Technological Advancements: The Space Age

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”-Neil Armstrong. This quote was said during the process of the space age in 1969. The Space age was a time period related to the three themes, space race, space exploration, and space technology around the period 1950’s-1960’s. It was encouraged by the United States and Soviet Union into determining that their own country is superior than their opponent, which led to an improvement in many technological advancements. The space race was a competition between both super power countries in a contest on who can have the best technology. It was triggered off when Sputnik was launched into space by an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in 1957 by the Soviets. So at the time, this was considered a shock due to at the period technology wasn’t as effective and making it into space was
Such as, obtaining minerals on the moon for further investigation to find the history of the moon and what it consist of. Nonetheless, with the Hubble telescope, it was capable of observing long ranges from other planets to light-years galaxies. Similarly, as the probes that could land in most areas in the solar system and return with samples. Even then, since 1960 we been searching if such life could possibly exist on Mars is possible, with over 50 attempts of sending aircrafts till August 2012. But in all the discoveries made through the equipment that was constructed all these years, established many tasks. In conclusion, the period known as the space age was a series of hostile and friendly competition even though we were at war with the Soviets at the time. But then again it increased the innovation of technology between both the Soviet and U.S. As for the tech. advancement due to the space age, it was encouraged to pursue the best accomplishments leading to the technology that got us to the moon and today’s