Meta: Forget the Space Race‚ as 888 are now bringing players Adventures in Orbit. From the reels to the outer stratosphere‚ never has it been any more rewarding to play amongst the stars. Adventures in Orbit If have ever had dreams of being a space traveler and blasting into outer space‚ then Adventures in Orbit is the game for you. This game has a distinct space theme‚ with stars adorning the background. The symbols used are also carrying a space-inspired flair. In this game you are put into the
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My astronaut is Gus Grissom. What interests me about Gus Grissom is that he had such a normal life. He grew up in a small town with three siblings‚ and was an average student in school. His school principal thought of him as "an average solid citizen who studied just about enough to get a diploma." He didn’t study that much and didn’t have any education or school goals. Even though he wasn’t the best student‚ he joined the military‚ got a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering‚ and then joined
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Apollo 13 was planned as a Type H mission; Apollo 13 was the third mission to land on the moon. The spacecraft lifted off on April 11‚ 1970. The three crew members were Commander James A. Lovell‚ Command Module Pilot John L. Swigert‚ and Lunar Module Pilot Fred W. Haise. Unfortunately‚ two days later the oxygen tank exploded which force them to terminate lunar landing. According to NASA‚ Apollo 13 seem to be the smoothest flight till the first 55 hours and 46 minutes‚ nine minutes after the TV broadcast
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To boldly go where NO other 77-year old has gone before. John Glenn was the first American to EVER orbit the earth‚ and later on he was the oldest man to EVER go into space! John Glenn had a very interesting life. He was an astronaut‚ he served in the military‚ he was a husband‚ father‚ grandfather‚ and even a senator. His early life was very important to him‚ being an astronaut was a big part of his life‚ and being a Marine Aviator was something that showed his true patriotism. When John Glenn
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Space exploration is not worth the cost. Space exploration is not worth the cost because it is not losing the lives of astronauts. It is also not worth the money that is being spent to make the rocket ship. Also there would not be a lot of income. First of all space exploration is not worth the cost because it is not worth losing the lives astronauts lives. Even though there are people willing to go to space they can lose their lives while leaving the atmosphere. An example is the 1986 challenger
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The three astronauts is planing to go the moon with Apollo 13 spaceship in 1970. They are Alan Shepard‚ Fred Haise‚ Ken Mattingly. Apollo trips plan was change at that time because Alan Shepard have a problem with one of his ears and he can’t go on Apollo 13. So Jim Lovell took his place. They have their own responsibility‚ Ken is the command module pilot‚ Fred and Jim are lunar module pilots. The command module is home for astronauts on space and small lunar module use when astronauts down to the
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Sally Ride: The Pioneer Throughout history‚ it is evident that women have been oppressed in one way or another. Whether it be from unequal salaries or having less opportunities as men. Women all around the world have strived to get the same rights as men have and this is seen in different fields. Sally Ride‚ the youngest and the first American women to go to space is an inspiration to women all around the world for opening doors for women. Sally Ride’s encounters in the field‚ her space exploration
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The Space Age February 2013‚ asteroid 2012 DA14 is plummeting towards Earth. My science class at Crestwood Junior High was chatting about this amazing phenomenon. Most of the class is just counting down the minutes until the bell rings. But I had just started my journey through the unknown‚ that is still going on today. Wanting to learn all I can about spacecrafts‚ planets‚ asteroids‚ and the many other things around us. From some of the first spacecrafts‚ all the way to cool technologies that
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until there is light; the darkness reveals the dark side of the moon‚ then the earth and the sun rising behind it. This new perspective ignites our imagination and curiosity. It offers us life and death‚ beginnings and endings. In the film‚ a space mission to Jupiter is led by Bowman (Keir Dullea) and Poole (Gary Lockwood)‚ in order to trace signals being transmitted there by a monolith discovered on Earth’s moon. Overseeing the voyage is a supercomputer known as HAL 9000 (voice of Douglas Rain)
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Gravity was nominated‚ and won‚ the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 2014. After one look at the space inspired thriller you can see there are plenty of reasons why Gravity won and earned the award. Gravity’s cinematographer‚ Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki‚ worked closely with director Alfonso Cuarón and visual effects supervisor Tim Webber to create a film set almost entirely in zero gravity. The audience is not just seeing space‚ but they are taken along what seems to be the most realistic view
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