Essays on Space Program

NASA’s space program has yielded a number of spinoffs. From advances in medicine, engineering, transportation, public safety, consumer goods to other fields, NASA spinoffs have improved the quality of life for astronauts, as well as for ordinary citizens on earth (Inside 2016). One of NASA’s latest spinoff advances has been in the field of osteoporosis research and treatments (Inside 2016). NASA-inspired osteoporosis research will help prevent or minimize bone loss in future astronauts, elderly people, and even cancer patients. Already, scientists have discovered that astronauts require regular exercise and specially-formulated foods to help prevent bone loss. For ...

The Columbian accident is primarily how the political environment influenced the decision to launch the space shuttle in Columbia, who was involved and who was not. The political climate during the launch of the shuttle was that of pressure on the NASA station. A good example of how NASA deals with these pressures is analyzing what the then, Norman Augustine concluded to as the gross underfunding of NASA would affect its projects in a negative light. He proposed a budget that would favor the space exploration, but these pleas fell on the deaf ears of those who had the ...

In simple terms, Gattaca, a 1997 movie, can be described as a sci-fi adventure that is combined with a crime narrative. The viewer is treated to a relentless action throughout the movie as the police engage in a search for a murder. As the story unfolds, the viewer’s attention is turned to a young lad known as Vincent, also named ‘Jerome’ by his workmates. Vincent is trying to overcome his biological challenges that he was born with in his quest to become an elite astronaut in a space program run by Gattaca Corporation. As the two stories unfold ...

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Virgin Galactic is the first space line in the world that owns and runs privately built spaceships. The company plans to be the pioneer in commercializing space travel and offering ordinary people a unique opportunity of going into history as the first ever non-professional astronauts. Its main competitor is the Blue Origin, which has already attained a spectacular achievement in pioneering the first rocket booster to make a safe trip back to earth from space (The Economist, 2015). Virgin Galactic plans to use its massive resources and synergistic effects from the Virgin Group umbrella to beat its competitor in ...

The Cold War: Space Race

Introduction The final frontier in the exploration of man during the 20th century was space. For decades, the man had been intrigued by the vastness and the boundlessness of his surroundings. The untapped cradle that formed the home to the planet remained a mystery to man. It was this fascination that created the basis for space exploration even as the man struggled to understand not only his surroundings but also his existence. The desire to understand space created the much needed scientific and technological advancement of humanity. In an effort to understand and conquer space, the man helped advance ...

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Project management applies techniques, knowledge, skills and expertise as well as experience to a strategic activity in an organization as shown by Bolles and Hubbard (2007). Notably, a project is a unique venture in an organization undertaken to meet its goals such as new products, venturing into new markets or cutting the product costs. Expected, in the new and unique projects, the experience is insufficient or lacking for a disciplined implementation. In other cases, the project takes up a lot of resources and staff due to its size. As such, to meet the scope and requirement while meeting the ...

Space research is one of the main issues of modern science. However, many people argue that the United States government spends too much money on it. My research proposal is aimed on analyzing the issue whether the United States government should reduce the amount of money spent for the space program. There are several reasons for choosing this topic. First, I want to prove skeptics that space programs are still significant for modern development of the country. Second, I believe that space programs is something that can help the humankind survive. The point is that the Earth is being ...

In light of new aero-technologies, this development aerodrome may be described as one that has fashion runways of sufficient length and strength to let secure landing; offers all the appropriate additional solutions (lighting, emails, urgent solutions, climate confirming, routing features etc.) to let a secure strategy and landing; will be open for an interval which includes the variety of possible times of arrival; and which is prediction to have climate appropriate to let a getting throughout that interval. Modern turbo-fan has made it possible to boost the variety of twin-engine aircraft to enable some of them fly great ranges. However, the ...

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This year marks the fifty sixth anniversary of NASA and a series of other half-century commemorations of some of the first milestones of the organization in terms of space flight. The fiftieth anniversary of the first landing on the moon, marked in 2009, was a reminder of the strides taken by man, particularly by the United States in terms of space travel. What was once only a fantasy, human travel into space and other worlds, is part of man’s proud history. The question now is: what lies in the future? In spite of the exciting accomplishments made by man, there are ...

Discussing the Apollo 11 Moon-landing in 1969

INTRODUCTION Neil Armstrong once said, “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” (qtd in National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1). There are many events throughout history, both positive and negative, that are remarked as significant and most impactful, which has changed the perspectives on humanity and what they are capable of. The 1969 mission and moon-landing of the manned Apollo 11 shuttle is one of these events. People all across the county and around the world were in awe of the idea that human beings could leave this planet and visit another celestial body ...

The first research question that I would choose is “Should taxes on people making over $250,000 a year be changed?” The research question would be appropriate because it comes at a time when there is a debate about restructuring taxes charged on the citizens and corporations. On one hand, some people are of the view that the richest individuals should be taxed heavily, and their taxes used to support programs that would bring about poverty alleviation. In the long run, it is opined, this is would bring economic equity to the society and bridge the gap between the rich and the ...

The Sputnik launch greatly impacted the American morale. Its launch made the American people fear Soviets’ ability to launch missiles. It fed fears to the American military that they had fallen behind in developing technology. This made the U.S president splash funds and resources into the space program. This psyched up the U.S to launch their own satellite in which they became successful in 1958 when they launched the Explorer I satellite. This launch inspired various engineers and scientists for instance Harrison Storms. He designed the Apollo Command and the Saturn V launch of vehicle’s second stage. Its ...

The 1960s decade is known by its huge amount of new inventions. A lot of them belong to the space racing. Period when the US and USSR were competing by taking control over the space. Many different spacecraft companies which were specialized in launching and rocket engineering started forming mostly when the second World War has started and after it. The main reason was a need of producing new weapons like for example rocket-powered guns. The war brought a lot of new technical inventions that caused the increasing number of aircraft companies. After the Second World War, the Defense Department started a ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Prior to the first space missions that enabled the world to see beyond the planet, the public had many misconceptions over what is out there in the universe. There were a few mentions of space people that are bent in destroying mankind or even technologies that could only be seen in the future. Some also speculated that there is a different kind of world out there that is waiting to be discovered, and there were also a few who believed that once man sees the world outside Earth, a lot of unanswered questions would be brought to light such as the beginning of ...

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There is currently considerable debate about whether or not the U.S. space program should continue, particularly bearing in mind its huge costs in these times of austerity, when budgets everywhere are subject to severe constraints, from government level down to individual households. Also, because manned space exploration is not without risk (witness the Challenger and Columbia disasters in 1986 and 2003 respectively that cost the lives of all seven crew members in each case), many question whether those risks are justified; what does humanity gain from space travel that can cause the risks to be considered worthwhile? This research ...

Space exploration is a never-ending field of study. There are many different types of exploration. From human to robotic, the goals are pretty much the same. To understand what lies beyond earth is the main goal of space exploration. You may ask yourself, “With so many problems on Earth, should the United States continue to fund space exploration?” My answer to this is yes. Space exploration began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched a satellite into space. The satellite’s name was Sputnik 1, a 184 pound, beach ball size satellite. On January 31, 1968 the first American ...