Space :missions and telescopes

Space missions

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PAST

MERCURY

GEMINI APOLLO

SPACE SHUTTLE

World War 2

A2

1st soviet in orbit

1st american in orbit

Apollo 11

Apollo 13

Flights’ number

Missions

Service

Name

28

Scientific missions

First flight : 1981

Last flight : 2003

COLUMBIA

10

Deployment of satellites

First flight : 1983

Last flight : 1986

CHALLENGER

34

1. Deployment of Hubble

2. Construction of ISS

First flight : 1984

DISCOVERY

29

1. Conducting classified military activities

2. Rendezvous with Mir, including crew transfer

3. Construction of ISS

First flight : 1985

ATLANTIS

20

Construction of ISS

First flight : 1992

ENDEAVOUR

Hubble

Its origins

6.12x102 km

2.8x104 km.h-1

Its mission

< 7x10-3 arc

second

Essentials elements for the space missions. The The RocketsRockets

A long story… The space shuttle Ariane 5

XIIIth century 1903 1926 1943 1953 1957 1960s 1981 1996

Thrust : more than 104 kN

Space Shuttle

37 meters (10 m)

56 meters (102 m)

Payload : 104 kgSpeed : 104 m.s-1

Orbiter

External tank Boosters

Thrust :10 to 102 kN

Ariane 5

The fuse cap

The two stages of the main part

5.4 m

5.9x101 m

The main engine(vulcain II)

The payload (satellite), 9.5x103 kg maximum

10 years of development and a cost of € 7x109.

Mass : less than 106 kg

Two boosters

HM7B engine

9.9x10-1 m

2.01 m

165 kg