weapons‚ research‚ and advancement in military power. Among those races is the race to the moon. Taking a back seat behind the nuclear weapon race‚ the Cold War‚ and various wars‚ the lunar landing shined like a diamond in the rough of history. From Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin to Explorer I and Apollo 11‚ these pinpoints in history are the origin of the astrological era and modern research. The conclusion of World War II marked the beginning of an arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States
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Thesis In Search of a Russian Word (Russian borrowings and their distribution in English) Language as a communication medium is connected with culture by numerous and difficult links. It is known‚ that there is no such a language which would be absolutely free from alien influences as any people in the modern world do not live absolutely separately. Communication with other countries‚ sports‚ science‚ culture‚ trade‚ policy‚ mutual trips - all disposes to exchange sights‚ reasons‚ discoveries
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remained in use for almost 100 years. In 1957‚ while responding to the 1866 threat of the cable in general and the success of Sputnik in particular‚ President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) through the Department of Defense. This was done immediately after the Soviet Union’s 1957 launch of Sputnik. The Atlantic cable of 1858 and Sputnik of 1957 were two basic milestones on the internet prehistory. Since then the value of products and services is increasingly
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the numerous failures; the winner would gain a huge psychological victory. Although there were repercussions to the Space Race‚ the strong motivations lead to greater beneficial outcomes. The Space Age officially began when the Soviets launched Sputnik 1 on October 4‚ 1957 (“Time Line”). This was an astonishing defeat to the United States. America was dumbfounded when Russia announced their first outer space achievement. A country that‚ until this point‚ had always been behind the U.S. in technological
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events of the fifties the vibrant and rebellious sixties would have never been possible. Political‚ racial‚ and social tensions are what pushed many of the events that happened in the sixties. From teenage conformity to loosing to the Russians and sputnik in the space race the events of the fifties were screaming for a drastic change in America. The political struggles of the fifties did not sit well with the American government. The truce of the Korean War in the early fifties led to the desire
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ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES INTRODUCTION: An Artificial Satellite is a people-made machine that orbits a variety of other objects in space. Many Artificial Satellites orbit the Earth to gather information about the universe‚ to predict the weather‚ to help with the navigation of ships and planes‚ to assist in telephone calls over the ocean‚ to observe the Earth‚ and as a tool to improve military activities. Though Artificial Satellites have mostly orbited Earth‚ some have orbited the moon‚ the sun
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Baby Boomers A baby boomer is someone who was born after World War II. The baby-boom generation lasted from 1945 to 1964. Seventy-six million American children were born during this time period. Baby boomers represent 29% of the U.S. population. This year these kids would be between forty-six and sixty-four years old. These children were born during a great social change in America. These social changes‚ including music and events‚ greatly affected this generation. Kids born in the earlier years
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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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was of the Soviet unmanned Sputnik ("Satellite I") mission on October 4‚ 1957. The satellite weighed about 83 kg (184 pounds)‚ and is believed to have orbited Earth at a height of about 250 km (150 miles). Analysis of the radio signals was used to gather information about the electron density of the ionosphere‚ while temperature and pressure data was encoded in the duration of radio beeps. The results indicated that the satellite was not punctured by a meteoroid. Sputnik 1 was launched by an R-7 rocket
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Race effectively began on October 1‚ 1957 when the Soviets launched the first ever manmade satellite‚ Sputnik. The Space Race was considered an analogy to the arms race that was going on at the same time. The Space Race eventually became an important part in the technological‚ ideological and social differences between the United Sates and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The launch of Sputnik‚ by the Soviets‚ in 1957 prompted the US to do something to catch up to the Soviets. The first thing
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