Nicholas Brzosko
Mr. Dormer
Modern U.S
12 March 2015 The United States and Soviet Union Space Race Different ideals discriminated the two super powers. Ideals that are the antithesis of one another created an oscillating spectrum, ranging from inhibiting to creating a pandemic. The launch of the Sputnik by the USSR exacerbated the tension in the U.S. Terrified of the new gauged potential; the Americans entered the space race. The launch of the sputnik was the inception of the space race. The race was hard to adapt to, and fluctuations of power and tactics created obstacles. However progression of the race sparked a desire to develop new technology resulting in monumental events, such as the launch of the Sputnik and Laika the dog. These …show more content…
The U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency launched the satellite using a Jupiter C rocket. The development of the rocket was piloted by Dr. Wernher von Braun. The JPL was assigned the position of designing, building and operating the cargo, or satellite. The job was performed very quickly. The Jupiter C design was tested for the compatibility for the Jupiter IRBM. The two incorporated became the Juno 1. The ultimate project lasted for 84 days; both ABMA and JPL worked to perfect the Jupiter rocket and the satellite itself. The primary but not singular science instrument was a cosmic ray detector. This device was used to gauge the radiation environment in Earth’s orbit. The experiment which was provided by Dr. James Van Allen revealed that the resulting cosmic ray count was lower than anticipated. Dr. Van Allen hypothesized that the instrument had been influenced by powerful radiation from a belt of particles trapped in space. This existence graduated from the subjective when confirmed two months later, the belts became known as the Van Allen Belts in honor of their discoverer. At around 1:30 a.m. a conference was held in the Great Hall at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC to announce the success of the Explorer 1’s launch. After launch, the Explorer 1 began to make orbit every 115 minutes. The built in low power transmitter was powered by mercury batteries for 105 days, while the …show more content…
This was the third installment of the Mercury 7 project preceded by the Liberty Bell 7 piloted by Gus Grissom. The Liberty Bell 7 was lost when making splash down, Gus Grissom was rescued during this incident after almost drowning. After fulfilling the rest of the Mercury Seven launches, Gemini became the second project in the installment. To fulfill President Kennedy’s request which was to land on the moon before the end of the decade, NASA facilitated the goal by developing a two man spacecraft. The program was designated with the name Gemini meaning twins in Latin because the project involved launching two astronauts simultaneously. Project Gemini was the bridge between Project Mercury and the Apollo program. The project had four distinct objectives; 1) To subject astronauts to long duration flights- a requirement for projected later trips to the moon or deeper space; 2) to develop effective methods of rendezvous and docking with other orbiting vehicles, and to maneuver the docked vehicles in space; 3) to perfect methods of reentry and landing the spacecraft at a pre-selected land-landing point; 4) to gain additional information concerning the effects of weightlessness on crew members and to record the physiological reactions of crew members during long duration flights. (NASA, Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon) There were 12 missions each with a unique