1. Can I Still Be An Astronaut?
National Space Society
Space Ambassadors
Program Presentation
By Jeff Smith
2. Overview
• History of Flight and Space Flight
• What Happened to NASA?
• The Future of Space Travel
• Career Opportunities
• What You Can Do in High School &
College to Prepare for a Space Career
• The PongSat Program by JP Aerospace
3. History of Flight and Space Flight
In 1488 Leonardo da
Vinci created two
designs for a flying
machine
4. History of Flight and Space Flight
In 1903 at Kitty Hawk
North Carolina the
Wright Brothers achieved
the first powered flight
with their plane called
the Wright Flyer.
5. History of Flight and Space Flight
In 1927 Charles
Lindbergh completed
the first solo nonstop
flight across the
Atlantic Ocean from
New York to Paris,
France, and won a
$25,000 prize
6. History of Flight and Space Flight
In 1947 the Bell X-1
flown by Chuck
Yeager was the first
plane ever flown
faster than the speed
of sound
7. History of Flight and Space Flight
Today we have
numerous airlines
that fly hundreds of
people all over the
globe everyday
8. History of Flight and Space Flight
In 1969 Neil
Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin became the
first men to walk on
the moon
9. History of Flight and Space Flight
In 2004
SpaceShipOne
became the first
privately developed
space ship to reach
space and won the
$10 million dollar
Ansari Xprize
18. There are near-limitless numbers of
asteroids, more than 1,500 are as
easy to reach and are in similar
orbits as Earth. Asteroids are filled
with precious resources, from
water to platinum.
19. What You Can Do in High School & College
to Prepare for a Space Career
High School
AP & Honors Classes
Lots of Math & Science
Join a Club or Start a Club
Join Professional Organizations
Volunteer
College
Major in a STEM degree
Join a Club or Start a Club
Join Professional Organizations
Internships during the summer!!!
Attend Conferences
Volunteer
20. The PongSat Program by JP Aerospace
PongSats are a chance for students
to have their very first space
experiment! The PongSats are flown
by JP Aerospace using a high altitude
weather balloon. It is a great way to
promote STEM education
21.
22. Yes! You Can Be An Astronaut
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Notes de l'éditeur
Most of this information can be accessed at www.nasa.gov. Also this would be a great time to tell everyone about the exploding commercial space industry. Many of these links can be accessed at www.spaceambassadors.com as well as the commercial space flight federation website. There are many new entrants to the commercial space industry which is now in it’s infancy such as Virgin Galactic, SpaceX, Bigelow Aerospace, etc.
