International Space Station

antenna arrays set up across the world in order to pick up signals sent from a spacecraft. As the crafts started drifting off farther into space the intensity of their signal has become fainter, eventually leading to building antennas with larger diameters going all the way up to 70 meters. This kind of communication used between the spacecraft and earth is, Deep Space Network (DSN). A tracking system operated by JPL for NASA in order to locate, receive and send data to these crafts. The program…

In the the movie Gravity Ryan Stone and her partner Matt Kowalsky are pushed to the limits to save their lives. After Matt sacrifices his own life to keep Ryan alive she is then forced to continue the journey back to Earth alone. Although Ryan does not have much to live for, her will to live allows her to strive to keep living for herself and her partner Matt. All of Ryan’s persistence and her will to live gets her back to Earth safely although she lost the life of her friend, Matt. The movie…

Rocket Boys Essay - Determination The novel Rocket Boys follows the life of a young Homer Hickam Jr. and his life as a teen in the small mining town of Coalwood, West Virginia during the Space Race era. Homer and some of his friends are fascinated by the idea of space exploration and decided to create their own rockets though their homemade organization, called the “Big Creek Missile Association”. The idea is seen as completely ludicrous at first, but the boys work hard to overcome the doubt…

manipulation, has become dominant as a way to perfect humanity. The film centers on Vincent Freeman, a naturally-conceived young man whose genetically inferior status as an In-Valid precludes him from achieving his dream of joining the space program Gattaca. Determined to pursue space travel, he assumes the genetic identity of Jerome Morrow, a genetically superior Valid and star swimmer who lost the use of his legs after a car accident. Vincent successfully joins Gattaca as Jerome, where he…

A hero can be classified by many things. A hero can be superman, a police officer, and even your mom, but what makes a hero? Is it someone who can fly or shoot laser beams from their eyes or someone who saves a baby from a burning building? I’ll admit some of these characteristics are far-fetched since I don’t know anyone who can fly or randomly saves babies on a normal day. All heroes, including super ones, all have something in common, they're admired for their courage or an outstanding thing…

The NASA Space program and the whole science division must stay afloat, and continue their exploration of space. The space program has been going on since 1959, and after only ten years of creation, for they had landed on Earth’s rotating moon. The Nasa Space program must continue and receive even more funding, and the opportunities created by the use and research of NASA resources, and the opposing point against NASA spending. The Nasa Space program has been a success for a long time, but…

“The ancient astronaut theory all started in 1968, when Swiss researcher and author Erich Von Daniken published a book known as Chariots of the Gods, which became an immediate bestseller.” Within the book he put his hypothesis that, “‘the technology and religions of many ancient civilizations were given to them by ancient astronauts who were welcomed as gods” (Ancient Astronaut Theory). In the book he gives evidence and reasons as to why he believes in this theory, but one thing is wrong with…

Dr. Who’s title sequence promises and successfully delivers an action packed science fiction TV series based on one man, with his time traveling spaceship, exploring the vast expanse of space and time. Imagine a universe where humans not only had the technology to explore beyond the vast expanse of space of our solar system, but also had the ability to time travel, and visit parallel universes. Imagine a spaceship with all these capabilities, but was in the appearance of… an English retro blue…

determined to be the best at what he did, and he wanted to impact the world. Not only was Neil Armstrong willing to risk his life, but he was also known for his bravery. In the preparation between the U.S. and Europe to see who whould be the first in the space. During his four years of training, Armstrong came face to face…

The last scene that seemed weird. It was the scene when Mark Whatney was in the pod getting off mars with the pod in space and Mark had to get out and fly to the ship by poked holes in his space suit and used the holes as 2 air shooters that allowed him to fly through space and back to his crew like “Iron Man” The scene wasn’t science but more of a physics question. Looking at someone's personal answer on how was this scene so wrong. And the person…