During WWII, the Germans and Allies alike started developing their rocket program. The Germans made much more progress, and when the Allies won the war, that progress mostly went to the US, along with many key scientists. Werner von Braun is the most famous of them. During the next 15 or so years, the US and soviet Union would start the Cold War and the race to space. Using the rocket, the most important factor for space travel, the Russians successfully sent the first man into space. However, the US would be the first country to put men on the moon. In 1998, the United States began construction of the International Space Station (ISS). Aboard this space capsule encircling the Earth, many important breakthroughs have been discovered, breakthroughs that could not have been found on Earth. The ISS continues to provide information and is increasing our knowledge of space daily.
The year is 1609: Galileo Galilei uses the first telescope to view the stars. This invention of his is the foundation of a line of bigger and better telescopes to come. Over the course of the centuries, better telescopes are invented, increasing the range we can peer into space. Now, the most famous of telescopes, the Hubble telescope, can view far off galaxies and everything in ours. It has produced many famous images of space. From these images, we can determine much about space.
Starting during the space race, both the US and USSR developed satellites that were meant to orbit the Earth. At the time, these satellites were used for military purposes like viewing a country from above or receiving and sending out radio signals. NASA realized the potential of these satellites for scientific reasons, and started building orbital craft that were to be sent out via rocket to orbit a planetary body. NASA built an orbiter for almost every planet in our solar system. What they do is they get trapped in the gravitational pull of the planet, and stay in the orbit. These satellites are outfitted with cameras to map the surface of a planet. After these pictures are taken, they are sent back to Earth, where scientists and other personnel 'dissect' the images and study them. The satellites are equipped with solar panels which allow them to obtain endless amounts of energy from a never-ending source.
The Mars Rover is one of the pivotal inventions in the world of astronomy. These craft can take samples of the surface of a planet and analyze it. To deploy one of these, you send a rocket, which will separate into a little capsule, which will descend to Mars. Once past the atmosphere, the many bags surrounding it will inflate providing a safe landing. Once it comes to a stand-still, the bags will deflate allowing the capsule inside to deploy the rover. The rover will then drive off the platform, and begin its never ending journey. It will take pictures of the surface, analyze the soil, and study anything there is to study about the planet.
With the use of technology, we have learned more about the universe than ever thought possible. Without technology, we would still think Earth was the center of the universe.
Proficiency 2:
http://jmagoons.blogspot.com/p/conspiracies.html
The second conspiracy is about UFO's and that's the one.
Proficiency 3:
Black Holes
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Proficiency 4: Life in the Universe
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Cites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hole
Proficiency 4: Life in the Universe
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