Explorer Project by Isabella Bryan https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w Made with wonder en-us 2018-10-31 19:10:42 UTC 2025-04-09 17:03:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Yuri Gagarin's Background & Motivations 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299154663 From a young age, Yuri Gagarin had a fascination with space and planets. He was interested and skilled in math and physics and went on to train as a technician. Then he went to an industrial school, where aircraft became a big interest for him. After graduating, Gagarin had the dream of going into space. His trainers considered him a top achiever during his training as a cosmonaut.  I believe Gagarin's causes for exploration were positive because he had a very strong curiosity that gave him the ambition to make it to the moon, and the flight to space was a very positive thing for the world. When Yuri Gagarin went into space, he wasn’t sure what to expect- it was more of a matter of him coming back from the trip. It wasn’t necessarily about exploring a new territory as much as it was about stepping foot in it(not literally). The whole world waited to see if Gagarin would come back alive-which he did in a parachute. 


]]> 2018-10-31 19:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299154663 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299160219 2018-10-31 19:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299160219 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299161822 2018-10-31 19:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299161822 Perspectives 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299162980  The points of view between the US and the Soviet Union are different, mostly because the reactions to Gagarin’s exploration were affected by the Cold War. A lot of tension was existing between the US and the Soviet Union, and Gagarin’s trip into space caused the space race. The US and Soviet Union had been constantly trying to beat each other out by threatening each other with weapons and missiles, which became the arms race. When Gagarin became the first man in space, it was an upset to the US because the US had been planning their first space launch just a month after Gagarin’s happened in April 1961. Gagarin’s launch into space started the US and Soviet Union’s tension and competition in space.


]]> 2018-10-31 19:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299162980 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299981755 Notice this line in the newspaper written by The Huntsville Times. This voices the disappointment and anger that the US was “losing” to the Soviet Union, their competition.                                            

]]> 2018-11-02 20:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299981755 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299982861 2018-11-02 20:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299982861 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299983894 Why is the article in the Daily Worker titled, "A Communist in Space"? Why did it matter to Americans that the first man in space was a communist? Why was it important that he was from the country that was the enemy of the US at the time? Because this launch by the Soviet Union had scored them a big point in their race against the US, and the US would have to worry about a lot more in order to even the score.]]> 2018-11-02 20:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299983894 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299987624 2018-11-02 20:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299987624 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299990391 2018-11-02 21:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299990391 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299990720 2018-11-02 21:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/299990720 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300024017 The statue is of Gagarin and is located in Moscow, Russia. When he landed, the Soviets were overjoyed that a man had made it to space, and that he had been from their country. They made him their hero.  A crater on the moon was even named after him when a man was able to make it to the moon some time later. This statue really shows how much the Soviets honor Gagarin and how important he is to their country and to history. The Soviet’s perspective is one of celebration and pride.

]]> 2018-11-03 02:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300024017 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300024477 2018-11-03 02:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300024477 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300024906 2018-11-03 02:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300024906 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300026639 2018-11-03 03:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300026639 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300026737 2018-11-03 03:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300026737 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300027061 Curiosity and love for discovery-   lead to a lot of scientific discoveries and inventions.]]> 2018-11-03 03:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300027061 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300027253 2018-11-03 03:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300027253 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300027947 European nations wanted to increase trade with other countries-many explorations were seeking out new trade routes. This cause was usually gold(wealth).]]> 2018-11-03 03:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300027947 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300027988 Gagarin wasn't motivated by money or glory- just ambition and fascination.]]> 2018-11-03 03:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300027988 Gagarin 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300028038 2018-11-03 03:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300028038 Explorations in the 1500s and 1600s 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300028063 2018-11-03 03:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300028063 Causes & Effects of Exploration from Different Times 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300028137 2018-11-03 03:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300028137 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300028640 This exploration didn't harm natives.]]> 2018-11-03 03:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300028640 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300028758 Native cultures and civilizations were demolished, natives were made into slaves, disease spread around the world, and a lot of people died.]]> 2018-11-03 03:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300028758 Effects of Gagarin's Exploration and Relation to Modern Day 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300132674 Besides starting the space race, Yuri Gagarin’s launch into space was the first leap into space exploration as a whole. About a decade later after Gagarin’s launch, scientists were able to construct Saturn V so that it could reach escape velocity and fully leave Earth’s atmosphere. Saturn V then resulted in Neil Armstrong stepping foot on the moon in 1969, as well as more Apollo missions. Another thing that has improved after Gagarin’s exploration is the comfort of spacecrafts- when Gagarin was flying, it was only about 100 minutes. For long-term missions, aircrafts have been developing “luxuries” like better food, more space, and even maybe an exercise bike. The most remarkable thing that has changed as a result of the first space exploration is just how routine space exploration has become- the technology is better, the resources and knowledge are better, and there is even talk of going to Mars today: all thanks to the first man who went into space, Yuri Gagarin.

]]> 2018-11-04 03:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300132674 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133113 2018-11-04 03:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133113 Saturn V 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133139 2018-11-04 03:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133139 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133213 2018-11-04 03:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133213 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133294 Neil Armstrong participating in a simulation of using lunar tools on the moon (1969)]]> 2018-11-04 03:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133294 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133503 2018-11-04 03:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133503 Yuri Gagarin inside his Vostok Spacecraft (1961) 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133548 2018-11-04 03:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133548 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133625 2018-11-04 03:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133625 Interior of the Orion Spacecraft, a big improvement from the Vostok 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133676 2018-11-04 03:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133676 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133764 2018-11-04 03:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133764 A robot put on Mars in 1997- this shows a great progression since Gagarin's launch and how there is talk of humans going on Mars too 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133821 2018-11-04 03:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300133821 Colonization 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300708039 Some explorers stay where the explored because they found new land that they could colonize, rule, and gain wealth from. Some explorers colonize to gain power and control over a territory, as well as gain more wealth and influence. Others don’t because of financial reasons, however, most explorers do. Explorers accomplished gaining new territories, making new discoveries, gaining more wealth, and changing the ways people live. My explorer didn’t claim anything, he just claimed the title of the first man in space and brought a lot of honor to the Soviet Union. Countries colonize to exploit new land its resources, helping them gain more power and prestige. It could also be to change the ways indigenous people live, or “civilize” them.  A reason that a country wouldn’t colonize is for financial reasons- some countries don’t have enough wealth to build civilization or send troops to new land. People moved to new colonies for religious and political freedom, and more economic opportunity. They also would get a chance to trade things from other cultures that they wouldn’t have been able to before. 
As a result of colonization, a lot of native populations became victim to slavery, Native Americans were forced to convert to Christianity, and a lot of violence came with the conquering the countries did. Many died.


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]]> 2018-11-05 20:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300711441 God(this isn't everyone's image of God, it can be subjective) 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300712710 Explorers killed natives who wouldn’t convert to Christianity and forced the ones still alive to change the ways they live and what they believe, all in the name of God. To me, this looks like European countries had a superior outlook on themselves compared to other countries, and literally took lives to prove that they were right. I think religion was being used as an excuse to assert power over other countries and kill people. It was unnecessary, but unfortunately wiped out a lot of culture and religions. This has changed modern day because many more people are Christian, but I can't see this motivation as a positive thing.]]> 2018-11-05 20:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300712710 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300713579 2018-11-05 20:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300713579 Gold 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300714371 Gold seems to be the most practical reason for expansion and exploration- a lot of countries needed to find trade routes to other countries to gain more wealth and resources. However, a lot of these countries didn’t need more wealth, and many natives suffered so countries could get richer. It is a positive effect that culture spread to different parts of the world from trading and exploration, but a lot of native culture was wiped.  So- this one seems to be a 50/50 for positive and negative.]]> 2018-11-05 20:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300714371 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300715468 2018-11-05 20:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300715468 Glory 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300716300 Glory is the third condition for human expansion, and the most unnecessary. Glory is another word for countries trying to show off to each other, and for explorers trying to prove their worth to their kings. But what if kindness was used instead of wanting glory for oneself during these times? Wouldn't we all be in a better place? Therefore, this motivation is a big fat negative.]]> 2018-11-05 20:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300716300 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300716836 2018-11-05 20:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300716836 Sources 22bryani https://padlet.com/22bryani/m19sj7rig99w/wish/300727773 “MOSCOW - MAY 31: Yuri Gagarin Monument in Cosmonauts Alley on..” 123RF, www.123rf.com/photo_28923327_moscow-may-31-yuri-gagarin-monument-in-cosmonauts-alley-on-may-31-2014-in-moscow-yuri-gagarin-was-so.html.

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