Rocket launch

One video about their proposed Interplanetary Transport System showcases renderings of their rockets and capsules that would supposedly transport the first humans to colonize Mars. It feels more like a sci-fi action movie with dramatic, electronic music in the background, sleek artistry and text, and a climactic build up to a capsule landing on Mars…

programs or research that could have used the money for other purposes. In addition, NASA has spent approximately $113 billion on their space shuttle program that included 5 shuttles.12 In 2010, NASA spent approximately $775 million to prepare and launch a space shuttle.12 In 2014, NASA’s yearly budget was approximately $19 billion, which means that a person who makes $50,000 a year will contribute approximately $33 per year to NASA.13 In addition, space travel has played an important role in…

Apollo 13 Maria Awad Mr. Estes American History II, D-block 16 March 2016 On April 11, 1970, the spacecraft, Apollo 13 was launched to go to the moon. Its journey lasted about five days, 22 hours, 54 minutes and 41 seconds and traveled 622,268 miles. It landed April 17, 1970 in the Pacific Ocean (Chaikin, Kohl, and Bean 56). The spacecraft’s crew consisted of: James A. Lovell Jr. as the Commander, Fred W. Haise Jr. as the Lunar Module Pilot, and John L. Swigert Jr. as the Command Module…

The American space program alone has developed countless technologies that have improved and saved lives. NASA has had over one thousand successful spin-offs that include: Lasik surgery, Tempurfoam, improved kidney dialysis and water purification systems, sensors to test for hazardous gases, energy-saving building materials, and fire-resistant fabrics. When the Hubble telescope was launched in 1990, a flaw in the design of its optics produced blurry images. Three years later NASA was able to…

Body Armor (IBA), Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH), and M-4 Carbine, arranging a race to a fighting position. Flinging my ½ in thick wooden door open, I beheld a spectacle from a war film I’d seen as a child. The mountainside speckled with tracer fire, rocket propelled grenade (RPG) explosions slamming HESCO ® barriers, echoes of shouting American Soldiers. Smell of gunpowder blended within a nearby burn pit latched onto my senses. “ALAMO POSITIONS!” reverberated…

Science Fiction Paper “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” - Charles Dickens. I guess if you think about it, this applies to me. How many people on Earth really are lucky enough to realize the moment they’ve always dreamed about? To look back at your boyhood self, starry-eyed and full of ambition, and think, Yeah, you did it. You made it. I sure as hell didn’t think that, much less so soon. I’m coming up to my mountaintop, my light at the end of the dark tunnel of…

more. For example, the Apollo 11 mission must’ve influenced generations of children to be astronauts and engineers. The movie October Sky would also be a perfect example. It’s a biographical film about Homer H. Hickam Jr. The launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 made him interest in rockets. In the end, he becomes a member of NASA, despite his dad rejecting his dream. Space agencies like NASA are making the workforce stronger, encouraging students to pursue STEM careers (science, technology, engineering…

We should go to Mars “The day we stop exploring is the day we commit ourselves to live in a stagnant world devoid of curiosity, empty of dreams.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson. The world has gotten too comfortable living in its bubble of safety. It’s time the world became curious and took the chance of exploring the unknown. Years and Years of debate after landing on the moon has raised this question: Should there be a manned spaceflight to Mars? Despite the risks, the benefits for humans of a manned…

NASA Overview The Mars Surveyor Program (MSP) was managed under the cheaper, better, faster paradigm at the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA). This corporate culture created an environment which challenged NASA engineers to develop innovative, cost saving processes when designing and developing projects. This paradigm did have drawbacks though; putting too much emphasis on decreasing cost, and failing to integrate risk management in their projects. Ultimately, this mindset led…

Ethical Responsibility: What is a Technical Writer’s Ethical Responsibility? Pernell Joseph Missouri State University October, 2017 Introduction The objective of any profession, is to do what is ethically correct to achieve what is rightfully good. There’s this saying, “what you don’t know, can’t hurt you.” However, I do believe that as a technical writer, what you don’t know can hurt you and all other parties involved. The notion of technical communication being taken out of context by many,…