Shawn McCartney Space Flight Space flight is the penetration by humans into the universe above the earth’s atmosphere. The purpose of space flight is to suite the scientific, physical and mental needs of humans. Some reasons/goals for space flight is to provide earth’s communications, expanding the knowledge of humanity and exploration of the unknown. Therefore improving earth-based productivity. The History of Space Flight: From the carnage and destruction of WWII there grew …showed first 75 words of 1243 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1243 total…achieve in the next 20 years unless we discover a new type of fuel or use nuclear energy. Future: The near future does not hold any hope of going to a new solar system of anything like that because of the lack of resources and the fact that we are against using nuclear fuel. There is not very many new resources that could possibly get us to the nearest star in less time then a lifetime.