zond 6Zond 6 – Lunar flyby. – Lunar flyby. Zond 7Zond 7 – Color – Color

photographs of the photographs of the Earth & Moon at varying Earth & Moon at varying distances.distances.

Zond 8 – Photographs. Zond 8 – Photographs. Splashdown in the Splashdown in the Indian Ocean.Indian Ocean.

U.S.A. – U.S.A. – ApolloApollo Missions Missions Apollo 1Apollo 1 – Saturn 1B rocket – Saturn 1B rocket

launched. Unmanned Apollo launched. Unmanned Apollo capsule in a suborbital flight.capsule in a suborbital flight.

Apollo 2Apollo 2 – Saturn 1B rocket & – Saturn 1B rocket & unmanned Apollo capsule used unmanned Apollo capsule used to test the capsule’s ability to to test the capsule’s ability to withstand high reentry withstand high reentry temperatures.temperatures.

Apollo 3Apollo 3 – Planned as first – Planned as first manned flight but fire killed manned flight but fire killed Astronauts Grissom, Chaffee, & Astronauts Grissom, Chaffee, & White during a test. Resulted in White during a test. Resulted in changes to the interior of the changes to the interior of the Apollo capsule.Apollo capsule.

U.S.A. – U.S.A. – ApolloApollo Missions Missions Apollo 4Apollo 4 – First test of the – First test of the

Saturn V rocket. Launched Saturn V rocket. Launched unmanned Apollo capsule unmanned Apollo capsule which orbited the Earth which orbited the Earth twice.twice.

Apollo 5Apollo 5 – Saturn 1B rocket – Saturn 1B rocket carried an unmanned lunar carried an unmanned lunar landing module into space. landing module into space. First test in space of the First test in space of the lunar module.lunar module.

Apollo 6Apollo 6 – Saturn 5 rocket – Saturn 5 rocket launched an unmanned launched an unmanned Apollo capsule into space.Apollo capsule into space.

U.S.A. – U.S.A. – ApolloApollo Missions Missions Apollo 7Apollo 7 – First manned Apollo – First manned Apollo

flight. First T.V. presentation. flight. First T.V. presentation. Practiced docking with the Practiced docking with the lunar rover in space.lunar rover in space.

Apollo 8Apollo 8 – First manned flight – First manned flight to orbit the Moon.to orbit the Moon.

Apollo 9Apollo 9 – Apollo capsule with – Apollo capsule with Lunar Module orbits the Earth.Lunar Module orbits the Earth.

Apollo 10Apollo 10 – Apollo capsule & – Apollo capsule & Lunar Module orbit the Moon. Lunar Module orbit the Moon. Astronauts look for a future Astronauts look for a future landing site.landing site.

U.S.A. – U.S.A. – ApolloApollo Missions Missions

Apollo 11Apollo 11 – First manned landing on the Moon. – First manned landing on the Moon. Astronauts Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldren Astronauts Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldren (Collins remained in the command module).(Collins remained in the command module).

U.S.A. – Moon EVA 1U.S.A. – Moon EVA 1

U.S.A. – U.S.A. – Apollo 11Apollo 11 Splashdown Splashdown

U.S.A. - U.S.A. - ApolloApollo Missions Missions

Apollo 12Apollo 12 – Astronauts conducted experiments on the – Astronauts conducted experiments on the Moon’s surface during a 32 hour stay on the Moon.Moon’s surface during a 32 hour stay on the Moon.

Apollo 13Apollo 13 – Disaster! Loss of liquid oxygen pressure & – Disaster! Loss of liquid oxygen pressure & failure of two fuel cells. The mission was aborted. The failure of two fuel cells. The mission was aborted. The capsule flew around the Moon & returned to Earth safely.capsule flew around the Moon & returned to Earth safely.

U.S.A. – U.S.A. – ApolloApollo Missions Missions Apollo 14Apollo 14 – Explored a – Explored a

highland region of the highland region of the Moon & took back 100 Moon & took back 100 pounds of rock.pounds of rock.

Apollo 15 & 16Apollo 15 & 16 – – Astronauts conducted Astronauts conducted experiments & traveled experiments & traveled on the Moon’s surface on the Moon’s surface using a Lunar Rover.using a Lunar Rover.

Apollo 17Apollo 17 – The last stay – The last stay on the Moon. on the Moon. Experiments showed that Experiments showed that volcanoes used to exist volcanoes used to exist on the Moon.on the Moon.

U.S.S.R. – U.S.S.R. – SoyuzSoyuz Missions Missionscontinued…continued…

Soyuz 12Soyuz 12 – Spacecraft re-qualification – Spacecraft re-qualification after the Soyuz 11 failure.after the Soyuz 11 failure.

Soyuz 18ASoyuz 18A – Space flight aborted due to – Space flight aborted due to launch vehicle malfunction. Crew launch vehicle malfunction. Crew survives.survives.

U.S.A. & U.S.S.R.U.S.A. & U.S.S.R.

Apollo (ASTP) & Soyuz 19Apollo (ASTP) & Soyuz 19

First international docking.First international docking.

Living in SpaceLiving in Space

To be continued…To be continued…