How Did Spaceflight Impact Society
Spaceflight's Impact on Society and Technology
In this paper I will be examining the technological and societal implications of space flight, its effects in our society, the environment and other technologies. I propose that spaceflight as a technology has furthered our understanding and knowledge of not only space but also has advanced the field of science more than any other scientific endeavor. No technology in human history has created as much innovation than that of spaceflight. I intend to prove that our current and past endeavors for space flight technology has led to the modern technological age in which we live. The current technological age in which we live with many advanced modern comforts are the result of the attainment of spaceflight. …show more content…
It was created in 1958 under the direction of President Dwight D Eisenhower in what is known as The National Aeronautics and Space Act.7 This disbanded The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and transferred all assets to NASA, the organization that we know today.8 NASA was created with the intent of being a solely civilian operation funded by the government. This shifted the power directly from the government to a civilian oversight agency. It was also created to be non-military organization, this helped ease people’s minds, and other political powers about NASA’s intent.9 It was originally created with eight main objectives the foremost being “The expansion of human knowledge of phenomena in the atmosphere and space.” Within these eight objectives laid out the for the organization that included but were not that just limited to spaceflight, the further invention and invocation of new scientific equipment as well as atmosphere knowledge and transportation …show more content…
Satellites are the most notably as a technology dependent on space flight. There are three distinct areas of satellite technologies that have advanced society that is a direct result of spaceflight. They are communication systems, satellite navigation systems, and Remote sensing systems.14
Many Communications Systems that we use today rely directly on satellites, which would not be possible without spaceflight. At any given time our satellite communications grid, is the largest and has over 2000 satellites in orbit around the earth.15 They relay digital and analog signals as well as voice and data anywhere around the world. Spaceflight with the advent of satellite technology has expanded and changed the median in which and how communication signals
In this paper I will be examining the technological and societal implications of space flight, its effects in our society, the environment and other technologies. I propose that spaceflight as a technology has furthered our understanding and knowledge of not only space but also has advanced the field of science more than any other scientific endeavor. No technology in human history has created as much innovation than that of spaceflight. I intend to prove that our current and past endeavors for space flight technology has led to the modern technological age in which we live. The current technological age in which we live with many advanced modern comforts are the result of the attainment of spaceflight. …show more content…
It was created in 1958 under the direction of President Dwight D Eisenhower in what is known as The National Aeronautics and Space Act.7 This disbanded The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and transferred all assets to NASA, the organization that we know today.8 NASA was created with the intent of being a solely civilian operation funded by the government. This shifted the power directly from the government to a civilian oversight agency. It was also created to be non-military organization, this helped ease people’s minds, and other political powers about NASA’s intent.9 It was originally created with eight main objectives the foremost being “The expansion of human knowledge of phenomena in the atmosphere and space.” Within these eight objectives laid out the for the organization that included but were not that just limited to spaceflight, the further invention and invocation of new scientific equipment as well as atmosphere knowledge and transportation …show more content…
Satellites are the most notably as a technology dependent on space flight. There are three distinct areas of satellite technologies that have advanced society that is a direct result of spaceflight. They are communication systems, satellite navigation systems, and Remote sensing systems.14
Many Communications Systems that we use today rely directly on satellites, which would not be possible without spaceflight. At any given time our satellite communications grid, is the largest and has over 2000 satellites in orbit around the earth.15 They relay digital and analog signals as well as voice and data anywhere around the world. Spaceflight with the advent of satellite technology has expanded and changed the median in which and how communication signals