The concept of “travel” has become all too complex over the last few decades, as technology evolves, and we understand more about the capabilities and limits of travel. By sea, by land, by air, the ability to manufacture and use a complex combination of metal, software, wiring, and fuel continues to baffle. Among the automotive industry, aquatic travel, aviation, and commercial applications, space travel has been the most puzzling and hardest to answer correctly as it is the most unknown environment. And what’s more interesting is that space travel has had a greater impact on daily-life than most may think; engineering feats of space travel, like Camera Sensors, GPS, Modern Radio Communication, Modern LED Lights, Anti-Icing Equipment on Airliners, and much more have made their way into the lives of everyday activities and products.

Vostok 1 was the first human spaceflight. The Vostok 3KA spacecraft was launched on April 12, 1961, taking into space Yuri Gagarin, a cosmonaut from the Soviet Union. The Vostok 1 mission was the first time anyone had journeyed into outer space and the first time anyone had entered into orbit.

Today’s pursuits with space travel have taken on a different challenge. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which is designed to carry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, encountered a second, previously undisclosed, software issue during a botched test flight in December. The problem, revealed Thursday by a NASA safety adviser, adds to questions about when Boeing's spacecraft will be ready for its first crewed flight, which is already years overdue. Starliner conducted an uncrewed test flight in December that was designed to show that the vehicle can safely dock with the International Space Station — but it didn't go as planned. Starliner's internal clock was off by 11 hours, which caused the spacecraft to misfire and stumble off course, NASA and Boeing officials told reporters at the time. Starliner was forced to make an early return to Earth.The error could have caused another misfire during the spacecraft's return — specifically, when Starliner's crew cabin separated from its service module. The service module is a cylindrical adapter that sits beneath the crew cabin and powers the capsule during flight, and it's supposed to be jettisoned before landing. Starliner was able to put itself on a safe flight path once ground controllers regained contact. Boeing then ordered checks on the spacecraft's full software code, which is how the second error was detected and corrected. The spacecraft was able to demonstrate a safe landing at its designated site in New Mexico two days after launch. Will all this in mind, the future of space travel will rely heavily on reliable, communicative technology and software onboard, which will without a doubt include Mobile Technology and Artificial Intelligence.