Into the Cosmos: The Future of Spaceflight

missions (Silver 1). While this number may appear statistically insignificant, these sets of fatalities do not consider the overall risk potential, and the many other lives taken from astronaut training and non-astronaut deaths that resulted from spaceflight-related activities. In 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its flight, killing its entire crew. Many years later, the shuttle Columbia experienced a disastrous event on February 1, 2003, when the shuttle disintegrated over

zones encircling the Earth. NASA’s first major program involving human spaceflight was Project Mercury in 1961. On May 5 “Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the first American to fly into space” (Garber 2). Project Gemini built on Mercury 's accomplishments and continued NASA 's spaceflight program to spacecraft made for two astronauts. Gemini’s ten flights provided important research on weightlessness and reentry that was crucial to future programs. After Project Gemini, NASA immediately began Project Apollo

of the private aerospace company Blue Origin, and Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, set out to change the world, the prospect of venturing into space was not far from their minds. The two visionaries were so equally in love with the cosmos they planned to pave the way for future generations by pouring billions of dollars into rocket companies that would soon rival one another in the new space race. It took a lot of money, schmoozing, and lawsuits-especially from Musk-but both SpaceX and Blue Origin have

Humans have been fascinated with space since the beginning of our time. Just like children and rough neighborhoods, we have tackled obstacle over obstacle to make it home again. In the end, we have a better knowledge and strength than before. The future of space exploration can assist us in answering the everlasting question of how the universe came to be. The more we explore the infinite galaxies, the more we can scientifically discover and create new technologies as science advances. As we continue

a response to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik nine months earlier. That administration, now known worldwide as NASA, has become an icon of space exploration and mankind's accomplishments. Who would have thought that fifty years later, NASA's future would be so uncertain? Congress has recently proposed a bill that would significantly cut funding from the NASA's Constellation program. These budget cuts are unnecessary and are counterproductive to the original idea of the space program. Congress

Space is the future of mankind; however; due to the words of a few, it may forever remain unexplored. We have explored Earth, both land and sea almost entirely. Yet we still hunger for adventure where else to look, but up at space and all it could contain? There are people who say that outer space and the activities that are related to it are a waste of resources and time for the government and private organisations. However, these people don’t quite realise what an effect the Space industry has

the solar system — developing new technologies, inspiring future generations and expanding our knowledge about our place in the universe” (NASA 2) VII. The american people, foreign countries, private industries, and NASA must co-operate in order to bring about the next generation of human exploration. A. "we're going to send robots literally all over the solar system. We're doing that now. And we're going to learn more about the cosmos. We're also sending robots and satellites into space to

rely on their quick wits, as well as knowledge of the effects of microgravity on the human body and the potential dangers of space radiation to survive the journey. However, another threat looms. Even if the astronauts can survive the dangers of the cosmos, can they deal with the psychological threat of being trapped in space? … One of the ultimate goals of space research and space travel is to put human beings into space, be it for deep space research, recreation, or colonization. As we develop new

Space manufacturing is a kind of industry which have the characters with high technology, capital and knowledge concentrated, and with a high entry level. Generally, the support to the space industry mainly come from the local government. But this situation result in the whole space economy and industry were divided by several large corporation. The space industry and manufacturing were influenced mainly by the domestic economy, so many nations choose the strategy that support domestic manufacturer’s

bid to unravel questions as well as meeting research needs away from the planet earth to other parts of the solar system (Huntress, Wesley and Shevalev 541). These robotic missions have been triggered by the human desire to know and understand the Cosmos. Currently, there are various spacecraft missions who are exploring the planets such as Mars, Saturn, asteroids as well as comets among others. Unlike missions carried out by human beings, the robotic missions are fully carried out by space robots