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Space exploration is defined by Encyclopedia Britannica as the investigation, by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft, of the reaches of the universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere and the use of the information so gained to increase knowledge of the cosmos and benefit humanity. Today, the study of space is mainly carried out by astronomers; where previous discoveries were chiefly made by physical exploration conducted by unmanned space probes, satellites, and manned spaceflights. These ongoing…

“Founder of Mars One, Bas Lansdorp, is in favour of Ubuntu, a Linux distro, to colonise Mars”(Banerjee). Linux, a small operating system that started with a few lines of code in 1991, quickly grew to compete with Microsoft's Windows operating system in only a few years. Since then, the debate over which choice is better has been ceaseless, although new developments may tip the debate in the favor of Linux. Linux is not only free, but the driving philosophy behind Linux is that it should always…

event of a global catastrophe due to climate change, Mars would serve as the backup location. Additionally, potential resources like “water, precious metals, or additional croplands” are within grasp. Williams touches upon the goals of Elon Musk, a SpaceX coordinator. Musk would like to establish a Martian colony of 80,000 people; Williams respects the idea because of the cheap real estate, but is no fan of the commute. Above the drive of exploration, Williams is sure the difficulty of the task…

The question on whether the cost of legal immigration outweighs its economic benefits has been a topic for debates for sometime now. Some people argue the immigration is the cause for more spending in areas such as education and public assistance. Another argument is that immigrants are taking jobs away from native-born citizens resulting in higher unemployment rates, which results in more people needing money from public assistance. There are others who argue that legal immigrants help us by…

The universe is a vast space, but the human race has the power to make it smaller. Through various programs and missions, all humans on Earth can work together towards the discovery of other life in the universe. The main categories that would be linked to space exploration are the benefits, funding, education, and new colonies. If all of the categories are reached, then Earth will have a better understanding on why it, so lonesomely, contains life. The first important link to space…

One of humankind's greatest achievement is space exploration, a testament to what is possible when people from around the world work together to push the boundaries of what we can do. Over spring break I traveled to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral and I learned a lot about the history of space exploration and what is currently being built for future missions. I believe that engineering the tools of scientific discovery will lead to the most important breakthroughs of the 21st century…

start in business by creating a website called X.com which is now known as PayPal. After doing this he sold it to Ebay for one and a half billion dollars. This was more than enough money for Musk, but he continued to create thriving businesses such as SpaceX and Tesla. These are two of the most successful and cutting edge companies in the world. The success of these companies shows exactly how hard working, and motivated Musk is. Over the fifty-hour…

companies which have some involvement with space. NASA, the most well-known, is a government run and funded operation. It has been the most successful in its 50+ years of existence. SpaceX is the most popular space company right now. NASA doesn’t launch any piloted missions currently, it only supplies and satellites. SpaceX is trying to revolutionize the way we fly by creating rockets that can land back on Earth to be used again. SpaceX’s Falcon 9, has been designed to launch satellites into…

Picture you are on Earth 5 billion years into the future. The sun is closing in on Earth and the Earth is burning up. What are you going to do? This is why it is so important to explore space, because humans could go extinct if we don’t find another planet to colonize on before the sun swallows Earth. Also, space has helped us learn about the moon and even Earth. I take the position that we should explore outer space instead of exploring underwater because eventually we will have to evacuate…

Autonomous Vehicles and their Policy Implications 1989: the year the Cold War ended, gas cost $0.97, the Tokyo Stock Market crashed, Microsoft Office was first released, and Toyota released it’s first luxury brand, Lexus1. The earth was graced by Taylor Swift, would-be Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe, and, how could we forget, the Little Mermaid2. And in November of 1989, a sci-fi film was released which would be the third highest grossing movie of the year and inspire and entertain for…