Kennedy Center Honors

T minus 10...9...8...7! Blast off, the force of 7.6 million pounds thrusting you into the air. The Apollo 11 was blasting off. Buzz aldrin experiences this first hand. Though hundreds experience from the ground. See how buzz felt before and during lift off, and how the people on the ground felt and saw. In the article by Buzz Aldrin he tells of the launch about to come and happening. Though it was three hours away, you could tell how excited and nervous he was. Then he shared a sad story of what

January 28, 1986, marks the day of the Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion. A day that will go down in history as a horrible tragedy for both NASA and America. Seven lives were lost that day, including the life of a high school teacher from New Hampshire. Former President Ronald Reagan was tasked with explaining this tragic event to the US people. Because of this, Reagan postponed the State of the Union Address and spoke about the Challenger Explosion instead. In his address to the nation about the

On the cold morning of January 28th, 1986, The Space Shuttle Challenger was launched. Seventy-three seconds into the flight, the space shuttle broke apart, causing the seven deaths of its crew members. Roger Boisjoly, a mechanical engineer for Thiokol brought to NASA’s attention about a failing O-ring safety concern in the shuttles rocket booster. After being ignored by NASA Boisjoly tried to bring the issue of the O-ring to people higher up in his company, all of the people ignored Boisjoly in his

Challenger. The Challenger is the midsized business aircraft offered by Bombardier. Often referred to as the backbone of many corporate fleets, the Challenger delivers the best in-flight experience. With the ability to carry 8-10 passengers, the Challenger features the widest cabins in its class, as well as the industry leading wired and wireless connectivity package. The Bombardier Challenger offers the greatest flexibility in work and dining areas, while able to cruise at 0.80 Mach, and a range

There were four ethical concerns that arose in the case study of the Challenger. The first ethical concern was the defective rocket booster joints design. Roger Boisjoly discovered that the primary O-rings failed to seal the joints in flight 51C. Luckily, the secondary, backup O-ring caught the leak. He believed that the temperature was a factor of the flawed design since the flight analysis shows that the temperature was 53 degrees Fahrenheit. In the NSPE Code of Ethics, it states, “Engineers shall

The Columbia essentially faced a strike to its left wing when it was taking off. A piece of foam fell and struck the left wing, potentially damaging it on its way into space. When Columbia was attempting to reenter, abnormal readings from the left wing appeared. They could not get a temperature gauge on the left wing, and shortly after the temperature disappeared so did the tire pressure readings. It was discovered later on that a hole formed from the foam strike upon entry into space, so when

One of the greatest tragedies in history occurred on January 8, 1986. Shortly after it was launched, the space shuttle Challenger exploded, killing seven astronauts, including Christa McAuliffe, a New Hampshire schoolteacher chosen to be the first teacher in space (“Challenger Disaster, n.d.). The explosion was caused by a failure of the O-rings of the solid rocket boosters. The O-rings were unable to seat properly, causing the leaking of hot combustion gases, which burnt through the external fuel

Normalization of Deviance "Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently." (Ford) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has had its fair share of catastrophic disasters. The Apollo 1 Fire was said to be a “preventable failure by NASA”. (Dhar) Though shortly after, the Apollo 13 intendent was just a near miss of a great disaster. Then to sum the failures, it would take the lives of 14 astronauts for a course of action to be considered. Thus what do all these disasters have

Have you ever had a dream? Dr. May Jemison as a young African-American girl dreamed of becoming a scientist. Growing up during the uproar of the civil rights movement being a black scientist was unusual. May Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama went October 17, 1956 but moved to Chicago at three years old and was raised her young years. Mae Jemison from this day forward calls Chicago her hometown. Mae Jemison and her family moved to Chicago in order to better their lives and education. Mae Jemison

of Rick Douglas Husband, William “Willie” Cameron McCool, Michael P. Anderson, Ilan Ramon, David McDowell Brown, Kalpana “KC” Chawla, and Laurel Blair Salton Clark were in the midst of a routine landing and completion of their mission at the Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle and it’s crew began entry into the atmosphere at 8:43 a.m. EST and within 17 minutes, the shuttle was destroyed all were dead. Initial reaction to the tragedy sparked rumors of a terrorist plot; nevertheless, an investigation was