Landing

There are a ton of missions, people and projects that played a major contribution in the Space shuttle program. One of the programs that I think contributed the most are the Apollo programs which are also known as project Apollo. It was in fact not the first program to attempt human spaceflight by NASA but the third and accomplished many goals between the 1960’s and 1970’s. There is one Apollo mission though that really catches my eye and makes me believe that this is the mission that made…

What We Need is Another Space Race Between the years of 1968 and 1972, there were nine Apollo missions to the Moon, and twelve men set foot on its surface. Humans haven’t been back to Earth’s only natural satellite in 44 years. Think of the advances in technology that have happened between then and now. NASA doesn’t even have their own spacecraft these days, if they send someone to the International Space Station, the astronauts have to hitch a ride on a Russian craft. The Saturn V rocket…

Japanese troops landed on Guadalcanal on July 6, 1942, and began constructing on an airfield. On August 7, 1942, Marines landed on the island of Guadalcanal and seized the airfield. The six month campaign was the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan. The battle was on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater. The Allies intended to use Guadalcanal for supply and communication routes between the United States, Australia, and New…

stemmed from the end of the Cold War, and the Space race. NASA was able to compete with several countries in the race for space development. The program was able to complete mission after mission, further progressing towards their ultimate goal of landing on the moon. They had later accomplished this goal. The victory gave the American people prestige and and united many around the concept of development together. Soon, the Cold War would be ended and there would be many lost sheep who would…

Although the DHH, CMS, and JACHO, FEMA and guide Louisiana hospital emergency preparedness plans, before hurricane Katrina, many of these regulations were more apt to handle an influx of patients, potential chemical warfare, or an armed intruder. These state and federal programs were not prepared to handle the extreme conditions and restricted communication dealt by the levee breaches. In fact many health systems were more prepared for a volcanic eruption than the flash flooding that occurred…

of the allies which were the USA ,Canada and the UK (Britain).This event was seen to be a unexpected invasion to the Germans by the changes in the targets(Source I), by the Allied forces to liberate the Northern France with the means of the beach landings in Normandy.( Source E). During the time of the planning of this invasion Hitler was still in power but at confusion (Source I) and had heard about the plans the allies had destined for them and was starting to get uncomfortable. This was when…

In history, there have been many war heroes and animal heroes, but there are heroes who walk our streets and live in our cities. They are what you call an everyday hero. An everyday hero is someone who is brave and willing to die to save lives and help other no matter the risk. A hero is not someone in a tight spandex suit with a cape. They look normal, just like you or me. They are people who choose to get involved in an emergency like running into a disaster like an earthquake or burning…

and Guildenstern “are betting on the coin toss” which opens the theme to promote chance and create havoc (Stoppard 1). The coin repeatedly lands on heads, which defies the law of probability, as the coin keeps landing on heads; Guildenstern tries to find reason in why the coin keeps landing on heads. Eventually Guildenstern decides to give the coin toss a try, which ultimately ends up on…

“Landini” which is off of his last album Landini. His previous albums were motivated by different South American and African cultures. “Landini” is solely Garifuna inspired. The English definition of Landini means landing. The main meeting place in his village of Plaplaya was the river landing where villagers would dock their boats and it was an intermediation on the hardships of survival. From the original ruin of slave ships and the gathering of survivors into the local Caribbean Indians,…

kinematics and kinetics. Female athletes have a high risk of ACL injury. Athletes who are runners or play sports that involve running and jumping are at the highest risk for noncontact injuries. This is associated to the position of the knee during landing. Females typically land with a valgus force to the knee. This is a weak position for the knee and it cannot support the force and therefore, buckles and the ACL is injured. The theory this study is testing is if the hip musculature can…