Ancient astronauts

“The ancient astronaut theory all started in 1968, when Swiss researcher and author Erich Von Daniken published a book known as Chariots of the Gods, which became an immediate bestseller.” Within the book he put his hypothesis that, “‘the technology and religions of many ancient civilizations were given to them by ancient astronauts who were welcomed as gods” (Ancient Astronaut Theory). In the book he gives evidence and reasons as to why he believes in this theory, but one thing is wrong with all this. All the “evidence” stating that ancient astronauts visited earth, inspired human culture, and influenced human advancement; things such as cave paintings, stone artifacts, and ancient structures; it’s all just art and architecture, we have no…

However, during this time, our astronauts were only white men. Women were not astronauts and were not allowed to go into space. Nevertheless, they still played roles in space exploration, although these roles were “supporting” ones. They were computerisess, secretaries, and wives. It took over two decades and the women’s movement to send women directly into space and several generations for the first women pilot astronaut. The history of women in the space program begins with a Russian…

Sally Ride was a very important physicist and astronaut. Sally was the first American woman who flew to space. Sally was born on May 26, 1951 in Los Angeles California. She went Stanford University and got a degree in physics. In 1977 NASA was looking for women astronauts. During that time Sally was still a student still she applied for the job and she was picked. Sally was one of the girls picked out of a thousand other appliers. On June 18, 1983 Sally Ride became the first American woman to…

Ellen Ochoa once said, “Don’t be afraid to reach for the stars,” and she has certainly lived up to the saying. Because of her outer space discoveries and missions as an astronaut, she has not only helped shape Florida history, and that of the continental U.S. as well. She has played a huge role in how hispanic americans have influenced Florida because she defied the odds to become the first female hispanic astronaut, and paved the way for future women and latinos to achieve their goals. `To…

Have you ever wanted to do something but someone told you would never be able to do it? Ellen Ochoa was the first hispanic female to go to space in 1993. This changed the way that people thought about who could do what. Ellen Ochoa had an impact on space exploration in America by being the first hispanic female astronaut. We learn about the quality of determination when studying the life of Ellen Ochoa. Ellen Ochoa was born on May 10, 1958 to Joseph and Rosanne Ochoa. She was born in Los…

Ellen Ochoa was selected by NASA in 1990, making history as the the world’s first Hispanic astronaut in 1991. She is a mission specialist and flight engineer, making her a veteran of four space flights, logging triumphantly more than 950 hours in space. Despite being rejected two times from NASA’s Training Program, Ellen Ochoa pursued her passion and overcame society’s barriers for women to become an astronaut. Her importance in breaking barriers for women and inspiring others is clear in her…

devised. The ancient astronaut theory is defined as the belief that “extraterrestrials with superior knowledge of science and engineering landed on earth thousands of years ago, sharing their expertise…

Erich Von Daniken was born in Switzerland in 1935. He attended the College St-Michael in Fribourg, Switzerland and occupied his time with studying ancient holy writings. While he was a manager of a five-star hotel, he wrote his first book "Chariots of the Gods" in 1968, which quickly became a best seller in the United States and Germany. He received fame and recognition for a TV special called "In Search of Ancient Astronauts" which was based off of "Chariots of the Gods" in 1993. It's also said…

place and they were all killed, or something supernatural happened. Journalists, scientists, and ancient astronaut theorists have different opinions of what might have happened. The scientists took tree ring samples and studied the Great Drought, journalists have written about them, the disappearance, and myths about demons and the real reason why the Anasazi disappeared, and some ancient astronaut theorists say that extraterrestrials visited them and may have guided them to a much vegetated…

To this day, horse racing has become and still is a popular sport. Also, Humvees are cars that are used in the military just like how chariots were used. This goes to show that even a small invention like a chariot can shape the future to make it a better and more fascinating place. Chariots were used in Ancient Rome to make fighting easier and to add entertainment for almost all of Rome, even though it was a very bloody sport. In conclusion, the use of the chariot helped the history of Rome and…