Use the Canadian Space Agency for this paper. Let me know if you need the syllabus.
Submit an 14 – 16 page paper on the past, present, and future of your approved space agency. Must be at least 14 pages of text; images do not count toward the 14 pages. The paper shall include:
1. An introduction, what is the space agency and what is the major takeaway of this paper.
2. A brief history of the agency. What lessons did their past teach them?
3. Current and future goals, strategies, and missions of the agency.
4. Include at least two significant challenges the agency faces and how they should be addressed.
5. Conclusion
6. Include at least 12 references in your paper, 3 of which must be scholarly references.
Research Paper Format
Remember, all Space Studies course papers require the use of the APA Style Guide. The narrative and references of your paper must be double spaced (except when using long quotations – more than four lines – which requires single spacing).
The minimum page requirement is related to the written portion of your paper – you can’t use pictures, charts, or graphs to fill up space to meet the minimum page length.
Don’t cite Wikipedia – it’s not an appropriate source for college papers!
If the originality report returns a similarity of 20% or higher, it may result in a deduction from your score.
Note: Class, some of you may have taken 623 and think this assignment is similar to that class’s research paper. They are different. First, this paper has to be about space agencies we’re discussing in this class, you have to get approval for the country you want to research. Second, while 623 concentrates more on the organization, this paper is a bit more broad and while it should discuss goals and organization, it should mostly concentrate on the challenges the agency faces as it sets out to use and explore space.
