Vision for Space Exploration

but Different "We know how much radiation is out there, waiting for us between Earth and Mars, but we’re not sure how the human body is going to react to it" says Frank Cucinotta, Space radiation health project of NASA (Burgess & Dubbs, 2007). A new adventure comes along when there is no other giant planet and limited space to block during a long voyage to Mars. Mars has always been the final destination that many scientists turn to in terms of colonization of other planets. This is because Mars…

“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.” - Neil Armstrong, the man who first set his foot on the moon, then a distant object and a source of awe; and it is in this quest of surmounting the unconquered and taming the wild which denotes man’s insatiate desire to understand Nature. Evolution has been the fundamental reason for progress of life on earth and the eclectic strategies employed by Mother Nature in the eternal perpetuation of the process are simply…

There is nothing quite like flying a plane. It’s something almost everyone dreams of doing as a little kid, soaring through the sky like our favorite superheroes, but most never get to experience it. When approaching the Mooney 201, one might get a feeling of anticipation while looking at the beautiful shape of the cockpit as it slopes back toward the tail. The tail of a Mooney 201 is unique because it can actually be adjusted on its axis. My family owns a 201, ours is the 1983 model and has a…

Fractal: A complex geometric pattern exhibiting self-similarity in that small details of its structure viewed at any scale repeat elements of the overall pattern. Fractal (Alternate Definition): A complex set of objects exhibiting self-similarity in that small details of relationships viewed at any scale repeat throughout the overall pattern, providing meaning to the objects within. Vonnegut’s Fractal: A perspective offered in Kurt Vonnegut’s The Sirens of Titan defining the meaning of life…

Together, the USNA, USAFA, and USMA have produced a total of 106 astronauts to date. I have always loved space and have always wanted to get involved in planetary science. Much like the academies, it matters less how I contribute to planetary exploration than that I contribute at all. My interests include working in Propulsion Systems Engineering at NASA JPL, working in Astrodynamics at NASA Johnson, to participating in the astronaut…

“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…

The Space Race After World War Two and during the Cold War, The United States of America and the USSR were in competition with one another to see who could conquer spaceflight capability. The Space race included efforts to launch artificial satellites, unmanned space probes, sending humans into space and setting foot on the moon. The First part of the race was to launch a successful artificial satellite. The USSR beat the United States to this with the successful launch of Sputnik 1 on…

on President Ronal Reagan’s Challenger Address (Ronald Reagan. The Space Shuttle "Challenger" Tragedy Address. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganchallenger.htm) President Ronald Reagan talked about the January 28, 1986 Challenger shuttle incident instead of on the state of congress and the grief it threw on our country. President Ronald Reagan was the speaker. He was the 40th president and head of the NASA space program. He was born in 1911 and died in 2004. He was also an…

was a space mission that some may have viewed as a failure; it was, in fact, the complete opposite. Space entry has improved immensely, with the efforts and struggles gained from previous missions. In addition, one of the astronauts of this mission, Jim Lovell, “believed it was a success. The astronauts and the Space Control Center were tested on their ability to work together and that is how Apollo 13 succeeded” (Anastasio 90). Apollo 13 has bettered the space program by allowing future space…

one giant leap for mankind.” – Neil Armstrong. The Space Race was a competition between the two rivals of the Cold War, the United States of America, and the Soviet Union. The goal was to be the first country to have a man land on the moon. However, for this to happen, there had to be major changes. Specifically, the technology of the time had to be more advanced for both countries to be able to get to the moon. Therefore, the U.S./Soviet Space Race led to amazing new technology, and it…