Space Race 2
We have always dreamed about reaching the heavens. From ancient civilizations to the modern day world, our obsession of going into space has grown from studying the stars to actual exploration of space. We have come a long way since primitive charts of constellations. From telescopes to satellites, we as a population have progressed greatly in the world of technology. In a mere forty years, we have had more technological advances than the Industrial Revolution. The Space Race has affected our everyday lives; we use the same technology that the astronauts used during their missions. The digital clocks, which we use, are an example of this. Many industries have benefited, communication companies, industrial manufacturers, and the medical field. As a result of this technological revolution, the world has become smaller. With the technology gained from the Space Race, we can perform medical tasks that only existed in the dreams of surgeons; we can communicate with another person on the other side of the world in seconds, not days or months. I believe without the Space Race instituted by the Germans, there would not be the technological advances that exist today. We as a population might have been stuck with the technology of
The Space Race has changed our lives forever by benefiting society. The technology which we use everyday is credited to the technology used during the space race, the advances, which were made in medical to golf, once again these advances, are bi-products of the space race. In a medical procedure there maybe a miniature robotic arm used to assist the surgeon, robotic arm was derived from deploying satellites. And the metal researched to the space program are now used in everyday golf clubs, giving the player better control. Without the many industries being pushed by the government to develop "space age" technology we might still be writing letters instead of typing e-mails. When America was just starting their own space program Russia was well into theirs. It was humiliating to America that her long time foe, Russia was ahead in technology. America later stepped up, and became a worthy adversary to Russia. The U.S. began looking for engineers, funding, and a place to conduct testing and launching. One of the many priorities was to find a safe, and remote launch site. Two were found. One was in Houston Texas, and named in honor of President Kennedy - the Kennedy Space Center. The other was in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Both were remote locations away from major locations. Sputnik consisted of a sphere the size of a basket, with four antennae transmitting various amounts of information. As news of Sputnik spread throughout the world, it shocked and astounded the world. The ironic part is that the Russian government announced to their subjects that they could track and monitor the satellite in orbit. The success of an artificial moon amazed the world; it shifted the balance of power from United States of America to the U.S.S.R., and marked the beginning of the Space Age. We have been able to put a space station in the Earth's orbit. Space Station Alpha is an international joint project consisting of space programs from other nations such as NASA, CSA, (Canada), ESA (Europe), NASDA (Japan), RKA (Russia), and Brazil (INPE). Though working together the countries are now closer. With the knowledge gained from the research of Oberth and von Braun, the German military has built the V-1 and the V-2, which has been dubbed the "Vengeance Weapon". During World War II, the American allies were closing in on the German stronghold, and Hitler was terrified, and he issued the manufacturing of notorious V-1 and V-2s. In 1917, the United States government realized to its dismay that the United States, home of the Wright Brothers, couldn't build a plane to compete with the one that England and France and Germany were flying in the Great War.
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Approximate Word count = 1806
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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