Lesson 23: Introduction — Contributions of Space Technologies
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Lesson 23:
Space Transportation
Lesson 23:
Space Transportation
The future is not predictable, but it is clear: There will come a day when humankind will be travelling on a regular basis on commercially operated space flights. Although it is not possible yet to say how and when, it is becoming clearer every day what skills are needed and who is developing this work. So while we cannot train for the future yet, we can prepare for it. In this lesson, you will learn what is required to get into space and how being in space affects our everyday lives.

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In this lesson, you will:
- learn what it takes to get into space
- learn about common products that we use that were originally developed for space flight
- learn how space travel affects our everyday lives
Key terms for this lesson:
- International Space Station
- Sputnik I