Annotated bibliography space exploration

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Print. Space visionary Krafft Ehricke devoted his entire life’s work towards developing a program for the industrial development of the Moon. He explained space exploration is not simply a worthwhile endeavor, but an “extraterrestrial imperative. ” To explain this concept, he compared the motives which led Europeans to explore the New World to the same inevitable fate we humans face as a curious species in relations to outer space. A published work of his, Anthropology of Astronautics, outlines 3 major laws that should govern man’s exploration of space: the perspective that nobody and nothing can place limitations on man except man himself, the entire universe is man’s rightful field of activity, and that through expansion, man fulfills his destiny. Accessed 13 Oct.

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In agreement with reports from the National Research Council (NRS), NASA, US National Academy of Sciences, and many other credible organizations, space exploration educators across the globe propose to reform the 21st century US workforce in support of making the country the frontier for innovation. This includes mainly of expanding the US talent pool of scientists and engineers, ensuring that the impoverished populations receive a standard if not better education, focusing resources on the science curriculum for grades K-12, promoting the professional development of teachers, and utilize the International Space Station (ISS) for education and research. Using space exploration as the base foundation in science education would greatly encourage students to pursue a STEM related career and establish nationwide awareness of the benefits that space exploration holds for life here on Earth.

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As an example, a group of scientists and educators across 6 nations created an informative guide for teachers to increase the understanding of how the human body changes in space and stress the collaborative nature of science and space research. Print. NASA’s Supporting Research and Analysis (SRA) programs are responsible for funding scientific planning, technological development, the analysis and theoretical interpretations of missions, data archiving, and sample curation. In order to provide more funding, NASA has been encouraged to merge related research programs and lengthen award periods so that the size of grants can increase and reduce the number of proposals that must be processed. To improve our understanding of physics and chemistry relating to space, it has also been proposed to invest more technology and money into space models and simulations.

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To interest and gather support for space exploration, a basic scientific understanding of space must be incorporated into the education of Americans. The Outer Space Treaty (OST) prevents any government from claiming sovereignty over celestial bodies or outer space itself ultimately serving as an obstacle to commercial venture. However, as more parties engage in space exploration, economically profitable resource exploitation becomes feasible. The Alaska Permanent Fund, which was once overlooked, is revised as “an approach to space exploration and exploitation which balances national, international, and commercial interests” while preventing conflict and militarization of outer space (Saletta 1). The shortage of precious metals, semi-conducting materials, and rare elements could be mined at celestial bodies such as the Moon, Mars, and asteroids. Encouraging commercial enterprises to do so would accrue quantifiable benefits to all of humanity and envision an ideal future in space.

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" Journal of the British Interplanetary Society 66 (2013): 11-14. Accessed 27 Sep. Authors Dirk Schulze-Makuch and Paul Davies propose that one-way missions to the Mars is the most logical path to ensure the survival of the human species along with many other advantages. Any other planets that scientists have deemed potentially habitable are light years away and could never be reached within a reasonable amount of time with today’s technology compared to just a few months it’d take to reach Mars. Mars also has resources that are vital to survive: water, minerals for building materials, moderate gravity, and carbon dioxide. 2012, pp.  EBSCOhost, search. ebscohost. com/login. aspx?direct=true&db=khh&AN=71912442&site=eds-live&scope=site. They are considered a potential superpower if not one already which the author believes will motivate the U.

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