INTRODUCTION Since the beginning stages of NASA’s birth‚ there have been numerous cases of unfortunate but possibly preventable failure and disappointment. Looking back in time not only at the Columbia but also the Challenger shuttle missions‚ one can see and briskly imagine what went wrong and how the crises could’ve been prevented. Also‚ one can see how these problems were not addressed in time and in proper manner. As we take a look back‚ we can pin point many problems that occurred with communication
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In April of 2015‚ the Hubble Space Telescope celebrated the 25th anniversary of its launch from the Kennedy Space Center in 1990. Despite its success‚ Hubble has seen its share of setbacks throughout its history. Astronomer Lyman Spitzer Jr. first conceived the idea of a telescope in space in 1947‚ but it took another thirty years before it came true (Overbye). After twelve years of building‚ Hubble was ready‚ and was set to launch in 1983. However‚ technical delays forced the launch to be pushed
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N.A.S.A. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or N.A.S.A. is the United States agency that deals with our Space Program‚ our Aeronautics Program‚ and our Aerospace Program. N.A.S.A. was established on July 29‚ 1958‚ became operational on October 1st‚ 1958 and replaced the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (N.A.C.A). Some of N.A.S.A.’s projects include the Skylab space station‚ the Apollo missions‚ and the Space Shuttle program. Currently it is developing the Orion Multi-Purpose
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Pacific Ocean‚ near Samoa (3). The Apollo crew may have not been able to complete their original mission‚ but when they were faced with a serious problem the crew proved that they could handle it. The near disaster reminded everyone of the peril of space travel. They were successful in the sense that NASA was able to work through this effectively and save the lives of the three men that were brave enough to go on the mission
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On February 1‚ 2003 a great American tragedy occurred as NASA’s space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry to Earth‚ killing all seven crew members on board. This marked the 28th and final mission for one of the United State’s most prestigious orbiters. During the weeks and months following this tragedy‚ many people asked “why” such a terrible event occurred. And while the root-cause may seem obvious now‚ many theories were raised by Congress‚ the press and engineers within NASA. More
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Highlighting and Underlining Exercise A. Direction: Identify words or phrases that need underlining or italicizing in the following sentences. 1. "Au revoir mes étudiants‚" my French professor said to his students. 2. The bee went bzzz as it flew past my ear. 3. The shelf to your left has the Chicago Times‚ the New York Times‚ USA Today‚ and the L.A. Times; the one on the right has the news magazines TIME‚ Newsweek‚ and U.S. News and World Report. 4. Number the Stars‚ written
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2. ASSESSMENT OF THE CALAMITY The crash stunned the people in Mackay‚ particularly the military. There were few eyewitnesses to the calamity and much confusion. Captain Samuel Cutler‚ the executive officer of the U.S. Army Rest Area at Mackay‚ recorded some details of the incident in his personal wartime dairy.16 The day before the crash‚ he wrote: Sunday‚ June 13th‚ 1943 Saw CBA Flying Fortress test hopping over us. Our Major Diller was aboard with Lt. Gidcumb as pilot. The B-17 was in good
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References: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (2012). Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved from http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttle_faq.html#1 Velasquez‚ M. G. (2012). Business Ethics Concepts and Cases (Seventh ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson Education
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The loss of the space shuttle Columbia prompted an investigation to determine the factors that contributed to the accident. Essential to the investigation was collecting and analyzing data associated not only with the Columbia accident‚ but that of the 1987 loss of the space shuttle Challenger. Evidence from the investigation indicated that lessons learned from the Challenger were not necessarily applied to the shuttle program and may have been instrumental in the loss of the Columbia. It was determined
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The Space Shuttle Program; Beginning of The Future We have made much progress on our knowledge about what is beyond our atmosphere. We have put a man on the moon and have educated our society about our universe. We have built an international space station that allows human beings to live outside our atmosphere for years‚ researching and studying so that we may understand Earth in a much better way. We have learned so much about our world‚ and a lot of it is thanks to the Space Shuttle Program
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