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    In a period of incredible social turmoil and change, the United States space program was a project that brought Americans together under the same moon, same stars, same sky. However, right from the beginning, it was clear that the space program did not fully represent America. While white men were at the forefront of space exploration, women and people of color were originally overlooked. As these groups made more and more progress and had a greater and greater presence, they continued to…

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    Capstone Essay Man has longed pondered about our spot in the cosmos; wishing for a chance to explore the heavens, they have built fantastic machines capable of launching the lucky few whose wish had been granted. Some of the lucky few explored our closest cosmic neighbor the moon, while the others never made it out of earth’s orbit. To some, the fact that the United States went to the moon in the late 1960’s and never returned after their scheduled missions was a strip-tease of almighty…

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    Space Program History

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    1) Briefly summarize the history of the US space program (starting in the late 1950s). Identify key points at which women were considered for inclusion in the astronaut program and were they were actually included. Also identify other roles women played in the space program. The United States space program actually began in Russia, with the launch Sputnik during the height of the Cold War. The idea of the USSR being close to launching nukes and people into orbit around Earth shocked the…

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    The space race was a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States of America to see who could go to the moon first. The need for space exploration came out of the cold war between the Soviet Union and The United States of America. The cold war started after world war two around the late 1950’s, it was mainly about the capitalist world against the communist world of Russia (The Space Race). The space race brought great technological advances in the world between the Soviet Union…

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    The documentary, MAKERS: Women in Space, discusses and addresses the journey and struggles of female astronauts, before being allowed to go into space by NASA. The documentary discusses the history of the U.S. space program and specifically focuses on women in space. Women’s involvement in getting to space started with the Lovelace: Women in Space Program, which explored the idea of women going to space that tested their physical and medical fitness, however this program was shut down in 1962.…

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    Essay On Space Race

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    What We Need is Another Space Race Between the years of 1968 and 1972, there were nine Apollo missions to the Moon, and twelve men set foot on its surface. Humans haven’t been back to Earth’s only natural satellite in 44 years. Think of the advances in technology that have happened between then and now. NASA doesn’t even have their own spacecraft these days, if they send someone to the International Space Station, the astronauts have to hitch a ride on a Russian craft. The Saturn V rocket…

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    Benefits Of Space Missions

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    Space Missions Humans are expected to travel to Mars in 2030 for the first time, guided by NASA’s hand. In the article, “Do You Have What it Takes to Colonize Mars? NASA Might Need You” and “America Will Take the Giant Leap to Mars” both authors write about NASA’s future plans of going to space. NASA also said the space mission would not be carried out though if there wasn 't proper safety measures. Space missions could be the turning point of history, but do the risks outweigh the benefits?…

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    John Glenn was one of the first American astronauts, and also the first American, to orbit the big Earth. John Glenn is a person that showed all of the characteristics that an American male would have have. John Glenn always knew what things to say and when to say it. Everyone that John Glenn approached or was approached by was treated with respect. John Glenn worked hard and did everything that he could do to help the space program. I think of John Glenn as the glue that kept the whole team of…

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    The Ariane 5 Programming Failure In 1996, a European rocket ship called the Ariane 5 was into space from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, Guyane, a small French territory on the northeast coast of South America, only to swerve off course and then explode a mere 40 seconds later. An investigation by independent committee was launched (hehe) approximately one week later, to determine the cause and assess the appropriateness of testing, as well as to make recommendations to fix the problem and…

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    TITLE Being An Alien And Relaxing In A UFO In Bratislava LEAD PARAGRAPH Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is the only capital city in the world that borders two neighbouring countries, Austria and Hungary. Bratislava and Vienna are the two closest capital cities in the world and are both places that I recommend you visit. You can reach either destination from travelling from the other by boat, plane or train; however, my preference is to depart from Vienna and travel to Bratislava by train…

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