Dorothy Johnson Vaughan was born september 20,1910 in her hometown Kansas City, Missouri. She was hired by NACA which later became (NASA) December of 1943. Dorothy made important contributions to the early years of the U.S. space program and was the first African American manager at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. As a group of African American female mathematicians who were considered “human computers” performing complex computations and getting data for aerospace engineers. Dorothy Johnson was responsible for calculating mathematical computations for engineers conducting aeronautical experiments in wind tunnels on the variables effecting the drag and lift of the aircraft.…
Sally Ride was a very important physicist and astronaut. Sally was the first American woman who flew to space. Sally was born on May 26, 1951 in Los Angeles California. She went Stanford University and got a degree in physics. In 1977 NASA was looking for women astronauts.…
Sally Ride was the first woman to go to space on June 18, 1983. I think that she should have been the first person in the book because she inspired women to do what they want and don’t let anyone stop them. She has been an inspiration to young girls to do what people think is impossible. Her parents inspired her to explore, and that's how she found her interest in science. She founded her company, “Sally Ride Science” to pursue her long term passion.…
Throughout my whole stay at NASA’s Space Camp we learned a great deal about space and the astronauts who traveled there, which really spiked my interest. When I first found my group we were all strangers to each other. Then, I feel after a few hours it was easier to relate to one another because we all came together because of one thing, space. Are night counsellor Brittney gave us these space logs titled “Space Academy- your journey starts here.” The book was filled with stories about space pioneers and how they made discoveries that helps the astronauts of today.…
The Soviets swiftly launched a supposedly joint mission with Vostok 5 and Vostok 6. In Vostok 5, piloted by Valeri Fyodorovich Bykovsky, launched at 3 AM. Another impressive move by the Soviets occurred on June 16, 1963, when Valentina Tereshkova, was launched into space for 3 days. Tereshkova became the first woman in history to enter space and not only did she accomplish that but she stayed in space longer than all the American voyages (at that time) put together.…
Kathryn Sullivan, who was born on October 3, 1951, became the first American woman to walk in space. Sullivan became an astronaut in August 1979. In October 1989 Kathryn was launched in space on STS-41-G on an eight day mission. They were launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Sullivan successfully walked in space during this mission.…
Who set many records in the beginning of the aviation industry or was a role model to many men and women in the early nineteen hundreds? Who fought for women’s rights in the aviation field? If you haven’t come up with the answer yet, it’s Amelia Earhart. Amelia was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas and died around the day of July 2, 1937. Amelia Earhart is one of the most significant figures in the twentieth century because of her role in women’s rights, the records she set in her aviation career, and she was a role model to many people around the world.…
The Race Through Space The Race Through Space is the newest and spectacular roller coaster in Pennsylvania that goes at a speed of 0-50 miles per hour in three seconds. This roller coaster takes you through all eight planets going at an average speed of sixty miles per hour. Race Through Space starts by shooting you up a whopping 210-foot hill reaching the Sun at instantaneous speed before adventuring through the planets. These planets are created to appear like the actual planet.…
The world as we know it, started to develop when the prehistoric humans discovered tools to supplement their needs and use it as an accessory to augment themselves to diversify the potential of their existence.**About 2.5 million years ago, the technology began to shape the mankind when humans used stone tools to hunt, start fires and bury their dead. Throughout the evolution from the stone age till today, humans have been immensely dependent upon technology to shape their world and provide them with amenities that can guide them to an effective and easy living. In the contemporary world, our interactions and relations are mostly governed through the world we have created virtually i.e the social media. Our habit of creating tools since then has not failed us, as we are continuously developing devices (smartphones and computers) and moulding…
Jhamiya Sumpter Period 6 2/15/18 Katherine Johnson Katherine Johnson is an African American woman who is from White Sulphur Springs, West Virgina and attended West Virgina college in 1937 studying Mathematics and French. Katherine Johnson was very brilliant she went to high school at the age of thirteen because she was very intelligent with her numbers. Katherine Johnson was also the third African American to earn her PhD in Mathematics. Katherine Johnson contributed to space exploration by working backwards to make project mercury a success, Johnson also worked on the calculation that allowed the Apollo astronauts to return home from the moon, and to look at the black box data from crashed airplanes. To begin with Katherine Johnson once worked backwards to make mercury a success which was one of her contributions.…
I earned 5 hours for action for this activity as I visited the Kennedy Space Center on December 28th. Not only did did my family purchase annual passes again, but as a Christmas present to my dad, we had dinner with an astronaut. This is where you are provided dinner and an astronaut gives a speech about their space travels and answers questions from the audience. The Space Shuttle astronaut we had discussed his three flight missions to the International Space Station. This was an interesting experience and learned a lot about Space Shuttle travel.…
Space: the final frontier. This simple idea has fueled the imagination of many humans, wide awake and gazing at the stars, praying we aren’t alone in this vast universe. But as the Fermi Paradox states, if life in space is so theoretically common, why haven’t we found it yet? Despite billions of dollars being poured into this game of astronomical hide-and-seek, research has yielded no actual life. So what are we doing wrong?…
Ellen Ochoa was selected by NASA in 1990, making history as the the world’s first Hispanic astronaut in 1991. She is a mission specialist and flight engineer, making her a veteran of four space flights, logging triumphantly more than 950 hours in space. Despite being rejected two times from NASA’s Training Program, Ellen Ochoa pursued her passion and overcame society’s barriers for women to become an astronaut. Her importance in breaking barriers for women and inspiring others is clear in her words: “What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery.”…
Sports History in 1910s Many things were happening in the 1910s. Many sports were becoming popular. Baseball was popular. Hockey was becoming known. Basketball was just starting out and becoming more and more popular every day.…
“And the Nobel Peace Prize of 2017 goes to… James Turtle for bringing back the for cancer and putting his very life on the line to save our existence, while furiously flirting with danger.” Respectfully staying humble James responded, “No thank you, I do not want the award, all I wanted to do was save humanity.” “Do you choose to accept this mission?” “Yes, yes sir I do.” “Here is your mission James Turtle: It seems scientists have found that the moon rocks have possessed a cure for cancer.…