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I am sure you have heard of the Empire State Building and the International Space Station. The Empire State Building and the ISS have many differences and similarities. There are main topics about these two structures that I would like to compare. One of them is the size of the two structures. Both of these structures are very big. The price is also big, just like the structure. Along with how big the price and size of the Empire State Building and ISS are, these are both huge accomplishments.…

In 1999, actor Jim Carrey starred in the biographical film ‘Man on the Moon’ playing the real-life American entertainer, Andy Kaufman. Whilst on-set, Carrey would remain in character almost the entire day. To document this, there is film footage of Carrey behind the scenes, which was made into a Netflix Original documentary called ‘Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond’. Carrey received great reviews for his portrayal of Kaufman and even won a Golden Globe. In this documentary we not only see the behind…

Rocket Analysis This project was about building a rocket that was able to launch. We were expected to make a rocket with a nose, wings and the rockets body. We could use all the things able to make our rockets fly. But in the process, we also had some constraints were that I couldn’t make the rocket balance the way I wanted it to. And, the materials needed to keep the wings and nose on were too heavy for the rocket. The design I chose for my rocket was simple, I had to use Styrofoam for…

The Moon Landing and Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon are forever going to be commemorated as one of the greatest days in the United States’ history. The presence of man on the moon gave America great power during the Cold War and set them up as leaders in science. But with the increasing rise in robotic technology, the question of whether the continuation of humans in space exploration is necessary or even important, or if it would be smarter, safer, and overall more cost-efficient and…

Valerian: Luc Besson’s hero drives a Lexus A younger generation raised after Star Wars might think, when looking at Valerian, the film, that it borrowed many ideas from George Lucas blockbuster, but the reality is different: Valerian inspired Star Wars. Valerian, the film, picks the comic series from 1967 and mixes it with a promise of the future: the Skyjet vehicle designed by Lexus for a world set 700 years in the future. The first trailer from Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,…

In this report, I will be discussing two different children’s books. The first book, Goodnight Spaceman, was published in 2016 by Penguin Books Ltd, written by Michelle Robinson, and illustrated by Nick East. Goodnight Spaceman is a bedtime story based on traveling to outer space. The two little boys in the book have a father who is a British ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut. They imagine the experience of spending time with their dad in outer space. The second book, Round is a Tortilla: A…

In “What We Believe Ourselves to Be”, Derek Parfit describes a dilemma of identity cause by using a tele transporter to travel. In this story a man uses steps into a tele-transporter to go from earth to Mars (Parfit). It removes his molecules in sequential order, and the teletransporter makes an exact copy of the molecules on Mars using matter from Mar as opposed to earth. Even though the person has the same memories and an identical physical state to his body on earth, other than in matter,…

SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH, CHALLENGER National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reviewed the first reusable space shuttle in 1976. One of these shuttles was scheduled to launch in 1986, Jan 28. The weather conditions on that day were not conducive for the event as it was too cold to launch the Challenger. As a result the launch was delayed as they were people who were not sure if it would normally launch without any problem given the fact that weather conditions were not conducive. At…

Andy weir’s novel “Mars Mission”. Accidentally wound and mistakenly believed dead, astronaut Mark Watney was left alone on the Mars as the Ares 3 and rest of crew safely evacuated from the planet. Using the minimum reserved resource from the Mars station, Mark found a way to make fresh water and grow the potato. Despite all the problem and challenges, he was able to establish communication with Earth by using the Pathfinder. While the rescue plan is developing and executing by NASA, Mark…

Analyzing the Benefits and Drawbacks of the NASA Program On July 16, 1969, NASA launched a spaceflight to the moon called Apollo 11. A couple days later Neil Armstrong would be the first man to step on the moon. It was a big milestone for man’s journey of exploring space as millions watched on the television. But as millions watched on the television, the rise of a new question became to spring up. People began discussing if the NASA program was worth it. They began to talk about the…