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    The U.S. was so focused on the space race because it would show the world that the U.S. was the greatest. Having men on the moon would show unequal strength from the U.S. Landing on the moon would show other countries, especially Russia, that we could make big decisions and carry them out. The U.S. has been hit with another decision to go to Mars. This would also show a great deal of economic strength, but unless we are in need of showing power, this is unnecessary. We proved to the world that the

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    stress were some of the things that I felt at the time. My friends were doing all they could do to fix the problem. One was listening to whatever the engineers said while the other was trying to build a oxygen tank from spare parts we had in the shuttle. It had been roughly fifty six hours, and we had travelled two hundred thousand miles away from Earth. There is nothing or no one around us; just a empty, cold, dark void that surrounded us.We were missing potable water, we had very limited power

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    Identify where in the video each of the following is occurring: empowerment, teamwork and communication. Empowerment: This was witnessed on several occasions. The crew on Earth, provided reassurance to the space crew while launching their rocket. They were able to give them needed information to perform all tasks necessary while launching. Another instance that stood out was when the crew on Earth asked the astronaut what he thought they needed to do, once there was a technical difficulty on the

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    "Gravity" is a film in which the main character changes, this film is directed by Alfonso Cuaron, is about Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock), who is in space on a mission but she has to face many obstacles during the movie and the director, Alfonso Cuaron says that for him it is a "drama about a woman in space" and it is an Oscar winning movie for visual effects, sounds, film editing and directing. The protagonist Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is an engineer-astronaut and Matt Kowalski (George Clooney)

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    which bears it’s own set of risks, especially when the entirety of the shuttle program was plagued with issues up until the Challenger incident. Initially, America put a ton of resources into the space program in order to achieve the goal of winning the Space Race. Once that goal was achieved, America’s space program was scaled down to a fraction of the previous budget (space.com article). Out of the small budget, the shuttle program came into existence. During it’s conception, various bedget cuts

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    7 10/15/17 The Importance of Taking Risks Beowulf set his ego aside and hurdled into the face of danger in order to defeat a greater evil and liberate the people of Heorot from the demonic grasp of Grendel. The crew aboard the Challenger brought America together and helped us insure the safety of future astronauts. Tom pushed his body to the edge to live the life he dreamed of. Risks are imperative in life. Even beginning life, they are our instinct. We learn to crawl despite the bruises on our knees

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    Ronald Reagan Ethos

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    President Reagan in his grief driven, yet inspiring speech “Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger Address to the Nation,” he expresses the nation’s collective anguish in the wake of the accident. Reagan’s purpose is to praise the lost astronauts for their service and assure to NASA and the rest of America that, even if these deaths happened, they should continue working towards space explorations for future generations. He adopts a somber yet reflective tone in order to evoke a sense of a silver

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    28, 1986, seven brave people boarded the Challenger space shuttle. All of America sat around their televisions watching and waiting for the space shuttle to finally lift off. One of the seven people aboard this shuttle was Christa McAuliffe, a teacher in the Teachers in Space program and would have been the first civilian to go into space. Her students were invited to come to NASA and watch. The engines roar sounded loudly and the shuttle finally left the ground. It was an illuminating sight to

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    highlight a real world example, President Ronald Reagan’s “Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger Address to the Nation” speech represents an elegant expression of both mourning and reassurance following a traumatic experience. On January 28, 1986, the President delivered this poignant yet encouraging address to a heartbroken nation. The citizens of America were distressed over the recent morning Challenger shuttle explosion. Thus, it was Reagan’s ultimate objective to soothe a grief-stricken, deeply

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    The Space Shuttle ‘Challenger’ Tragedy Address Nineteen years ago, seventy-three seconds after liftoff, the space shuttle Challenger exploded and three astronauts lost their lives in a terrible accident on the ground. “ The Space Shuttle ‘Challenger’ Tragedy Address”, delivered by President Ronald Reagan, on 28 January 1986, at the White House, in Washington, D. C. He spoke about the terrible tragedy of the shuttle Challenger, where the nation lost three astronauts. Reagan talk about the mourning

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