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Anyone who thought Star Wars couldn't become more popular is wrong. It now appears that NASA is actually talking about it. Also, the XPRIZE Foundation recently launched a global competition for companies to map the seafloor and explore ocean mysteries. The winner of this competition is set to make a good amount of money as well. NASA SAYS THEY CAN MAKE A STAR WARS DEATH STAR What seems like a science fiction dream could soon be a reality. A NASA engineer, Brian Muirhead, actually stated that the

Nicholas Wonosaputra Mrs. Laura Randazzo Honors Freshman English 26 January 2016 The System of Change The English Imperial System of measurement has become a symbol of pride for the United States, yet also the cause for the country’s isolation, and internal confusion. It is due to these inconveniences that Lincoln Chaffee, a 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and former Rhode Island governor, states that the country must, “be bold [and] join the rest of the world and go metric” (Jaffe). Such

prepare an individual's mind and body for space. Beyond the physical strain that is placed on a person's body from the actual flight traveling to space, there is added strain to a body the longer the Astronaut is in space. NASA has recognized the necessity for a program to prepare the Astronauts for their mission to space, in addition to post rehabilitation upon returning to earth. NASA Selection Process Finding the appropriate person to send to space, as well as preparing them for travel, is a

missions into space. • Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, has been trying to get a manned mission to Mars since 2002; it was the reason that he started his own business to build and improve on rocket technology. • Bill Nye (the science guy), Executive Director of the Planetary Society, is also a mechanical engineer who worked for Boeing. He believes in manned missions to and from Mars. • Neil deGrasse Tyson, public educator, author, and honoree of the Public Welfare Medal, believes that human space exploration

Space Exploration: A Future in Need of Support When put into the context of the entirety of human history, space exploration is a very recent development. However, how recent the development is does not hamper the vital importance of space exploration, both within the current climate of society and within the future of humanity. Unfortunately, lack of proper planning on the part of the American federal government has left NASA, the federal agency for space exploration, tragically under supported

In 2035, NASA astronaut Mark Watney, a botanist and mechanical engineer, has been left stuck on Mars after the crew of the Ares 3 mission were forced to evacuate from their Martian habitat (in Acidalia Planitia due to an intense dust storm with high winds. Watney was impaled by satellite dish during the evacuation and believed dead. His injury are minor, but with no way to contact Earth, Watney must rely on his own skills to survive. He begins a log of his experiences for those who might discover

water for this long period of time is impossible. Conversely, the lecturer brings up the idea that astronauts can use hydroponic. Hydroponics is a technique by which astronauts can cultivate their food in water instead of soil and it takes a little space. The hydroponic technique can be used for recycling the waste water and makes

President Reagan read his speech in public with so much care for the people and their families. Some examples that shows that he cares is that in the first paragraph he says “We know we share this pain with all of the people of our country”. This part of speech says a lot because he is referring to that the deaths of the astronauts has not been hard on the families but also on the country. President Reagan wants the audience and the crowd watching to feel the pain and also the astronauts were brave

Have you ever thought about exploring space? In the text “From Packing For Mars” they discuss some reasons why we shouldn’t spend valuable resources. Even though some people think that we should spend our valuable resources, I think that we shouldn’t. To begin, it is expensive and that there are risks for going into space. In “ From packing for Space” they say that it is expensive because its 500 billion dollars. This is important because it would be most of our valuable resources going into the

This film is about three astronauts, they are Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise. In April 1970, on the glory days of the Apollo Space Program, NASA sent Navy Captain Jim Lowell and two other astronauts to the fifth mission to the moon on the America. Only fifty five hours into the Apollo 13 aircraft, the disaster occurred on a mysterious explosion rocked the ship, and soon its oxygen and power began draining away. Commander Jim Lovell and his crew watched the alarm when the cockpit was getting