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In the recent century what used to be science fiction is quickly becoming a reality. Things like the space shuttle, super computers and robots are coming out of Hollywood and into the real world. The most recent projection is the space elevator project. It consists of a 62,000 mile long cable elevator to the stars. This project which was previously believed to be impossible and absurd is now on the fast track to success. This recent success can be attributed to both new technological developments

Under the sun 's scorching dense beams, I lounge in my house located just outside the city of Eurasic. I begin to pack for space, arriving home from a test trial of the space zones departing in several weeks. Since my 18th birthday, I have currently been living alone in a small pod for the past 4 years Eurasic is one of five neighboring cities remaining on the earth. Due to the significant effects of global warming, the earth is dying, turning a fragile antique object that is ready to sell

silently behind them, thinking of what the suspicious voice told us. I found it weird how it said there was some kind of consequence. Oh well, I thought. At least we got the device. Now we can rule the world. As I entered our now starting space shuttle, I couldn’t help but think something was wrong. I thought that maybe it was the voice, but I felt something else was off. “Shoot. We have a problem. We’re trapped.” Dr. Emily

Gender roles have played a big part of the history of this country and in this new day and age are becoming more progressive. Women in men gender roles are not at all such a horrendous idea. In some cases, jobs traditionally performed by men, were done better by female employees but some some careers are specifically meant for men. Women should not take part in military combat or any career that carries the same physical demands. Here are two examples accompanied by arguments an evidence that argue

Billions of dollars is used every year by the world's space exploration program. But does this benefit us at all? Good morning 8 romero and mr mcgowan today i will be talking about how space exploration is a waste of money. Why do we need to waste our money to find out if there is water on Mars or not? We could be spending all that money on beneficial things like finding a cure for cancer or feeding the starving millions around the globe, the needs of humanity should always be our first priority

In 2011, NASA invested over $4.5 million in the state of Kansas by encouraging small, high-tech companies to partner with NASA to help meet its research and development needs in key technology areas (Dunbar, “NASA's Economic Impacts”). Henceforth, an investment in NASA is an investment in the country. Since 1958, NASA has contributed to the United States by supporting the national economy, making technological advances, and inspiring people around the world. Increasing the federal budget for NASA

Running Head: ANALYSIS OF SHUTTLE CHALLENGER AND COLUMBIA SHUTTLE MISHAPS Analysis of Shuttle Challenger and Columbia Shuttle Mishaps ENG 401 Assignment 04 March 2013 Introduction On January 1986, the Challenger Shuttle blew up shortly after it took off. The accidents took seven lives including aerospace engineers, the specialties pilot, and scientists. The tragic accidents occurred 73 seconds after the flight and caused by the fuel leak from one of the two Solid Rocket Boosters. The explosion

In order to meet the 2029 deadline and reduce costs, this design will use primarily synergistic applications of NASA’s planned current investments. Additional propulsion stages may be required to decrease the time to Mars as to keep mission costs low and to make the crew not have too much exposure to radiation. Similarly, advanced physics and thermodynamics are unknown in the time of writing this and could potentially allow design flaws from the future design proposal. To remain conservative, Glenn

put it in space. When a $280 million mission is looked upon as cheap it is safe to assume that space exploration is indeed very expensive. The cost of the International Space Station alone has been estimated to cost about $142 billion (Thompson). Due to high costs, people question why money is being put toward space exploration when there are large amounts of human suffering on Earth. It seems as though putting even a small fraction of the money that is used to support space programs and exploration

Question 1: Apollo 13 was a successful failure because they got the astronauts home safely, but never completed their mission. Ken Mattingly was one of the astronauts that was suppose to go on the Apollo 13 mission, but two days before they were suppose to launch Ken’s blood work came back and they thought once he got into space, he would get the measles. The group's commander Jim Lovell had the decision to cut Ken from Apollo 13 mission and have Jack Swigert instead or wait until the next