An Astronomy Conversation: The Future of Space Travel An Astronomy topic that has always been intriguing is space travel. The ability to rocket into space, look down on Earth, and “…explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before” (IMDB) is an adventure that people dream of experiencing. On July 20, 1969, an estimated six million people watched Neil Armstrong become the first man to walk on the Moon (Nixon Library). Presently
venturing out to make it an opportunity for humans to explore out to the stars. The world is now seeing companies making it their mission to do orbital, suborbital flights and even live in space. The space industry’s business and economics on the development of new space vehicles for future space tourism is a concern for these companies. With these orbital and suborbital flights for space tourism there are some legal ramifications that companies have to also deal with. Most companies that are planning
The Space Race NASA National Aeronautics & Space Administration, also known as NASA. NASA is the American agency for aeronautics and aerospace research, and it was established in 1958 by the former President Dwight David Eisenhower. NASA´s purpose was the explore space in a peaceful and none military way, and the agency was operational on October 1, 1958. Before 1958 NASA was named NACA, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Since the moon landing in 1972 NASA has not launched any major space
Wernher Von Braun worked at NASA, and on the V2. He created a lot of complex technology that had a large impact on the world. Furthermore, he was a great leader, and wasn’t afraid to do what was right. Wernher Von Braun is a hero for what he is like, how he impacted the world, and his ability as a leader and engineer. Wernher Von Braun worked on the V2 and at NASA. However, he didn’t want to create weapons, and only at NASA was he able to research technology for human space exploration. One very
power in the world these countries needed to have missiles and rockets that could go higher, faster, and farther than their countries. These rivals needed to place themselves in space to have dominance over one another. They could potentially have orbital weapon systems, be able to intercept and inspect communications of their enemies, possible military use for the moon. These things motivated the military part of the space race. The next incentive for the space race was for peace. Some wanted to