The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals‚ the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US)‚ for supremacy in spaceflight capability. It had its origins in the missile-based nuclear arms race between the two nations that occurred following World War II‚ aided by captured German missile technology and personnel from the Aggregat program. The technological superiority required for such supremacy was seen as necessary for national security‚ and symbolic of ideological
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The Space Race was an ongoing conflict in the mid nineteenth century between two rival nations‚ the United States and the Soviet Union‚ to be the first to get to the moon. After USSR launched Sputnik 1‚ the first probe in space‚ in 1957‚ US knew they were falling behind and the goal of the race became to be the first to get a man on the Moon. During the time period in which these nations competed in the space race‚ billions of dollars had been spent for the space project. There was more money
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Understanding space‚ the untouched vast territory beyond our world‚ has been the goal of human technological evolution for centuries. In 1955‚ President Eisenhower announced that the United States would launch a man-made satellite into the unexplored universe‚ thus beginning the space race. At this same time‚ tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union were rising as the Cold War was ongoing. Since the competition between the countries was higher than ever‚ not four days had passed since
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Most of us have a sense of and curiosity about the places and spaces around us. Think‚ for example‚ of the place you call home. You are probably familiar enough with its streets and buildings and landscapes and with the people who inhabit these spaces‚ to make connections among them-you know how to “read” the place. There are many other places‚ however‚ where this is not the case. Most of you have had the experience of going somewhere new‚ where it is difficult to find your way around. You might
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The United States Should Continue to Fund Manned Space Missions The United States Should Continue to Fund Manned Space Missions “There is one feature which does define human nature: we are beings who construct for ourselves‚ each separately and singly and as well as together in our collectivities‚ internal models of all that happens‚ of all we see‚ find‚ feel‚ guess‚ and conjecture of our experience in the world” (Dick). Exploration has been portrayed in the most famous writings
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Beginning in the late 1950s‚ the Space Race was a pivotal time for scientific development in both nations it involved‚ The United States of America and the Soviet Union. Initiated by the Soviet launch of Sputnik 1‚ the two nations commenced the race in a frenzy of advancements‚ yielding as a byproduct‚ functional technology for present day use. To what extent has technology originating from the Space Race been developed for widespread use in present day United States? In this investigation two of
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brightest scientist‚ but over the better part of the last 30 years NASA has struggled to struggled to maintain certain obligations. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration‚ better known as NASA was started as a scientific program for the United States government. For the last 52 years NASA has been the leader in innovation and exploration in not only astrological areas but making many scientific discoveries that benefit people all around the world. However in recent years NASA has fallen in prestige
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO‚ /ˈɪəɛrɵ/; Hindi: भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन Bhāratīya Antarikṣa Anusandhāna Saṅgaṭhana) is the primary space agency of the Indian government. ISRO is amongst the six largest government space agencies in the world‚ along with USA’s NASA‚ Russia’s RKA‚ Europe’s ESA‚ China’s CNSA and Japan’s JAXA. Its primary objective is to advance space technology and use its applications for national benefit.[2] Established in 1969‚ ISRO superseded the erstwhile
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In India‚ the space program was formerly launched in 1972 with the setting up of the Space Commission and the Department of Space. Advancement in areas of communication‚ meteorology‚ resources survey & management‚ develop satellites‚ launch vehicles & associated ground systems were the initial objectives. Since then‚ India has made impressive progress in this field. Space technology has not only enhanced India’s communication capabilities‚ but has also contributed in meteorological forecasting
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with the launch of Chandrayan for its moon mission. India started its space programme with the launch of first space satellite ‘Aryabhatta’ on April 19‚ 1975. This space satellite was named after the great Indian astronomer and mathematician of the 5th century‚ Aryabhatta. It was launched from a soviet cosmodrome with the help of a Soviet rocket. It marked India’s giant leap and made her the eleventh country to join the space club. The second satellite ‘Bhaskara’ was launched on June 7‚ 1979. It
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