experiments, made incredible advances in space medicine and was even given the name “Father of Space Medicine” (Lagnado). Because of these advances they created a yearly award in his name, the Hubertus Strughold Award (Lagnado). Arguments have been raised on whether or not to keep his name in the award because of…
on the topic of space exploration, the authors of these two articles provide different perspectives of what the future of space exploration could look like. Kuman Krishen’s article, “Technology Needs for Future Space Exploration,”…
After two long, brain draining days filled with countless adjustments to the robot and the program controlling the robot; Team Mountaineers brought back the Win, $750,000, and bragging rights, to Morgantown WV, the home of West Virginia University. On September 5th ten students from West Virginia University 's Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources won the top prize of the NASA Centennial Challenge at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. WVU’s NASA…
From Asia to the United States the Space Race had a lot of impact on everybody. There was the militarization of space to fight for the dominance of space between the Soviet Union and America. To the empowerment of minorities and women who aided the Space Race. There was also impacting social and economic aspects of the Space Race that impacted the American people. From the early presidency of President Truman to Presidents Nixon/Ford, the Space Race had an enormous impact on everybody. While…
In a period of incredible social turmoil and change, the United States space program was a project that brought Americans together under the same moon, same stars, same sky. However, right from the beginning, it was clear that the space program did not fully represent America. While white men were at the forefront of space exploration, women and people of color were originally overlooked. As these groups made more and more progress and had a greater and greater presence, they continued to…
crisp October Monday morning as Jill makes her way to the Tyler Junior College. She anticipated a crowded campus so she woke up thirty minutes earlier than she usual, just to ensure herself a parking space on campus. Upon arrival she soon realizes that her plan failed, every student parking space near her class was filled. The clock already showed that she had ten minutes before she will be late. She hastily parks then makes her way to the building where her class will be held. Jill was late…
The space race was a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States of America to see who could go to the moon first. The need for space exploration came out of the cold war between the Soviet Union and The United States of America. The cold war started after world war two around the late 1950’s, it was mainly about the capitalist world against the communist world of Russia (The Space Race). The space race brought great technological advances in the world between the Soviet Union…
George W. Bush made many declarations about space exploration while he was in office, but they following year after Obama took over many of those declarations were axed. This brings up the question whether or not we as a country should or should not be investing in space exploration. There are certain people that seek to shut down space exploration because it costs too much money, but what they don’t know is that the government gained a lot of information from the original moon landing and have…
analytical and intellectual framework, architecture represents dwelling, subjectivity, civic relations, and professional practice as well as more challenging notions of contentious urban demolition and rebuilding projects, increased emphasis on public space in urban planning, and specialized architectural projects such as museums, laboratories, hospitals, and low-income housing. These concepts and the consequences of their implementation integrates the ethical dimension of architecture with the…
twenty talented staff members contribute daily to improving Cleveland’s public spaces in hopes of helping people connect with one another and boosting the city’s economy. However, LAND studio’s unique art oriented approach to urban development distinguishes it from ordinary urban development investors and firms. Art focused beautification –the addition of vibrant colors and designs– throughout the city’s public spaces is LAND studio’s fundamental principle aimed at creating places people can…