Abstract Humans have ventured into space for many different reasons since the first flight of Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961: Human spaceflight has changed from a way to demonstrate power and capabilities in the Cold War climate of the 1960s, it has now turned into a tool for science, technical development. It is a demonstration of our capability to adapt and be highly productive in an environment totally unlike the one life has evolved in for billions of years on the surface of the Earth. Not that a spirit of competition is totally absent from the much larger set of players than before, but solid partnerships have been created, without displacing factors such as prestige, national pride, and symbolism which, as we may expect, will always accompany such undertakings.


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    Title :

    With the eyes of an astronaut


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    Publication date :

    2009-01-01


    Size :

    4 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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