our imagination. Today’s science fiction movies‚ such as Interstellar‚ are based on new discoveries and research that older movies‚ such as 2001: A Space Odyssey‚ did not have. However‚ both movies stayed true to science‚ etc My goal in this paper is to discuss the accuracy of the physics and astronomy in Interstellar‚ and compare it to 2001: A Space Odyssey. To achieve this goal‚ I have divided my paper up into 3 sections. The first section is a brief plot summary of Interstellar. The second section
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The Space and Arms race was an event during the Cold War. It was a test to see which of the two great superpowers‚ the US or the USSR‚ was the superior one. Throughout the Cold War‚ both of the countries believed that the more nuclear weapons you had‚ the more powerful you were. It was also to see which country was more technologically advanced. On October 4‚ 1957‚ the Soviets had launched that which was the spark for the Space Race. They had launched the Russian satellite Sputnik
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The title of the novel I have read is 2001: A Space Odyssey. This novel depicts a mission to Saturn. Its purpose: to discover the origin and nature of the ET species that left TMA-1‚ the Tycho-monolith abnormality behind on the moon. The definition of odyssey is ‘a long series of wanderings or adventures‚ especially filled with notable experiences‚ hardships‚ etc’‚ which‚ in itself‚ could describe the nature of this novel. It is set in the late 20th century and early 21st century. In short‚ the title
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List of Sources Space race between the US and the USSR Introduction The Space Race was a mid-to-late 20th century competition between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (USA) for supremacy in space exploration. Between 1957 and 1975‚ the Cold War rivalry between the two nations focused on attaining firsts in space exploration‚ which were seen as necessary for national security and symbolic of technological and ideological superiority. The Space Race involved pioneering efforts
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Exploration of Mars The Mars Exploration Rover mission is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program‚ an enduring attempt of robotic investigation of the red planet. The scientific goals of NASA are to search and differentiate a broad variety of rocks and soils that embrace clues to whether there was water on Mars. Over the years this has been an ongoing investigation. People want to know whether there was really water and life on this large red planet called Mars. Scientist are determined to figure
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My feelings were overwhelming while I was watching Rouge-1‚ and climaxed in the last minute. I have been a space oddesy fan since I was a toddler and man first walked on the moon. I first watched Star Wars when I was about 1 0-years old. Only a few years earlier‚ I watched 2001‚ a space Odyssey. I thought Star Wars was‚ much better‚ not because of the action‚ but because of the force. All my life I wanted to be ’at one with the force’ and have the power to heal‚ block bullets‚ and cheat death. In
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The Space Race and American-Russian Relations The Cold War was an influential time period for Americans in the later half of the 20th century. This war did not involve physical warfare; no fighting on the battlefield ever took place. Rather‚ it was a war based on intimidation and fear; it was an arms race between the two global superpowers of the democratic United States of America and the communist Soviet Union. This struggle to be the biggest and best ’ was one that lasted from the few
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As debates rise over whether active SETI should be pursued‚ perhaps the debate should spend some time deciding what messages should be sent into space. Afterall‚ a large part of determining whether humans should actively seek for contact with extraterrestrials lies in deciding if the repercussions of such actions would be positive or negative to the human race; positive or negative that would be in large part due to the messages sent. The importance of the content of messages shows its significance
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Space Colonization is survival of the human race off the planet Earth. Unfortunately‚ at the rate at which humans are destroying the Earth we are going to have to find another life sustaining planet very soon. Resources on Earth will inevitably run out‚ thus ending our tenure on Earth (unless new/different resources are used‚ climate gets under control‚ there is not a nuclear war/fallout‚ etc.)‚ and if we don’t have another planet ready for colonization or already colonized‚ the human race will become
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Is the space race really worth it? In a world embroiled in endless problems‚ starting from rising food and oil prices‚ poverty‚ hunger‚ illiteracy‚ high infant mortality rate‚ terrorism to the threat of global warming and climate change‚ one may question the significance of the world beyond ours. In a state of global political and social instability‚ is the space race really worth it? Taking into account the 8 millennium development goals‚ projected to be achieved by 2030 instead of 2015‚ and the
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