Orbit of the Moon

gave scientists greater knowledge about the planet and a consideration of sending people there to colonize the planet in the near future. On April 15, 2010 President Obama stated by the 2030s we should have enough information to send people to the orbit of Mars and bring be able to bring them home safely. “ I think of NASA is going to continue in the business of human spaceflight, then it definitely needs a destination” (Greg Klerkx). The support for the Mars One project is huge and has to…

Many consider Isaac Newton to be not only one of the greatest figures in the history of science, but also one of the supreme intellects ever produced by the human race. Besides his explanation of the laws of motion and gravitation and his discoveries concerning light and color, his development of calculus is regarded as the greatest creation in all of mathematics. (Bruno) More than two centuries have passed since Isaac Newton’s death, yet his legacy still lives on science. In the same year that…

1962, at his "Address at Rice University on the Nation 's Space Effort", or better known as the "We choose to go to the moon" speech, Kennedy declared that America’s goal was to land on the moon. Although it was not stated politically, this speech was given in response to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics’ actions of launching a small satellite known as “Sputnik 1” into orbit. While not only feeling threatened by this new technology, America felt like the USSR was beating them in a…

questionable perspectives that people have hindering the action. Since the 20th century, exploring the space has been the toughest competition for the former Soviet Union and the United States of America. The title of having the first man to walk on the moon is considered a valuable award, because it shows which country has the best technology, science, and economic system. The Space Race sparked the economies of a variety of countries to contribute to the manufacturing process for the…

shuttle Columbia or STS-1 blast off for the moon in April 12, 1981 by the commander, John Young, and pilot Bob Crippen. Scientist has been working on how to bring food in to outer space. According to (Witze, Alexandra. "Space Eats.) “Space food was born in August 1961 when cosmonaut Gherman Titov nibbled a few crackers while orbiting Earth, months later John Glenn was America's first man to eat anything in the near-weightless environment of Earth orbit. He found out that eating in space was an…

It has seasons similar to the Earth 's due to the tilt of its axis .Yet, the seasons vary in length because of Mars ' eccentric orbit around the sun, So Mars ' seasons are roughly twice the length of those on Earth since it takes Mars 687 days to circle the sun (which is more than earth’s 360 day orbit around the sun) and the seasons are more extreme in one side of the equator (South) and less extreme in the other (north). In the northern side of the equator, spring…

“All the Ares missions use Hermes to get to and from Mars. It’s really big and cost a lot so NASA only built one.” Pg 2. Hermes is the large spaceship used for the trip to Mars in the Ares 3 mission. It carries the Ares 3 crew from Earth to Mars’ orbit. “Hermes is powered by ion engines. They throw Argon out the back of the ship really fast to get a tiny amount of acceleration. The thing is, it doesn't take much reactant mass, so a little Argon (and a nuclear reactor to power things) let us…

SCORPIUS Scorpius, also known as Scorpio. Its name is Latin for Scorpion. It lies between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east. Scorpius is a large constellation in the southern hemisphere near the centre of the Milky Way. In Greek mythology, Scorpion was sent by Artemis, the goddess of hunting and her mother, Leto, to protect all the creatures since Orion said that he would kill all the creatures on the earth. After a battle, Scorpion killed Orion. Later, Zeus sent Scorpion into…

TThe US space program has a long history, which began in the 1950s. Women played a key role in this history as secretaries, human computers, wives of astronauts, astronauts, and many more. The spark that struck the idea for an American space program was Sputnik, the first Russian satellite in space. The US started with building nuclear weapons before they were ready for the space program, NASA. Once NASA was formed it was their goal to get humans in space, at first scientists thought it was the…

including NASA. The article on Khan Academy continues, stating, “[Soviet achievements] created intense fear and anxiety among the US public that the Soviet Union had surpassed the technological achievements of the United States.” Once Sputnik 1 began its orbit, Americans feared that the Soviets had the capabilities to drop intercontinental ballistic missiles that could deliver nuclear payloads with the potential ability to destroy large cities and financial centers within The United States. At…