Space Exploration

The Science of Rockets
The most common type of rocket is the atlas rocket.The atlas is most commonly used to launch things into space.Te atlas rocket uses liquid and soiled fuel boosters.The most recent use of the atlas rocket is to launch satellites into orbit for government and commercial purposes.

The Space Program
NASA was invented to explore space.The first NASA mission was to see if humans could survive in space.Apollo 13 was launched on April 11 1970 it looked like it would be the smoothest flight but the whole thing went wrong but they made it back safely home.Since 1972 three ships went to the moon unmanned they took pictures and gave us new information.

Exploring Space To Day
A personal satellite is a little robot that follows astronauts out side the space station.It is small so it can fit in the tightest working station.this is equipped with the latest technology and can alert the astronauts to any problem.

Using Space Science on Earth
The space program takes less than 1% of the US governments funding.For every 1 dollar invested in the space program the economy gets 7 dollars in return.Some people think we should no longer fund the space program.But NASA provides a better understanding of space.The space program also supports many jobs.