During the time right after the cold war‚ the United States and the Soviet Union became engaged in a “Space Race” to see which country could get a man on the moon first and ultimately claim space for their nation. The Soviet Union led the way by sending the first satellite into space and then the first human. On April 12‚ 1961‚ Yuri Gagarin was the first human to go into space and make a complete orbit around the earth. Yuri was a Russian Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He became an international
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Through time‚ humans have dreamed of travelling across the stars to the exoplanets we’ve spotted far away‚ but such a trip would be very long. Even to travel at the current space speed record to the nearest known exoplanet would take 43‚000 years (4). All that aside; the main issue is sustaining a human population for that long‚ if it were based generation to generation it would take roughly 600 generations of humans before they arrived based on today’s current life expectancy (3). This issue isn’t
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decades‚ the exploration of the universe has not been stopped. It has always been an unkonwn world which humans are curious about.With the developement of the technology‚ the outer-space is not a strange term to humans any more. Outer space is defined as “space beyond the atmosphere of the Earth.”(in dictronary.com) In other words‚ it is a space that is outside the globe. Humans have been exploring the universe for more than four hundrend years. People have always wanted to explore space and find other
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Space exploration is a highly debated topic on whether or not it should be funded by the government. Currently‚ the United States spends $19.3 billion on space exploration out of its $3.95 trillion budget. Many people argue that the money needs to be spent on other issues like health care and help for the impoverished. Space exploration is an important field that the US government needs to focus on and fund because these endeavors can provide a national space defense‚ push us towards the future of
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From ancient civilizations to the modern day world‚ our obsession of going into space has grown from studying the stars to actual exploration of space. We have come a long way since primitive charts of constellations. From telescopes to satellites‚ we as a population have progressed greatly in the world of technology. In a mere forty years‚ we have had more technological advances than the Industrial Revolution. The Space Race has affected our everyday lives; we use the same technology that the astronauts
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the Space Age‚ it has been the manned space missions that have consistently captured and engaged the general public with their voyages of discovery‚ adventure and heroism. However‚ due to the enormous expenses and resources required to carry out such missions‚ these ventures are typically few and far between‚ meaning that public engagement and support waxes and wanes. There is‚ in short‚ a need for a more cost-effective and continuous manner for engaging the public’s enthusiasm for human space ventures
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the Funding of U.S Space Program The spirit and sense of adventure of exploring the ‘heavens’ captivates the general public very easily. Ever since the competition between the Soviet Union and U.S to occupy space‚ the United States has been on a consistent drive to discover more and more of outer space. Although there are minor independent companies that contribute to space exploration‚ the U.S government directly funds one main program‚ which it has established to perform space-related tasks‚ the
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our imagination. Today’s science fiction movies‚ such as Interstellar‚ are based on new discoveries and research that older movies‚ such as 2001: A Space Odyssey‚ did not have. However‚ both movies stayed true to science‚ etc My goal in this paper is to discuss the accuracy of the physics and astronomy in Interstellar‚ and compare it to 2001: A Space Odyssey. To achieve this goal‚ I have divided my paper up into 3 sections. The first section is a brief plot summary of Interstellar. The second section
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The Space and Arms race was an event during the Cold War. It was a test to see which of the two great superpowers‚ the US or the USSR‚ was the superior one. Throughout the Cold War‚ both of the countries believed that the more nuclear weapons you had‚ the more powerful you were. It was also to see which country was more technologically advanced. On October 4‚ 1957‚ the Soviets had launched that which was the spark for the Space Race. They had launched the Russian satellite Sputnik
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The title of the novel I have read is 2001: A Space Odyssey. This novel depicts a mission to Saturn. Its purpose: to discover the origin and nature of the ET species that left TMA-1‚ the Tycho-monolith abnormality behind on the moon. The definition of odyssey is ‘a long series of wanderings or adventures‚ especially filled with notable experiences‚ hardships‚ etc’‚ which‚ in itself‚ could describe the nature of this novel. It is set in the late 20th century and early 21st century. In short‚ the title
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