BALANDRAS VincentFICHET Servan.M2GMA

mardi 3 novembre 2009

I. Reasons of space exploration

II. History of exploration

III. And then?

IV. The benefits of such a conquest

V. Space Tourism, reality or fiction?

VI. Conclusion

Reasons of space exploration

Between the 50’s and the 80’s

Nowadays (after the 80’s)

o The Cold War (Space Race)o The Powero The Fameo Military Research

o The Scientific Researcho The Power

WW2 Cold War

3 oc

t. 19

42

V-2, First human-made object

Oct

4, 1

957

Sputnik, First Soviet Satellite

Jan

31, 1

958

Explorer 1, First US Satellite

Nov

3, 1

957

Laika , the first animal in orbit

Cold War

Apr 1

2, 1

961

Yuri Gagarin, 1st man into space (USSR)

May

5, 1

961

Alan Shepard, 2nd man into space (U.S)

July

20,

196

9

Feb

3, 1

966

Luna 9, 1st object landed on moon (USSR)

Neil Armstrong, 1st Man on the moon (U.S)

After, the Cold War « Heats Up ». USSR loose the « race » :

o The Space Conquest is not anymore a « race »

o The USSR is more focused on Vénus, the U.S on Mars

Viking Program : Landing on Mars and sent informations

Venera Program : Landing on Venus and sent informations

o Men colonize Space.

o The March Objective.

o Other countries want to go into Space (Moon & Mars).

o Space Tourism.

ISS Program (1998 - 2011) :A collaboration of

SuperPowers.

Permanant Moon Base (2020), announced by NASA

The Asian Race…

2012 2015 2030

George W. Bush, 2004 :« A man may go on Mars

before 2040 »

Fact or Fiction ?

NASA costs 17 BILLION $ (per year) to the U.S, is this reasonable ?

o Satellites : GPS, TV, Mobile Phones, Meteo …

o Medical : MRI, NMR (medicals images)

o New Materials (Composite)

o Are we alone in the Universe ?

PROS CONS

o The Death of numerous people (how much ?)

o A Budget that can be best used (Education).

For “us”, there are currently 2 ways to go into space :

Holidays on the ISS- Flying at least 350km in altitude.

- For about 10 days.

- A little expensive solution : $20M

- A difficult physical training.

- 7 clients ever sent.

-Provided by :

The ISS « hotel », or how to be a real Astronaut.

The sub-orbital tourism (near future):

-Flying at least 100km in altitude (Earth – Space limit)

-For about 5 minutes.

-A really cheap solution : 100 000 USD !

-Few restrictions on physical conditions.

- Provided by :

SpaceShipOne, the SpaceCraft is able to give

us dreams.

This will gradually resolve existential questions.

Space exploration costs money but allows us to have a better life.

Heroes have lost their lives in the human thirst for knowledge.