If you are one of the many people who has a passion for playing video games, you may be familiar with the vocal artistry of Jan Johns without even realizing it. She has worked on some prestigious games including “Dungeons and Dragons” and “Fallout” 3 and 4. What you may not know is the backstory of this versatile actress, and I was so excited to get the recent opportunity to chat with her about her work in the industry as well as some details that have shaped her as a person and entertainer.
NASA wanted to find an "ordinary person," a gifted teacher who could communicate with students while in orbit. McAuliffe became one of more than 11,000 applicants. President Reagan said it would also remind Americans of the important role that teachers and education serve in their country.
Life of John Venn John Venn was born on August 4, 1834, in Hull, England. His parents were Martha Sykes and Reverend Henry Venn. Unfortunately, Venn’s mother died when he was only three years old. Venn was brought up in a very strict home. His father had played a significant part in the Evangelical movement and he was also the secretary of the ‘Society for Missions to Africa and the East. Venn started his education at Highgate with his brother Henry in September 1846. He later moved to Islington proprietary school. He later earned his degree in mathematics in 1857 from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Having earned a fellowship there as well, Venn would establish a long-term career at his alma mater, becoming a lecturer in 1862 and being appointed college president. He maintained that position for life.
The aviation history started in 1783 with an inedited public demonstration by the Montgolfier brothers. They constructed the first lighter-than-air, a hot air balloon which brought new ideas in the course of time (“Museum of Flight,” 1965). In 1900, the first Zeppelin airship was built by Ferdinand Zeppelin. After two years, an important person who would be noteworthy in the aviation history would be born, named Charles Augustus Lindbergh. Lindbergh was an American man, who turned fall in love by aviation since he was young. On May 20-21, 1927, with twenty-five years, Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic Ocean alone and in a nonstop flight becoming famous internationally. Thereby, Charles Augustus Lindbergh is considered the best, of all time, aviator to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
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Howard Hughes has had an outstanding impact on aviation’s history. Next to his strange paranoia and wealth from countless movies, he had a lifelong passion for aviation! Although there was a film produced about his life, there is a lot that the world doesn 't know about Mr. Hughes.
Army Ordnance Guided Missile Project in Alabama in 1952. '' (www.biography.com). Three years later,he became a citizen of USA. He and his team launched the USA's first satellite, Explorer 1, in 1958. He developed some other rockets,too. He became the director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. He designed and developed "The Saturn V" launch vehicles. He worked on the rocket that sent Alan Shepard on a flight in 1961. He reached his lifelong dream by working on Apollo project. He was the genious behind the first moon landing in 1969.(www.nasa.gov) He was responsible for America's success in space!
Charles Lindbergh was an aviator who broke records, dared to try flights than had never been tried before, and was a full-blown celebrity in the eyes of the American people in the 1930's and the 1940's. He was handsome, fearless, strong, and every American knew his name. In a
have always wanted to be a pilot. And in the second world war, he tested planes for the military. This is really interesting to see how one can transition from flying planes to flying rockets. I think that most people just assume that if you are an astronaut that is all you are but it actually takes more training than you could believe. When he was at NASA he became the second Mercury test pilot, he discovered that leaking water was making beads of ice come off from the capsule. He also performed several experiments while in orbit. I think that it is really cool that the pilots need to be scientists as well as the
“The whole area seemed deserted and forgotten.” At least that's what Matt thought before breaking and entering into the place in which Kelvin, his one and only friend was to attempt murder. (I chose that quote for it expresses my feeling towards this book quite well.) Raven’s Gate, by Anthony
Wernher von Braun I decided that for my project i would research Wernher von Braun. The reason i chose him was because of his development of missiles and rockets for the United States of America and Germany. He boosted the efforts of the Americans during the cold war with the Soviet Union and became the first head of the National Aviation and Space Administration. This is important to us in aviation because he helped to propel American aviation to new heights with technology developed during the space race.
Lance Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, John Glenn,and Alan Shepard. These are a few of the names that most kids hear about in our history classes growing up. In the 20th century, the United States had a “Space Race” with Russia. This involved seeing who could get into space quicker and “control” it, Americans feared that the Russians would drop a bomb on our heads if they won, but the race evened out on July 20, 1969, when Lance Armstrong was declared the first man on the moon, a name that will go down forever in history.
During his lifetime, Armstrong contributed his services to America as a pilot and an astronaut. “Astronaut Neil Armstrong developed a fascination with flight at an early age and earned his student pilot's license when he was 16.” (“Neil Armstrong Biography”). A couple years later, he attended Purdue University and received a scholarship that gave him the opportunity to train as a pilot in the Navy. Not only was he a part of the U.S navy, he served his country in the Korean war. After leaving the service and following his steps that would lead to his future career, he joined NASA as a test pilot and aeronautical engineer. During this time, he flew over twenty-four hundred hours and two hundred aircrafts including the fastest aircraft ever built, X-15. “That same year, Armstrong joined the astronaut program. He and his family moved to Houston, Texas, and Armstrong served as the command pilot for his first mission, Gemini VIII.” (“Neil Armstrong Biography”). Serving as command pilot in Gemini VIII, with David Scott they were effectively competent of entering Earth's orbit and docking in space. Gemini VIII was one of two missions he was a part of and one of the few missions that dominated the subsequent mission to the moon. In addition, Neil Armstrong was an educator, passing down his fundamental knowledge from his generation to the next. “After leaving NASA, he joined the faculty of the University of Cincinnati as a professor of aerospace engineering.” (“Neil Armstrong Biography”). Hence, he continued to teach there for eight years trying to remain involved in his field. He taught engineering courses in aircraft design and experimental flight mechanics. (Reichhardt). By becoming a college professor, it demonstrated that he was not only interested in being known for a divine astronaut but in teaching others everything behind
Dr. Wernher von Braun Wernher von Braun, a famous scientist, engineer. Von Braun helped make the first American satellite, in the Great Space Race. Von Braun worked first in Germany for the Space program, then in America; he would retried later in life.
It is a story about the childhood experiences of a pair of fraternal twins who become victims of circumstance. The book is a description of how the small things in life build up, translate into people's behavior and affect their lives.