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There have been numerous missions into space since the beginning of the 20th century. With the constant evolution of technology, it has become much easier to further our understanding of the universe through the exploration of celestial structures. Particularly astronomers have increasingly become curious with the possibility of life on Mars albeit past or present life. The Mars Exploration Rover mission has been one of the biggest success stories with twin rovers, Spirt and Opportunity landing…

A book that I have enjoyed recently is The Martian by Andy Weir. The Martian starts with Mark Watney (Main Character) who is hit by a piece of a satellite antenna during a colossal sandstorm while trying to escape the Martian atmosphere. Watney’s captain tries to search for him but he is nowhere to be found and the crew presumes him dead. The next day he wakes up with part of the antenna lodged in his stomach. Over time NASA figures he is alive through satellite imaging. Mark eventually finds a…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX expedition to colonise Mars will undoubtedly change the world of space exploration forever, no longer will living on another planet be limited to science fiction. This leap forward in the survival of humans as a species comes with it a plethora of ethical issues that surround sending humans to Mars. The most obvious issue at this current point in time is human emigration, which is currently the only perceivable way to colonise Mars within the next 20 years. This poses one very…

named the space race. Since space exploration became a reality there has been a total of 18 fatalities. This supports the fact that space exploration is dangerous. Feb 1, 2003 was the launch of a space shuttle that failed to launch which resulted to an explosion ( latimes.com par. 1 ) . The launch was live broadcast throughout out The United States. The aftermath was 7 deaths one of the member was a public teacher who won a contest ever since then NASA has banned civilians to go on space…

billions of dollars on space exploration every year. New observations and information are vital to our society to understand life and possibility of life on other planets. Science is the true foundation for technology and the development of our economy. Most of the time, we rely on facts and knowledge, but sometimes, we must search outside the skyline and develop our understanding about the world surrounding us. Yes, we need to take risks and continue to move forward. Without space exploration,…

By now, you've probably read part one and part two in our series of 30 shocking facts about NASA, and today we're here with part three! You might think you know everything about one of the world's most advanced space research facilities, but you have no idea. Number Fifteen: Stanley Kubrick. Famed filmmaker Stanley Kubrick was filming Barry Lyndon when he decided to use special lenses commissioned by NASA. The special lenses were designed for the Apollo moon landings, but Kubrick used them to…

The Final Frontier Why is space called the final frontier? The reason why space should be called the final frontier is because past space there is nothing left to explore. I believe that space is the final frontier. Three main points that help with this are Galaxies what they are their shapes and what lies within them. Lifeforms off of earth what’s out there and are they friendly. Stars and planets what fate lies for our sun and other stars and the fate of planets in orbit around them. Galaxies…

The space race consisted of Russia and the United States of America, seeing who was more technologically advanced in weaponry and in the race to space. Although the Russians got a good start the U.S made the first man land on the moon which Russia still hate about us and is one of the most talked about things still in Russia. The cold war was where we would see who the top dog was and see who really was more advanced. The space race was nothing more than a thing for bragging rights, and to claim…

Throughout the exploration of space, there are many people who has contributed to space. Katherine Johnson is one of those people. At the age of 10 she was a freshman in high school. By the time she was 18 she has graduated from college. Katherine Johnson has contributed to space by being one of the first African Americans to been hired to work in the guidance and navigation department; help with the Apollo 11 mission; also find the flight paths. In space calculation are a very important…

NASA and many others believe that space exploration could help change our country and our world. There's many ways that space exploration could benefit us. It could help us improve safety and help us find out more about our earth and its resources, exploring space would give us many benefits. The United states and NASA should put more into space exploration. Something that we need to protect ourselves from the threat of getting hit by an asteroid. If we don’t want what happened to the dinosaurs…