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Apollo 11 JFK said to the crowed in the 1960’s “We will land on the moon in the next decade!”. On the Date of July 16 1969 The apollo 11 astronauts boarded the saturn V rocket. The mission crew sets up and get’s ready for launch in one hour. Thirty minutes later the astronauts: Akerman Armstrong and Buzz Lightyear step onboard of the rocket. “Alright let's keep this mission on track, start launch!” said Camron of the mission crew. Launching in 5 the rocket started. 4 flames shot out of the…

The most interesting part of the Flint River Aquarium was the planetarium. My first time in the planetarium is when I was very young so I really didn’t understand it. In the planetarium it’s like a movie theater, but instead of looking straight you look upward. They showed us the planets and tested our memory of the moon phases. After the planetarium movie was over we went to the Thronateeska. When we got to the Thronateeska, my group started with archelogy where we had to find ten buried items.…

NASA Discovered: We May be ‘Just A Cousin’ with Martian NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Administration) released the finding of the possible fossilized life on Mars. Three small rocks that NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover examined on site identified to be the organic compounds that includes complex compound so-called PAHs. Nasa announced that this evidence may show the existence of primitive life in Mars. Ashwin Vasavada, project scientist for the Mars Science Lab (Curiosity), NASA Jet…

Mars is in outer space, miles away, waiting for humans to explore. Other people think that it is a horrible idea to colonize Mars since it is a very dangerous risk. People should definitely go to Mars, there are similarities to Earth, the astronauts could test out new technology, and the most important thing, to learn techniques to live on other planets. Both Earth and Mars have many similarities. Scientists say that there may be a type of bacteria on Mars. If Mars has a bacteria that…

On September 28th,2015 NASA researchers announced that they had discovered liquid water on the surface of Mars. They actually told news agencies that they had something big to discuss in relation to Mars. It took several space craft and several centers of research five years to come to this finding. Why is there such a push to find liquid water on mars? As far as science knows, life requires water. Rockets require hydrogen and oxygen. Humans require oxygen to breath and to function. If we want…

Good morning/afternoon/evening, my name is Claudia Van Dyke and I represent the Blacksburg FFA Chapter. There have been several astronauts who have successfully grown food like zucchini, sunflowers, lettuce and broccoli on the International Space Station (ISS). An unorthodox use of our tax dollars you might think, but consider this, those little plants could be the key to our future. If we eventually deplete Earth’s livability, space farming will prove vital to the…

That decision was also fairly popular inside of the United States, but it was definitely a complicated situation. During the Cold War, America was gripped by the fear that the Soviet Union would land on the moon first, thereby defeating America in the space race. "When you divorce it from the numbers and you ask people if they like NASA and spaceflight, people say yes, ... 75 to 80 percent are in favor." However, this was only the case in some circumstances. Not all Americans - and usually not…

Space Exploration is the imagination of many coming to life. It is exploring our many surroundings and increasing our knowledge of the universe. Its helps us better understand how our universe works, which in turn helps us better understand earth! Why do we spend so much money on finding out what is surrounding us, when earth isn’t safe nor completely explored. This is what I don’t understand. In source A, David Livingston states that “the manned space exploration is absolutely worth the cost.”…

In “SpaceX VS. Blue Origin” the author, Austin Carr, is writing about the rivalries between the businesses of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and the aerospace firm Blue Origin. Carr discusses their contributions to spaceflight, competition between the companies to recruit best engineers and to make history, and the construction of reusable rockets. Carr concludes his article by telling his readers who he thinks is winning the modern space race. Carr does an excellent job writing about…

Imagine watching the NASA rockets take off in the 60s, watching people go where no man has gone before. The next great venture to Mars or even traveling through the depths of our oceans can be just as exciting. All we have to to is dare to go forth. We need to participate in the next major technological race, or we may fall behind both technologically and diplomatically. But how will this affect us scientifically? As we explore, we may stumble upon new laws of nature that apply deep in the…