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    Cygnus Experiments

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    and comes back with the trash that is filled inside the cargo ship by the astronauts to burn up in the atmosphere. On the coming Tuesday, the vehicle will be intentionally set on fire on its return journey. The engineers from NASA’s Glenn Research Center will remotely ignite a large swath

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    NASA Technical Risk

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    1) Many project managers focus so intensely on the effort and events around creation of the deliverables that they had forgotten about the other elements associated in making the project a success. Technical risk may lead to possible impact that could have occur in a project when an implementation does not work as wanted. Risks can be in terms of major and minor effects on projects. Technical risks can be a big problem if it is not handled properly. The NASA did not handled risks effectively where

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    INTRODUCTION: This is Jenna Jackson reporting live from Kirksville, MO. Breaking news tragedy has struck Space Shuttle Challenger, killing all passengers, including a high school teacher. BODY: Sad news from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:38 a.m. January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart, disintegrating into the Atlantic Ocean, 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The crew included, five NASA astronauts and two Payload Specialists. NASA

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    In my opinion, I could said that it was very sad to see this video. I have been living in the United States for over 10 years, and I did not know that this tragedy happened before, so I was in shock to see how the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded only 73 seconds liftoff, and killing all seven astronauts onboard. Going to researching about the tragedy, I found out the real cause was a massive, almost explosive, burning of the hydrogen that was streaming from the failed tank bottom, combined with

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    The Failure Of NASA

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    NASA failed to respond to internal procedures of operation led to Columbia disaster causing the death of seven astronauts who were on board. This then led to the suspension of flights via space shuttles for a period of about two years which was an opportunity to investigate what caused the failure of NASA. The space craft wing had been breached by a foam that fell from the external tank of the shuttle (Howell, 2013). Failure of NASA was clear as the issue of the foam had occurred before therefore

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    Mariner 1

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    The purpose of the software: The purpose of the software was to ensure that there was normal functioning of the bar such that it could identify the variations in the velocity. If there were changes in the speed, the purpose of the software is to send signals that would indicate the presence of a problem. The normal functioning can further be shown by the bar, and the use of the software was to work in coordination with it. It was helping in ensuring that it communicates any of the changes to the

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    Columbia Accident Essay

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    The Columbia Accident The Columbia Accident is a report based on the very disastrous, but very preventable, misfortune that happened to the space shuttle Columbia. During the shuttle’s reentry to Earth pieces of the shuttle began to shut down and some even coming off entirely, causing the serious malfunctions that led to its disintegration. Because of these technology malfunctions, seven crew members perished and a billion dollar project became a failure. Due to oversight and money hunger corporations

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    As I peered through the window of opportunity, which I thought would be an easy adventure, time and dedication surely proved me mistaken. One average senior-high day, I walk into the Human Services classroom and sit down at my desk. The class writes the daily five minute prompt about the service we are hoping to be involved in for FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America) called, STAR (Student Taking Action with Recognition) events. After the prompt, the class sets up the desks to have

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    INTRODUCTION Background On July 4th, 2014, American Apparel experienced a crisis on its Tumblr account. An international social media employee accidentally posted an offensive photo of the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster. This resulted in negative feedback from the online community, which caused the photo to be immediately removed. A quick apology was provided on behalf of American Apparel to maintain public relations; however, the company’s reputation still needs to be assessed. Purpose The

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    The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Essay

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    1.0 Introduction Seventy three seconds into its 10th flight, on January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean, killing the seven crew members on board [1]. The Challenger was the second space shuttle constructed by NASA and had completed nine successful missions prior to the disaster. Following the accident, the shuttle program was suspended for 32 months as President Ronald Regan appointed a Commission, chaired by William P. Rogers and known as the Rogers

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