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- Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
A satellite is an object that is in orbit around an object in space of a larger size Things such as the Earth's Moon or Pluto's Charon are natural satellites Humans have also created artificial satellites—human-made machines and spacecraft in orbit around our Earth or other objects in our galaxy These types of satellites have fundamentally changed humanity—such as connecting us with
- Applications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
In the tense years of the Cold War, applications satellites evolved down two separate paths: one devoted to national security needs, the other to civilian interests
- Satellite, Communications, Sirius FM-4 - National Air and Space Museum
This satellite represents the first generation of space-based, commercial radio service developed by Sirius Radio, a U S company (now Sirius XM Radio) Designed in 1987 and initiating service in 2001, the Sirius satellite system consisted of three satellites that provided more than 150 digital music and audio channels to North America Their inclined geosynchronous orbits were a distinctive
- What Can You Really See From Space? - National Air and Space Museum
What Can You Really See From Space? Most people know that satellites in orbit do useful things such as collect images of the Earth's surface At the National Air and Space Museum I use satellite images in my job to understand changes in the Earth's land surface Today millions of people are acquainted with satellite imagery on internet map
- Moon (Earth) - National Air and Space Museum
Satellites" Earth is trying to sleep but the Satellites keep bothering Earth with noisy signals They are talking in all different languages and sending all kinds of information More Grade Level Grade PK, Grade 1, Grade K, Grade 2, and Grade 3 Topics Moon (Earth), Satellites, and Spaceflight Leader Student, Teacher, and Parent Caregiver Rights
- The Space Race - National Air and Space Museum
The Space Race grew out of a conflict known as the Cold War While not a war in the traditional sense, the two countries were in a state of military and political tension that lasted nearly 50 years and were involved in proxy wars such as the war in Vietnam
- Venus - National Air and Space Museum
Earth's natural satellite is the Moon, but many objects in our Solar System have multiple natural satellites Humans have also created artificial satellites—human-made machines and spacecraft in orbit around our Earth or other objects in our galaxy
- Echo 1 Communications Satellite - National Air and Space Museum
Echo satellites, manufactured by the G T Schjeldahl Co , posed a unique technical challenge They were sent into orbit folded flat and then inflated in space Inflation had to proceed carefully to ensure the integrity of the satellite's "balloon" surface This one is a flight spare folded in its launch canister
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