Q Before you begin this activity, please review the Current Events Overview information. Today's aerospace field appears open to all countries who have the capability to go into space and show their expertise. For example, a Chinese space vehicle recently landed on the moon (Space.com). (Links to an external site.) For this activity, explore the origins of the United States space program and space programs of other countries. Use information from a credible source and use your new knowledge gained from your course textbook readings of the space program in the United States to compare and contrast the origins of other countries' space programs. How do you foresee the future evolution of these space programs? Read-it-Up Using one of the news websites from the provided list, search for a current news story/event that demonstrates a chosen area of aviation over time for this assignment. Your current news selection must be within the last 180 days. Examine the news story or event, reflect, and consider all aspects and viewpoints the author provides. Sum-it-Up / Relate-it-Up In your initial post (must be 150 words), show a clear connection between the news story/event and the course materials. If there is no connection to course materials (textbook), you will lose 40 points. State the title of the news story and include the link so that others can access the story. Summarize the story and explain the cause and effect relationships for your chosen area of aviation for this assignment. You may apply any lens you wish to use when constructing this assignment: historic, scientific, technological, engineering, or math. Be sure to use an in-text citation at the end of each sentence where you have linked to the course materials (textbook) and any other source you cite (your article and outside source). Include all source information for your article, outside source(s), and the textbook in a reference area following your work. For correct formatting of citations and references, please refer to the current APA manual or the APA Style website. (Links Discuss-it-Up Choose two of your classmates' initial posts and read the summary each provides. Examine the article associated with the post and provide a substantive reply (two to three sentences) relating the article to a point or concept from the course reading and or learning material. Simply stating you agree or disagree is not conducive to an ongoing discussion.