Three test launches in September failed miserably, but by October, the crew believed they were ready to test (Green and Lomask, 41). However, on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union shocked the United States and the world by successfully launching Sputnik 1, into orbit around the Earth, becoming the first nation to launch an artificial satellite into orbit, and pushing them to the front of the now active Space Race

Earth's Moon The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. It has no formal name other than "The Moon" although it is sometimes referred to as Luna (Latin for moon) to distinguish it from the generic "moon." The average distance from the Moon to the Earth is 384,403 kilometers (238,857 miles). The Moon's diameter is 3,476 kilometers (2,160 miles). The rotation of the Moon is synchronous. As a result, one side

SETI, of course, is the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence that has been taking place throughout various countries and nations on earth for quite some time. The way the site works is that there are a number of telescopes that are pointed in outer space and are picking up radio wave frequencies from what scientists have denoted as likely targets for extraterrestrial existence. These stars have been determined to be

Earth Science Ring of Fire Ring of Fire originally aired on the National Geographic Channel in August, 2007 as part of the Naked Science series produced by Ben Fox and Ian Hunt. The hour-long Ring of Fire program focuses on scientific efforts to understand the danger posed by the 25,000-mile long chain of volcanoes and earthquakes that makes up the Ring of Fire. The video explores scientific explanations for a rise in

Space exploration he Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated Texas 2003 return Earth. The Challenger exploded shortly launch 1986. An Apollo 1 spacecraft imploded fire launch pad 1967. In case, lives crew members lost. The hugely complex shuttle a bit airplane What are the pros and cons of manned space exploration from an ethical perspective? Should the U.S. spend billions of dollars to return an astronaut to the moon? During the Cold War, manned

In this sense, we may state that JWST is more than able to replace the Hubble, but only in one area of competency. 3. Given the fact that the last servicing mission has been cancelled, in my opinion, Hubble is approaching an end. This is not necessarily because it is not doing its job anymore, but simply because time and use is already taken a toll on its equipment. Even