Reaping the Benefits of Space Exploration
Russell Howell
Mrs. Grandolfo
English 12, Period 3
February 7, 2012
Reaping the Benefits of Space Exploration Curiosity has been the driving force behind the human race ever since the first Homo sapiens have started walking. Our very survival and dominance of Planet Earth has only resulted from our ability to solve problems and innovate to accomplish our goals. This uncanny problem solving ability of the Human race doesn’t even restrict us terrestrially, as it has propelled us into the “heavens” within the last 60 years, and along with it, a plethora of new technological and biological benefits that have never been possible before. The exploration of space has been incredibly resourceful for the advancement and benefit of humans, not only in space, but also on Earth, making space exploration a valuable asset that should never be discontinued. In the United States of America, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Division) is the main organization for conduction space exploration and development. NASA runs under government supervision and under government funding, in other words, it is not a private company. NASA’s vision is “To reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind.” It was launched by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958, partly to combat the Soviet Union in the “space race” of the cold war. NASA has grown ever since, putting the first men on the moon in 1968, and in 2000 helping build the International Space Station with the help of fifteen other countries including Russia. NASA is organized into three directorates, the first being Aeronautics, which is responsible for development of better flight technologies to explore and to have practical applications on Earth, Human Exploration and Operations, which is responsible for the International Space Station and human exploration above high atmosphere orbit, and Science, which is responsible for exploring not only space, but earth, and
Mrs. Grandolfo
English 12, Period 3
February 7, 2012
Reaping the Benefits of Space Exploration Curiosity has been the driving force behind the human race ever since the first Homo sapiens have started walking. Our very survival and dominance of Planet Earth has only resulted from our ability to solve problems and innovate to accomplish our goals. This uncanny problem solving ability of the Human race doesn’t even restrict us terrestrially, as it has propelled us into the “heavens” within the last 60 years, and along with it, a plethora of new technological and biological benefits that have never been possible before. The exploration of space has been incredibly resourceful for the advancement and benefit of humans, not only in space, but also on Earth, making space exploration a valuable asset that should never be discontinued. In the United States of America, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Division) is the main organization for conduction space exploration and development. NASA runs under government supervision and under government funding, in other words, it is not a private company. NASA’s vision is “To reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind.” It was launched by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958, partly to combat the Soviet Union in the “space race” of the cold war. NASA has grown ever since, putting the first men on the moon in 1968, and in 2000 helping build the International Space Station with the help of fifteen other countries including Russia. NASA is organized into three directorates, the first being Aeronautics, which is responsible for development of better flight technologies to explore and to have practical applications on Earth, Human Exploration and Operations, which is responsible for the International Space Station and human exploration above high atmosphere orbit, and Science, which is responsible for exploring not only space, but earth, and
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