Space Shuttle

TThe US space program has a long history, which began in the 1950s. Women played a key role in this history as secretaries, human computers, wives of astronauts, astronauts, and many more. The spark that struck the idea for an American space program was Sputnik, the first Russian satellite in space. The US started with building nuclear weapons before they were ready for the space program, NASA. Once NASA was formed it was their goal to get humans in space, at first scientists thought it was the…

years– Running a space airline to orbit, the moon or even Mars isn't the right job for government.” January 26, 2016 USA Today Opinion Column. I wish to provide a different perspective from the military community with regard to a recent editorial about the role government has in the space industry. The author Rand Simberg, expressed his opinion that with the tragedy of the Space Shuttle Challenger the government via NASA should not be the leader in charge of our space program. While…

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…

future missions based upon the ethical violations that occurred on the Challenger mission in order to minimize the possibility of human, economic, dignity, and safety loss for missions in the future. Introduction On January 28th, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 72 seconds after launch, killing six astronauts as well as schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe (“Challenger Disaster”,…

Part 1: Part I: Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation in Ronald Reagan’s Challenger Address There was a significant loss of seven people during a space shuttle explosion on January 28, 1986. Ronald Reagan was originally supposed to deliver the State of Union Address, but after the unfortunate happenstance of the Challenger, he instead gave a short speech, in respect to the loss of the seven challenger members. Rhetorical and contextual information will be discussed and analyzed throughout the rest…

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…

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 general idea of this movie is evolution. The apes that appeared in the first act of the movie show this evolution, since the monoliths gave the apes the ability to use bone tools and eat meat. The idea of evolution was also apparent when one of the apes throws a bone into the air. Time flashes forward, and the bone transformed into a spaceship. Evolution was again evident when the team which was dispatched from Clavius touched the monolith, and a radio signal was heard. Finally, evolution…

tells the truth. In Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly we had the chance to see just a sliver of the hidden heros that won America the space race. Yet, in our textbooks there is no mention of them or others alike. It is critical that the authors of the past don’t use censorship. The narrative that U.S. history used to tell us of the individuals who won the space race was one of a victor. Victor’s are the ones that writes history. Those who suffer or lose don’t talk about their failures and…

there because we have only explored less than .5 percent of space. This is truly why space is truly the last frontier and will because of NASA’s mediocre funding. The Space Race didn't just prove that the United states can do anything we put our minds too. It also proved that NASA’s job goes way beyond just sending astronauts to the moon. Although NASA’s funding is expensive it should be a priority for the federal budget. The space race was during the cold war, the peak of the cold war to be…