Vision for Space Exploration

landed on the moon in 1969, the world has gotten a taste of the many possibilities of space exploration. The curiosity within the topic has grown exponentially over the years, because mankind has been getting closer to living on other planets. People have been looking towards the stars since day one, but now technology has become advanced enough to provide hope. Many articles and websites delve into the aspects of space travel and the unique topics that provide individuals with another way to…

Space, the final frontier, is something that for the past fifty-five years we have began to explore. The incredible mind power that hundreds of individuals had to conjure up to create the technology to maintain human life outside of this planet is truly a testament to the human success as a species. After the start of the International Space Station, we have begun to study and observe the effects of space on us as humans. The human body was not made to be able to live in the harsh conditions of…

Nick Gadbaw ESS 102 14 October 2014 Professor Harnett The Negative Effects of Long Term Space Travel and How to Address Them My science fiction story will take place on Mars. The Russians have successfully landed a ship on the surface of Mars and the Americans are not far behind. The mission is to establish an oxygen rich environment on the surface of mars in small scale to test the possibilities of large-scale migration to Mars. The Russians lose contact with their craft after one day on the…

was due to the advancements in space exploration witnessed at that time. George started by making a spacecraft toy for Russ, his son, to entertain him. Several parents including Jack got attracted and paid Jepson to make similar toys for their kids. At that time Jack owned a leading toy production plant that was supplying toys to many toy stores in Ohio. Enthralled…

The curiosity rover is the size of a small SUV and has a “host of scientific experiments to zap, analyze and take pictures of any rock within reach of its 7-foot arm” (SPACE C). It was designed to go over obstacles and travel a long distance per day. The curiosity rover gets its power from a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (SPACE C). The rover uses different tools to check for habitability. One tool is a test that is done that the ground gets blasted with neutrons and when the neutrons…

By drawing on this idea of using familiar forms with cutting-edge function, the modern space program could much more effectively market new missions like colonizing Mars. My conceptualization of a retro-themed infographic highlighting the benefits of going to Mars is one such example of how this can be achieved. The content draws strongly on the rhetoric of former NASA administrator Charles Bolden’s speech “Mars Matters” in which he offers tangible reasons why a Mars mission is beneficial to…

mankind.” This quote by Neil Armstrong marked the end of the Space Race. The space race was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to see who could land a man on the moon first. It originally began as an arms race to build destructive missiles. But over the years, the main objective has changed. Even though the competition lasted a little more than a decade, it led to major contributions to the exploration of space. After World War II came to an end, the United States and…

NASA has recently started to hire astronauts for their next space mission, “Mars 2030”. Is it wise to invest money and resources into deep space exploration? According to an online poll on debate.org, seventy-six percent Americans think that the government should invest in the new Mars exploration. With such a high positive response, there is greater optimism about the space race. We know that space flight is both expensive and risky. From an economical perspective, it is always beneficial to…

The American space program alone has developed countless technologies that have improved and saved lives. NASA has had over one thousand successful spin-offs that include: Lasik surgery, Tempurfoam, improved kidney dialysis and water purification systems, sensors to test for hazardous gases, energy-saving building materials, and fire-resistant fabrics. When the Hubble telescope was launched in 1990, a flaw in the design of its optics produced blurry images. Three years later NASA was able to…

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, remains one of the most famous government funded programs in the world. This same agency put the first dozen people on the moon, brought the world together to build the International Space Station, and explored the outer reaches of the solar system. Today, the program does not hold the same respect as previous years. Combative politics plague NASA. It needs a new budget plan to end its uneconomical rocket program: the Space Launch System.…