Mineral exploration

Space exploration is defined by Encyclopedia Britannica as the investigation, by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft, of the reaches of the universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere and the use of the information so gained to increase knowledge of the cosmos and benefit humanity. Today, the study of space is mainly carried out by astronomers; where previous discoveries were chiefly made by physical exploration conducted by unmanned space probes, satellites, and manned spaceflights. These ongoing…

The first thing they don’t talk about, is the economic potential there is with space exploration, similar to how the invention of ships expanded the economy of many early civilizations. Then, with their point of spending more money on other things such as improving our atmosphere or changing the weather, they fail to realize that NASA’s funding…

As technology in the space sciences advances, the distances humans can travel through space also increases. Long-term space missions can cause complications to astronauts’ health (see Figure 1), the severity of which are not yet well understood. This paper focuses on three main health complications experienced by crew members during long-term space travel: muscle atrophy; loss of bone mass; and immune system changes. This paper also explores current research into preventative measures and…

celebrate their engagement. There, something mysterious happened, causing the spacecraft carrying Hanna and her fiancé lose contact with earth controlling station. Shannon decided to be an astronaut for NASA to find her sister. After a long-time exploration, Shannon found her sister’s spacecraft in Jupiter’s orbit. Her sister was alive, but she was in severe health condition. As we all know, the human body is fragile and is not designed to endure the hostile space environment. In the…

completing this mission it allowed NASA to send many future missions to space with knowledge about our universe. One thing we use today down on Earth that NASA used in this space mission was a portable device that analyzes rocks and minerals. It can detected most minerals by using chemicals and forensic applications. These missions helped NASA discover things we never knew before these missions. It was worth spending thousands of dollars on these spacecrafts. All the information they found is…

Landsat 7 Landsat 7 is a sun-synchronous satellite operated as a joint project between NOSA, NOAA and the US Geological Survey. It continued the US long-term earth observation Landsat program. It have been successfully launched on 15th Aprial 1999 from the Western Test Range of Vandenberg Air Force Base with the altitude of 705 km and revisit time of 16 days. The service time of Landsat 7 is 5 years from July 1999 to October 2014. The detailed characteristic of Landsat 7 as blow Figure 5…

Asteroids will provide the means to transform future human space exploration and operations into large scale activities. They will first provide a rich source of minerals and material for initial economic expansion and concurrently providing platforms for operations and manufacturing. Eventually, the human race could use asteroids as space vehicles to move itself across and possibly beyond the solar system effectively becoming mobile bases of operations and even space colonies. The only…

Raina Orion Erika Harnett ESS 102 April 15, 2016 Robotic Missions: Mars Pathfinder This research is in preparation to write the fictional article currently titled “Tales of A Space Robot”. This article will be about an extremely advanced AI robot that has spent the past 50 years cataloging and exploring a nearby solar system for life, potential colonization, as well as other scientific research. The research presented below gives an idea of what types of data the robot can collect or potentially…

There are many different purposes for robots. They can be made to help people remember to do basic tasks such as taking their medicine and remembering to brush their teeth to roaming mars to check for habitability. Robots can help astronauts do the dangerous tasks that they should not do. The purpose of the curiosity rover is to determine if mars is suitable for humans to live on and learn about the mars environment. The curiosity rover is the size of a small SUV and has a “host of scientific…

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 Centennial Challenge team beat out countless other Universities, businesses, and hobbyist to win the…