Politics
There a many current NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Association) missions taking place or being researched. For those who may not know exactly what NASA is, it is a government agency that was started by Congress in 1958. NASA’s main purpose is to explore space and aeronautics, or research about flight. There are four Exploration Missions taking place. One being DLRE (Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment), MER (Mars Exploration Rover-
Opportunity), Mars Odyssey, and MRO (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). There are two
International Space Station Missions taking place, ISS-RapidScat and OPALS (Optical Payload for
Lasercomm Science). There is one Aeronautic Mission, which is Dawn. There are four
Technology Missions, which are DRS (Disturbance …show more content…
Actually, a lot more than I originally expected when first look up this topic.
There are so many missions going on therefore, I will pick one from each category and tell you more about it, that way you have a little more background than before you stared reading this. Giving you a little more understanding of what each category is about. For me the
MER is the most interesting Exploration Mission, so here is more about it. It was one of two rovers launched in 2003 and to land on Mars, and of the two it was the second to land on Mars.
It was launched on July 07, 2003 and landed on January 25, 2004. The mission is still considered current because the rover is still traveling upon the red planets terrain looking for any evidence for past life. The mission was suppose to be 90 days, it has far surpassed that. One of the
International Space Nation Missions is the ISS-RapidScat, which is a cost effective replacement for the QuikScat. It monitors ocean winds used to measure weather predictions. For example, it monitors for hurricanes. The QuikScat stopped working in 2009, so NASA was left with a problem. They had to come up with an instrument to replace it, but yet was cost effective. So …show more content…
The current budget breakdowns are as follows; Science with $5,288.60, Aeronautics with
$571.40, Space Technology with $724.8, Exploration with $4,505.90, and the ISS with
$3,105.60. (these numbers are in millions) I do not believe that any more money should be added or taken away from these categories though. I feel the money is well distributed and and thoughtfully dispersed. I feel of the many mission categories Exploration, Science, and ISS are the most important and their budgets reflect upon that. I feel that these missions give us the most important information that will help better or impacted mankind. The only reason I would fund more money to NASA is for a rising inflation rate. I researched an estimated inflation rate and found that in 2017 there will be an expected “1.54%” rise (Projected Annual Inflation Rate in the United States from 2008 to 2021). Due to the inflation increase I would allocate at least
5% more funding to NASA in 2017 just to be safe and giving them a little extra if the inflation rate is around 2%. There are several things that have came about due to NASA mission. Like the ear thermometer which was developed from “30 years of experience in remote
There a many current NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Association) missions taking place or being researched. For those who may not know exactly what NASA is, it is a government agency that was started by Congress in 1958. NASA’s main purpose is to explore space and aeronautics, or research about flight. There are four Exploration Missions taking place. One being DLRE (Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment), MER (Mars Exploration Rover-
Opportunity), Mars Odyssey, and MRO (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). There are two
International Space Station Missions taking place, ISS-RapidScat and OPALS (Optical Payload for
Lasercomm Science). There is one Aeronautic Mission, which is Dawn. There are four
Technology Missions, which are DRS (Disturbance …show more content…
Actually, a lot more than I originally expected when first look up this topic.
There are so many missions going on therefore, I will pick one from each category and tell you more about it, that way you have a little more background than before you stared reading this. Giving you a little more understanding of what each category is about. For me the
MER is the most interesting Exploration Mission, so here is more about it. It was one of two rovers launched in 2003 and to land on Mars, and of the two it was the second to land on Mars.
It was launched on July 07, 2003 and landed on January 25, 2004. The mission is still considered current because the rover is still traveling upon the red planets terrain looking for any evidence for past life. The mission was suppose to be 90 days, it has far surpassed that. One of the
International Space Nation Missions is the ISS-RapidScat, which is a cost effective replacement for the QuikScat. It monitors ocean winds used to measure weather predictions. For example, it monitors for hurricanes. The QuikScat stopped working in 2009, so NASA was left with a problem. They had to come up with an instrument to replace it, but yet was cost effective. So …show more content…
The current budget breakdowns are as follows; Science with $5,288.60, Aeronautics with
$571.40, Space Technology with $724.8, Exploration with $4,505.90, and the ISS with
$3,105.60. (these numbers are in millions) I do not believe that any more money should be added or taken away from these categories though. I feel the money is well distributed and and thoughtfully dispersed. I feel of the many mission categories Exploration, Science, and ISS are the most important and their budgets reflect upon that. I feel that these missions give us the most important information that will help better or impacted mankind. The only reason I would fund more money to NASA is for a rising inflation rate. I researched an estimated inflation rate and found that in 2017 there will be an expected “1.54%” rise (Projected Annual Inflation Rate in the United States from 2008 to 2021). Due to the inflation increase I would allocate at least
5% more funding to NASA in 2017 just to be safe and giving them a little extra if the inflation rate is around 2%. There are several things that have came about due to NASA mission. Like the ear thermometer which was developed from “30 years of experience in remote