Personal Statement : Space Travel

The Internet and space exploration opens doors for humans to expand their knowledge. It is common knowledge to know that the journey to space is not an easy one. It was not until the 1942 that humans were able to develop the technology to send a man-made object into outer space. As a result of the need for space technology many things came to be invented as shown in this passage, “Space exploration has contributed to many diverse aspects of everyday life, from solar panels to implantable heart monitors, from cancer therapy to light‐weight materials, and from water‐purification systems to improved computing systems and to a global search‐and‐rescue system” (nasa.gov). Not only is new technology a beneficial result from space missions but new knowledge and information is now known about the galaxy and more.

And what about breaking the sound barrier, or rockets to the moon, or atomic energy, or a mission to Mars? Science fiction, right? Look, all I'm asking, is for you to just have the tiniest bit of vision. You know, to just sit back for one minute and look at the big picture. To take a chance on something that just might end up being the most profoundly impactful moment for humanity, for the history... of history.”

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is one of the leading organizations in space technology and research. In the past 60 years, NASA has sent numerous satellites, telescopes and crew modules into space. Despite drawbacks in launch failures and lack of funding, NASA continues to focus on its mission in space exploration and technological advancement. One of NASA’s projects is to explore deep space, in which entails a manned missions to Mars, exploration of the asteroid belt, and beyond. With these goals in mind, NASA has engineered new rocketry and even created a program to better allocate costs of such conquests. With these new advancements, NASA has created a new age of how space travel is carried out.

Space exploration has exploded in the past 56 years. From the first successful satellite mission in 1961, to the first mission space walk in 1969 a to the first time lettuce was grown and eaten in space in 2015. These are just the beginning steps towards potential space exploration and advancing technology to the maximum.

In the end, there are a myriad of problems that face space exploration. Some of them are small

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Eureka! The year is 2050, and we have finally made a breakthrough. For years, we have studied the properties of this discovery, and for almost four decades, its existence has been denied by almost all scientists, but my team has relentlessly continued the search. My team, the SpaceX2451, has discovered something that will change the future of mankind. No, really, our discovery will actually change the future of mankind.

Have you ever thought how great it would be to go to space, well if so, you should think again. If we do get the technology to go to space, it could lead to brain dangerous for the astronauts who go to space, that due to the radiation particles in the space atmosphere. We should not spend valuable resources on space exploration.

As humans, we always push to explore for new discoveries, it is in our blood to explore and push scientific boundaries. Space exploration has allowed us to expand our technology, foster a curiosity in humans, discover new worlds, and most importantly push even further to discover life in a new planet. With the advancement of new technology and innovators, there has been a significant discussion whether sending humans with the support of robots is the most efficient method. However, there are great arguments made that sending exclusively robots on space exploration is the best strategy. There is

The nearest star to our solar system is Alpha Centauri which is about 4.37 light years away from our Earth, which equates to about 25 trillion miles from our Earth. Using traditional spacecraft, it would take us about 165,000 years to reach Alpha Centauri. Now I will be planning a trip to the star to observe if there is any life on one of its planets and will be providing step by step details of my journey. I will travel to Alpha Centauri by myself, not with a spaceship, but with a Solar Sail. Solar Sails are a cost effective way of traveling to stars and planets outside of the solar system. The biggest benefit with a Solar Sail is that it does not require any rockets to propel it nor any fuel. It uses radiation pressure from stars to push

If you’re a fan of science fiction stories you’ve probably dreamed of the idea of teleporting. When you hear that word, your mind probably thinks of the popular phrase “Beam me up, Scotty” (“Star Trek”). However, there is strong reason to believe that teleportation is in fact possible. To this point, teleportation is only thought of as a gimmick of the “sci-fi” world, but scientists are finding evidence that it is actually a possibility. A scene from the original “Star Trek.”

"It is thrilling to think that we have created the technology to preserve documents and information and store it in space for future generations," Peter Kazansky, a professor at the university's Optoelectronics Research Centre, said in a statement. "This technology can secure the last evidence of our civilization; all we've learnt will not be forgotten."

Interstellar colonization is a very interesting, yet controversial topic because of all the different things we would probably need to do to be able to pull this off. Because of this there are many interesting topics that can be explored here, including propulsion types, habitation process, ship habitation, will it be an orbital colony or will it be on the ground, and even how we would go about funding this venture.

In the recent century what used to be science fiction is quickly becoming a reality. Things like the space shuttle, super computers and robots are coming out of Hollywood and into the real world. The most recent projection is the space elevator project. It consists of a 62,000 mile long cable elevator to the stars. This project which was previously believed to be impossible and absurd is now on the fast track to success. This recent success can be attributed to both new technological developments and the fact that project barriers are being demolished.

Interstellar objects are very far. The closest star except the sun is Proxima, with a distance of 4.27 light years. Many stars have a distance of hundreds or thousands of light years. Some people think it impossible for a spacecraft to reach these stars because any object cannot travel faster than light. 100 years is required for light to reach an object that is 100 light years away, and it will take even more time for a spacecraft to reach the object. However, the argument above doesn’t take relativity into account. There are two different reference frame for us to understand this problem. First, for people live on earth, the time of an astronaut in the spacecraft will slow down in such a high speed. For example, assume that a spacecraft travel at a constant speed of 0.99c, and a star is 42 light years away as seen from the earth. People live on earth think the