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    A disgraced NASA Pilot gets a second chance when he’s sent into space to fix the Hubble Telescope‚ but when he uncovers a conspiracy to destroy Earth‚ he must stop it. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: CHARLIE HIM (40’s) is a disgraced NASA pilot that was fired from his job when he tested positive for marijuana. Charlie now struggles to pay his rent and care for SHE DOS SANTOS (30’s) a former orphan that he rescued and considers his sister. She has a noticeable Blue Parrot tattoo. She also has a reoccurring dream

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    technology seems to be more focused on curiosity and not on soon impending global issues and data. Although space encourages science to excel‚ innovate‚ and strive to succeed‚ some current technology needs to be focused on more than future technology. “NASA continues to wrestle with its own identity‚” says Anthony Janetos of the Pacific North-West National Laboratory. “Is it about exploring space? Is it about human exploration‚ is it about science‚ is it about exploring the outer universe‚ is it about

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    scientists and Americas best aeronautical engineers to first‚ at least‚ launch a spherical piece of aluminum into orbit‚ as the soviets just have. In 1958 when the United States launched Explorer I‚ the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) began working with full steam‚ devoting all time and money to getting a man into space‚ with the collaboration of the original mercury 7 astronauts. In 1955 a United States spy plane stumbled across a large site consisting of numerous missiles

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    The Space Race Three‚ two‚ one‚ blast off. The ship went up in smoke as it rose to the atmosphere and launched the first satellite into space. This achievement started the Space Race. The race to the Moon would be an excruciating and long task for the U.S. and the Soviet Union. First‚ The Soviet Union was winning and the U.S was falling behind. The Soviet Union launched the first ever satellite. The Soviet Union also put the first man into orbit. The U.S. Tried to launch a satellite but failed. President

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    Space exploration is not only expensive‚ but difficult; it is more challenging than the hardiest of our troubles. The colloquial phrase: “it’s not rocket science‚” is no misnomer. Even if NASA and other space agencies have the necessary resources to fund their research‚ they will hit the next mantle head on. It is time we discuss the scientific and environmental lenses. The best place to begin would be to explore the engineering technicalities

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    2011 NASA can be hope for a brighter future Ever since humanity has been able to see stars there have been a dream to visit one‚ but it wasn’t until 1957‚ that mankind took the first big step to accomplish that dream. In 1957‚ Soviet sent their Sputnik 1 in to orbit around earth‚ and we entered the space age. NASA‚ the national Aeronautics and Space Administration were founded in 1958‚ when the Americans realized they were facing a space race of huge proportions. From the beginning NASA held only

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    supposed to be taken at least ten miles apart have backdrops which are the exact same. NASA claims that this is because the moon is smaller than the earth therefore the horizons can look notably closer than what they actually are when looking at it. The hill backgrounds of all pictures have roughly the same shape and are almost identical but the objects in the foreground are always different. This indicates that NASA may have filmed this in a film studio and the same backdrop has been used in all scenes

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    First‚ I will explain how the actions of the USSR started The Space Race. Next‚ how the United States developed NASA and eventually landed the first man on the moon. Finally‚ the technologies that were developed for space travel and have now become household items we all use in everyday life. In the 1950’s‚ America was in an upswing. After the victory in WWll‚ the economy was rapidly expanding‚ the baby boom had begun and Levittown was built as an example of suburban living. In a different part

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    be upset; especially companies and employees. It helps people study the complexity of the Earth and other planets in the solar system‚ and alerts anyone of any danger in the atmosphere. The technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)‚ and other companies are coming out with now is incredible. These incredible space objects are helping create jobs‚ exploration‚ new technology‚ and even long term survival. The inspiration‚ exploration‚ and long term survival modes are all reasons

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    Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson is an African-American mathematician and physicist who is known for calculating the trajectories for many NASA missions. She was born on the 26th of August‚ 1918 in the town of White Sulphur Springs‚ West Virginia. Katherine was a very brilliant child and by the age of 13 she was attending the black West Virginia State College’s high school. At 18‚ she enrolled in the actual college graduating in 1937 with the most advanced honors. In 1939‚ Katherine was handpicked

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