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life. It represents my pursuit of aerospace engineering and the love I have for the field. My college application would not be complete without expressing my lifelong passion for space, and especially aerospace engineering. I would love to work at NASA. When I apply, if they look into my background, they will see a consistent interest in space and spaceflight. Since I was little, I have been fascinated by space. I would research the planets online or check out books about the universe. I remember

through to the present day and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (or NASA), the story of America’s aerospace programs is interesting and extremely important. It is a story that spans many years and giant leaps in technology, and involves important locations like Wallops Flight Facility and Kennedy Space Center. From the early beginnings of NACA and Wallops, and continuing on to the rise and success of NASA and Kennedy Space Center, aeronautics

government agencies, such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA), whose main goal is to study outer space. NASA’s projects have led to many great advancements, including the development of new technology and the improvement of daily life. For example, NASA has developed memory foam, cochlear implants, and water filters (Patrick J. Kiger and Marianne Spoon). Still, NASA continues to explore other regions of the universe that have yet to be discovered

Russia after WWII. As a result, the air was thick, with rumors of war, between the two super powers. When President John Fitzgerald Kennedy gave his speech in 1962, at Rice University, it offered an opportunity. With heavy funding from the Government, NASA gave birth to the “Apollo” program. It would be a program, shrouded in conspiracy, for many decades to come. On October fourth, 1957, Russia launches the satellite Sputnik. Suspicions were high in the United States during the cold war and, the launching

posses the ability to launch missiles from space[History Channel]. As a result of these fears, the US launched their own satellite and President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a public order creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958. In 1961, another blow was taken by the US space program when the Soviet Union launched the first manned spaceflight [History]. This caused US policy makers to fear that they were starting to fall behind the Soviet Union, which lead to major

around $22,000 per kg (Bonsor, 2000). Then the idea of building a space elevator (illustrated by Image 1) that carries people into space first came to mind. Many organisations such as NASA, spend time investigating this possibility. If it can be built, then “a passenger with baggage at 150 kg might cost only $222” (NASA Science - Science News, 2000). Along with the discovery of the ideal material, the idea of the space elevator became more and more realistic and accomplishable. Three years ago, a Japanese

bring him home is determined (Scott, 2015). In an effort to save Watney, which involves many triumphs and failures, NASA and the rest of the crew of Hermes must make choices that dig into the controversial aspects of which party should have the ultimate say in major decisions. Throughout the movie, tough decisions must be made, in particular, by Teddy Sanders, the director of NASA. After all, that is his job and what he is assigned to do. Ethics and morals also feed into this idea. Teddy Sanders

by Commander Eugene Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans, and the Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt (USRA 6-9). Although, Apollo 17 was not intended by NASA to be the last manned mission to the moon (Contributors 5). Apollo 18 was scheduled and then cancelled in September of 1970 before Apollo 17 had even launched, which is why NASA was urged by the scientific community to send a certified geologist to the moon (Contributor 5). Their wishes were granted, and Harrison Schmitt was positioned

conjunction, no data from Opportunity will be stored on the rover. However, Opportunity will operate in the specific mode to avoid the usage of flash memory (non-volatile memory that retains data in case rover overnight powers down). The current Five NASA missions at Mars would pave the way for human crews there in the 2030s and later, in NASA’s journey to Mars

American women who work for NASA during the 1950’s.The three women are Katherine Johnson,Dorothy Vaughn,and Mary Jackson.Katherine Johnson had a hidden talent that most of the people that worked at NASA didn't know she had , she was a master with the numbers.Dorothy was the manager of NASA's segregated West Area Computing Unit and she was also good with the numbers,just not as good as Katherine.Mary Jackson was an American mathematician and aerospace engineer that worked at NASA,along with the other three