Is space exploration worth the cost? by David Livingston Monday‚ January 21‚ 2008 Editor’s Note: On January 11‚ the New York Times blog “Freakonomics” published a lengthy post titled “Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost? A Freakonomics Quorum”. The post featured comments provided by a number of people‚ including David Livingston‚ in response to the question. The part attributed to Dr. Livingston was just a highly-edited version of what he originally submitted to the Times. What follows is
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On February 1‚ 2003‚ the Space shuttle Columbia (STS-107) disintegrated upon reentry in to earth’s atmosphere on its approach to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). What was discovered by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) was more than mechanical failure. The CAIB described the catastrophe as a perfect storm of internal and external pressures that undermined NASA’s policies on safety. These pressures weakened NASA’s safety policies and set the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107) on
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The space expedition has become one of the hottest topics in the last few decades. Many space research programs are searching for lives on other planets such as Mars‚ Jupiter etc. They are searching billions of dollars every year on these researches. On the other hand‚ there are many people‚ who believe that these space expeditions are simply waste of resources. Both sides will be discussed below and my opinion to which holds the weight will be given. At the outset‚ there are numerous reasons why
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and the Public The presence of public space in a city is integral to the development of its citizens. Individuals can find themselves disconnected from their community when there are no areas in the city to intermingle. In “Brave New Neighborhoods‚” Margaret Kohn describes a public space as “a place that is owned by the government‚ accessible to everyone without restriction‚ and/or fosters communication and interaction” (11). Legacy Gardens is a public space located at the back entrance of Douglas
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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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clean energy –SPACE SOLAR POWER STATION 1. R. Sneha Lakshmi 2. V.Naga Prathap III B.Tech AEROSPACE DEPARTMENT‚ SRM UNIVERSITY‚ KATTANKULATHUR‚ TAMILNADU 1.snehalakshmirksl@yahoo.in 2. ngprthp81@gmail.com 1. +917845240907 2. +919176796262 ABSTRACT: Every square meter of space receives 1.366KW of solar radiation which is beamed down to earth has been reduced to 250W per square meter due to atmospheric absorption and other factors. This has led to the idea of setting up a space solar power station
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say that space exploration should be abolished because it is a waste of money‚ but think of how much we have advanced in our knowledge of space. This has to be known because some of the planets and moons we have discovered are suitable for us to live on when we move from Earth‚ so it is essential that man knows about space and we constantly have to keep updating and developing our knowledge. "I don’t think the human race will survive the next thousand years‚ unless we spread into space. There are
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Black Men and Public Space Essay In Brent Staples’ personal essay “Black Men and Public Space”‚ he tells the readers what happen to a young black man in an urban setting. He pinpointed that people often stereotype you because of color‚ race‚ gender‚ culture or appearance. In addition‚ the author expresses to us that he notices the space between him and other people‚ such as women on the street. Some people may disagree that women set a certain amount of space when walking by a black man on the
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Could space be the next commercial frontier? When you look up at night at the stars‚ what do you see? Many now see the sky as the next commercial frontier. When John F. Kennedy gave his well known speech regarding space travel on September12‚ 1962‚ he stated “We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things‚ not because they are easy‚ but because they are hard‚ because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills
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Space is for NASA not for Google! Private companies are trying their luck at space travel. One day you could possibly go up into space on a shuttle made by the same brand that makes your cellphone. There are lots of flaws to space privatization including it being unsafe‚ not going to work out long term‚ and the fact that America already has a space program. There have been several failed attempts at space travel by private companies before‚ and most of them looked promising. And most private companies
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