Apollo 11

NASA Space Shuttle is the first reusable space shuttle in the world and used to deliver astronauts and cargos into space and return to the Earth. The success of the space shuttle getting through the catastrophic forces when travelling into space and back again in serviceable form was credited to the ingenious engineers. First, the rocket engineers faced the problem that without any protection, the engines would self-destruct under extreme temperatures when travelling huge distances. In fact, at…

People are not always responsible for what happens to them. Andy Weir’s award-winning book The Martian states “Then one of those long thin antennae slammed into me end first. It tore through my suit like a bullet through butter and I felt the worst pain of my life as it ripped open my side… The last thing I remember was seeing Johanssen hopelessly reaching out toward me.” (p. 5) Mark Watney had no control over whether or not the antenna would hit him. The colossal dust storm that attacked the…

We have ventured to the moon, but now is it the time to take on another challenging space exploration and journey to Mars? One of the most proud accomplishments for NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was leading America to the moon in the summer of 1969, "That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." Mars seems like the next perfect destination, to have another achievement like that fateful day, but is it the best idea? Similar to Earth, Mars is an intriguing…

A brand new Star Wars Land is coming soon to Disney Land. The theme park will be based on not only the previous six movies of the Star Wars Trilogy, but also the upcoming three new movies. The first ride of Star Wars land promises a battle between the First Order and the Resistance. The ride will have a back story from the upcoming Star Wars movie instead of the six previous movies. On the second ride, visitors will be in control Millennium Falcon, a space ship that Hans Solo flies. Stars Wars…

The visit to the LA’s space shuttle highlighted the story that began in a small town of Palmdale, an hour drive from Los Angeles where a space shuttle was built in a galaxy called the Milky-Way. The space shuttle flew over 100 million miles and was in the outer space for over one year of its lifetime. The dynamic shuttle finally retired to its sunny hometown and continues to delight and educate school children. The Endeavor made its final historic flight in 2015 followed by a breathtaking road…

Activity 4: Egg Drop Lesson Objective: Students will design, build and implement a safe carrier in which to drop an egg (interplanetary rover). Set-Up: All supplies can be left on a communal table. Students will need to first come up with a design and supply list for their carrier. Once it has been approved by their facilitator they can start to choose what they will need. Demo and discussion: Because it is topical, start your discussion off with a brief synopsis of the New Horizons probe…

46th Anniversary of Apollo 7 Today marks the 46th anniversary of Apollo 7. On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. Fellow astronauts, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Lt. Col. Michael Collins, accompanied Armstrong. In 1961, during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy addressed Congress to share his vision of space exploration for the United States. At that point the Soviet Union had outperformed U.S. in this category. One Small Step for Man Kind 1 billion…

The Volcanic eruption of Mount Sourabaya was captured exclusively by NASA satellites. Volcanic ash and lava may not be the only thing the satellites captured. Aliens may have been watching the eruption even though humans couldn’t get a glimpse of the eruption live. According to NASA Earth Observatory, no humans live near the volcano’s ocean isle. If a UFO were spotted doing a flyby of the Mount Sourabaya eruption, it wouldn’t be the first time. There have been a number of UFO sightings at other…

1960s, the United States’ NASA carried out the Apollo program, the third of its manned human spaceflight programs. The goal of the program was to achieve manned exploration of the Moon and retake the lead in the Space Race against the Soviets, who had beaten the US to the first satellite and human in space, and convince the American public of the superiority of the US’ technological capability. After three unmanned flights, mission AS-204 (named Apollo 1 by the crew, and officially changed after…

The Apollo Missions are a very important part of the space explorations project that the United States of America underwent. The missions consisted of tests and planning that ultimately landed men upon the moon. This was a great feat for mankind and allowed us to further investigate space technology and transform it into what we have today so that we might be able to further discover the world around us (Nasa). These missions allowed for us to understand the moon and it’s relationship to the…