Question

I need an answer ASAP worth 80 points. Read these two historical documents about the Soviet Union’s launch of a space satellite—before the United States was able to accomplish that goal. Then analyze the launch of Sputnik I as a historical event. Your answer should include: (1) an analysis of each of the documents (2) an analysis of the event as a cause or effect (3) your predictions about future events like the one described in the two documents. Document 1, from NASA’s History Web site History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball, weighed only 183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race. The story begins in 1952, when the International Council of Scientific Unions decided to establish July 1, 1957, to December 31, 1958, as the International Geophysical Year (IGY) because the scientists knew that the cycles of solar activity would be at a high point then. In October 1954, the council adopted a resolution calling for artificial satellites to be launched during the IGY to map the Earth's surface. In July 1955, the White House announced plans to launch an Earth-orbiting satellite for the IGY and asked for proposals from various research agencies to undertake development. In September 1955, the Naval Research Laboratory's Vanguard proposal was chosen to represent the U.S. during the IGY. The Sputnik launch changed everything. As a technical achievement, Sputnik caught the world's attention and the American public off-guard. Its size was more impressive than Vanguard's intended 3.5-pound payload. In addition, the public feared that the Soviets' ability to launch satellites also translated into the capability to launch missiles that could carry nuclear weapons from Europe to the U.S. Then the Soviets struck again; on November 3, Sputnik II was launched, carrying a much heavier payload, including a dog named Laika. Document 2, from the National Park Service’s web site The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established on October 1, 1958, a year after the USSR sent Sputnik, the first earth satellite, into space. In 1961, after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, the new agency was assigned responsibility for meeting President Kennedy's commitment to put a man on the Moon by the end of the 1960s. Accomplishing the goal under this strict time constraint was an enormous challenge. By 1966, the 10,000 people employed at the space agency in 1960 had grown to 36,000. NASA's annual budget increased from $500 million in 1960 to a high point of $5.2 billion in 1965, 5.3 percent of the federal budget for that year. Approximately 50 percent of that amount went directly for human spaceflight; the vast majority of that went directly toward Apollo. The project eventually cost $24 billion. According to John Noble Wilford, space correspondent for the New York Times, Apollo was the "greatest mobilization of men and resources ever undertaken for a peaceful project of science and exploration."¹

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

Analysis of Documents 1 and 2 :

Doc. 1   In 1952, scientists made July 1957 to December 1958 the International Geophysical Year because of certain factors. In July 1955, The White House released plans to launch a satellite. It started the beginning of a bunch of new technological advancements. The launching of Sputnik I was a big event.  

Doc. 2    President Kennedy wanted the science community to launch a  satellite so that he could put a person on the moon by the end of the 1960’s.  Doing this under a lot of pressure was hard. The vast majority of the Federal budget went towards Apollo because the project cost twenty four billion dollars.

Analysis of Event as a Cause or Effect:

Doc. 1   The Sputnik launch and the White House preparations happened because the International Council of Scientific Unions created the International Geophysical Year because of the anticipated significance of the “cycles of solar activity ( according to Document 1, from NASA’s History web site).  

Doc. 2    “By 1966, the 10,000 people employed at the space agency in 1960 had grown to 36,000. NASA’s annual budget increased from 500 million dollars in 1960 to a high point of 5.2 billion dollars…” ( according Document 2, from National Park Service’s website) because President Kennedy wanted a person on the moon by the end of the 1960’s.  

My predictions about future events like the one described in the two documents:  

Our technology will keep advancing and improving. Soon, we will be able to travel to mars or venus soon. We will be able to make suits of some sort to be able to assist to sustain life on other planets.  

The U.S.A. or Switzerland (IMD world competitiveness rankings 2019 pg. 37), will  because advanced technologies possessed will send a person to a new uninhabited planet,moon, etc. and others will follow after us.