technology. The JWST cost $8.7 billion US (NASA JWST‚ 2016) and is scheduled to be launched in October 2018 and will offer unparalleled resolution from long-wavelength‚ visible light and near infra-red to mid infra-red regions (Ross‚ 2014). The JWST will have a unique and profound role in transforming the understanding of astrophysics and the origins of galaxies‚ stars‚ and planetary systems. This means the JWST
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negative effects‚ and groupthink is an example of the latter: Groupthink can lead to faulty decision making‚ ignored crucial alternatives‚ and varied ideas left behind. Furthermore‚ groupthink occurs when a group is highly cohesive‚ and the group members share strong relationships. Fortunately‚ there are many ways to avoid it‚ two of them are bringing people from the outside and letting people know that the leader of the group isn’t autocratic. One of the best ways to avoid groupthink is bringing people
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Annaclare Censoni Censoni 1 Mrs. Slifka English 3 May‚ 2013 The Race to Space- Ready‚ Set‚ Go! Today‚ technology growth is incredible‚ and advancements occur at a rapid rate. For Americans to adapt to new technology of CD’s from cassette tapes‚ it only took eighteen months. However‚ to convert from CD’s to MP3 technology‚ it only took an astonishing three months. What caused us to be able to develop this new technology so quickly? The Space Race can easily be
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After the exhausting World War II‚ a new battle soon arose in the early 1950’s and continued throughout the 1960’s for the United States: the Space Race. This heated competition began between the democratic United States and the communist Soviet Union‚ lead to immense costs‚ heightened rivalries and a blooming of scientific discoveries in the space exploration field. The extensive Space Race was just an element to the Cold War‚ an expanding strain between the Allies and Axis powers. Each side wanted
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through the years before actually stepping foot on the moon‚ and have also died in space as well during an expedition. These negative aspects of space travel are the main reasons why space travel is not worth its many costs. Space Travel: Should NASA be held responsible for the Apollo disasters‚ such as the preflight mission that Jim Loy‚ a scientist and astronomer‚ alludes to? On January 27‚ 1967‚ on launch pad 34‚ Edward White‚ Virgil (Gus) Grissom‚ and Roger Chaffee died in a fire‚ during a
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we can set foundations for future generations‚ discover new resources and the journey can bring people together. First of all‚ exploration is worth the risk because it can set foundations for future generations. In the movie‚ “Hidden Figures‚” the NASA Space Program‚ created a rocket that could keep a human alive in space while they orbited the Earth. This was the first fully-functional rocket. During the process in making the rocket‚ colored women were being accepted more as they helped (Hidden
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was a massive rivalry that stood between the United States and the then- Soviet Union which lasted for many years. During recent times‚ NASA sent a space shuttle‚ Atlantis‚ containing people in 2010. The Atlantis space shuttle is the last shuttle that NASA’s program is going to send into space. Over the years‚ space travel has become more and more advanced. But NASA has went to more of a satellite-base program‚ which shows why they are going to stop sending humans into
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America’s Talent: Gone “Are We Losing Our Edge”‚ an article published in Time‚ written by Michael D. Lemonick‚ discusses the competitive edge that America has against the rest of the world. The thesis that Lemonick conveys are future scientist and engineers around the world moved to America for its enormous resources‚ academic freedom‚ and history of excellence. However‚ the times have changed‚ and these scientist and engineers are now moving to their native land to continue research and development
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You can definitely see a source of light that is not the sun. NASA has tried to explain that it is the diverse landscape that causes the shadows seen on the moon. There is also a strange picture from a moon landing where you can faintly see what almost looks like a stage light used on sets of movies and other films
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The US spends only 3.41 billion on the space program as of 2011 and is getting smaller every year‚ while china spend 5.51 billion on their space program. On July 20th‚ 1969 2 million Americans watched Neil Armstong walk on the moon. As he walked on the surface‚ he said “that’s one step for man‚ and one giant leap for mankind”. As of 1972 the moon mission were stopped and the farthest we go now is the ISS (International Space Station). Now that we don’t explore space‚ we might never have a leap for
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