Noun

Singular space exploration

Plural space explorations

space exploration (plural space explorations)

  1. Investigation of interplanetary or interstellar space, its properties, biology and the bodies that exist within it.

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Tue Feb 2 06:19:01 2010

Space exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space. Physical exploration of space is conducted both by human spaceflights and by robotic spacecraft. While the observation of objects in space, known as astronomy, predates reliable recorded history, it was the development of large liquid-fueled rocket engines during the early 20th century that allowed physical space exploration to become a reality. Common rationales for exploring space include advancing scientific research, uniting different nations, ensuring the future survival of humanity and developing military and strategic advantages against other countries. Various criticisms of space exploration are sometimes made.

Space exploration has often been used as a proxy competition for geopolitical rivalries such as the Cold War. The early era of space exploration was driven by a "Space Race" between the Soviet Union and the United States; the launch of the first man-made object to orbit the Earth, the USSR's Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957, and the first Moon landing by the American Apollo 11 craft on July 20, 1969 are often taken as the boundaries for this initial period. The Soviet space program achieved many of the first milestones, including the first living being in orbit in 1957, the first human spaceflight (Yuri Gagarin aboard Vostok 1) in 1961, the first spacewalk (by Aleksei Leonov) in 1965, the first automatic landing on another celestial body in 1966, and the launch of the first space station (Salyut 1) in 1971.

After the first 20 years of exploration, focus shifted from one-off flights to renewable hardware, such as the Space Shuttle program, and from competition to cooperation as with the International Space Station.

From the 1990s onwards, private interests began promoting space tourism and then private space exploration of the Moon (see GLXP).

In the 2000s, China initiated a successful manned spaceflight program, while the European Union, Japan, and India have also planned future manned space missions. The United States has committed to return to the Moon by 2018 and later Mars. China, Russia, Japan, and India have advocated manned missions to the Moon during the 21st century, while the European Union has advocated manned missions to both the Moon and Mars during the 21st century.

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What are several benefits gained from past space exploration?
Q. This is a question I have been asked by an Earth Science teacher on homework... Please help. Here is the exact question. "Space exploration has provided us with a variety of new technologies that have had a large impact on life here on Earth. Describe several benefits gained from past space exploration."
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What nonfictional book will help my essay on space exploration?
Q. I'm writing an argumentative essay on space exploration. Can someone offers me an idea or a book I could read on to help my points? Thanks. the benefits of space exploration
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Anyone got any solid examples, sources, or quotes pertaining to the privatization of space exploration?
Q. I'm trying to come up with a speech, and it has to do with the privatization of space exploration. I'm scrambling for anything right now, so if anyone has any sources, examples, quotes, or ideas that could be of assistance here, it would be greatly appreciated.
Asked by asourapple100 - Mon Sep 15 01:56:51 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You're in luck! There's a new book called: The Privatization of Space Exploration, published by Transaction Publishers. Full description of the book is here: From the book (available from the publisher and online book vendors like Amazon): "In the first decade of the twenty-first century, private enterprise is bubbling away, threatening to change the space landscape forever. Individuals are designing spacecraft, start-up companies are testing prototypes, and reservations are being taken for suborbital flights. With for-profit enterprises seeking to carve out a new realm, the exploration and commercialization of space, the development of space as a tourist destination will likely soon become a reality." (p.3)
Answered by M W - Tue Sep 16 08:53:15 2008

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See also:

  • International Space Business CouncilInternational Space Business Council
    spacebusiness.com
    Maryland research and consulting group focusing on the business of the satellite and space market. Publishes the quarterly magazine, Quest: The History of Spaceflight.
  • Johns Hopkins UniversityJohns Hopkins University
    sd-www.jhuapl.edu
    Developer of a range of spacecraft and scientific payloads providing project overviews, scientific and engineering articles.
  • Space Projects and InfoSpace Projects and Info
    aerospaceguide.net
    Offers a collection of popularized material on space projects and astronomy. Includes forums and merchandising.
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