Practices of Looking 389-401

In the book it talks about when the U.S first landed on Earth in 1968 and took pictures of earth from their (391). This was a big accomplishment for the nation and is still a remarkable event. In recent news, something very similar happened when India became the first Asian nation to reach Mars and orbit it. This is quite an impressive feat considering how far Mars is from earth. India is setting a goal for others to improve on technology for not only space travel but probably even to further technological advancements on earth. This is similar to how the U.S. and Russia was in a so called space race, and to see who could land a man on the Moon first. Maybe the next goal is to see who can land a man on Mars which would be a very difficult task to achieve, but with further advancements, it might be a lot easier to achieve.