Early Space Exploration Research Paper

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One trait that all of mankind has in common, is that every human has the desire to explore. Once humans had explored and discovered most of Earth, aside from the oceans, humans turned to the sky. Since man first gazed up at the stars, humans have wondered, what all is out there? Mankind’s knowledge about the universe has expanded immensely following the early space exploration missions. The question now is, how did the universe come to be, and how can this information be used to enable humans to become more advanced? Every discovery man has ever made has come from within this solar system. If humans were to travel beyond this solar system, the amount of discoveries made would skyrocket. Some examples of discoveries found in this solar system …show more content…
As stated earlier, all the discoveries were made within this solar system. The discoveries that could be made by traveling outside of this solar system are incomprehensible. Most of the technology that mankind has gained from space exploration lies within the modern day smartphone. The LED lights that are used as a flashlight on smartphones were originally used of to assist the growth of plants in space during the 1960's. Furthermore, the digital cameras that have been implemented into smartphones, was originally used to create more space on the spacecraft. This was due to the sleek and minuscule size of the digital camera, compared to that of an analog camera. Since the introduction of astronomy, both discoveries and technologies originating from this field have been implemented into society in order to create a more sophisticated species. By utilizing research discussing discoveries from past missions, the impacts of those discoveries, and postulating potential future outcomes of greater extragalactic missions, this essay will argue that traveling to other galaxies is a means by which to foster greater understanding of the