Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
19 Feb 2026 at 6:31pm
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 ...
Communications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
21 Feb 2026 at 1:47am
Communications satellites are one such technology, and they play a major role in our daily lives. Prior to the 1960s, long-distance communication via radio, telephone, and television networks was a challenge. Local areas often had very good coverage, and broad networks might blanket a nation, but the whole world wasn't yet covered.
Venus - National Air and Space Museum
1 Jan 2026 at 9:50am
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.
Moon (Earth) - National Air and Space Museum
14 Feb 2026 at 5:51am
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 ...
Military Reconnaissance - National Air and Space Museum
19 Feb 2026 at 6:00am
Military reconnaissance is an operation to obtain information relating to the activities, resources, or military forces of a foreign nation or armed group. It uses balloons, aviation, and space technology and has played an important role in our history.
Telstar - National Air and Space Museum
18 Feb 2026 at 9:14am
Telstar was one of the most significant communications satellites of the early space age. It raised an important policy question: Should communications satellites be operated and controlled by private corporations or under government auspices? The United States chose government direction and created two new institutions, COMSAT and INTELSAT, to develop satellite communcations, an arrangement ...
Applications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
10 Sep 2025 at 10:48pm
Today, hundreds of civilian and military applications satellites ring the Earth, often operating side-by-side in orbit. They provide similar services?communications, photography, remote sensing, weather analysis, and navigation?reaching different but occasionally overlapping communities of users. These satellites have become an integral part of contemporary life. We take for granted daily ...
Jupiter - National Air and Space Museum
23 Feb 2026 at 1:30am
A natural satellite is a naturally occurring object that is in orbit around an object in space of a larger size. 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
18 Feb 2026 at 1:25pm
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.
TIROS Meteorological Satellite - National Air and Space Museum
17 Jan 2026 at 10:14am
TIROS I, and a series of successor test satellites, provided the technical experience to start separate civilian and military space-based weather observation programs. By the mid 1960s, the civilian TIROS program launched a series of satellites to provide routine, daily weather observations. The program is still in operation today and, in conjunction with other weather satellites, has made ...
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19 Feb 2026 at 6:31pm
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 ...
Communications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
21 Feb 2026 at 1:47am
Communications satellites are one such technology, and they play a major role in our daily lives. Prior to the 1960s, long-distance communication via radio, telephone, and television networks was a challenge. Local areas often had very good coverage, and broad networks might blanket a nation, but the whole world wasn't yet covered.
Venus - National Air and Space Museum
1 Jan 2026 at 9:50am
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.
Moon (Earth) - National Air and Space Museum
14 Feb 2026 at 5:51am
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 ...
Military Reconnaissance - National Air and Space Museum
19 Feb 2026 at 6:00am
Military reconnaissance is an operation to obtain information relating to the activities, resources, or military forces of a foreign nation or armed group. It uses balloons, aviation, and space technology and has played an important role in our history.
Telstar - National Air and Space Museum
18 Feb 2026 at 9:14am
Telstar was one of the most significant communications satellites of the early space age. It raised an important policy question: Should communications satellites be operated and controlled by private corporations or under government auspices? The United States chose government direction and created two new institutions, COMSAT and INTELSAT, to develop satellite communcations, an arrangement ...
Applications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
10 Sep 2025 at 10:48pm
Today, hundreds of civilian and military applications satellites ring the Earth, often operating side-by-side in orbit. They provide similar services?communications, photography, remote sensing, weather analysis, and navigation?reaching different but occasionally overlapping communities of users. These satellites have become an integral part of contemporary life. We take for granted daily ...
Jupiter - National Air and Space Museum
23 Feb 2026 at 1:30am
A natural satellite is a naturally occurring object that is in orbit around an object in space of a larger size. 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
18 Feb 2026 at 1:25pm
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.
TIROS Meteorological Satellite - National Air and Space Museum
17 Jan 2026 at 10:14am
TIROS I, and a series of successor test satellites, provided the technical experience to start separate civilian and military space-based weather observation programs. By the mid 1960s, the civilian TIROS program launched a series of satellites to provide routine, daily weather observations. The program is still in operation today and, in conjunction with other weather satellites, has made ...
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