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Slide 1 Some things to discuss… When did the “Space Age” start? What made humans start to believe that reaching space was actually possible… not just a dream? Who…

Space Exploration Space Exploration 1900 Tsiolkovsky, otherwise known as the father of rocketry, was the first scientist in the world to take interest (in detail) in spaceflight.…

Science & Technology SMT 310 Prerequisite: Completion of lower division General Education. An assessment of the interrelationships of Science and Technology. Study of…

Space Exploration Space Exploration 1900 Tsiolkovsky, otherwise known as the father of rocketry, was the first scientist in the world to take interest (in detail) in spaceflight.…

Space Exploration Space Exploration 1900 Tsiolkovsky, otherwise known as the father of rocketry, was the first scientist in the world to take interest (in detail) in spaceflight.…

Slide 1 Chapter 2 – Exploring Space Lesson 1 – The Science of Rockets Slide 2 A History of Rockets Rocket technology originated in China hundreds of years ago and gradually…