History is filled with stories of world changing triumphs and unlikely victories. But entangled with these tales of success is tragedy and loss. As humans push themselves to explore and discover more of what is out there‚ mistakes and disasters are inevitable. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic‚ changed the views of women as aviators forever‚ and won many awards‚ as well as the recognition of the public eye. She set several other aviation records‚ only to tragically
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Hello and good morning ladies and gentlemen‚ honorable judges‚ worthy opponents‚ and our wonderful teacher. First‚ I would like to say thank you to side opposition for your wonderful speech. As the second speaker for side affirmative‚ I will begin by refuting and deconstructing some of the arguments put forth by side opposition‚ and then I will continue with the affirmative case. As side opposition has said that we should help starving and homeless people by ending the funds towards space research
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third-crew astronaut Pogue were actually involved in the development for 13 years of what became International Space Station and were able to share their experiences during the design planning. The International Space Station still has a long future‚ and NASA and its international partners are working to make sure that the International Space Station does realize its full potential. And it will owe much of that success to another space station‚ which orbited the Earth 30 years
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Bibliography: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/across-the-universe/2012/aug/05/curiosity-rover-nasa-life-mars http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/05/mars-rover-curiosity-ready-digging-life_n_1941822.html
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There are two main points of view surrounding this question and it is necessary to convey each belief and gain an informed outlook over both. Some people believing in the importance of exploring our solar system and in space exploration in general‚ and others arguing that it is unnecessary and a largely prominent section of these people believing that it is a waste of money and time. Both of these views are supported by strong pieces of proof and evidence and it is imperative to grasp each belief
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Union had rockets powerful enough to launch a satellite then they had rockets powerful enough to launch atomic bombs on the US ii. Need for secret surveillance of enemy territory and targets VI. Effects of the Space Race a. NASA increased its technology dramatically b. Food sterilization c. Change in educational system i. Focused mainly on math and science‚ for ex: astronomy‚ chemistry VII. Achievements of the Space Race a. Sent
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John Schwartz’s “The Long Countdown” is about the collaboration of the U.S. and Russia in their space programs. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has suspended America’s space shuttle program until the year 2015. So‚ American astronomers need to travel to Star City in Russia to get to the International Space Station. The living conditions in Star City were horrible in the past years‚ but Russia has taken great measures to improve the living conditions for the Americans. The U.S
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The Martian‚ a novel written by Andy Weir reveals themes that are experienced by Mark Watney on Mars. There are different themes expressed throughout his journey. The theme develops from the start when all of his crew members got back successfully except him. He then travels across Mars in order to gain communication with Earth. The themes that are revolved around man vs nature are reflected not only in Mars but Earth as well to ensure Watney gets back safe. We are introduced to the theme
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Neil Armstrong lied about the famous "one small step for man" words he spoke as he became the first man to take a step on the moon‚ according to new claims by his brother. The astronaut had always insisted that he had not planned those historic words in advance. However‚ in a recent interview‚ his brother has insisted that Armstrong came up with the words months prior to the Apollo mission in July 1969. He also has claimed that the original phrase did include the word "a" as Armstrong had so strongly
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space ship that could carry three people to 100 kilometers above the Earth’s surface‚ twice within two weeks. The prize was one by a group called SpaceShipOne‚ led by aerospace designer Burt Rutan and financier Paul Allen. Dr Buzz Aldrin‚ one of the NASA astronauts from Apollo 11 said‚ “I think the Ansari Xprize should be viewed as the beginning of one giant leap.”(Xprize Foundation) There had been space tourism prior to 2004‚ but it was much more expensive and not nearly as common. A company called
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