space age

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But here we will investigate the astronomical basis of the metamorphosis—specifically, the role of the moon—and then tackle its implications in the coming days of the Space Age.

From Scientific American

Since the dawn of the Space Age, scientists have understood that the heat of atmospheric reentry vaporizes rocket stages, derelict satellites and other infalling spacecraft debris.

From Scientific American

The Space Age is leaving fingerprints on one of the most remote parts of the planet -- the stratosphere -- which has potential implications for climate, the ozone layer and the continued habitability of Earth.

From Science Daily

“Before Rudolph, people were more willing to say, ‘OK, well, they worked for the Nazis, but now they work for us,’ ” says Monique Laney, a historian at Auburn University and the author of German Rocketeers in the Heart of Dixie: Making Sense of the Nazi Past During the Civil Rights Era, which looked at the reaction of local Alabamians to the Germans who descended on Huntsville at the dawn of the Space Age.

From Slate

"The Wind-Hunter Satellite proves that with the advantages of Taiwan's semiconductor and precision manufacturing, it is absolutely capable of entering the global space industry," Tsai said, adding that the satellite showed Taiwan's determination to develop a space industry and participate in the space age.

From Reuters