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22 wrz 2023 · Why Go to Space? The reasons to explore the universe are as vast and varied as the reasons to explore the forests, the mountains, or the sea. Since the dawn of humanity, people have explored to learn about the world around them, find new resources, and improve their existence.
19 kwi 2021 · While there has been extensive popular writing and broadcasting about the reasons for going, or not going to space, the academic philosophy of human endeavour in space is still in its infancy.
12 paź 2021 · In the first book by a female astronaut I've read, Nicole Stott discusses her experience in space and what she learned from it that goes back to how we can improve life on Earth. She interviews experts and also discusses personal experiences.
There are many good reasons to continue to explore space, which most Americans have undoubtedly heard. Some have been debated in public policy circles and evaluated on the basis of financial...
Why should we explore space? Why should money, time and effort be spent researching something with apparently so few benefits? Why should resources be spent on space rather than on conditions and people on Earth?
The best space books, as recommended by space historian, Andrew Chaikin. These books capture the thrill and achievement of venturing into the great beyond.
The USA sent its first uncrewed satellite, Explorer 1, into orbit soon after, in January 1958. A slew of robotic spaceflights followed, from both sides of the Atlantic, before Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin piloted Vostok 1 into orbit on 12 April 1961, to become the first human being in space.