Week 9

 Space & Art


Sputnik



“Sputnik 1.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 23 May 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1. 

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite that was the size of a breach ball. (Lecture 3, 2022) This launch is very significant because it helped create new scientific and military developments. Looking at the satellite from an artistic perspective it was  beautiful and stood out to the public. Russian engineers stated they designed it so it could be seen with the naked eye regardless of how high it was.






Lakia


Wellerstein, Alex, et al. “Remembering Laika, Space Dog and Soviet Hero.” The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2017, https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/remembering-laika-space-dog-and-soviet-hero






I found the video about the space dog to be very interesting considering I have never heard about  this before. Lakia is the Space dog that traveled into space on a rocket in 1957. She was the  first living creature to orbit the Earth however unfortunately she did not survive due to lack of oxygen. After learning about this dog and the way she traveled into space with one meal in such a tight space unable to move around just felt so inhumane. I was surprised they used a dog instead of money or a rat, I feel like I hardly hear about experiments being tested on dog, however with organization such as PETA around that is probably why. Animals being used for research is very unethical and something I will never be able to support.



 “Mae Jemison.” New Scientist, https://www.newscientist.com/people/mae-jemison/. 


In part four of the lecture, the professor highlights the first people in space, which were all males. However I would like to recognize a woman I have always admired, the first Black women space U.S. astronaut and doctor Mae Jemison in 1992. Mae Jamison was on the Space Shuttle Endeavor also known as STS-47 that orbited the Earth 127 times from September 12-20, 1992. 



















Alexander, Kerri Lee. Mae Jemison Biography, https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mae-jemison. 

“NASA and Spacex Owe Their Accomplishments to a Dog Named Laika.” Office for Science and Society, 13 June 2019, https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know/nasa-and-spacex-owe-their-accomplishments-dog-named-laika. 

“Sputnik Launched.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 24 Nov. 2009, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sputnik-launched. 

“Sputnik News - World News, Breaking News & Top Storie.” Sputnik International, https://sputniknews.com/. 

Vesna, Victoria. “Lecture 3.” 24 May 2022. 

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