Spacecraft propulsion

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM The Global Positioning System (GPS) also called NAVSTAR is a satellite-based navigation system made up of at least 24 satellites. The U.S. Department of Defense (USDOD) originally put the satellites into space for military use, yet they were made accessible for civilian use in the 1980s. It is comprised of satellites, ground stations, and receivers. These satellites can tell the exact location where someone is situated. GPS works in any climate conditions, anyplace on…

As humans we have a natural curiosity instilled in us. Some have more than others, but one way or another curiosity gets a hold of us. We want to gather as much knowledge as possible about something or many things that take our interest. For Nobel prize winner, Albert Einstein, one of his many interest was Physics. Due to his inquisitive nature Einstein relentlessly sought out many answers, in hopes of acquiring as much knowledge as he could. He made significant advances in numerous fields of…

Space Exploration. Also known as, the journey into the unknown that our young astronauts are trained to endure for the further extension of humanity. However, we must ask ourselves how humane space exploration really is. We send these skilled individuals into a never-ending night hoping from their safe return from the final frontier. And space exploration should be nothing more than the final frontier, as it must be eliminated. The excursion itself is very costly and is being paid for by…

Mars has a very harsh environment not yet suitable for humans. However, compared to other planets in space, Mars is humanity's best chance at attempting to colonize. The colonization of the Red Planet is drawing near due to many different space venturing companies coming together. Furthermore to this topic, large debate is only rising since the opinions of many are strikingly divided. "Mars today, despite its subzero temperatures (on average -63°C), thin non-radiation and savage global dust…

Space Exploration & Why We Should Fund It Space exploration is a really expensive endeavor to the common civilian, it costs billions to operate a mission to space, billions to build the shuttles to get up there. The U.S.A space program NASA has seen less funding each year since 1966 where it peaked at 4.5% of the federal budget down to 1% in 1975 and it still loses funding each year even today! How is NASA staying afloat and it is effecting how long it will take us to achieve reasonable and…

The Contemporary Importance of NASA Funding This year, 2016, is the 57th anniversary of NASA, or, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. In those 57 years, NASA has accomplished a lot; landing humans on the moon, sending robots to mars, amongst many other feats. Whilst these things once seemed impossible, more and more so they're becoming standard things to NASA. Despite this, many people nowadays feel that government money spent on NASA is a waste of funding, and they don't fully…

To reach the summit of Mount Everest, George Mallory said “ Because it was there”. He said this for people to know that exploring things that may be impossible is the impossible. Exploration at extreme conditions is worth the cost for big reasons, exploration produces technology for people to build bigger things like better rocket ships and satellite radios. Furthermore, gives us new knowledge to space and things we may not know yet and may need the materials for here on earth. Yet, people…

With Elon Musk’s vision for the future and SpaceX set to achieve great heights in space, anything is possible. But does that include sending out a rocket every two to three weeks? SpaceX wants to launch a rocket every two to three weeks despite last year’s launch pad explosion. With high confidence, SpaceX is looking at a tight operational schedule and aims to pick up the pace of its Falcon 9 launches. With a two to three week schedule, SpaceX would need to rely on a new launch pad at NASA’s…

We have spent a lot of time on studying and invested a lot of money. However we have sadly been wasting a bunch of money on the space program (NASA).Although there are a few pros to investing in NASA there are a whole lot more cons that take over those pros. In the human society the average salary for the average human in the U.S. is about 50,000 dollars, now with that being said the government really believes in the space program the out of the average salary they have decided to withdraw…

Our project is asking whether outer space affects gene activation. This will help future generations when deciding if outer space is a possibility for raising kids and starting colonies. 2. The scientific problem is if space affects our gene activation. It is relevant to our upcoming mission on mars, starting our own human settlement. Answers to our question will help to prepare us for our mission on Mars and many more. It’s interesting to know if our gene activation will be different. Such as,…