In your own words, explain why the period between 1960 and 1969 is regarded as the busiest period in space exploration history.

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anonymous · Answer

It's asking to answer the question in your own words, so, you have to do it yourself. This is one of the easiest essay questions I've seen.

blues · Answer

I agree with TrashMan. You might look for some references on the space race...

nincompoop · Answer

well, there's the cold war and there's the space race war :) when government spearheads exploration to avoid peril and edge of its nation, great innovation and discovery take place. then after the decline of the cold war, budgets for NASA and scientific research also shrunk resulting in a less active and stringent space exploration. to get a whole clue of what I am talking about, refer to the talks done by Neill deGrasse Tyson on this matter, he's even written a book called Space Chronicles. http://www.npr.org/2012/02/27/147351252/space-chronicles-why-exploring-space-still-matters http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=147351252 http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/02/neil-degrasse-tyson-on-space-exploration/