Spacecraft propulsion

In theory, colonizing Mars is a cool concept but until we get the whole living in space thing down, it will be anything but a pleasant experience. If the severe weather, radiation or general lack of oxygen doesn't kill you, humans in space have a whole other threat to worry about. Stress. STRESS IS A UNIVERSAL THREAT TO HUMANS The first humans on Mars will get bragging rights for life, but unfortunately, that life won't last very long. Stress, not laser wielding Maritains, will wreak havoc on…

It’s nothing new in Canada when the big companies of U.S acquires or merge with Canadian operated company for the better opportunities to make a profit and achieve the strategic goals of the company, recently I read an article about that the McKesson Corporation agreed to acquire Rexall Health from Katz group. (Tracer, 2016) It’s a huge acquisition in pharma industry especially after the Loblaw’s acquires the shopper’s drugmart in 2013. So let’s take a look at both companies profile. McKesson…

Roller coasters have become one of American’s favorite amusements. Theme parks are more popular now than ever thanks to the exhilarating, fast-pace, “stomach in your shoes” rides known as roller coasters. For one to understand the fears as well as the thrill, one must first understand that it all comes from physics. Science plays a role in how we experience theme parks. Science creates the thrill in roller coasters, as well as real life experiences. According to the text, "Amusement park…

Going to Mars may sound like the trip of a lifetime. Going to a planet that is so much different than our own, training with professional astronauts and, of course, flying in a spaceship. However, the Mars One plan has many flaws, such as an unrealistic amount of time to make the mission work, not enough money to buy space equipment, and a low food supply. One of the main problems with Mars One’s plan is the time they say it will take get the mission ready. Mars One has publicly stated that…

NASA Deserves More Funding As a federal agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) receives it’s funding from the annual federal budget passed by the United States Congress. For the fiscal year of 2017, NASA’s budget was $19.5 billion. This number being only about 0.489% of the total US budget at $4 trillion. However, the American public on average, believes NASA’s budget has a much larger share of the federal budget than it actually does. Space Exploration beyond the…

“Danger! This Mission to Mars Could Bore You to Death!.” by Maggie Koerth-Baker explains the physique consequences a person can experience when embarking into a space expedition. The article presents the reasons behind an experiment that is done to six people living in a secluded area in Hawaii. Such an experiment is done with the purpose of exploring the human behavior when face to extreme boredom. Furthermore, the intention of the experiment is to compare the experience of the six people in…

When it comes to whether we should be focusing on sending humans on future missions, with the support of robotic missions or sending exclusively robotic missions there’s a lot of different we must consider. How much will the mission cost? How much time will be put into this? What are the risks? What are the advantages? Neil Degrasse Tyson states in the video that for every human you put in space, you can put hundreds even to thousands of unmanned probes and it would be less expensive. If that’s…

Astronomy is an ongoing process because we are always working on new and improved things. Right now NASA is planning a one way ticket to mars. NASA is building a ship powerful enough to take people to Mars, it will have enough supplies for 1,100 days in space. They are sending down overs to build the station and bring supplies. They will not come back on this mission but hopefully next time they will. Scientific discoveries have influenced society by even some of the earliest times. For example,…

According to many different articles filled with facts and opinions, Pluto should be a planet. Scientists have been debating for years whether Pluto should considered a planet and part of our solar system. Pluto should still be a planet regardless of its size, and there are plenty more information to understand why it should be a planet, especially in our solar system. First of all, according to, Discovery Education, “For 80 years, schoolchildren have been taught that the Solar System has nine…

The government should continue to fund NASA because according to the History of Space Exploration Project we did, it shows that we weren’t able to see what Earth really looked like until Explorer 6 was launched. This is important because for the longest time, people thought the earth was flat. Then, after that we said it was a sphere. But, we never really knew what Earth looked like until launching a satellite capable of sending pictures of Earth from space. These pictures showed if Earth was…