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Everyone at some point has dreamed of outer space, and usually at the forefront of those dreams is exploring distant alien planets in advanced starships and making new discoveries that change the way we think about the universe around us. You may think that this is something of a far off dream or pure science fiction but it’s not. Thanks to the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1995 scientists are doing just that every day.. They may not have starships and be zooming around the universe at…

The “Doctor Who Theme Song” was constructed by an Australian composer named Ron Grainer in 1963. The “Doctor Who Theme Song” was realized by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. This song is one of the first electronic theme songs for television. The theme song was originally written in an E Minor. The current “Doctor Who Theme Song” is arranged by Murray Gold. Doctor Who is a British television show about a time lord (currently played by Peter Capaldi as the 12th doctor) who…

Ever wonder how much Hvac has changed society ? Throughout history to what type of systems hvac has and how hvac can affect society is crazy to think there is so many things that involve hvac. Society lives through Hvac and does not even realize it . The start of Hvac can go all the way to the 1800’s. In those years , ice was being experimented in 1820 as a way to keep cool, then 14 years later Jacob Perkins invented the ice machine ("History Of Air Conditioner"). In 1902 a 25 year old man name…

gov), shut down the Space Shuttle after 30 years of work but flew three space shuttle missions before hand also in 2011 (space.com). In 2012 (budget at $18.7 billion), NASA carried out the very first commercial mission to the International Space Station (science.nasa.gov). The long list of accomplishments continued because of that higher…

Is mankind ready to inhabit new planets? This is a question that has been repeatedly asked during the last years. It all begun with the Apollo 11, which was the first step in sending mankind into space. Since then, the possibilities to inhabit another planet had been open. NASA has made missions to Mars, our closest neighbor planet, since not so long ago. Even there are plans to make a human colony on its surface. But, will it be possible? There had been probes on its surface, checking…

1. IMPACT OF CONTINUING RESOLUTION (CR) ACT ON PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) ORDERS. The Navy announced mid-December that Sailors should expect to receive their PCS orders with an approximate two months lead-time prior to execution of their move. This change follows the passage of a second CR that will fund the government through April 2017. While the Navy makes every effort to ensure that PCS orders are released in a timely manner, fiscal challenges result in compressed PCS timelines…

The Columbia Shuttle was the oldest shuttle in the NASA fleet. On January 16, 2003 Columbia Space Shuttle’s 28th mission took place. Eight seconds into the launch a piece of foam insulation broke off from the propellant tank and hit the left wing of the shuttle. The cameras used to capture the launch could not focus accordingly on the shuttle while taking off; crash engineers could not pinpoint exactly where the damage took place. On February 1, 2003 Columbia Shuttle broke down while when…

dreams during this time helped create Googie style architecture within the real world. “Googie made the future accessible to everyone” This Space Age form of building was used in the daily lives of people, stylizing cafes, restaurants, and even gas stations. Some grander examples of Googie design would be the Space Needle in Seattle, Tomorrowland’s building design with Disneyland, and older designs of the McDonalds buildings. To the public, this style represented the future brought into their…

The Hubble telescope is a telescope named after famous astronomer Edwin Hubble. It orbits in space 380 miles above Earth’s surface, traveling 5 miles per second, finishing an orbit around Earth in 97 minutes. Hubble takes sharp images of space without looking at Earth’s atmosphere, which blurs pictures due to the atmosphere being constantly in motion. The telescope is 2.4 meters in length and has mirrors 94 inches in diameter. Some celestial objects that Hubble takes images of are stars and…

Colonizing Mars Living on Mars will be hard and will have its ups and downs, many humans won’t be able to survive on Mars. Mars is about two hundred and fifty million miles away NASA is hoping to launch in 2024 and land in 2025. The first person ever to step on Mars will be around nine years from now. Mars should not be colonized, the trip will be expensive and everybody needs food and water also, everybody will need to wear a spacesuit at all times. If NASA colonizes Mars, everybody…