Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

matters worse NASA not only did not return to the moon, but instead focused their resources, time, and effort on the space shuttle program. Which was considered by many to be a failure, however, now with the help of the private sector the…

The documentary, MAKERS: Women in Space, discusses and addresses the journey and struggles of female astronauts, before being allowed to go into space by NASA. The documentary discusses the history of the U.S. space program and specifically focuses on women in space. Women’s involvement in getting to space started with the Lovelace: Women in Space Program, which explored the idea of women going to space that tested their physical and medical fitness, however this program was shut down in 1962.…

The Ariane 5 Programming Failure In 1996, a European rocket ship called the Ariane 5 was into space from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, Guyane, a small French territory on the northeast coast of South America, only to swerve off course and then explode a mere 40 seconds later. An investigation by independent committee was launched (hehe) approximately one week later, to determine the cause and assess the appropriateness of testing, as well as to make recommendations to fix the problem and…

1. What are the risks the federal government runs when it depends so heavily on a contractor such as Lockheed Martin for a wide variety of its functions? What are the advantages in such relations? Given how large some of these contractors are like Lockheed Martin, it could be a potential concern for who has control. Some issues may arise in budget concerns, project completion dates, and ownership of projects. As the book points out Lockheed Martin had total control of the NASA program and…

two very special movies about space and space adventures. “The Martian” and “Apollo 13” are one of the best movies about the world beyond the earth. They both express precisely the emotions of the astronauts travelling in the space and of the rest of the world, relatives, friends and crew members of each mission into the space. These two movies are quite different but still have a lot in common. “Apollo 13” is about seventh manned mission in American Apollo space program and the third one…

those quotes. That is why he United States of America should be involved with major exploration of space and deep sea ocean. The first thing I am going to talk about is how other countries will get ahead of us in many different ways. The other countries will get ahead of us with items we cannot get due to lack of exploration if we do not explore, but I do not know when. We must explore the seas and space, so other countries do not get ahead, and how we must do this is by taking action now…

NASA (National Astronautics and Space Administration) isn’t just about exploring space anymore. Now, their technology helps advance our quality of life here on Earth, not just in space. Their knowledge and success is key to help us to continue to strive. However, their studies could be in danger with a lower budget. NASA needs a higher budget in order to continue advancing our quality of life. NASA has what are called spinoffs. A spinoff is a commercialized product that display NASA’s…

of the difficulties that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration encountered leading up to the failed 2009 audit which was conducted by independent auditors, Ernest & Young. The auditors encountered two major discrepancies in NASA’s financial data when evaluating and calculating the value of their largest assets based on estimates. Essentially, there are numerous external and internal factors that affect the accuracy of the U.S. Space Agency’s financial data. Ernest & Young pointed…

For our hundred year starship project our ship is set to leave Earth around the year 2035. By that time natural disasters have wreaked havoc on civilization making it hard for people to rebuild and create the once great civilizations that once were. Countries came together to create a spacecraft that will be self sufficient and be able to support new life on board and hopefully find a new world to repopulate and continue the human race. For the journey there were five major problems to be…

Should the government be funding space exploration? What has come out of the United States space program and is it worth the investment? Does space exploration have to be government run, or are there alternative ways to explore the universe? It is questions like these that must be answered when determining the future of space exploration. Despite the dream of space exploration being a peaceful one, the space program only came about as the result of the cold war. The program improved the…