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All throughout my life, I’ve had difficulty understanding
how large the universe is in comparison to not only Earth but also the Milky
Way. The Powers of Ten video helps to explain all knowledge we have of the size
of the enormous universe in comparison to the smallest cell in a human’s body
(Powers of Ten), even with the video it’s hard to imagine how much larger the
universe is than things like Mount Everest, whose massive size pales in
comparison.
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The struggle of understanding the idea of life beyond our
own world has spurred a yearning to know more through research and space
exploration—a concept that once seemed like only a sci-fi TV show plot. However, as the awareness of
extraterrestrials surrounding Earth began to grow from beliefs and theories, space
research has developed immensely and still continues to be studied. Galileo Galleli’s telescope invention played
a monumental role in our understanding of the solar system and being able to
hypothesize the possibility of other life forms in the universe (Space Pt1).
The studies and knowledge of space have shown a gradual
increase since Copernicus and his proposal of the solar system organization
(Space Pt1). However, it wasn’t until the middle of the Cold War, when the USSR
launched Sputnik in 1957, that the world was sent into frenzy to
understand outer space. The topic of what lies beyond could not avoid the
front pages of newspapers. With the demand for scientific advancement in
America, the entire education system changed—placing science and math courses
with precedent over artistry courses (Space Pt2). As the Space Race continued,
the focus on art began to decline not only in America, but in countries
across the world as they attempted to become involved in space exploration.
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Although art’s popularity declined, it still played an
important role in propaganda during the Cold War. The propaganda—digital art in
TVs, newspaper comics, etc.—swayed the audience from the enemy and encouraged
the growth of scientific research (Space Pt3). This art not only helped advance
support of the Cold War but also was so powerful that it inspired private
exploration after NASA was ended in 2010 by President Obama (Space Pt4). Art helped to begin a whole new era
of space exploration.
References
EamesOffice. "Powers of Ten™ (1977)." YouTube. YouTube, 26 Aug. 2010. Web. 28 May 2016
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0>.
Uconlineprogram. "8 Space Pt1 1280x720." YouTube. YouTube, 29 July 2013. Web. 28 May 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZIqTR332l8>.
Uconlineprogram. "8 Space Pt2 1280x720." YouTube. YouTube, 29 July 2013. Web. 28 May 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLZMDpoP-u0>.
Uconlineprogram. "8 Space Pt3 1280x720." YouTube. YouTube, 29 July 2013. Web. 28 May 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WOqt_C55Mk>.
Uconlineprogram. "Space Pt4." YouTube. YouTube, 30 May 2012. Web. 28 May 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ClKO6AJPo>.
Your blog post this week was very informational and talks largely about the technological advancements that have been made in the past few decades. I like how you correlated space propaganda of the cold war with art. Propaganda that was used might not have been accurate with the real time information, but the way publicity show the information to the public is what helps create the different perspectives of outer space.
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