Scratch-Resistant Lenses Research Paper
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Scratch-resistant Lenses
Scratch-resistant lenses were developed by NASA by applying a diamond-like lubricating coat over plastic lenses. This application was originally used in the space program in a "dual ion-beam bonding process." Today, the coating is still used on hard resin plastic used in most eye glasses that people wear every day.
Freeze-Dried Food
Humans need food, and astronauts in space are no exception. To keep the astronauts food fresh NASA adopted the practice of freeze-drying food. This process proved effective on food and allowed for extended manned space flights such as the Apollo flights. In the process, the food is frozen and then most of the moisture is removed from the frozen object. The moisture is removed …show more content…
· One purpose of Operation Paperclip was to deny German scientific knowledge and expertise to the Soviet Union and the UK and to divide Germany itself.
· Of particular interest were scientists specializing in aerodynamics and rocketry (such as those involved in the V-1 and V-2 projects), chemical weapons, chemical reaction technology and medicine. These scientists and their families were secretly brought to the United States, without State Department review and approval; their service for Hitler's Third Reich and the classification of many as war criminals or security threats also disqualified them from officially obtaining visas. An aim of the operation was capturing equipment before the Soviets came in. The US Army destroyed some of the German equipment to prevent it from being captured by the advancing Soviet Army.
· The majority of the scientists (almost 500) were deployed at White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico, Fort Bliss, Texas and Huntsville, Alabama to work on guided missile and ballistic missile technology. This in turn led to the foundation of NASA and the US ICBM …show more content…
· It was the progenitor of all modern rockets, including those used by the U.S. and Soviet Union's space programs. During the aftermath of WWII the American, Soviet and British governments all gained access to the V-2's technical designs and the actual German scientists responsible for creating the rockets, via Operation Paperclip, Operation Osoaviakhim and Operation Backfire
· The weapon was presented by Nazi propaganda as a retaliation for the bombers that attacked ever more German cities from 1942 until Germany surrendered.
· Over 3,000 V-2s were launched as military rockets by the German Wehrmacht against Allied targets during the war, mostly London and later Antwerp. The attacks resulted in the death of an estimated 7,250 military personnel and civilians, while 12,000 forced laborers were killed producing the weapons.
· http://www.metacafe.com/watch/243002/german_v2_rocket_launch_failures/
Nazi Rocket
Scratch-resistant Lenses
Scratch-resistant lenses were developed by NASA by applying a diamond-like lubricating coat over plastic lenses. This application was originally used in the space program in a "dual ion-beam bonding process." Today, the coating is still used on hard resin plastic used in most eye glasses that people wear every day.
Freeze-Dried Food
Humans need food, and astronauts in space are no exception. To keep the astronauts food fresh NASA adopted the practice of freeze-drying food. This process proved effective on food and allowed for extended manned space flights such as the Apollo flights. In the process, the food is frozen and then most of the moisture is removed from the frozen object. The moisture is removed …show more content…
· One purpose of Operation Paperclip was to deny German scientific knowledge and expertise to the Soviet Union and the UK and to divide Germany itself.
· Of particular interest were scientists specializing in aerodynamics and rocketry (such as those involved in the V-1 and V-2 projects), chemical weapons, chemical reaction technology and medicine. These scientists and their families were secretly brought to the United States, without State Department review and approval; their service for Hitler's Third Reich and the classification of many as war criminals or security threats also disqualified them from officially obtaining visas. An aim of the operation was capturing equipment before the Soviets came in. The US Army destroyed some of the German equipment to prevent it from being captured by the advancing Soviet Army.
· The majority of the scientists (almost 500) were deployed at White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico, Fort Bliss, Texas and Huntsville, Alabama to work on guided missile and ballistic missile technology. This in turn led to the foundation of NASA and the US ICBM …show more content…
· It was the progenitor of all modern rockets, including those used by the U.S. and Soviet Union's space programs. During the aftermath of WWII the American, Soviet and British governments all gained access to the V-2's technical designs and the actual German scientists responsible for creating the rockets, via Operation Paperclip, Operation Osoaviakhim and Operation Backfire
· The weapon was presented by Nazi propaganda as a retaliation for the bombers that attacked ever more German cities from 1942 until Germany surrendered.
· Over 3,000 V-2s were launched as military rockets by the German Wehrmacht against Allied targets during the war, mostly London and later Antwerp. The attacks resulted in the death of an estimated 7,250 military personnel and civilians, while 12,000 forced laborers were killed producing the weapons.
· http://www.metacafe.com/watch/243002/german_v2_rocket_launch_failures/
Nazi Rocket