First‚ I will explain how the actions of the USSR started The Space Race. Next‚ how the United States developed NASA and eventually landed the first man on the moon. Finally‚ the technologies that were developed for space travel and have now become household items we all use in everyday life. In the 1950’s‚ America was in an upswing. After the victory in WWll‚ the economy was rapidly expanding‚ the baby boom had begun and Levittown was built as an example of suburban living. In a different part
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Pros and Cons of Space Exploration Pros and Cons of Space Exploration We plan vacations to tourist spots nearby; we plan to spend holidays to faraway lands. But how would it feel if we could plan a vacation to Mars? How would it be to plan a holiday to some ’tourist destination’ in space? Won’t it be exciting? Definitely‚ yes! Although... Premium 2 Page 616 Words Rifadfavvsdfw HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE There are limitless pros: exploration access is wider more clear images
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The ‘Space Race’ was an unofficial competition between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ the focus of which was space exploration. It began after World War II‚ in the mid-1950s‚ when Russia launched a satellite into space. After this‚ the race was on between America and Russia to gain as much ground in space as possible. The Space Race began in 1955‚ when both the United States and the Soviet Union announced they would be launching artificial satellites into space. Russia took the announcement
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“Transportation is the center of the world! It is the glue of our daily lives.” -Robin Chase The world that we live in now will most likely be impossible had it not been for innovations in transportation. There would not have been any great infrastructure‚ industrialisation‚ or massive production‚ if transportation was incompetent. Life would not have kept up with the fast changing times if there were no huge trucks‚ trailers‚ cargo ships‚ or large aircrafts to carry them to different places
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The Soviets were the first to put a human into space when they put Yuri Gagarin into space aboard the famous space craft called Vostok 1. The US shortly after followed this by sending their own astronaut into space a few weeks later; the astronaut that was sent to space was Alan Sheperd. This showed the fierce rivalry between
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When someone today mentions rocketry or rockets‚ most people immediately think of NASA and space travel. However‚ rocketry or rockets or rockets were being studied long before NASA began. Rockets were first described by an Italian in 1379 and in the early 15th century‚ the French reported extensive use of war rockets. Perhaps the most far reaching development in rocketry occurred in 1687 when Sir Isaac Newton detailed what became to be known as the Universal Laws of Motion. What Newton described
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and the rest of the American citizens that the United States could “go to the moon”. The Soviet Union had already beaten the United States in the race into space as the first human to enter space was a citizen of the Soviet Union by the name Yuri Gagarin. This essay aims at analyzing his speech
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Mrs. Fe Gagarin A. Lilangan Adviser Acknowledgment This research project would not have been possible without the support of many people. We would like to convey thanks first to our Almighty God which because of Him‚ this project will not be done successfully. We are expressing our love and gratitude to our beloved families for their understanding‚ and endless love‚ support and guidance. We also want to convey our deepest gratitude to our teacher in research‚ Mrs. Fe Gagarin A. Lilangan
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How far was the nuclear arms race a threat to world peace in the years 1949-62? The nuclear arms race did threaten world peace because the weapons being created had the potential to destroy the world‚ to any nation this comprehension was threatening especially due to these weapons being in control of two countries that ideologically conflicted. Additionally‚ both superpowers paranoia for one another grew as the power of the weapons created grew and multiplied‚ this further threatened world peace
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The Sputnik‚ the world’s first artificial satellite‚ was launched by the Soviet Union and sparked a change in history that would greatly alter two already feuding places - the USA and the USSR. The “Space Age” or “Space Race” was a race between Russia and the United States for the supremacy of outer space. The Sputnik satellite led to additional funding for the space program in the United States‚ and the formation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The creation of the Sputnik
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