Friday, May 4, 2012

Space Day 2012

I know how much we have achieved in the process of migrant to other planet. But it’s the first time I get to know that people celebrate Space Day on the first Friday in May. Space Day is an annual event sponsored by Lockheed Martin each May at the National Air and Space Museum locations. Do you celebrate Space Day? How do you celebrate Space Day this year?

Here are some important dates that are written in the history of space exploration, although it is a little American centric, but we have to admit that US does make great contribution to the Space project.

March 16, 1926 – First Liquid Fueled Rocket Launched

May 10, 1946 – First U.S. High Altitude Flight

May 22, 1946 – First American-Designed Rocket Reaches Space

February 20, 1947 – First Animals in Space

October 4, 1957 – First Artificial Satellite

November 3, 1957 – First Live Animal in Space

January 31, 1958 – First American Satellite

October 1, 1958 – NASA is Born

January 2, 1959 – First Spacecraft to Achieve Solar Orbit

September 12, 1959 – First Spacecraft to Impact on the Moon

October 4, 1959 – First View of Moon's Far Side

April 1, 1960 – First Weather Satellite

April 12, 1961 – First Man in Space

May 5, 1961 – First American in Space

February 20, 1962 – First American in Orbit

March 18, 1965 – First Space Walk

July 14, 1965 – First Close-up Images of Mars

February 3, 1966 – First Spacecraft to Land on the Moon

June 2, 1966 – First American Spacecraft on the Moon

September 15, 1968 – First Moon Orbit

December 21, 1968 – First Manned Moon Orbit

July 20, 1969 – First Manned Moon Landing

April 19, 1971 – First Space Station

November 13, 1971 – First Spacecraft to Orbit Another Planet

August-September, 1977 – Launch of Historic Voyager Missions

April 12, 1981 – First Space Shuttle Launch

November 11, 1982 – First Operational Space Shuttle Mission

April 24, 1990 – Launch of Hubble Space Telescope

July 4, 1997 – Mars Pathfinder Lands on Mars

November 20, 1998 – ISS First Module Launched

February 14, 2000 – First Detailed Study of an Asteroid

February 12, 2001 – First Landing on an Asteroid

April 28, 2001 – First Tourist in Space

June 21, 2004 – First Manned Private Space Flight

July 4, 2005 – First Impact With a Comet

If you're going to celebrate this meaningful Space Day, here are some ideas:

• Make planets using clay.

• Make space suits by wrapping yourself in foil and taping it in place.

• Make space shoes by tying sponges on the bottom of your feet.

• Build your own rocket ship control panel by using a cardboard box, foil, and other treasures laying around your house for knobs, etc.

• Make planets out of paper plates.

• Make your own solar system coloring book.

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