The cost of human life during the Space Race between the United States and Russia was the most important in getting a man to the moon.
In 1967, a fire exploded in the cabin, killing Lieut. Colonel Virgil Grissom, Lieut. Colonel Edward White, and Lieut. Commander Roger Chaffee, it raised a new question. Is the conquest of space really worth the cost? Even though the vehicle was built to reach the moon 239,000 miles away, it exploded 218 ft. above the launch pad at Cape Kennedy. This was a setback in landing a man on the moon. Grissom said “If we die, we want people to accept it. We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life.” After the loss of these three men, NASA continued the space program under the influence of Grissom’s words.
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They could aggravate them further -- unless every scientist, every engineer, every serviceman, every technician, contractor and civil servant give his personal pledge that this nation will move forward, with the full speed of freedom, in the exciting adventure of space.” Kennedy warned the nation about the cost of the landing a man of the moon. In order to accomplish this feat, the entire nation needed to be involved. The program directly and/or indirectly impacted 400,000 people.
The National Defense Education Act was instituted primarily to stimulate the advancement of education in science, mathematics, area studies, geography, and modern foreign languages. The act provided institutions of higher education with 90% of capital funds for low-interest loans to students. This act would make people smarter, or even become astronauts.
The three lives lost impacted the program and the entire country, but did not cause the program to come to a stop. Many believe the United States won the Space Race, but others disagree. There was no clear-cut winner to the Space
In 1967, a fire exploded in the cabin, killing Lieut. Colonel Virgil Grissom, Lieut. Colonel Edward White, and Lieut. Commander Roger Chaffee, it raised a new question. Is the conquest of space really worth the cost? Even though the vehicle was built to reach the moon 239,000 miles away, it exploded 218 ft. above the launch pad at Cape Kennedy. This was a setback in landing a man on the moon. Grissom said “If we die, we want people to accept it. We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life.” After the loss of these three men, NASA continued the space program under the influence of Grissom’s words.
NASA were …show more content…
They could aggravate them further -- unless every scientist, every engineer, every serviceman, every technician, contractor and civil servant give his personal pledge that this nation will move forward, with the full speed of freedom, in the exciting adventure of space.” Kennedy warned the nation about the cost of the landing a man of the moon. In order to accomplish this feat, the entire nation needed to be involved. The program directly and/or indirectly impacted 400,000 people.
The National Defense Education Act was instituted primarily to stimulate the advancement of education in science, mathematics, area studies, geography, and modern foreign languages. The act provided institutions of higher education with 90% of capital funds for low-interest loans to students. This act would make people smarter, or even become astronauts.
The three lives lost impacted the program and the entire country, but did not cause the program to come to a stop. Many believe the United States won the Space Race, but others disagree. There was no clear-cut winner to the Space