2.07 Asrmy-K.Kolthoff
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Please watch the video found at the provided link and answer the
questions below.
1.
While the unit explored the impact that scientific research has on our society
and on our understanding of space, this Ted Talk explores the way that space
technologies and space research specifically can impact our society and
current lives on Earth. Discuss the similarities and differences between these
two topics. Compare and contrast the usefulness of scientific research on our
society with the usefulness of space research on our lives on Earth.
The unit talks about the impacts that scientific research has on our
society and the understanding we do have of it, whereas the Ted
Talk talks about the impact that both space research and space
technology have on Earth and our society. They both talk about how
scientific research/technology
can have an impact/
2.
What is the Outer Space Treaty? What idea that Wood discusses does this
treaty help to illustrate? How? Explain.
A treaty made by several nations that basically states that
exploration should be continued for the benefit of us all. Wood
brings up the idea that we have not actually supported this treaty
because gender inequality, colonialism, elitism and racism have
existed to keep so many from being able to explore space. It has
happened for far too long , we all want to improve, expand and/or
better understand life and the world beyond ours.
3.
What does space technology have to do with the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals of the United Nations? Identify specific instances or ways
that the two are related and explain.
Space technology helps with “sustainable development” for the UN
by monitoring the climate, providing security, helping keep the
water safe, etc.
4.
The unit talks about various astronomical tools, but satellites don’t make the
list—why? Explain how satellites help us learn more about the Earth from
space and analyze whether they can also help us learn more about space.
The reason satellites don’t make the list is because they don’t really
help with observing celestial bodies or the sky like the other tools
do, they are more used for studying the earth from it’a atmosphere
down to it’s weather patterns and climate(s). They help us learn
more about earth by getting a great view of everything, taking
pictures of Earth or galaxies, stars or anything else that is farther
away from us. Satellites discover more data, weather/climate
changes, as well as changes to different environments.
5.
The unit and the video both mention the International Space Station.
Compare and contrast the information that we obtain about the ISS as it
pertains to both space and Earth from the video and the unit.
The unit talks more about the benefits of the research to space
exploration and earth whereas the video focuses more on the space
technology/experiments.
6.
What are some of the factors that are collectively holding us back from fully
benefitting from the technologies developed for space as they apply to life
on Earth?
There are multiple factors for why we are unable to fully benefit
from the technologies that are developed for space. Firstly we
would struggle with adapting, it would take more time to research,
build and make it so it fits in with environmental/earth’s standards.
It would definitely be a safety concern for many people, as well as
the huge amount it would cost just to make it all possible.
7.
Of all six technologies that Wood identifies, which do you find the most
interesting, useful, or pertinent to your own life? Discuss.
I think that the most interesting technology Wood identifies would
either have to be the Earth observation satellites or the orbiting
lab/international space system because I like to know everything
that’s going on and I also take interest in the environment whether
it’s basic information of it or the changes/change patterns and data
that the satellites observe. Of course the orbital lab/international
space system is interesting because the thought of being able to
actually be in space with “microgravity”, in the space station
getting to experience everything that you would research down
here on earth.
8.
Consider some of the widespread global issues that we face here on Earth
and briefly describe them. Then, choose one of the space research
technologies discussed in the unit OR that you find online through some brief
research (but may not be one discussed in the video) and explore how it
could help us research, learn more about, or address this particular issue
(similar to how Wood did in the video) in one to three paragraphs.
Some of the widespread issues being faced are: Poverty; Many
people today are living but barely because they can’t even really
afford basic necessities. Climate change; The weather is becoming
warmer and warmer, the Antarctic is melting, the water is rising, the
trees are dying, droughts are happening more, the food out there is
not enough, many species dying off,
and the water is contaminated
and deemed unsafe to drink or there is not enough. Some of the
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