Spacecraft

Did NASA’s men land on the moon in 1969? This is a question which has been debated by conspiracy theorists for decades. “It was a hoax, it was filmed in a studio” These are just some of the comments which have been said by conspiracy theorists as they attempt to pick at every detail from the photos and film provided by NASA. Then turn them into something that isn’t there. Unlike most other conspiracies around the world, the ones surrounding the NASA landings, just aren’t well thought out. To the…

In the 1960s, the United States’ NASA carried out the Apollo program, the third of its manned human spaceflight programs. The goal of the program was to achieve manned exploration of the Moon and retake the lead in the Space Race against the Soviets, who had beaten the US to the first satellite and human in space, and convince the American public of the superiority of the US’ technological capability. After three unmanned flights, mission AS-204 (named Apollo 1 by the crew, and officially…

Weir. His book was later turned into a motion picture that was released on October 2, 2015, which stars Academy Award winning actor Matt Damon as the main character, Mark Watney. The Martian is about six scientists who travel to Mars aboard a NASA spacecraft to check the planet and it characteristics. While they are there collecting dust, taking pictures, and recording data everything seems to be fine; then tragedy strikes. Scientist Mark Watney is going to have to fight for his life if he wants…

An Impossible Mission Only the third intended mission to the moon and it wouldn’t quite make it. On April 13, 1970 two days after flight Apollo 13 lifted off something went wrong. The three men, Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise trained as any other astronaut would, but what happened was unpredictable. The three men had just finished a broadcast to the citizens back home without many people joined watching. It was 56 hours into the mission where a cryo-stir had occurred this caused…

We should go to Mars “The day we stop exploring is the day we commit ourselves to live in a stagnant world devoid of curiosity, empty of dreams.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson. The world has gotten too comfortable living in its bubble of safety. It’s time the world became curious and took the chance of exploring the unknown. Years and Years of debate after landing on the moon has raised this question: Should there be a manned spaceflight to Mars? Despite the risks, the benefits for humans of a manned…

Pluto-the planet, not the dog- has become an overnight sensation. Everyone is talking about Pluto and how much we’re about to learn, thanks to New Horizons. Next week, the spacecraft will be closer than it’s ever been to the ex-planet. Journalist are personifying the planet when captioning photos taken of it and its moons. For example, one photo was captioned “Pluto Poses with Largest Moon in Family Photo”, giving the planet the skills of a model. Space exploration is becoming more and more…

On January 28, 1986, seven astronauts Christa McAuliffe, (an American History and English teacher), Judith Resnik, (Mission Specialist), Francis (Dick) Scobee, (Spacecraft Commander),Ronald McNair, (Mission Specialist), Michael Smith, (Pilot), Ellison Onizuka, (Mission Specialist),and Gregory Jarvis, (Payload Specialist), dove into an adventure that would take one American citizen (a teacher) into the depths of space. The Challenger was an extremely inspirational mission, just not in the way…

that time to be spent in sadness. I want to pursue this field of study because Mars is the next frontier for mankind. Aerospace Engineering can branch to astronautics and aeronautics. I want to pursue in astronautics, which is engineering for spacecraft. I have always wanted to work for NASA because I believe the people who work there are some of the smartest on the planet. I know I will have to move out of New England to pursue my dreams after college, although it will be hard to live…

Steaming from the Cold War, two of the world superpowers were in a technological battle with each other. As nuclear bombs started to be developed, both the United States and Soviet Union needed an advantage such as where to launch these bombs or ways to launch them from space to their target. No nation on Earth had developed a technological device to do such a complicated task. Right as the cold war faded in the past only the future was looked upon. Beginning on October 7th 1957 we officially…

Colonies on Other Planets Isaiah Dokus 1/12/2017 The Earth is deteriorating, and growing faster by the day. We are using up our natural resources faster than I can type this sentence. Eventually, we may need to move. Not to another oil drilling site, but to a completely different planet. Our knowledge of space travel and other technologies is quickly progressing. So we may have a chance on a new world. Other “habitable” planets have been found. The two most discussed are called KOI 326.01…