Outer Party

Space is so amazing. There are so many unexplored areas and places humans can barely comprehend. There are suns that rotate around other suns and gases that make beautiful nebulas. There are also many planets, comets, meteors, and other undiscovered objects floating throughout it. An article called “A Success in Space” by Cameron Keady tells its readers about the marvelous mission of Philae Lander and its mothership Rosetta. Another article by the same author called “America’s New Spacecraft”…

In the year of fifteen-eighty-seven, a group of British settlers crossed the ocean in order to get to America and make it their new home. The leader of the colony, John White, returned to England to gather supplies. Whenever he returned, the colony had disappeared with nothing left except the word “croatoan” carved into a tree. What happened to the people of Roanoke Island? How could an entire colony of people just vanish? Experts are still trying to solve this unexplained mystery today. In the…

The video I watched was about David Blaine holding his breath for 17 minutes. This video shows us how such a unique passion can give such thrill to this individual. David Blaine describes his excruciating journey holding his breath for 17 minutes and mentions that it was one of the best experiences of his life. Although David Blaine is one of the best magicians in the world, he does the unthinkable when talking about health. The human body needs oxygen to keep the body functioning. In David’s…

As of 2017, NASA’s budget was 19.1 billion dollars (NASA), which is only .1% of America’s GDP and 30 times less than the United States defense budget . NASA is very important but it does not get the money it needs. We need to fund NASA more so we can continue improving our aeronautics. We should fund NASA more because it is helpful to everyone. One reason why NASA is helpful is how NASA creates opportunities for many scientist in the united states. According to NASA, they have over 18,000…

Tiffany Solomon October 21, 2016 ESS 102 Rough Draft Long Term Space Flight The idea of space traveling for a long period of time may be an appealing idea to that of many. However, they fail to recognize that there are many disadvantages to long term space flight. In this paper, the effects of long term space flight will be discussed: how a microgravity environment affects the human body; what kinds of potential dangers are there in long term space travel; as well as what research is being…

Plot Synopsis: A grandfather living on a small Mars colony will begin the story by telling his kids about how he was one of the first astronauts to begin colonizing Mars. In his story, he will talk about how they survived the journey over, how their rocket worked, the specific flight path, and other particulars related to their mission. The flight and landing will introduce conflict in the form of technical glitches or psychological issues. The denouement will end the story with a successful…

The “zoo” by Edward Hoch and the “Ruum” by Arthur Porges share some similarities but also differentiate. The two stories had the same genre, science fiction. Science fiction is an enjoying, and fascinating read. Both, the “zoo” and the “Ruum” show excellent examples of this. First of all, the two stories similarly relate because both had a journey through space in one point of the story. The only differences had to be the purposes of journeying through space. In the “zoo,” the journey through…

John White was an English painter, explorer and colonist. John White used watercolors to paint maps and objects that he saw while he was exploring Roanoke. Today we use the paintings by John White to try and solve the mystery of the “Lost Colony.” There was three attempts to settle Roanoke. The first attempt was lead by Arthur Barlowe who took more than a hundred men with him to settle in July of 1585. They had a supply shortage and didn’t think the supplies would get to them in time, so they…

challenges are mainly related to transportation, working in the space and keeping the crew healthy. Most of these issues are solvable and NASA has possible strategies in place for developing the ability of addressing them to expand human presence in outer space. It is very likely that the mission to Mars would be precarious and has unknown effects on the health…

The essential effort made by the English to set up a region in America, happened in the late sixteenth century, at Roanoke Island. Starting in 1584 attempts were made to research the east shore of North America as far south as Spanish cases. It was in 1587 that an invariable area was finally made. However magnificent this satisfy was for the pilgrims and England, it ended up being one of the best American riddles when the state was discovered surrendered in 1590. In this presentation of the lost…