Spaceflight

desolate region of Hawaii (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation). The European Space Agency (ESA) directed a 520-day long simulation throughout 2010 and 2011 meant to closely match conditions on a long-term Mars mission (Directorate of Human Spaceflight). In the near future, when humans voyage to Mars, society will feel certain that the astronauts are safe because of the extensive testing that took place on Earth long before the mission…

Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. The craft was launched on April 11, 1970, at 13:13 CST from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank exploded two days later, crippling the Service Module(SM) upon which the Command Module (CM) depended. Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, shortage of potable water, and the critical need to…

supposed perfection since a society that does not follow its own laws is hypocritical at best and tyrannical at worst. Then, Vincent proves society’s negative evaluation of him wrong throughout the film by passing all the training requirements for spaceflight despite his actual In-Valid status and genetic predispositions for illnesses, including a 99% chance of a heart disorder and a predicted life expectancy of 30 years. After Irene discovers Vincent’s true identity as a fraudulent Valid,…

peaceful uses of benefit to all humankind, for communications, navigation, meteorology and other purposes” [4], and was not limited to military options. Soon after NASA’s creation, work began on the Mercury Project, with the goal of achieving human spaceflight. However, they were beaten again by the Russians, who launched Yuri Gagarin into orbit on April 12, 1961. It was almost year later that the US achieved an orbital flight, manned by John Glenn. This delay was largely due to a series of…

Analyzing the Benefits and Drawbacks of the NASA Program On July 16, 1969, NASA launched a spaceflight to the moon called Apollo 11. A couple days later Neil Armstrong would be the first man to step on the moon. It was a big milestone for man’s journey of exploring space as millions watched on the television. But as millions watched on the television, the rise of a new question became to spring up. People began discussing if the NASA program was worth it. They began to talk about the…

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 discoveries are fueled by the purest of human inquisitiveness and ever evolving technologies. The dream of venturing into the cosmic fringes of the Earth's atmosphere was first inspired by fiction writings of famous authors…

During the last 2000 years, human beings have gradually conquered nearly the whole earth after a plenty of explorations and out of the curiosity inside, they began to pay more and more attention on the outer space. From the Wan Hu who flied to the sky by using a rocket with several rough fireworks on and finally killed himself in the Ming Dynasty to the Armstrong who represented human beings to made the first step on a another planet. Human have the tendency to create more devices and equipment…

“We’ve grown used to the idea of space, and perhaps we forget that we’ve only just begun. We’re still pioneers.” On January 28, 1986, President Ronald Reagan addressed the Nation’s fears and sorrows after the explosion of the NASA Space Shuttle, the Challenger. Almost a half-century ago, man began to look past the stars and into the cosmos and planets beyond Earth. The brilliant mind behind the curtain, Wernher von Braun, “The Father of Modern Rockets”, sparked the curiosity and imagination of…

Raina Orion Erika Harnett ESS 102 April 15, 2016 Robotic Missions: Mars Pathfinder This research is in preparation to write the fictional article currently titled “Tales of A Space Robot”. This article will be about an extremely advanced AI robot that has spent the past 50 years cataloging and exploring a nearby solar system for life, potential colonization, as well as other scientific research. The research presented below gives an idea of what types of data the robot can collect or potentially…

Commercialized Space Exploration: The Dawn of a New Era July 21, 2011, the Space Shuttle Atlantis entered Earth’s atmosphere, beginning its final approach preparations from its last and final mission of the space shuttle program, STS135. 30 years of service shuttling supplies to the ISS, conducting scientific missions and experiments, servicing equipment amongst a myriad of other tasks (most of which installed awe and dreams of possibilities in the programs participants and millions around…