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On July 20, 1969 millions of Americans watched on a televised broadcast as Neil Armstrong going down in history as the first human being to ever step foot on the moon. Apollo 11 was a big accomplishment for America as a nation, yet there are accusations about it being staged in order to win the space race against Russia. Apollo 11 was a three astronaut mission. Neil A. Armstrong, whom was born Aug. 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, became interested in flight while still a child. in 1950 he flew…

Kennedy’s wish to land a man on the moon. Neil Armstrong was part of the Apollo 11 mission. The Apollo 11 is one of the most memorable missions to this day. There was five more successful lunar landing missions to follow. On the Apollo 13, crew members had to improvise after oxygen tanks burst…

deep learners are successful in the classroom was to expect failure, compare their life to the discussion in the classroom, motivation to learn, asking questions, setting high goals and making them happen and finding a way to help others in need. “Neil deGrasse Tyson, says he was “moved by curiosity, interest and fascination, not by making the highest scores on a test.” As an adult, he points out, “no one ever asks you what your grades were. Grades become irrelevant.” In his experience as a…

The Denis Villeneuve film Arrival may seem like a sci-fi film where huge slabs of rocks seem to descended from Heaven and levitate like angels. However, it is much more than just mere imagination; Arrival deals with the idea of what would happen if a different life form met Earth and its humans. How could we communicate with Aliens? Communication continues to be one of the biggest problems that humanity faces; no, this is not your 10 o’clock morning English class, but a worldwide dilemma. To…

France A. Córdova is an astrophysicist and the 14th director of the $7-billion independent federal agency, the National Science Foundation (NSF). Previously, Córdova served as NASA's chief scientist – she was the youngest person and the first woman to hold this position. Córdova's scientific contributions have been in the areas of observational and experimental astrophysics, multi-spectral research on x-ray and gamma ray sources and space-borne instrumentation. She has published more than 150…

, and if so, should a scientist research and share scientific information or leave it alone. For years in the past humans used the gods/God to explain all the natural events that happened in the world. In Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s essay he shows the contrast between science and knowledge and using the gods/God to explain scientific feats. Tyson claims that scientists must choose because knowledge cannot work with the act of referring to a deity as an explanation…

killed atop Takur Ghar with multiple wounded in action. The eight American lives were more combat deaths than any US unit had suffered in a single day since 1993, when 18 SOF Soldiers died in the battle of Mogadishu, Somalia. In honor of Navy SEAL Neil C. Roberts, the battle would be known as the battle of Roberts Ridge. In support of Anaconda, two SEAL teams MAKO 30 and MAKO 31 were to insert into the Shahi-Kot Valley and MAKO 30 would set up an Observation Point (OP) 1,300 meters east…

New discoveries can also cause controversy. For example, in the film “The Pluto Files,” Neil deGrasse Tyson traveled around the country in order to ask people and research whether Pluto should be classified as a planet or not; this became problematic and controversial as people have different beliefs. In the film, a planet was defined as…

Badass U Articles Summary How to be an Amazing Parent Great parents are a rare commodity. So many try, but most are absolutely clueless. And then they use the “these are my kids, I’ll raise them how I want” excuse. …they simply won’t admit to being in the wrong or being a failure. But like all things in life, you can figure things out if you think about it and you can become successful if you apply the right principles. And if you are reading this, I really do think you have the potential…

is a very common counter-argument that is presented daily. However, what these people fail to consider are the economic and inspirational benefits NASA provides that I have explained above. To respond to the point that the US cannot afford NASA, Neil deGrasse Tyson points out in an interview with Bill Maher that, all of NASA’s costs to this point are less than the bank bailout TARP (Nusca, 2011). TARP was an $850 billion bailout in 2008 signed by George Bush. Those funds used to bail out…