Should the United States invest more money, time and effort in space exploration? Since the space shuttle program ended in 2011 there has been much speculation about space travel and exploration. The United States did cut down on space exploration costs since the late 1900s which ultimately lead to the abolishment of the space shuttle program. However, many people still believe that the US government should increase the amount of money, time and effort put into the space program and there are
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and darling tone as she describes the individuals who have been apart of space exploration as “influential, “great” and “brave[ry]” These adjectives have positive connotations and is a associated with heroes, thus aiming to position reader to want to aspire and become an “influential thinker” by emulating their thoughts and actions and hence, may exert pressure on government officials to invest more in space exploration. The generalisation
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NASA’s built a habit of relaxing safety standards to meet financial and time constraints. The agency’s “broken safety culture” would lead to tragedy again unless fundamental changes are made. NASA has made a critical mistake in its culture the space agency’s attitude toward safety hasn’t changed much since the 1986 Challenger disaster, which also killed seven along with the Columbian disaster. NASA lacks “effective checks back to the basics of understanding their operation and does not have an independent
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Reaching New Horizons Using Crew Exploration Vehicles As fresh generations embark on missions to go further than ever before, they not only have the advantage of more advanced technology, but also the myriad of new issues that arise from pushing the boundaries of human expansion. While dealing with these problems, the purpose of these new missions must be taken into account. With exploration and eventually expansion as a top priorities, missions using crew exploration vehicles designed with both safety
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Zinicheva Professor Erika Harnett ESS 102 AG 05/04/2018 Mission to Titan - News Report It is 5:45 am, May the 8th, 2018. A bright and early morning in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Minutes remain until a launch vehicle takes off to deliver a space exploration shuttle (payload) straight into space. The launch window is narrowed down to 40 minutes, and unless an unanticipated emergency occurs, the launch will stick to the schedule. The launching time is incredibly specific; we have to take into account
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It is easy for someone to look up at the night sky and become mesmerized by the final frontier that lies above. Not everyone is meant to fly among the clouds or take a stroll across the moon, but the few people that are able to achieve such a goal are some of the most extraordinary people who ever walked this Earth, or the Moon. A good majority of these people graduated from their accredited university’s with degrees in aerospace engineering. Since I was a kid, I always looked up at the stars and
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The Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union was a turning point in the history of mankind. You may ask why the space race was even considered a race in the first place. There were different reasons as to why these two countries tried to conquer space and to outdo one another. Why wouldn't they make it such a big deal, humanity was looking to step foot on the moon for the first time, that would mark history forever. To begin with, the competition intensified as each side attempted
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HSC Physics Assessment Task 1 – Part B Hermann Oberth Hermann Oberth was a German Physicist who made large contributions to the field of rocketry in both the basic theory and the design of rockets. In 1922, he submitted a physics dissertation while studying at the University of Heidelberg on this subject. This paper examined mathematically the possibility for a rocket to reach escape velocity and leave the Earth’s orbit. He also supported and explained the notion that rockets could be propelled in
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Dr. Mae Carol Jemison was an astronaut who was the first African-American to go be admitted into an astronaut training program. She flew into space along with 6 other astronauts being the first black person to fly out into space. To commemorate her, Jemison was given different types of honorary awards. Mae C. Jemison became a role model for those who also wanted to follow in her path. She became a huge impact on society today. Mae Carol Jemison was born October 17, 1956 in Alabama. Her parents
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Discrimination and NASA In 1961, the United States of America became the second country, following the USSR, to launch a man into the cosmos. The 2016 Golden Globe nominee Hidden Figures shines the light on three women of color that overcame prejudices at NASA. These three are Dorothy Vaughan, a mathematician aspiring to be much more, Mary Jackson, an engineer who challenges racial segregation in schools, and Katherine Johnson, another mathematician who works directly on both missions to send Glenn
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