... the first successful US satellite. According to National Geographic's Space Exploration timeline this was extremely important as it led to "the first great scientific discovery of the space age" by using new technology to discover radiation belts surrounding our planet. In 1961, three years after the launch of ... scientific breakthroughs. Some of the more important discoveries are focused on galaxies, stars, and other planets. The Hubble Telescope is responsible for the discovery of galaxies affecting one another via dark matter and gravitational pulls. According to Hubble's website, th...

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... can be said that in science there never really is an end, just more secrets waiting to be discovered. Quantum teleportation, ever since its discovery, has been an important and extraordinary milestone for scientists all over the world. In fact, it is so popular that it is now being ... UC Berkeley, Harvard University, and by most universities in the rest of the world. The main reason for all the excitement of this discovery is because if scientists were to be able to use this type of technology in space and also with communications between earth and its ... accomplish full teleportatio...

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... that a Russian rocket put the first module into space. One of the most recent developments was on June the 3rd 1999 when the Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the station and left two tons of supplies and equipment. At present it looks likely to be finished by 2004. It will be ... it to impress their people and to better their enemies. I also think that the recruitment of scientists like Von Braun was an important factor. Their knowledge and expertise enabled development to take place at a quicker rate. The above two factors led to the ISS, as they were what started the ball ... import...

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