Constellation program

The NASA Authorization Act, passed on October 11, 2010, confirmed funds for NASA for years 2011–2013, and added many of his stated space policy goals to help space exploration. Nearly $60 in funding is approved to be spent, which this will be used across three years. The 2011 budget law, which was passed in April 2011, officially terminated the Constellation program. The acceptance of this budget makes an open attempt to allow NASA to start working on the new more important initiatives. In September 2011, details were announced of the Space Launch System, a Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle being developed by NASA as a new tool for the Ares I and Ares V rockets of the current Constellation program.The Obama administration cut NASA's planetary budget by nearly 20 percent in 2013, as part of a new plan, contrary to what was recommended of the National Research Council. In January 2014, the Obama administration had announced it would try to extend the operational life of the International Space Station by four more years to the year of…

Do you know who Neil Armstrong is? Or what he did? And if you do why should we care? Neil Armstrong was the first man too walk on the moon and the pilot too land on the moon. This all happened in 1996 July 20 he was not the first man in space however but that doesn’t matter right now. Why should you care about him? It’s a good chance that you weren't alive or were too young too remember when he landed. He opened up a whole new world too explore and thanks too him we beat russia too the moon.…

Pegasus constellation lies in the northern hemisphere. It is one of the largest constellations in the sky. It was first catalogued by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. The constellation was named after Pegasus, the winged horse in Greek mythology.The constellation is known for the Great Square of Pegasus, a familiar asterism in the northern sky, as well as for a number of bright stars and deep sky objects, among them Messier 15 (NGC 7078, Cumulo de Pegaso), Stephan’s Quintet of…

For several reasons, I was compelled to choose the Lyra constellation. It was listed by Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer, around the 2nd century. In the diagram I have provided, I named three stars (Lyra has 5 main stars altogether) which happen to be the three brightest stars in the constellation, with Vega being the brightest at 0.03m. Vega is the second brightest star in the entirety of the northern hemisphere, and the fifth brightest overall. As a sidenote, much like the Big Dipper, Vega is part…

If you look to the north, you may find Cepheus looking down on you as he rules the skies with his wife, Cassiopeia, by his side. I chose this constellation because I have seen his name mentioned in relation with Andromeda as I am very interested in Greek mythology. I also thought that a story about a king would be quite interesting. Cepheus is one of the constellations originally listed by the great astronomer, Ptolemy, and now remains as one of the modern constellations. The constellation's…

the “Draco” constellation because I really like dragons and I searched the history and I liked it. Its name means “dragon” in Latin, this constellation represents the dragon from the gardens of the Hesperides in Greek mythology. Draco was catalogued by a Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century, it is a circumpolar constellation; it never sets below the horizon. This is the larger largest constellation in the night sky; it has nine stars and one Messier object. MYTHS: In the Greek myth…

My favourite constellation is the Pegasus because it's myth/legend is very interesting and it is a very unique creature to me. The Pegasus lies in the Northern Hemisphere and it is the seventh largest constellation in the sky, occupying an area of 1121 square degrees. This constellation is made up with 9 stars--Scheat, Matar, Salm, Algenib and Markab. The brightest is Markab. This constellation's name came from Pegasus, a white winged horse. The most famous/well-known Greek myth involving…

figures. You, probably have heard of the Big dipper, Little Dipper, Ursa Minor, Ursa Major, and Orion. These are the most well known and popular constellations and asterisms. An asterism is a group of stars that is not a constellation, but is well known by many astronomers. The history of how constellations came to be is amazing. Things including people, the discovery, why they were used, and how the sky was divided are all factors of the history of constellations. Today's current…

Modern Constellations Origin Humans have discovered constellations thousands of years ago, and there became many different sets of constellations by different cultures and in different times. Greeks and other ancient people named constellations based on the religious beliefs and mythologies. In the early 20th century, astronomers agreed on a version of constellations that is in use today. The most notable constellations include the 12-Zodiac constellations, which appear to move through the…

My favorite constellationis Sagittarius. I have chosen this particular constellation because it is the zodiac sign for my birthday of November 26th. Although we will not be going into the depths of astrology in this class I am still interested in learning about all the different constellations associated with the zodiac. Sagittarius is the Latin word for archer. As you can see in the picture I attached, the stars assemble in a shape similar to someone drawing a bow. It is the largest…