The adhesion device‚ the gecko gripper was sent into orbit at the International Space Station to observe its abilities and designs‚ but for a short duration. The redesign of the gecko gripper experiment would focus on the functionality in the daily lives of the astronauts as well as other opportunities to implement the device in conjunction with the LEMUR‚ the Limbed Excursion Mechanical Utility Robot to operate in reparations to the spacecraft. Additional equipment would be needed to support the
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Life as we knew it is a book about a girl named Miranda who lives in Pennsylvania with her older brother Matt‚ her younger brother Jonny‚ and her mother Laura. Things haven’t been the same around them anymore when suddenly an asteroid hits the moon and knocks it out of orbit. Closer to the Earth. This is causing there to be massive tidal waves and tsunamis that took out the power and the phone lines. Miranda’s mother over reacts and stocks up on everything like canned foods and toiletries. As Miranda
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Asteroid Belt‚ the Earth‚ the Solar System (star: the Sun)‚ the Local Group | | | c. The Earth‚ the Solar System (star: the Sun)‚ the Andromeda Galaxy‚ the Local Group | | | d. The Earth‚ the Solar System (star: the Sun)‚ the Milky Way Galaxy‚ the
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In recent decades‚ Charles Darwin’s explanation of evolution through natural selection has been challenged by an alternative theory called‚ Intelligent Design or Creationism. A growing number of science teachers and school boards are struggling with how to present students with the facts‚ even acknowledging the existence of an argument has become controversial. In the past‚ people believed that some features in nature that of the world‚ such as some features of living things‚ are explained better
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extinction of certain animal species and plants that is facing the Earth today has been compared to‚ although some scientists suspect worse than‚ the extinction of the dinosaurs. The annihilation of the dinosaurs was caused by the collision of a large asteroid with the Earth. This current mass extinction‚ however‚ is different than any of the five mass extinctions that have been seen by the earth because this extinction is manmade‚ not natural. With the search for new resources to support mans ever-growing
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on the mechanics of orbits‚ which he researched on long before computers and other machines were capable of doing the work. Throughout the 1960s and 70s he worked for Nasa as a consultant‚ helping them put the first man on the Moon. He also had an asteroid named after him‚ 5806 Archie-Roy. Despite all of his many accomplishments in the educational and research field‚ he became widely known by the public for his work in the spirit world. He began his journey into researching spirits after he lost his
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Impact craters are geologic structures formed when a large meteorite‚ asteroid or comet smashes in to a planet or a satellite. Meteorites are small rocks in space that hit the earth’s atmosphere at a high velocity. Throughout their history they have heavily bombarded all the inner bodies in our solar system. In this experiment we will use marbles as our meteorites‚ these will be free falling objects that will be used to copy an asteroid impact. The surfaces of the Moon‚ Mars and Mercury‚ where other geologic
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKES‚ TSUNAMI AND CYCLONES EARTHQUAKES What are Earthquakes? ← An earthquake (also known as a quake‚ tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency‚ type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. Earthquakes are measured with a seismometer; a device which also records is known as a seismograph. The moment
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INTRODUCTION Apple Computer‚ the Cupertino‚ California-based company ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple computer is one of America’s most inventive companies. It developed many of the features that computer users have come to take for granted‚ including the graphical user interface‚ the mouse‚ the laser printer‚ and the color monitor. In the last 10 years alone‚ the company has issued
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Yr 10 Religion | Assessment Task 2 | | Should All Nuclear Weapons be Destroyed | | Isabel | 10/19/2012 | | “All Nuclear Weapons should be destroyed” S ince 1945‚ when the first nuclear bomb was exploded by the Manhattan Project team in the US‚ nuclear weapons have proliferated across the globe. Currently‚ the US has about 7‚000 warheads and the nations of the former Soviet Union have approximately 6‚000. There are enough nuclear weapons in the world to destroy all civilization
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