Soviets had a serious head start, sending a dog, Laika, into space, becoming the first country to send a living being into space. The U.S. had some serious catching up to do, and we did not want to be second to the Soviets in anything. Because of the dangerous drive that the U.S. imputed into the quest for domination in space, we were able to top the Soviets, and prove our power once again. Although we ended up victorious in the space race, the country needed to be convinced to join the competition
USSR started a race exploring outer space. Both countries invested a lot of money on building missiles. In 1957, the Soviets shocked the world by launching the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. United States suddenly realized the importance of the space. In 1962, the first American orbited Earth. Seven years later, Neil Armstrong became the first human to travel the moon. The space race changed world pattern. It consolidated US position and weakened USSR. Although the space race spent huge amount
From the beginning of the human race, since man first stepped into the world from beneath the depths of the mighty sea; the jungles of Africa; or from God himself, humans have been presented as the dominant species. Humanity assumes the stature of alpha predator, master of all of God’s creations, and the center of the universe solely from being born on Earth. The misconception of mankind’s importance in the universe has resulted in a species-wide ethnocentrism revolving around the theories of early
From the beginning of the human race; since man first stepped into the world from beneath the depths of the mighty sea; the jungles of Africa; or from God himself, humans have been presented as the dominant species. Humanity assumes the stature of alpha predator, master of all of God’s creations, and the center of the universe solely from being born on Earth. The misconception of mankind’s importance in the universe has resulted in a species-wide ethnocentrism revolving around the theories of early
Mongolia was once the largest empire that mankind had ever known. Mongolia is located in central Asia between Siberia on the north and China on the south. The term Mongol came from the tribe of Genghis Khan, who instaured the biggest empire ever known to mankind. Mongolia had to choose between China and Russia, two powers that share borders with it. The Mongolian government chooses to adopt the communist ideology of Russia. During the 1960s, tension between Russia and china grew, with the soviet
and has changed a lot over time, space, and situation. In addition, race/ethnicity, gender, and disability, is of great importance to the formation of identity. We all know that identity is constructed and rational. The construction of identity involves right or wrong, contaminated or uncontaminated, attractive or unattractive, and so on. This norms are prone to change although they are made to look fixed. The identities of people are constructed based on gender, race, caste, social class, sexuality
North and South Poles, as well as Mount Everest; to sailing on the different seas and oceans during the Age of Exploration; to even soaring in the skies using aircrafts. It seems that the next frontier that humans have yet to fully triumph over is Space and the rest of the Universe. While we have not discovered the wonders and mysteries of our galaxy, we have been making significant progress in researching for better technology to lead us there. While fiction writers have imagined the probability
The debate about space exploration has been raging on for decades, people on both sides of the issue vehemently arguing their point of view. However despite the possible risk space exploration has the potential to change humanity for the better, and doing so is well worth the risk. This essay will elaborate some of the plethora of ways that space exploration could benefit mankind. Overpopulation is fast becoming a serious problem on earth, the exponential growth rate of the human race could have a disastrous
Autonomy and Responsibility of the United States During the Space Race At the end of World War Two there emerged two world superpowers. The United States and the U.S.S.R had entirely different ideologies. The Soviet Union attempted to expand their ideologies westward and southward. Only the United States had the power to put a stop to Soviet expansion. The American industries and armed forces were at their highest peak, but they made no attempt to block Soviet expansion. They were trying to install
the results of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958. In order to discuss the factors that caused and resulted in the creation of NASA, the ideals of the United States during the origins of the ideological Cold War and how they influenced domestic and foreign policies will be investigated. It is also crucial to understand the pressure the US was facing by the formation of the USSR’s space program and specifically the launching of the Sputnik in 1957.