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Virgin Galactic’s ship. These types of proposal gives a promising direction towards space tourism. However, there are main problems that are to be discussed about space tourism. The issue to be stated is safety and the space flight has to work. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX states in Achenbach’s article, “The thing with the rocket is, the passing grade is 100 percent. You can't issue a recall or do a patch” (Achenbach). So this guarantees that private companies are required to go through vigorous…

The fate of the world changed when the space race happened in the mid 1900’s. The space race was really important because it helped make headway in space discovery. There might not be space stations or satellites if it didn’t happen. Not only was it a competition between different countries, but it helped scientists from all over the world learn more about outer space! The Space Race Era took place between 1957 and 1990. President Eisenhower created NASA in 1958 and the mission was to advance…

Colonizing Mars: Must or Bust? For the better part of the last century, the thought of landing man outside our planet has been an inviting target for international space agencies, distinction seeking engineers, grandeur adventurists, and dreamers of all ages. Carrying on the momentum from the Space Race and mankind's giant leap towards the moon, the next great phase in our mission to colonize outer space has been the Red Planet, Mars. The fact of the matter, however, is that the amount of…

Tesla Motors Tesla Motors Inc is an electric motor vehicle that was founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard, the original CEO and current CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk in San Carlos, California. Musk already had a great deal of experience in the business world with the success of his other multi-billion dollar venture, PayPal. Tesla Motors was founded with one dream in mind, to provide the public with a reliable, sporty, and affordable electric car. As the business prospers into the future that…

the companies can bring NASA astronauts up, sell some of their patents, or sell their discoveries. Each space company could claim parts of each planet and attempt to build a habitat there. After their recent success of landing a rocket upright, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX said “This is a critical step towards establishing a city on Mars. Without [reusable rockets], it would be unaffordable – it dramatically improves my confidence that a city on Mars is possible, it’s what all this is about.” SpaceX…

The modern times has seen even more NASA budget cuts and a rise in private contractors looking to space. The budget cuts may even be costing the US more than its saving them. A writer from the washington post says “Since the shuttle 's retirement, the United States has been forced to rely on Russia to take its astronauts to the station, an expensive and troubling arrangement that now costs $76 million per seat” (Davenport). There are multiple astronauts on the space station with multiple…

Should We Go To Mars? Dwia Alsafi Riverside Academy West Ms.Miller June, 2016  On July 20, 1989 ( the 20th anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon) President George Bush made an announcement claiming his intention of supporting a program of manned exploration of the solar system and the permanent settlement of space, known as the Space Exploration Initiative ( SEI). One of its major goals was to build a space station as a stepping stone for humans to return to the Moon and…

Then there is Jessica Orwig, a graduate student from Texas A&M University, that agrees with those such as Elon Musk, that Mars should be the planet that makes Humans a multiplanetary species. University graduate, Brad Kelechva believes that the colonization of Mars would be very beneficial to the Human Race, in ways such as an over population solution, a larger…

companies for the cheapest space exploration missions of our time. One such company, SpaceX, Tuttle claims, “has managed to offer private enterprise and government organizations some of the lowest launch prices in the industry”. It’s been shared that Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, has planned the company 's course towards manned space travel, and certainly in the direction of interplanetary mobilization to Mars. Whether private or public programs, it seems the goal has been set on reaching…

Liana Arkay 9/29/17 Sherry Turkle Analytical paper #1 As we move into a dangerous new age where intelligent machines exist alongside humans what does this mean for us and where could it lead? From the moment we are born to the time we die, we are surrounded by machines. Technology is always advancing in strides and leaps and now we are running towards the finish line, artificial intelligence. Now there are a number of different viewpoints on humanities latest goal. One of the most…