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    NASA is also building the Space Launch system, which is supposed to carry 130 metric tons, and is scheduled to launch for the first time in 2018. SpaceX is also on the race for Mars. They recently launched their Falcon 9 rocket, which brought many satellites into orbit that Elon Musk hopes will fund SpaceX’s Mars missions. Unlike NASA, Elon Musk believes that humans can get to Mars as soon as…

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    Why We Should Fund NASA

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    future. Our future could also be in the hands of Mars which is to be colonized for years to come. People could possibly say NASA has not affected tham, why do we even need it? The thing is it has, but you may not even know. NASA launched hundreds of satellites which have taken pictures even billions of miles away from Earth. NASA has made many air and spacecrafts that even our military uses. NASA has been working to improve the health of astronauts in space who are not protected from…

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    Malaysia Flight 370 Essay

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    The ACARS system is used to transmit data about the performance of the engines back to the manufacturer, Rolls-Royce. The system continued to send out signals to a nearby satellite, which showed they flew hours after the loss of contact. With there being no location data, investigators had to piece together clues about where the plane could of been. It wasn’t long before the investigation turned towards the pilots. It was…

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    Mars Exploration Benefits

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    NASA has recently started to hire astronauts for their next space mission, “Mars 2030”. Is it wise to invest money and resources into deep space exploration? According to an online poll on debate.org, seventy-six percent Americans think that the government should invest in the new Mars exploration. With such a high positive response, there is greater optimism about the space race. We know that space flight is both expensive and risky. From an economical perspective, it is always beneficial to…

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    1957 the Soviet Union orbited the world’s first satellite called Sputnik. The Sputnik allowed scientists to get important information even though it did not have any scientific instruments. The satellite was just rotating around in space sending beeping and other signals. This alarmed Americans who now saw a need for more advanced technology and science. The Soviets were focusing on technology and advancements and with the launch of this satellite Americans feared the Soviets were going to win…

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    Cold War Film Analysis

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    World War II, where the most impressive and devastating weapon was the atomic bomb. Films in the beginning of the war such as “Godzilla” focused on nuclear weapons and the ramifications they could have. But when the Soviets managed to launch their satellite Sputnik into space, the whole world, with the U.S. in particular, began to turn to space. Space is an unoccupied territory, the gaining of which could determine the true superpower down on Earth. With the mystical subject of space brought…

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    Space exploration has been apart of United States history since the early 1960’s, and has over time created multiple technological innovations that have impacted society beneficially. These extraordinary innovations include advancements such as virtual reality allowing students to explore the surface of Mars, or our solar system in it’s entirety, and medical advancements that will allow the human life to live longer than ever before. The list of beneficial achievements continues to grow everyday…

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    However, if it is unclear why fallacies could be considered ethical problems, let us define ethics, and explain how fallacies are ethical problems. Kant defined good as that which is beneficial to the self, that is, an individual; and good as that which is harmful to oneself. Whereas right is that which is helpful to others, and wrong is that which is harmful to others. Morality is a question of what is good, versus what is bad. Ethicality is a question of what is right, versus what is wrong. Of…

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    ” The evidence relates to my claim because it tells us why the program was introduced. It started when the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik, and then the space race began.” In short, John F. Kennedy made the Space Program possible because he wanted to make the goal of landing a man on the moon. It started because the soviet union launched the satellite sputnik and that is when the space program was also resumed. It was mainly Kennedy’s…

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    The first ascent to Earth’s moon on the mission Apollo 11 in 1969 demonstrated the vigilance and courage of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. As Neil Armstrong descended on the ladder of the Eagle to take the very first step on the moon’s surface, the world was watching human’s greatest achievement unfold. This mission proved that the exploration of outer space is valuable because it was considered one of man’s most prideful moments. Man’s abilities were put to the test in the Apollo…

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