SpaceX

Today, Elon Musk is an inventor and CEO of SpaceX, “an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company” (wiki) in California. Growing up, he taught himself to code and was enrolled in prestigious schools in Africa and Canada. He earned two bachelor degrees at University of Pennsylvania…

Humans have this innate desire to learn about the world around them. This desire was ingrained in the psyche of our human ancestors in order for us to live in a place that is more fruitful. We, as a human species, have explored the deepest of oceans and the tallest of mountains. We have flown our first flight and sailed our widest sea. We have buildings piercing the clouds and railways extending across continents. We have split the atom and eradicated diseases. But, since our beginning, we have…

Over the summer I went on a great vacation with my family. My entire family flew from Denver to Florida. We took a cruise from Florida to the Bahamas and back to Florida again. After the cruise our vacation continued at Universal Studios in Orlando Florida. It was a fun filled vacation and a great cruise filled with lots of fun activities. First things first, we flew to Florida from Denver Colorado. When we arrived in Florida, a limo was waiting to take us from the airport to the hotel we…

In The Odyssey, one important idea that is communicated is perseverance. Closely entwined with patience, perseverance is the act of getting back up on your feet after an emotional, or physical disaster. The Odyssey teaches that you have to keep going even when your plan gets destroyed, to never stop. If Odysseus did not have perseverance, would he have kept going after his crew released the air bag or ate the sacred cattle? Would he have pushed forward when Polyphemus the giant trapped him and…

% Intro The future of space for both scientific and commercial missions is threatened by the escalating dangers of space debris. If an effort to remove debris does not take place soon, a "snow-ball effect" where satellite fragmentations cause further collisions leading to a dramatic increase in space debris \cite{ion}. As of 2007, nearly half of all Earth satellites are debris \cite{old}. %TODO finish intro %TODO where is space debris a problem? % History %TODO go more in-depth and…

civilization to continue its journey for the many centuries to come. An entrepreneur that has proven success time over time from creating PayPal, to Tesla Motors, the fast luxurious all electric eco friendly cars, Also collaborating with NASA in the SpaceX program. Year after years countless intelligent people graduate from notorious and distinguished universities but just end up working for a large corporation. What separates intelligent individuals from others? The…

amplified when leaders from both companies (Elon from X.com and Mark and Peter from Confinity). • Personal Variable – This is the main condition that led to the conflict. Mark and Peter found it very difficult to deal with Elon’s strong personality and opinion and only two months after the merger Peter resigned and left the company. That left Elon and Mark to work together and the lack of communication and understanding grew as the time passed. Stage II: Cognition and Personalization During…

The Vitality of Privatized Space Endeavors More often than is recognized, the human world relies on science. Humans, unlike any other species on Earth have mastered the practice of using science to shape the natural world in their image, and mold it to their benefit. This practice has served humans well on this planet, but one can’t help but wonder what future opportunities may lie beyond Earthly borders. If humankind could implement the same kinds of successful appropriation, extraction, and…

The modern times has seen even more NASA budget cuts and a rise in private contractors looking to space. The budget cuts may even be costing the US more than its saving them. A writer from the washington post says “Since the shuttle 's retirement, the United States has been forced to rely on Russia to take its astronauts to the station, an expensive and troubling arrangement that now costs $76 million per seat” (Davenport). There are multiple astronauts on the space station with multiple…

When you hear the word space exploration you automatically think of what is really out there or do other forms of life exist. One of the biggest achievements in American history is when NASA’s Apollo 11 first touched down on the moon on July 20, 1969. As Neil Armstrong was the first American to ever step foot onto the moon, but now the space program may be in jeopardy due to significant budget cuts. What would this mean to fellow Americans if space exploration were cut down or completely gotten…