Fueling NASA‚ the Key to Unlocking the Universe Could Mars be the next planet humans inhabit? Who will be the first to determine how to get to this red-dirt home‚ the governments of the world or private companies? Robert Gebelhoff‚ in an article for the Washington Post‚ stated that the Space Race is far from over in today’s society‚ and the stakes are just as high as before (Gebelhoff 3). With the idea of leaving Earth looms overhead‚ scientists and engineers are busy at work coming up with theories
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Public Space Tourism “The idea gradually dawned around the turn of the twentieth century that the rocket was the key to space travel.” (History of Rocketry and Space Travel) Then in 1969‚ Lance Armstrong and Apollo 11 landed on the mood for the first time. Now over 40 years later‚ the thought of public tourism into outer space has become a reality. A big turning point in public space tourism was the SpaceX competition‚ which was held on October 4‚ 2004. There was a $10‚000‚000 prize to the
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Space Exploration: Why Bother? Name English Composition II Fawn vonFrohling May 25‚ 2013 Space Exploration: Why Bother? It is unarguable that there are problems here on Earth. From terrorism to health care and the economy‚ America and the rest of the world have problems that need to be solved. While there are problems here on Earth‚ the United States should continue to fund space exploration because it contributes to national security‚ stimulates the economy and leads to further technological
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It is human nature to explore one’s surroundings. People have never known what is beyond our world‚ or beyond the Earth’s stratosphere. Spacecrafts are the answer. There are different kinds of spacecrafts‚ like probes‚ satellites‚ and rockets. Satellites do not contain people‚ but they are built to send pictures and videos back to Earth. The Voyager missions are one of the most successful satellites ever built. The Voyager missions changed the way we explore space today‚ encounter interstellar space
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In 1960s‚ the USSR and the US‚ as pioneers‚ devoted dramatic enthusiasm to exploring the Venus. However‚ from 1961 to 1969‚ there were only 2 successful ones from 18 missions. The first successful mission is Flyby‚ conducted by the US in 22nd July 1962. On 27th August 1962‚ the US released the "Mariner 2"‚ which approached to the Venus on 14th December 1962 (Jet Propulsion Laboratory‚ 1962). The atmospheric temperature on the Venus was gauged by the microwave radiometer on “Mariner 2”‚ and the
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When people think about NASA’s accomplishments‚ many people (can only or will) mention space exploration‚ but if you show them a few of NASA’s recent inventions they will begin to see the greater side of NASA. Over the years there have been many major medical innovations that have helped save lives but if you trace back their origins back there have been many that have been based on one of NASA’s many inventions. Infrared ear thermometers use astronomy technology to measure the amount of energy
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The Hubble Space Telescope was launched after a two-year delay on April 24th‚ 1990 from the space shuttle Discovery. This telescope has a length of 13.2 meters and a weight at launch that was 11‚110 kg. It is a space-based optical reflective telescope that observes distant and faint objects. (NASA) One of the most important discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope has to be that it has revealed the age of the universe to be 13 to 14 billion years old‚ this was a huge improvement from the earth based
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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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Before there was the International Space Station‚ before there was Mir‚ there was Skylab. The International Space Station has been home to eight resident crews who have performed fantastic research in the microgravity of Earth orbit. But none of this would have been possible without Skylab. From the launch on May 14‚ 1973‚ to the return of its final crew on Feb. 8‚ 1974‚ the Skylab program proved that humans can live and work in outer space for extended periods of time. Pete Conrad‚ Paul Weitz and
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Should Humans Move to Mars? “It’s a fixer-upper of a planet‚ but we could make it work.” [Elon Musk‚ CEO of SpaceX] The idea of colonizing Mars seems pretty far away‚ but consider Apollo. No one thought it could happen except NASA‚ and it seems like that is true for Mars One. Mars One could help humans more than just unhinging that need to explore and find new things. Colonizing Mars could help people fix dwindling resources‚ fix overpopulation‚ and escape global warming. Natural fuel is a very
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