The Challenger was described in a book about 1960s American cars as Dodge’s "answer to the Mustang and Camaro. It was one of two Chrysler E-body cars‚ the other being the slightly smaller Plymouth Barracuda. "Both the Challenger and Barracuda were available in a staggering number of trim and option levels" and were intended "to compete against cars like the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang‚ and to do it while offering virtually every engine in Chrysler’s inventory." However‚ the Challenger was "a
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When people think about NASA’s accomplishments‚ many people (can only or will) mention space exploration‚ but if you show them a few of NASA’s recent inventions they will begin to see the greater side of NASA. Over the years there have been many major medical innovations that have helped save lives but if you trace back their origins back there have been many that have been based on one of NASA’s many inventions. Infrared ear thermometers use astronomy technology to measure the amount of energy
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would you characterize the broader context surrounding the January 1986 teleconference? What impact might that have on the group’s decision making process? The Challenger Launch decision on January 28th 1986‚ proved to be one of the crucial decisions ever made as it lead to one of space science’s most talked about disasters. The Challenger launch project was faced by a major financial constraint owing to the ongoing Vietnam War. Thiokol won the contract to build the SRBs since they asked for a lower
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The culture within NASA is made up of several subcultures defined by the individual units among the organization however; there is a dominant culture that represents NASA as a whole. To clarify‚ subcultures make up a unique set of values within parts of the organization were as a dominant culture is a distinctive set of values that reflect the perceptions shared throughout the entire organization. The dominant cultures outlined by NASA include a culture of safety‚ a culture of schedule efficiency
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Since the beginning of time there have always been those that have opposed exploration of uncharted lands. This statement holds truth also for the NASA program since the beginning when President John F. Kennedy’s vision was to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade.’ Instead of all the opposition of NASA and questions such as‚ "Why should we go to space?" I believe people should ask themselves‚ "Why shouldn’t we go to space?" Christopher Columbus didn’t have to sail over the Atlantic Ocean
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of the problems that have been helped with the research done through space travel | Unsafe food- Faced with the problem of how and what to feed an astronaut in a sealed capsule under weightless conditions while planning for human space flight‚ NASA enlisted the aid of The Pillsbury Company to address two principal concerns: eliminating crumbs of food that might contaminate the spacecraft’s atmosphere and sensitive instruments‚ and assuring absolute freedom from potentially catastrophic disease-producing
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2. Background 2.1 NASA Short History The National Aeronautics and Space Administration which was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower is the United States government agency responsible for civilian space program as aeronautic and aerospace research. When it began operations on October 1‚ 1958‚ NASA absorbed the 46-year-old National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics‚ NACA. A significant contributor to NASA’s entry into the Space Race with the Soviet Union was the technology from the German
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America has seen many disasters. Pearl Harbor is one of the disasters that affected America in many ways. The Challenger explosion affected America in a similar way. January 28‚ 1986‚ one of America’s greatest space shuttles‚ exploded in front of a live audience (Challenger disaster history.com pg.1). The Challenger launch was one of the most publicized launches because it was the first time a teacher was going into space. The launch was being broadcast across the nation live from Kennedy Space Center
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your onboard printer working away‚ and then reality hits you. It is your daily 6 foot long list of tasks that NASA has sent you after they finished their daily gripe session about being overworked‚ understaffed‚ and underpaid. NASA sure knew how to treat the three Skylab crews. Team 1‚ led by Conrad‚ seemed to really exhibit E-to-P and P-to-O expectancies. Conrad sold the crew and NASA on the team giving up their scheduled day off to catch up on experiments and
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On January 28‚ 1986 the Challenger exploded. The challenger was a program for Christa McAuliffe to learn more about space. This was suppose to help school children learn and advance their education in space & Technology. Christa McAuliffe went on the challenger with 7 trained astronauts. Christa McAuliffe was a teacher from New Hampshire. The challenger was supposed to be a huge advancement in space learning. Unfortunately‚ 73 seconds after lift-off the challenger had blown up. This was a big tragedy
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