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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The cold war led to the success of America during the space race. “The competitive nature of the Nations involved in space exploration.” (Dictionary.com) that is the definition of the Space race that occurred from 1957-1975. The United States and the Soviet Union were the two Nations that competed in the race‚ Space became another dramatic arena for the competition‚ as each side competed to prove the power of their technology‚ their military firepower and by extension their political-economic system
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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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The short story Star Trek “Space Seed” and is by Gene Roddenberry. The definition for science fiction is fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes‚ frequently portraying space or time travel and life on other planets (Homepage Bing). The story is based on a science fiction because it brings up so many different unique technologies. They use a spaceship‚ but it be used to travel at speed of light for a while. It created to be more
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There is no doubt that huge sums of money are being spent on space travel by government of advanced countries. Of course‚ it is important to explore outer space in-order to learn about other planets‚ search for life‚ however‚ perhaps it had better to care of problems on our planet and spend these sums on dealing with them? Perhaps‚ the strongest argument in favour of space travel is the overflow of population. The number of people is increasing‚ habitable land is decreasing‚ planet’s resources
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step for mankind.” The moon landing was one of the most historic accomplishments in American space exploration. With the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ the space race was at its highest point during this time. (The Implications of the Privatization of Space Exploration‚ University of Pennsylvania) This great achievement was a result of the United States government funded space exploration program‚ NASA. NASA‚ or the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was founded
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Space is for NASA not for Google! Private companies are trying their luck at space travel. One day you could possibly go up into space on a shuttle made by the same brand that makes your cellphone. There are lots of flaws to space privatization including it being unsafe‚ not going to work out long term‚ and the fact that America already has a space program. There have been several failed attempts at space travel by private companies before‚ and most of them looked promising. And most private companies
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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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ocean and the atmosphere‚ human beings extend their foot into the fourth field—the mysterious space which amazes people for thousands of years. In history‚ humans have been struggling for the exploration of space. But until the end of the cold war‚ the future of space exploration has been less clear represented by Russia and America. For that‚ some people are against investing in the exploration of space with the opinion that such action is meaningless except huge expense. However‚ as far as I am
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The Final Frontier: The benefits of space exploration to provide a better life on Earth. Man once dreamt of flying‚ of touching the night sky and trampling the dirt on the surface of the moon. And for a long time we kept thinking it was only a dream. But on the 4th October 1957‚ Russia launched Sputnik 1‚ the first satellite into the depth of space‚ officially starting off the space age for us. And then on the 20th of July 1963‚ Neil Armstrong steps off onto the moon’s surface with the now famous
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