Space Exporation 3R

ASSIGNMENT 1:
SPACE EXPLORATION
MUHAMMAD FARIS AIMAN BIN MOHD

FADZIL 3 RAZI
10.1 Development in history
Historical Development of the Solar System Model
History of the Solar System Model
1.Ptolemy (90-168A.D.)
 Greek astronomer,astrologer and geographer
 Built the geocentric model with Earth at the centre
and circular orbits.
Geocentric model
 ‘Geo’ means Earth

 ‘Centric’ means centre
 Earth is at the centre of the
Solar System.
 Earth is stationary and all the
objects such as the Sun and
other planets revolve around
Earth in circular orbits.
2.Copernicus (1473-1543)
 Polish astronomer,mathematician,economist and
doctor.
 Built the heliocentric model with the Sun at the
centre and circular orbits.
Heliocentric model
 ‘Helio’ means the Sun

 ‘Centric’ means the centre
 The Sun is at the centre of
the Solar System
 Earth rotates on its axis
and revolves around the
Sun in a cicular orbit.
3.Kepler (1571-1630)
 German astronomer,mathematician and astrologer
 Modified the heliocentric model with the Sun at
one common focal point on the elliptical orbits of
the planets according to Kepler’s Law
Modified Heliocentric model according to Kepler’s

Law
10.2 Development of Technology and its Application in
Space Exploration
Development in Space Exploration
early history of space exploration in terms of
technology development and missions in space
exploration.
2011: Construction of
2002: National
International Space Space Agency
Station (ISS) completed. (Agensi Angkasa
Negara) established
1996: Malaysian 2000: Malaysia’s
satellites MEASAT first microsatellite
1 and 2 launched TiungSAT-
1990: US launched 1989: First Neptune

Hubble Space flyby – US Voyager
Telescope from space 2
shuttle Discovery
1973: First Jupiter 1981: First flight
flyby – US Pioneer of US space
10 shuttle– Columbia
1969: First human to 1961: First human to

set foot on the Moon – orbit Earth –
Neil Armstrong,US YuriGagarin,aboard
USSR Vostok 1
1609: First telescope 1957: First satellite

used in the field of – USSR Sputnik 1
astronomy by Galileo
Galilei
11th century:
Chinese invented
gunpowder and used
primitive rockets in
Applications of Technology in Space Exploration and their
Importance
Space Telescope
 The astronomical sextant is used to measure the

altitude of stars.
 Galileo’s Telescope became the most widely used
astronomical instrument.
 Hubble space telescope was placed in an orbit 500 km
from the surface of Earth.
 Apart from optical telescopes, radio telescopes are also
used to detect radiowaves from space.
 The Spitzer space telescope detects very distant
activities in space.
Rocket
 Rockets are used widely in space explorations. When the

fuel in a rocket burns, hot gases are released at high
speed through the bottom of the rocket. The release of
these gases produces a force which pushes the rocket
upwards.
Satellite
 The first satellite,Sputnik 1 was sent to outer space in

1957.
Space Probe
 A space probe is a spacecraft that gathers information

and sends it back to Earth. Space probes do not orbit
Earth like satellites but travel further into and out of the
Solar System. Space probes carry cameras and remote
sensing instruments as well as radio transmitters and
receivers for the purpose of communicating with
scientists on Earth.
Remote Sensing
Remote sensing is a method of gathering and recording
information from a distance. In Malaysia, remote sensing
instruments are fitted to TiungSAT-1 to receive or detect
visible, ultraviolet and infrared lights produced by objects on
the surface or below the surface of Earth. The information
gathered by TiungSAT-1 is then sent to two data receiving
stations at the National Planetarium Station, Federal Territory
of Kuala Lumpur and the Mission Control Station (MCGS),
Bangi, Selangor.
Remote sensing technology is used in various fields in
daily life as follows:
• Agriculture – To detect suitable regions for agricultural
Development.
• Geology – To detect locations such as mineral sources,
mass depletion and land depletion.
• Disaster management – To identify pollution and forest fires
• Defence – To detect intrusions of enemy ships, aircraft and vehicles

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ASSIGNMENT 1:

MUHAMMAD FARIS AIMAN BIN MOHD

 ‘Geo’ means Earth

 ‘Helio’ means the Sun

Modified Heliocentric model according to Kepler’s

1990: US launched 1989: First Neptune

1969: First human to 1961: First human to

1609: First telescope 1957: First satellite

 The astronomical sextant is used to measure the

 Rockets are used widely in space explorations. When the

 The first satellite,Sputnik 1 was sent to outer space in

 A space probe is a spacecraft that gathers information

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