Neil Gaiman

Two Sides of the Moon The book titled “Two Sides of the Moon: Our story of the Cold War in Space” is the result of a collaboration between an Astronaut and a Cosmonaut. It is a fascinating account of two men from two opposite sides of the space race. In this book, the American astronaut David Randalph Scott’s (Dave Scott) account of the space race is intertwined with the account of Russian Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. The reader learns through the book that Alexei Leonov was actually the first…

In April of 1959 Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. was selected to be one of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury (NASA). According to the NASA website, the astronauts immediately began training for their mission at Langley (NASA). Their training “included a "little of everything" ranging from a graduate-level course in introductory space science to simulator training and scuba-diving” (NASA). While all the astronauts were given different jobs, Cooper’s was to deal with the Redstone rocket,…

The Taos Hum has been heard in many areas, like the United Kingdom, and the United States. As far back as the early 1990s is when the first “ Hum” was heard in west of Taos, New Mexico near Tres Orejas. What is this high frequency noise? What is the “Hum” caused by? I will try and answer those questions in my research paper. All people think differently about the Hum and what causes it, a lot of people think it is caused by Underground UFO (unidentified flying object) Bases. The reason why…

“And the Nobel Peace Prize of 2017 goes to… James Turtle for bringing back the for cancer and putting his very life on the line to save our existence, while furiously flirting with danger.” Respectfully staying humble James responded, “No thank you, I do not want the award, all I wanted to do was save humanity.” “Do you choose to accept this mission?” “Yes, yes sir I do.” “Here is your mission James Turtle: It seems scientists have found that the moon rocks have possessed a cure for cancer. You…

Many works of literature contain ideas that the authors insert into their texts in order to spread them and communicate their beliefs to the reader. These beliefs are so essential to writing and the meaning held within it that authors have found ways to utilize them in almost all forms of writing. In addition, due to their prevalence, a large collection of methods has been produced in order to merge themes with an author’s work. Two texts that exemplify this are the texts “Mission to Mars” and…

It's October of 1957, and Sputnik “each of a series of Soviet artificial satellites, the first of which was the first satellite to be placed in orbit.” has just launched, and we're at the applied physics lab associated It is Monday morning and all the news just talk about this satellite that’s now orbiting the planet. In the lab there are all of the physics geeks who are thinking that’s thing is incredible. Two of the researchers at the cafeteria table chatting with their colleagues, they…

April 12 was already a huge day in space history twenty years before the launch of the first shuttle mission. On that day in 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (left, on the way to the launch pad) became the first human in space, making a 108-minute orbital flight in his Vostok 1 spacecraft. Newspapers like The Huntsville Times (right) trumpeted Gagarin's accomplishment. Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space less than a month later. The first cooperative human…

NASA “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Those where famous astronaut Neil Armstrong’s words when he stepped foot on the moon. However, that was only the first step in space exploration. There is no telling what the limits out there are beyond earth. Who sends people to outer space and the moon you might ask? Well, NASA does, they are experts in studying beyond earth. People at NASA are hard working men and women just like everyone else. All that needs to be done, is…

have you ever wondered how people land a spaceship, well it’s not as easy as it looks and neil Armstrong and his crew knows how hard it is one day on july 20, 1969 at kennedy space center, neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, and michael collins was getting ready for the day they never forget. the 3 men have a job from nasa the president j.f.k want them to be the first men to walk on the moon Practice . Neil armstrong, buzz aldrin,and michael collins have been practicing for the day they never forget,…

In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, the society is orderly, simple, and “equal.” The government has forced everyone and everything to be the same. Now, instead of speaking as an individual, they speak as one. People are forced to say “we” instead of I, “us” instead me or “ours” instead of mine. Throughout the course of the text, the theme of Relationships has progressed and developed in many ways. In the beginning, Equality 7-2521 loved his brothers, just as they love him. Before they go to bed…