The Space Race
We have always dreamed about reaching the heavens. 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 used during their missions for example digital clocks (Dismukes http://spaceflight.nasa.gov). Many industries have benefited, communication companies, industrial manufacturers, and the medical field. As a result of this technological revolution, the world has become smaller. With the technology gained from the Space Race, we can perform medical tasks that only existed in the dreams of surgeons; we can communicate with another person on the other side of the world in seconds, not days or months. Without the Space Race we would not have the technological advances that exist today. We as a population might have been stuck with the technology of the 1930’s.
Among the many important dates in American history is May 25, 1961, where President John F. Kennedy announced to America that we would put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. launched the Apollo 8 spacecraft. It orbited the moon 10 times and returned to the earth. and 1970's, this "space race" drove both nations to tremendous exploratory efforts. Satellites have benefitted not only the U.S. but also the rest of the world, with the information gained from artificial moons. One renowned satellite is the Hubble Space Telescope. The satellite, named after Edmund Hubble expanded our knowledge of the universe. Who had proved that the universe is constantly expanding, the Hubble Telescope has taken highly detailed photographs of stars, planets, and other questions about the universe. their Apollo 11 lunar module on the moon. Armstrong became the first person
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