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    Chapter 13 Review Chapter Review: A. Describe the influence of Chinese culture on Heian Japan. In the Taika and Nara‚ Japanese peaked in their selective borrowing from Chinese culture. In 646‚ the Japanese tried to introduce the Taika Reforms‚ to change the imperial administration to resemble the Chinese(thought it had little effect in Heian Period).Previously‚ Japanese scholars tried mastering Chinese characters and wrote dynastic histories like those used by emperors in China. In the

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    Before baseline 11-10 launches‚ the distance rocket traveled 6.73m and weighed 1.12 grams and the seconds rocket went .92 seconds and weighed .95 grams. By adding some cardstock for fins and taking off my clay and replacing it with tape it went quite a bit further and it went quite a bit faster‚ the weight was .93 grams. With the weight taken off‚ the rocket went 1.796 m farther. For the baseline launches‚ the distance average was 7.465m and .91 seconds and for the height the average was 2

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    Bibliography: Human Relations‚ Vol 44‚ no 6‚ 1991‚ Group desicion fiascos continue: Space Shuttle challenger and a revised group think framework‚ Gregory Moorhead‚ page 541‚ [Janis‚ 1972‚ P. 8] Transformational leadership‚ corporate Cultism and Spirituality paradigm: An unholy trinity in the workplace‚ Denis Tourish and Ashly Pinnington‚ Shamir

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    The space shuttles are retiring for many reasons. First‚ their main job is to carry heavy items to the ISS. That work is nearing completion. Second‚ the shuttles are getting old. They have been flying since 1981. Third‚ the shuttles are expensive to run. NASA needs this money for other programs. In 2004‚ President George W. Bush said he wanted astronauts to return to the moon. Eventually‚ he imagined travel to Mars. To do this‚ NASA needed to build a new spaceship. This would be expensive. NASA

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    explosion‚ one has to look at some of the key reasons that led to the disaster. As documented by the commission‚ there was not necessarily conflict at NASA or at Morton Thiokol‚ but more a hesitancy to “raise a red flag.” Questions were raised‚ but the flag was not waved high enough. During the course of the investigation‚ it was discovered that NASA and Morton Thiokol had vigorously debated the wisdom of operating the shuttle in the cold temperatures predicted for the next day. The investigation

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    assassination attempt on the Pope and President Reagan in 1981. NASA had it’s share of excitement in the 80’s too‚ even though some events weren’t things to celebrate. NASA sent Sally Ride as the first woman to Space on June 18th‚ 1983‚ but in 1986 things took a bad turn around for NASA when the space shuttle “Challenger” exploded shortly after lift-off on January 28th (Jennifer Rosenberg). On top of all those events; between 1981 and 1983‚ 1‚450 people were infected with AIDS (most of them being gay/bisexual

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    In January of 1985‚ the Space Shuttle Challenger was scheduled for launch‚ the initial launch date scheduled for January 22‚ 1986. Most of the initial planning(assessing payloads/cargo space) went through without fault. The flight personnel were on track with training and the launch seemed to be a go.(NASA.gov) Many problems would arise‚ some stemming from previous knowledge‚ dating back to 1977‚ the initial test of Martin Thiokol Institute’s or MTI’s Solid Rocket Booster. The Solid Rocket

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    Space Shuttles: | The Life of Them | | Kionna Jones | | 7th period | 11/29/2010 | | Space Shuttles The Space Shuttle is an American spacecraft operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for orbital human spaceflight missions. The Space Shuttle is part of the Space Transportation System (STS). Space Shuttles are one of the most talked about aircrafts. The Shuttle is a reusable launch and reentry vehicle that saves on the costs that were once required

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    Reagan delivered his speech about The Challenger Disaster. The speech was made just hours after space shuttle “Challenger” exploded during take-off‚ killing all seven crew members on board. Thousands witnessed this horrifying event live in person and on television. A big factor about this launch‚ making the explosion an even worse disaster was the fact that this mission was very unique. For the first time‚ NASA allowed a civilian to be allowed in space during a mission. She was aboard The Challenger

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    On January 28th‚ 1986‚ former President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation after Space Shuttle Challenger was unsuccessful and took seven lives. President Reagan came on live television to address and mourn the loss of lives that were taken that day. He wanted them to be remembered for how hard they worked not for dying on an unsuccessful space mission. On that day seven lives were lost but they were lost doing something that they loved and were passionate about doing. In his address to the national

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