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Govoni · 05-15-2015, 05:39 PM

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Stellar Dates in the Exploration of SPACE!
by Jenna Hensley

You have surely learned a lot in Professor Flamsteed's Astronomy lessons so far (and will continue to learn even more), so you will probably know of many important astronomical events and discoveries throughout history. So let's take a few moments to remember just a few stellar events that took place around this time.

4 October, 1957
One of the most notable events in history was the launching of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik. It weighed 184 lbs (about 83 kg) and orbited the Earth once every hour and 36 minutes, transmitting radio signals that could even be picked up by amateur radio operators. Its time in space only lasted until January 1958, but it was still a major accomplishment for the time and is considered the event that began the "Space Age."

24 September, 1970
Another important event was the spacecraft Luna 16 landing on the moon and retrieving samples of the moon's soil. It was the first automatic spacecraft to do so successfully, though, it was not the very first retrieval of lunar samples ever. Three small samples (0.2 g) from this mission would later be sold at a Sotheby auction in 1993 for $442,500.

17 November, 1970
Continuing on from the previous event, the spacecraft Luna 17 landing on the moon, transporting the automatic robot, Lunokhod 1. This would be the first automatic robot on the moon. It was driven by a team of five men back on Earth and lasted for 11 lunar days (about 11 months in Earth time), which was much longer than originally expected. The robot conducted more than 500 experiments with the moon's soil and sent back to Earth 20,000 TV images and 206 panoramas.

These are just three among the numerous events in the history of astronomy. If there are any particular ones that you would like to see talked about in another article, feel free to owl something in to us - and if any mentioned so far have caught your interest, go check out some books on them in the library or swing by Professor Flamsteed's office. Expanding your knowledge - now that is truly stellar.

05-15-2015, 05:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
Govoni MO & DMLE Blast-Ended Skrewt Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dragonstone Posts: 15,583 Hogwarts RPG Name: Lyric Bayliss-Black Slytherin Fourth Year Ministry RPG Name: Marilyn Romalotti Minister's Office Ministry RPG Name: Gabriel P. Banner Law Enforcement x12 x12	Zombie Apocalypse Team Leader ★ ★ in a crown of pepperoni and artisan cheese presents Stellar Dates in the Exploration of SPACE! by Jenna Hensley You have surely learned a lot in Professor Flamsteed's Astronomy lessons so far (and will continue to learn even more), so you will probably know of many important astronomical events and discoveries throughout history. So let's take a few moments to remember just a few stellar events that took place around this time. 4 October, 1957 One of the most notable events in history was the launching of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik. It weighed 184 lbs (about 83 kg) and orbited the Earth once every hour and 36 minutes, transmitting radio signals that could even be picked up by amateur radio operators. Its time in space only lasted until January 1958, but it was still a major accomplishment for the time and is considered the event that began the "Space Age." 24 September, 1970 Another important event was the spacecraft Luna 16 landing on the moon and retrieving samples of the moon's soil. It was the first automatic spacecraft to do so successfully, though, it was not the very first retrieval of lunar samples ever. Three small samples (0.2 g) from this mission would later be sold at a Sotheby auction in 1993 for $442,500. 17 November, 1970 Continuing on from the previous event, the spacecraft Luna 17 landing on the moon, transporting the automatic robot, Lunokhod 1. This would be the first automatic robot on the moon. It was driven by a team of five men back on Earth and lasted for 11 lunar days (about 11 months in Earth time), which was much longer than originally expected. The robot conducted more than 500 experiments with the moon's soil and sent back to Earth 20,000 TV images and 206 panoramas. These are just three among the numerous events in the history of astronomy. If there are any particular ones that you would like to see talked about in another article, feel free to owl something in to us - and if any mentioned so far have caught your interest, go check out some books on them in the library or swing by Professor Flamsteed's office. Expanding your knowledge - now that is truly stellar.