... they are currently building a satellite that will not only measure the weather's temperature, but also how the behavior of the oceans itself affects the weather, and to analyze a possible trend in the earth's temperature over the years. With NASA being one of the most innovative programs in the world regarding space exploration and aeronautical engineering, this is not the only tech advancement they have been working on. For example, ... to receive new commands from NASA, meaning that the process of sending and receiving information to and from the Voyagers would take a whole year. If t...

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... support and to score propaganda points against the Russians. On the 12th of April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth. A few weeks later the Americans put Alan Sheppard into space, but for less time. On the 25th of May 1961 Kennedy astonished the World by announcing that before the end of the decade America would put a man on the moon. Between 1945 and 1961 many ... main factors resulting in space technology development and ultimately the ISS. Most of these factors will be different to the previous factors because in this period of time relations between Russia and...

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