Space Age
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The Space Age is the period of human history marked by the exploration and utilization of outer space, beginning with early satellite launches and crewed spaceflights and symbolized by milestones like Yuri Gagarin’s first journey into orbit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era of human history
→
historical period → |
| describedBySource |
Cold War history
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history of space exploration → history of technology → |
| fieldOfWork |
astronautics
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planetary science → remote sensing → satellite communications → space engineering → space science → |
| follows | pre-spaceflight era → |
| hasEffect |
advances in computer technology
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advances in materials science → advances in rocketry → development of global navigation satellite systems → development of global satellite communication networks → emergence of commercial space industry → growth of Earth observation systems → increased international cooperation in space → inspiration for science fiction and popular culture → militarization of space → new perspectives on Earth as seen from space → |
| hasPart |
Space Race
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commercial spaceflight era → creweds paceflight programs → planetary exploration era → satellite communications era → uncrewed space missions → |
| inception | 1957 → |
| mainSubject |
space exploration
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space technology → spaceflight → |
| participant |
China
→
European Space Agency → India → Japan → Soviet Union → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
private space companies → |
| significantEvent |
Apollo 11
→
surface form: "Apollo 11 Moon landing"
Vostok 1 →
surface form: "Vostok 1 mission"
Voyager program →
surface form: "Voyager interstellar missions"
first Mars landing → first Moon landing → first crewed Dragon flight → first private orbital spaceflight → first reusable Space Shuttle flight → first spacewalk → launch of Explorer 1 → launch of GPS satellites → launch of Hubble Space Telescope → launch of International Space Station → launch of Sputnik 1 → launch of geostationary communications satellites → |
| startEvent | launch of Sputnik 1 → |
| startTime | 1957-10-04 → |
| symbolizedBy |
Vostok 1
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surface form: "Yuri Gagarin’s first human spaceflight"
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