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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confirmed that yesterday...on the fourth of October‚ 1957. On the fourth of October‚ 1957... the Soviet Union successfully launched... history’s first man-made satellite... into space orbit around the Earth. The satellite which the Russians have dubbed Sputnik... is being hailed as a milestone in history. No one in our nation’s capital could deny that the satellite... has ushered in a grim new chapter in the Cold War. And indeed‚ a wave of national anxiety... alreaddy seems to be sweeping the country. Stil
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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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levels. A millennium ago people were not even aware of the existence of atoms or have the ability for space exploration. So‚ as our cultural development has expanded so has our cultural mandate along with it. The first artificial satellite was called Sputnik 1 in 1957. The word artificial refers to man-made and not naturally
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There hardly seems to be a young man or woman who is not keen to make the most of the day. History of Valentine’s Day The word "Valentine" has two meanings. It can imply a card sent or given to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine’s Day. It can also indicate any particular person‚ especially a sweetheart‚ chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine’s Day. Both implications of the word come from a time long long ago. At a turbulent period of Roman History‚ when a crumbling Roman empire was facing
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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 of the world‚ Russia was moving to annex land‚ promote communism and conquer space. The USSR launched Sputnik in 1957 as the first successful rocket to fly into space and return. The U.S. took notice and pushed for increased development of rockets
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Shropshire: A Place of Imagined Sexual Contentment Published in 1869‚ A.E. Housman ’s A Shropshire Lad stands as one of the most socially acclaimed collections of English poetry from the Victorian age. This period in British history‚ however‚ proves‚ by judiciary focus (the Criminal Law Amendment of 1885)‚ to be conflictive with Housman ’s own internal conflicts concerning the homoerotic tendencies which he discovered in his admiration of fellow Oxford student Moses Jackson. Housman‚ much unlike
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took the announcement from the US as a contest to see who would accomplish the task first. In October 1957‚ Russia successfully launched the first satellite into orbit. It was named ‘Sputnik’‚ and came as a surprise for the USA‚ who still saw Russia as the enemy. In November that same year‚ Russia launched ‘Sputnik II’ into orbit. This satellite was different than the first; it contained a living creature – a dog named Laika. She was the first living creature to be launched into orbit. This proved
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Assessment Task 1 - Secondary Sources Investigation CONTENT PAGE 2 Assessed Outcomes Robert Goddard Rockets in a Vacuum 3 Liquid Rockets 3 Attachments To Rockets 4 Guided Rockets 5 Werner Von Braun Sources of Funding 6 The V-2 Missile 6 Explorer 1 7 Saturn Series of Boosters 7 Bibliography Robert Goddard 9 Werner Von Braun 10 -112Physics Assessment Task 1 - Secondary Sources Investigation Assessed Outcomes [H1] Evaluates
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Just call me‚ my love. He aloha i pili `ia e ke onaona‚ Love untied in sweetness‚ Ku`u ipo i ke kai malino a`o Kona. My sweetheart of the quiet seas of Kona No Kona mai no ke kai malino From Kona ’s quiet seas Na hau o Ma`ihi e kaulana nei. Famous dew of Ma`ihi Ha`ina `ia mai ka puana: Tell the story: Ku`u ipo i ke kai malino a`o Kona. My sweetheart of the quiet seas of Kona. This mele‚ Ka Moa‘e‚ takes place on Hawai‘i Island. It is the last island of the Island Chain
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