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The world has experienced very many huge moments, such big moments in which sometimes you don’t think it’s really happening. October 4, 1957, was one of those days. Because that was the day the world changed forever and there was no turning back. It was the day of the Sputnik launch. Sputnik was a Soviet satellite that orbited in the earth’s rotation 500 miles above the earth and traveling at about 18,000 mph. It took approximately 98 minutes for it to rotate the earth which meant it passed the United States seven times a day. It looked like it was from a whole another world or out of a movie or a fantasy story. It consisted of a ball with four stem like structures coming out and pointing down at the ground. The ball like structure

The Space Race was a 20th century competition between two Cold War rivals, the United States of America and the Soviet Union. This competition was held between 1955 until 1972 and enabled these two rivals to advance their ability of spaceflight and their exploration out of the Earth’s reach. The competition covered several ways in taking human life out of Earth’s orbit and to successfully bring them back home in the process. The Space Race brought about several controversial topics relating to how the USSR copied the methods conducted by the United States, how the United States retaliated against the USSR and the man landing was purposely staged or not. These factors contribute to a large extent on how the space race was won. The Space Race

On January 28, 1986, as millions of Americans watched on live television and in person, the Challenger space shuttle exploded and broke up over the Atlantic Ocean just moments after its launch. This space mission was significant for several reason, among them was that it would be the first time where the space shuttle would carry a civilian into outer space. Also, there was a frenzy of interest for Americans as the U.S. and Russians were locked in a space race for space exploration supremacy. Instead. President Ronald Reagan was left with the unenviable duty of consoling a nation that had just witnessed the most significant disaster in American history.

We don’t hide our space program” (Reagan 6). President Reagan uses rhetorical tools to accomplish his purpose of hope to the American people and to commemorate the seven astronauts who gave their lives on

During 1957, the Soviets launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik-1. The U.S were concerned that the Soviets would attach a missile to the satellite and consequently gain the ability to fire down at the U.S with little to no notice. As fear rose in the U.S, the government seized the perfect opportunity to gain public support for NASA and the space program. The government used this as the ideal time to magnify the nation's fears of communism into the form of propaganda. As the U.S produced high quantities of propaganda, the Soviets responded with their own, highlighting their personal attitudes and ideologies.

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik, and the space race was on. The Soviet’s triumph jarred the American people and sparked a vigorous response in the federal government to make sure the United States did not fall behind its communist rival.

In the fifties and sixties, television programs were full of the idea of going to space. On December 6, 1957 the Vanguard rocket, which America was waiting for to salve the national pride, was fired. It began to rise and then was sinking back down to Cape Canaveral. It was an erupting into a huge fireball, the pathetic crash was filmed on live television. People began to lose hope; the Russians were heading towards the heavens while they were still on the ground (Document

Well known president, Ronald Reagan, in his address to the nation, “Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger,” expresses grief for the explosion of the Challenger. Reagan’s purpose is to commemorate the seven men and women, who lost their lives and offer hope to those who will continue to explore space. He creates a sad, yet hopeful tone in order to convey to America, we all mourn the loss of the Challenger Seven, but our space program will continue.

As discussed earlier, approximately 17 percent of Americans witnessed the explosion of the space shuttle on live broadcast and the rest soon learned about the tragic event through newspaper, radio or television. The whole country was in shock, grief and fear. That’s why Reagan chose to address to all of American people at the beginning of this speech “we share this pain with all of the people of our country” and “this is truly a national loss.”

The cold war served as a catalyst for the Space Race. The United States and the Soviet Union ran neck and neck to launch their way into Earth’s orbit. The launching of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union placed them in the lead of the race. No sooner than a decade later, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, making it one of mankind’s greatest accomplishments. The Apollo program (source B) opened up the vault of a billions of dollars investment.

On January 28th, 1986, Ronald Reagan, president of the United States, in his speech entitled “Challenger Disaster,” discusses the space shuttle tragedy. He supports this claim by first mourning the accident, then promoting NASA, tries to make sense of the disaster, and finally honors the astronauts. Through Reagan’s use of tone, rhetorical appeals, and rhetorical tools he effectively persuades Americans to mourn the loss, but also continue to move forward and support advancement.

On January 28, 1986 American faced one of its most devastating moments in history. This date marked the day that the Challenger exploded. The challenger was extensively captured by the media because of who was on the spacecraft. An American schoolteacher received the opportunity to fly to space and because of this it was widely televised. After the tragedy president Ronald Reagan addressed the nation. President Reagan

moon landing, but then again they could have actually landed on the moon.We actually did land on the moon and we do have evidence, but after knowing that you may be wondering why did we want to go to the moon in the first place well I will tell you. Towards the late 50’s during the Cold War in which the U.S. and the Soviet Union were competing against each other. Then one day space was the new place to get to, as both the U.S. and the Soviet Union tried to prove that their technology was better than each others. The conspiracy theories about how the moon landings are a hoax are false they should be able to tell that it did happen because research has proven

While public opinion during a national crisis often oversimplifies threats, NASA found that this oversimplification worked in its favor during the Cold War. Some viewed the launching of the Soviet Union’s rocket Sputnik as a declaration of power in space, even though the rocket orbited Earth for only two months. Additionally, many people believed that the launching of the satellite meant that the Soviet Union could “just as easily send a barrage of atomic weapons toward the United States” (“Creation of NASA” 259). A headline from the October 5, 1957 edition of the newspaper Cleveland Plain Dealer read “Satellite Fired by Russia; Circling Us 15 Times a Day,” underlining the fear that many Americans shared about the capabilities of a nuclear bomb attack by satellite (Pettinato). In addition to having this fear, the public also supported the space program because of the sense of

of the media and general public to see that man had not yet completely mastered space