Essay On The Space Race

I chose my topic from an event that has fascinated me my whole life. People throughout time have looked up at the stars, just as I have, and dreamed of their possibilities. Through the work of millenias, small steps and great leaps have been made in that exploration of the stars. The climax so far of this in history of exoplanetary discoveries came about during 1950s to 1970s, the Space Race. To me space has always been the ultimate wanderlust in mind. It is the true final frontier of man, but it could also be man's ultimate demise. This is apparent because the reason behind the Space Race was to stop that very dark outcome from coming to pass. To turn that void of darkness into wonders, not demise.

Finding sources for my research was fairly easy, technology was vast and evolving during this time, not just in space. I focused heavily on speeches by people like John F. Kennedy as a recommendation from my father. Kennedy saw and presented so eloquently the importance of the Space Race, his words have helped to shape and change my viewpoints about it. Many of his lines such as the title of this paper, perfectly encompass the theme of taking a stand. Other resources I used were made from questions I had
The US then feared the dark side that the USSR, could bring with its space program. They believed that the USSR would use its predominance in space as a weapon of mass destruction that could destroy mankind, sending up mass weapons that would destroy lands and cause war in the world. Yet people also recognized that the whole world does hold in its hands the power to abolish all life it could also serve to improve all life on earth. The outcome tipped the scale towards the ladder of the two. As a people we stood together to create a peaceful environment for the exploration of the greatest frontier of man, space. Together let us explore the