There are many parallels between artists who do work on
normal lifestyle in this world and those who do work based on space. Earth is the only planet that we know that is
safe for humans to live on but that doesn’t mean that the others are not
livable. Before this lecture I didn’t know much about the history of space and
the impact it had on the human race during the 1900s. This week’s material
helped me understand why exploitation of space took place during this
period.
Figure 1: All the planets surrounding the Sun
Human’s first exploitation of space was mainly based on the
idea of power and respect, which was the fight for who becomes the most
influential country in the world. This was the fight for control over the
world. This was mostly between the U.S and the Soviet Union. The creation of
the atomic bomb and the creation of weapons of mass distraction was the main
turning point, which led to the Cold War.
Because of this, both countries had to prove what they can do and the
launch of Sputnik the first artificial satellite into space In 1957 by the
Soviet Union brought in fear and uncertainty to the U.S. The design of this satellite was possible due
the work of both artists and scientists. Sputnik was designed in a way that
many people could see it all the way from Earth. This was a very important era,
which changed the world because it was the event that led to many other
important events.
Figure 2: Sputnik launched in the soviet union on October 4, 1957
The competition between these two countries led to the first
man stepping on the moon. This was a great and important part of American
history because it was when Neil Armstrong became the first human being to step
on the moon. When this event happened, a new world was opened, with plans being
made not only for more lunar exploration, but with eyes fixed on the planet
Mars and beyond in search of knowledge of the universe where other humans live.
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Figure 3: A propaganda poster during the Cold War.
What started out to be about the fight for power between two
nations ended up being the triggering point of the wonderful expeditions to
space, which helped us discover many important things about the wonderful and
interesting universe above us and learned about their great features. With the help of art groups, like NASA,
humans were able to design safer rockets with great features which help make the
trips to space more easier and comfortable.
This video shows some comparison between some objects in space and on earth. Really interesting how art can be used to compare things.
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