Today’s aerospace field appears open to all countries who have the capability to go into space and show their expertise. For example, a Chinese space vehicle recently landed on the moon (Space.com).

For this activity, explore the origins of the United States space program and space programs of other countries. Use information from a credible source of the space program in the United States to compare and contrast the origins of other countries’ space programs. How do you foresee the future evolution of these space programs?

Article link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/robots-may-soon-fix-fuel-satellites-in-space-180979659/

Article link: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/history-space-exploration