Humans have always looked at the heavens and wondered about the nature of the objects seen in the night sky. With the development of rockets and the advances in electronics and other technologies in the 20th century, it became possible to send machines and animals and then people above Earth’s atmosphere into outer space. Well before technology made these achievements possible, however, space exploration had already captured the minds of many people, not only aircraft pilots and scientists but also writers and artists.
Many of the things we take for granted as we go about our daily lives from non-stick frying pans and GPS navigation to water purifiers and solar cells are actually derived from space science. “Most people don’t realize that
Many of the things we take for granted as we go about our daily lives from non-stick frying pans and GPS navigation to water purifiers and solar cells are actually derived from space science. “Most people don’t realize that