The Discovery Of Space Exploration

This paper will introduce you to the incredible topic which is black holes. A black hole is a region of space time exhibiting such strong gravitational effects that nothing can escape from inside it. (NASA) No human has ever entered a black hole and there is still a large mystery about them; we have very little idea of where the matter that enters them goes. A black hole cannot be looked into either, as it sucks all the light into the middle of it. Space programs use special satellites with certain features that allow them to see these black holes. A black hole can be big or small, sometimes forming when a star is dying. Some scientists speculate that there can be black holes just 1 centimeter large. There are multiple types of

Space exploration will benefit all aspects of humanity as well as preserving humanity itself. The Definition of space exploration simply put is “ The investigation of physical conditions in space and on stars, planets, and other celestial bodies through the use of artificial satellites, space probes and spacecraft with human crews.”

Since the beginning, human life here on earth has been much dedicated to the curiosity that we naturally have. That desire to want to learn more, to understand and explore the universe and to be able to use what we have learned through exploration to live better, more comfortable lives.

Just under seven years ago, astronomers using the Hubble space telescope presented results they hoped would help answer one of the most contentious issues in astronomy of the 20th century – the question of the distance scale of the universe. But there was some unease when the result was announced. According to the report, other galaxies were close enough that, extrapolating backwards from their current rate of recession and making adjustments for the influence of gravity, they all would have been together (that is, the Big Bang would have occurred) as recently as 8 billion years ago. Unfortunately, there was strong evidence already in place that some stars were at least 12-15

Sylvia Engdahl, in her book series Americans at War, relayed that during the landing of Apollo 11 on the lunar surface, the television broadcast of the event was “beamed to an estimated 600 million people in thirty-three countries on six continents” (182). Considering that this vast group of people, largely comprised of Americans, was tuned into this monumental event proves that the space race was captivating for its audience and the subject of utmost public attention. For Americans, the space race was a basis from which new technological developments would soon proliferate, and it served as an arena for cold war competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. Consequently, when it came to innovative advancements in the US’ progress

Humans have dreamed of leaving the earth and traveling space for many years, and up to this day they have taken many steps in the right direction. Yet, with every new frontier they approach, new problems loom over the horizon. Some of these problems arise right here on Earth. Some of the issues have been resolved, such as escaping the forces of gravity to reach outer space. Most of the problems are far more arduous and the solutions need more time to be worked out properly. In “The Coming Schism” by James E. and Alcestis R. Oberg, they posit that humans can colonize space. Humans need to buckle up and build the technology which will help to solve problems that would arise to

The Space Race started in the middle of the 1950’s, and it was a technological race between Russia and the United States to get into space and land on the moon. Russia was the first to successfully launch a satellite and launch a human into space, but the United States was the first to successfully land a man on the moon. It impacted education because it made more people want to become engineers, so the education system had to add more courses about math and science. The space race was good for the economy because it created jobs in all sorts of fields including science and technology. Many people were focused on how we would respond to Russia because we are the world super power. The impact of the Space Race was the race to get into space

Around the 50’s and 60’s, the United States and the Soviet Union had a “competition” called the Space Race. “They raced each other in achieving significant firsts in space”(Brigham). The Soviet Union beat the United States in the first satellite, first human in orbit, and the first space walk. But then, the United States stepped in with the first rendezvous in space, the first extension of mission durations in more than a week, and the first docking of space crafts. Later, the United states orbited the moon, and then the famous Apollo 11 mission was when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first stepped foot on the moon.

I chose to do research on the Space Exploration: Apollo missions. I know that by going into space we were able to discover many things; learn more about our universe and our place with in it. I discovered that the primary driving force behind the Apollo project was geopolitical rather than scientific; but Science has been and will continue to be a major beneficiary to human space flight. "Exploratory space flight puts scientific ideas, scientific thinking, and scientific vocabulary in the public eye. It elevates the general level of intellectual inquiry." The whole scientific enterprise has the greatest possible interest in encouraging this process. Because of science they were able to do analysis of the material brought back from the moon,

In the first place,“NASA’s Curiosity is robotic rover that landed on mars in 2012. Since then, Curiosity has been roaming Mars, collecting data and looking for signs of microbial life. We should NOT spend valuable resources on space exploration.

NASA's Hubble Telescope has seemingly maxed out. Recently, an international group of astronomers have measured the distance to the most remote galaxy ever observed. It what is known as GN-Z11, this galaxy is one of the first galaxies to form. Its existence can be traced as early as 400 million years after the Big Bang. Knowing this brings astronomers one step closer to finding out how to the universe was created. In other words, they may have just found God.

As the effects of zero gravity washed over him,Neil Armstrong was about to be the first over to make contact with the moon and when he did he spoke “One small step for man,one giant leap for mankind!” Many only think about this mission, but what about the start of this program.Soon after NASA started it’s goal was to get to the moon before the 1960’s.The apollo program was the program that did it all.The creation of NASA with the Apollo program and its missions had the biggest affect on the space exploration, and it changed space exploration and how we think about space.

Through NASA I learned that William B. Anders was born in Hong Kong, China in 1933. Later on he graduated from the naval academy in 1955 and got his pilot's wings in 1956. After he got his education he launched into all the work world. He worked numerous jobs including, being a fighter pilot in the Air defense command, was put in charge of technical management of nuclear power reactor shielding and radiation effects program. Then in 1964 William Anders switched gears over to more space exploration. Which lead him into many new opportunities. For example, he was the pilot on Apollo 8 which was the first manned flight that went into another body in the solar system. On that same mission he also captured the first ever picture of the "Earthrise".

So I decided to write about Space Exploration, and more specifically the Apollo missions. They were the missions performed by the United States to get a man to the surface of the Moon. They started these missions for a variety of reasons but the main cause was politically. This was during a time when we were fighting against communism and we were in the Cold War. Kennedy approved the program as a way to show our preeminence in space and show what we are capable as a nation and world power.

Space is huge. The universe is bigger than we can get it. The universe is large to the point that stars bigger than our Sun or even entire systems look like little pinpoints of light since they are so far away.