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    What could have been the purpose of a Ronald W. Reagan’s speech after a catastrophic incident? On January 28, 1986, a space shuttle launched from NASA suffered a casualty when the shuttle named The Challenger was on the air, as it broke apart. This launching was showcased on national television, causing the crew’s children witness their parents’ death, and most children in the U.S. being traumatized by it. As a way of unifying the nation after a tragedy of that essence, President Ronald W.…

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    Challenger Explosion Memo

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    ethicsof three technicaldocuments inthe Challenger Case Study: Document A: Ray January 1978 Memo, Document B: Ray January 1979 Memo, and Document F: BoisjolyJuly 1985 Memo. The 1986 Challenger explosion stands as one of the most tragic incidents of space travel in US history. Perhaps the most shockingdetail of the accident is that theproblemthat caused the explosion, issues with the O-ring,had been known for years before the launch. However, due to a lack of effective technical communication…

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    occurred with the launch of the space shuttle “Challenger.” Seven of the astronauts boarding the space shuttle, “Challenger,” were killed mid-flight. The U.S. has not experienced anything like this, space travel is still new. Reagan shows his great appreciation for the working class of the U.S. by cancelling his State of the Union to provide a powerful message. Reagan delivers a speech with hope and clarity for the future of space endeavors. His faith for the space program and NASA is strong and…

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    Space Shuttle Research Paper

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    Any Topic (writer's Choice) YourFirstName YourLastName University title . The space shuttle in which the crew sat with the utmost anxiety consisted most importantly of the Orbiter vehicle, fundamentally considered by one Gaston (1991) as the brains and heart of the spaceship. Chyu & Cavin (1978) also described it that it contained pressurized crew compartment in which sat seven enthusiastic team members ready to ascent into the parts unknown. At the forward fuselage of this orbiter…

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    The Effects Of Space Travel

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    patterns of astronauts on both short-duration and long-duration spaceflight missions”.25 The authors conducted an observational study that examined the ISS and space shuttle missions. To assess sleep, the authors utilized actigraphy and sleep logs, which collected data three months before the space launch, eleven days pre-launch, during the space or the ISS missions, and for seven nights post mission/flight. Also, participants recorded their drug use into daily medication and sleep logs, which…

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    disaster that was never thought imaginable happened, during the launch of the space shuttle challenger there was a “malfunction”, one that would lead to the death of 7 brave crew member and leave the nation in fear. Ronald Reagan emotional speech addressing the space shuttle challenger tragedy calms the people of the nation and helps them understand that the best course of action is to move forwards and continue the space program in honor of the fallen heros. Reagan uses repetition, pathos, and…

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    in history was the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. On January 28th, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff , killing all 7 of the crew members onboard. There were many theories about what could have caused the explosion to occur. One report claimed that there was a certain pattern with the smoke trail indicating that the shuttle ran into a jetstream. However, freezing temperatures hardened rubber o-rings on one side of the rocket boosters, causing the…

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    1967 three astronauts were put to test out the new rocket in the apollo program. Then, a catastrophic fire erupted through Apollo 1 leaving the three men in the rocket dead. After this tragic event happened, the NASA review board concluded that a stray, damaged spark began to fire in the oxygen environment leading the fire to spread quickly. This incident lead to many fixes and recommendations that were made to future rockets. NASA’s new space shuttle Challenger was launched January 28th, 1986.…

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    The Columbia Shuttle was the oldest shuttle in the NASA fleet. On January 16, 2003 Columbia Space Shuttle’s 28th mission took place. Eight seconds into the launch a piece of foam insulation broke off from the propellant tank and hit the left wing of the shuttle. The cameras used to capture the launch could not focus accordingly on the shuttle while taking off; crash engineers could not pinpoint exactly where the damage took place. On February 1, 2003 Columbia Shuttle broke down while when…

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    *National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day* Today is _National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day_. While he was in office, President Ronald Reagan designated October 1988 as _Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month_, which he began to remember pregnancy loss and infant death including, but not limited to, miscarriage, still birth, SIDS or the death of a newborn. Prior to social media, I never knew that such a day/month of remembrance existed, but I remember and often think…

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