The Bottle Rockets

was fascinated when he saw a rocket go into space at night and he wanted to do the same thing. He became fascinated in rockets and wanted to build them though his father told him not to. He followed what he wished for and he ended up getting the right team and all the needed parts for the rocket. He ended up winning the science fair and getting a scholarship to college so he didn't have to work in the mines. The rocket was a great success and he was famous for his rocket and what he had…

In Homer’s memoir, Rocket Boys, family is possibly the biggest factor when it comes to a person’s drive. In this case Sonny’s dad, Homer, is strongly against Sonny’s progression with the rockets. He wants Sonny to grow up and be a mine engineer however, Sonny is positive he doesn’t want to have anything to do with the mine. Homer Sr. believes the rocket building is frivolous, while Sonny plans on getting a scholarship through them. This results in their relationship being poisonous. Elsie,…

attacks. They also help out in doing reconnaissance and establishing blockades against other nations (Chow). Other offensive technologies, such as the RPG (rocket propelled grenade), are often used in combatant settings. They are incredibly effective in allowing a single person to take down helicopters, tanks, and buildings (Technology of War). Rocket and bomb technology have also advanced to create tomahawks and smart bombs. Tomahawks are equipped with a GPS and can travel at speeds of 550 mph…

materials and make all the parts for their rockets and landing pads in the United States. With currently $5 Billion in contracts, they have nearly 50 plus launches in their flight manifest. Their founder was a former Papal entrepreneur…

The definition of pioneer is the following: one who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise,or progress. The word “pioneer” and film director James Cameron, who is otherwise known as “the scariest man in Hollywood” (Hedegaard 1), go hand-in-hand. Born in Ontario, Canada on August 16, 1954, Cameron was birthed into a family with father Philip, mother Shirley, brothers Mike and John David, and sisters Valerie and Terri. Being the oldest, he naturally took on the…

Von Braun was an Engineer and a rocket expert who was born on 23rd March in Wirsitz, Germany. He received telescope by his mother at a young age, which developed the passion of astronomy in him. In 1925 Von lived with his family in Berlin, during the time Von was living in Berlin he began reading ‘ The Rocket into Interplanetary Space’ which motivated Von to study maths and science. The passion for science made him the top student at school. In the late 1920s Von enrolled at the Berlin…

Wernher von Braun was born into a family of great wealth and intelligence, shaping his outlook for a career in science. Wernher’s interest in space began at a very young age, and he developed great skills from the schools he attended. He became a prominent figure worldwide because of his involvement with World War I and NASA. He helped the space travel industry in both Germany and the United States, making them some of the most technologically advanced countries. Wernher von Braun began his…

When SpaceX was founded in 2002, there had never been any private entities that launched and re-entered a spacecraft. SpaceX came from the bottom of success when they began since it was a brand new company and space travel was extremely expensive making space travel harder to achieve. Finally though, SpaceX launched their first spacecraft called, “Dragon.” During this flight they not only successfully launched their spacecraft they, “became the first privately developed spacecraft to visit the…

The liquid fuel rocket was first created by Robert Goddard in 1926 in Auburn, Massachusetts. The idea for this invention cam from Robert Goddard being home schooled, and since he got a lot of free time he put that into exploring, experimenting, and wanting to explore space. To make the liquid fuel rocket first Goddard had to apply the scientific principle of the requirement of oxygen in space to create an explosion, making the need for more storage space for oxygen. Needing refrigeration to cool…

Plot Synopsis: A grandfather living on a small Mars colony will begin the story by telling his kids about how he was one of the first astronauts to begin colonizing Mars. In his story, he will talk about how they survived the journey over, how their rocket worked, the specific flight path, and other particulars related to their mission. The flight and landing will introduce conflict in the form of technical glitches or psychological issues. The denouement will end the story with a successful…