Satellite imagery

reconnaissance imagery. The first photographic reconnaissance satellite program was the codenamed Discovery. These first satellites could see objects as small as 35-40 feet and once they ejected their film capsule, the satellites were forced to reenter and burn up in the atmosphere. The latest declassified satellite is from the late 1970s and can focus on objects as small as 5.5 inches. Instead of using a film canister, the KH-11 series of satellites uses a digital sensor and communications satellites. Because

started up and began to fill the void left by the program. This is a rather new industry focused mainly on transporting cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS) but also on sending astronauts and civilian travelers to space and putting satellites and other objects into orbit. Currently there are 39 companies in this industry in the United States and these companies are not publicly traded. Each of these companies are at different stages of development as they strive to overcome the obstacles

and rescue operation could not be communicated to the State head quarters. Realizing this, State Government requested National Disaster Management Division of the Government of India to immediately send the emergency coordination kits containing satellite phones to establish communication links among the severely affected districts

attempts were undertaken. Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to be sent to space. Satellites and spacecrafts have been launched for various purposes. The atmosphere in space is used for television programmes, radio broadcasts, telecommunication, etc. Satellites provide advanced disaster warning and help to forecast the weather. Distance educational programmes, natural resources management, etc. are controlled by satellites. Space research can help us to find the origin of the

or dysfunctional satellites, and even fragments or small parts from other machinery that was launched into space. All of these man-made fragments orbit the Earth, so they are often called orbital debris (NASA 2012). Orbital debris is a very dangerous thing. Not only is it creating many problems for scientist, it is also growing every day. A series of photos on a document published by NASA (2009), called The Threat of Orbital Debris and Protecting NASA Space Assets from Satellite Collisions, shows

Space exploration has opened up so many new aspects to what is really out there and we have accomplished many things in terms of discovery and proof. There are issues involved with space exploration, though, such as space debris, astronaut safety, and the theory of space exploration really being a mission to find an alternative livable space if Earth ever becomes uninhabitable. Understanding the real reasons why we are going to such great lengths to find life in space could change the outlook on

Johannes Kepler was a modern individual and he believed that God would have created a perfect world and in that world everything was geometrically perfect. In Banville’s book about Kepler it says, “The search for knowledge everywhere encounters geometrical relations in nature, which God, in creating the world, laid out (Banville 1981, p.145).” As he pursued the answer to planetary motion, he assumed that the planets orbited the sun in a perfect circle. He tried to seek order in his chaotic life through

and man-made satellites[1]. When a rocket is launched, the upper stage booster that gives a spacecraft its final boost into orbit is often left in orbit[2]. These boosters may stay in orbit for decades and if there is still fuel remaining inside them they may explode and create a cloud of debris[2]. One example was when a Chinese Long March 4 exploded on March 11, 2000 [3]. The payloads of the rocket often contribute greatly to the amount of orbital debris as well. In 2009, two satellites smashed into

Scientifically, extra-terrestrial life may be titled; xenobiology, exobiology or astrobiology. SATELLITES Satellites are objects placed into orbit around celestial objects such as, planets or stars. Artificial satellites collect information about a terrestrial object and send it to

Introduction to Government Funded Versus Privately Funded Human Spaceflight Getting into space isn 't easy. It required the world 's largest superpowers and billions of dollars of research and development to create the first rockets capable of carrying human beings into space. Approximately 60 years later, we find ourselves still struggling to reach LEO (low-Earth Orbit) without breaking the bank. With the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, the United States has lost its only dedicated vehicle