The Space Race 1960’s‚ It was an important part of the Cold War.The Soviet Union did whatever it took to tell the U.S. that they were better. They decided to become the first people to step on the moon. The U.S. found out and went to work on it right away‚ but the movie studios? Yep‚ the U.S. was trying to claim that they were the first ones on the moon.The Soviet Union on the other hand was actually trying‚ but failed. They broadcasted the “moon landings” all across the world‚ which made the Soviet
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Privatization of Space agencies Initially the space sector was in the hands of the government. But specific policies and behaviours were enforced by the government which made it impossible to accomplish certain space objectives. Thus private institutions came into being. Benefits of private space agencies were many. The new satellites built were light and the turnaround time was very less. It dealt with small satellite manufacture with frugal innovation. 7.1 SpaceX Space Exploration Technologies Corporation
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In this information age‚ space exploration is playing an increasingly important role in the immense advances of technology. But in the meantime whether it is a blessing or a curse has sparked a heated debate. Some people argued that space exploration has opened up our world and added to our knowledge‚ while many others claimed that space research is a waste of money. Firstly‚ it is undeniable that the exploitation of space has directly changed our world. Space research has already resulted in a
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The Space Race After fighting alongside each other in the Second World War to defeat a common enemy‚ differing political ideologies resulted in high tensions between the United States and the U.S.S.R. The Soviet communist government‚ initiated during the Bolshevik Revolution‚ posed a direct threat to the goal of the United States to spread democracy and capitalism across the globe. These rising tensions manifested themselves in the form of the Cold War-a series of conflicts and antagonism between
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October 5‚ 1957; this is the day that went down in history as the day the Space Race between the United States and the USSR began. On this day the USSR successfully launched the Sputnik satellite into orbit around the planet. Close to a month later the USSR launched the Sputnik 2 which held the first living organism to orbit the planet; Laika the dog. The series of events that followed brought change to the Cold War and to the world that could not have been foreseen in terms of international relations
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to teach in Poland for six months helped him grow overall. Zygmont began the discussion with his own school picture and defined himself as a “space nerd”. He owned space patches‚ space books‚ and was “all in” with his obsession. He listed off many controversial events that have happened throughout the years‚ but Zygmont believed the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger that killed all seven astronauts aboard tops the charts. All this leads to the inspirational quote made by John F. Kennedy
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UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES CHEMISTRY IN SOCIETY LAB (CHEM 107) LAB 2: THE AIR WE BREATHE Purpose/Aim To determine whether air occupies space and whether it can be moved and/ or removed. Introduction Air is a mixture of gases that composes the Earth’s atmosphere (NASA‚ 2015). Like all matter air has properties; one of which is weight‚ in each tiny air particle‚ there is a diminutive bit of weight. This weight is influenced by the pressure
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The dystopian film‚ 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick journeys the galaxy during the commencement of the earth. During this enthralling journey comes the development of apes‚ which ignite the idea of the evolution of the most insolent species to ever roam the planet—humans. Now man has to prepare for the evolution of extreme intelligence—technology. Hal is an artificial intelligence that was created by Dave and Frank to help man with tasks easier and efficiently in the spaceship Discovery
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Should the U.S. Government Increase Spending On The Space Program A group of children lie in the tall grass on a moonless night‚ staring in wonder up at the hundreds of diamond pinpoints glittering across the heavens. This peaceful scene could have taken place at any point in history‚ from the cave dwelling Neanderthal‚ to a family celebrating a warm summer evening together at a local park. The Heavens have always been a source of passionate fascination and wonderment for intelligent beings
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always wanted more. More food‚ more water‚ more money; it is just how we have become as a species. The same with bigger buildings‚ more sophisticated cars‚ if anything technology would be great for this. Compared to lets say our technology during the space race‚ we have a come an extraordinarily long way as a species from that point in time. If we were to ever stop this wanting so to speak then we would be contempt with ourselves and wouldn’t stride for anything more. This just isn’t who we are. I don’t
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