This mural called "Star Seekers"hangs in the lobby of the Astronauts
Memorial Foundation at the Kennedy Space Center.
It honors some of the scientists and explorers whose discoveries
and explorations contributed to space flight as we know it today.
Look at the list below and using the Web sites provided, identify each
person list and in one or two sentences tell why he has been
included in the Star Seekers mural. You will present your information in
a powerpoint presentation.
| Wilbur Wright | Albert Einstein |
| Icarus | Robert Goddard |
| Archimedes | Yuri Gagarin |
| Isaac Newton | Sergei Korolev |
| Galileo | Neil Armstrong |
| Copernicus | Wernher Von Braun |
| Leonardo Da Vinci | Herb Oberth |
| Konstantine Tsiolkovsky | Daedalus |
Web Sites
http://www.treasure-troves.com/bios/letters/http://www.phy.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk//on-line/flight/flight/history.asp