USSR Launches Mir to Contribute to International Peace

Americans had high expectations of the space programs which intended to provide the United States a great sense of achievement. The significance of the space program lies in essence in which symbolized American glory in science and technology. (Lambright)

Apollo 13 was launched in April 1970. There was an explosion onboard the shuttle three-fourths of the way to the moon, which damaged fuel and oxygen cells. Getting the astronauts safely back to earth was difficult, but the completion on it proved that space exploration could continue even in the mist of huge challenges. The Apollo Space Program was one of the earliest space programs and it brought about huge advances. Having man walk on the moon for the first time is one of the most remembered accomplishments in the history of space exploration. It set the stage for continued exploration and advances in

This   shows  the  imperialistic  nature  of  the  Soviet  Union  and  not  of  truly  peaceful   cohabitation  by  clearly

The Mir was a part of a continuous war for knowledge of space and exploration. The Mir had a greater mass than any previous space station.

Although there is disagreement on the precise date that the Space Race began, the moment that it became an important competition that was in the forefront of the minds of everyday Americans is on April 12, 1961 when Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the earth in Vostok 1. (citation). This event created a feeling amongst the American public that the Russians were further ahead in science and technology than the United States, as well as the fear that the Soviets could use their superior technology to be better able to attack the USA from a distance. Shortly after Gagarin’s flight, the United States launched astronaut Alan Sheppard into

While the Cold War and other conflicts on Earth continued, all was well in space. “We don’t seem to get along well with each other here on Earth, but we do quite well in Space.” (Livingston) The Space Race stimulated a desire to bring countries together and move forward in this new

Americans had high expectations of the space programs which intended to provide the United States a great sense of achievement. The significance of the space program lies in essence in which symbolized American glory in science and technology. (Lambright)

This was the most technological advancement during the decade. The idea of launching people to other planets or further was breathtaking. It also scared the US, making them feel like they weren't good enough or keeping up with them. This was important to the cold war and showed how far both countries would go. Thus began the space race.

It presented an obvious opposition to capitalism and illustrated no interest to change or backdown from their communist ways. To project an ideal image to other countries around the world the logo of the Warsaw Pact was the perfect example of the soviets projecting an image of camaraderie and equality with the symbolic “shaking of hands”. Their image to outside forces was crucial to their expansion as shown in document 6. They state “United by the common ideal …equality, respect of territorial integrity, state independence and sovereignty, and noninterference in one another's domestic affairs.” (Soviet Statement: Friendship and Cooperation between the Soviet Union and Other Socialist States”). These statements provide a view on the soviet’s spread that symbolizes relationships with countries built on trust and equality. As the years went on these countries begun to realize the they no longer wanted to be under Soviet power and like Hungary, extracted their countries out from Soviet

We have learned a lot of things about history. We learn things like who was the first man to set foot on the moon , which country was the first to orbit Earth , and much more , but what we haven’t learned is why these things happened and what they made an impact on. There are many things in history that have made a great impact on our daily life or just our life and the lives before us in general. The Space Race was one of the things that impacted our lives by having our education in STEM and our space technology enhanced.

In 1986, the USSR launched its space station Mir in orbit. NASA proposed to construct a permanently manned orbiting space station in response. The US began building the space station Freedom, working with Canada, several European countries, and Japan as partners in the endeavor. Just as work on Freedom began, however, the Soviet Union collapsed. This presented an opportunity for the US to work with Russia in space rather than compete with them. Freedom was reengineered into the new International

the point that space flight is anything but routine or mundane. It proved that something as

The Mir operated in very small elliptical orbit at an altitude of 390 kilometers above the Earth’s surface with an inclination of 51.6 degrees. This was more out of convenience for the Russians because it was easy for their main launch complex to launch to and also to avoid launching over China. Due to the Mir’s low altitude, atmospheric drag constantly tried to pull the Mir back to Earth causing its orbit to need to be constantly adjusted. Because of this, the Mir would need help boosting to an optimal operating orbit. In the beginning before all the modules where built the core module had the ability to change the space stations orbit on its own. However, as more modules showed up, resupply ships like the Progress while docked to the

The Space Race was a war of firsts between the United States of America and the Union Soviet Socialist Republics. But it was also the culmination of the dreams of man for many millennia and the team who worked on the space programs were able to discover what so many of the people that came before and after them could only dream of. It was an endeavor that all of humanity was invested in at the time. It was a testament to the power of the human spirit and it showed how nothing was impossible if we persevered and strived to be better.

We have dreamt of spaceflight since ancient times. Humans have developed and thought of many ways to acquire this immense feat and it wasn’t till the 20th century mankind were able to build rockets powerful enough to overcome the force of gravity. Since then, we’ve successfully sent mankind to the moon, rovers to mars and space probes deep into the reaches of our solar system. Nations have striven to advance and attain great heights in the field of space exploration. The constant competitiveness between USA and USSR during the cold war led to many major breakthroughs in the history of space exploration beginning with USSR launching the first international space station and USA successfully landing a human on the moon. The international space station (ISS) stands as the basis of how international collaboration can affect space exploration. Even though some nations are unwilling to work together, space exploration provides a platform for nations to form relationships that benefits one another and create beneficial relationships with each other.