National Aeronautics and Space Administration America’s Spaceport America’s Spaceport John F. Kennedy Space Center “This generation does not intend to founder in the backwash of the coming age of space. We mean to be a part of it . . . we mean to lead it.” President John F. Kennedy Sept. 12‚ 1962 Origins Origins T he John F. Kennedy Space Center -- America’s Spaceport -- is the doorway to space. From its unique facilities‚ humans and machines begin to explore the solar system
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flexibility. In-situ cryogenic propellant production could enable a more robust exploration program by significantly reducing the propellant mass delivered to low earth orbit‚ thus warranting the evaluation of cryogenic rocket engines versus the hypergolic bi-propellant engines used in the Apollo program. A multi-use engine. one which can provide the functionality that separate engines provided in the Apollo mission architecture‚ is desirable for lunar and Mars exploration missions because it increases
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Apollo 11 is probably the most famous NASA mission in United States history. The mission that took man to the moon. The mission that made "...one small step for a man‚ one giant leap for mankind" a recognizable phrase throughout every home in America. The mission that captivated not only the nation‚ but the world. The world had recently changed its sights from Imperialism to the vast unknown‚ namely‚ space. It was common knowledge that the USSR was making incredible progress into space exploration
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the moon. Recently though‚ many discussions of the Apollo 11 mission have astonished thoughts of many Americans. Conspiracy theorists are looking at the Moon Landing as a hoax and one big set up that Americans were fooled into believing actually happened. In 1974‚ Bill Kasying wrote a book entitled We Never Went to the Moon: America’s Thirty Billion Dollar Swindle‚ which explained in full detail that the whole Apollo 11 mission was a fake (The Apollo Hoax). Not only did this spark many people’s interest
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Wernher von Braun paper Wernher von Braun was born in Wirsitz‚ Germany‚ on March 23‚ 1912. His father was Minister of Agriculture in the Weimar Republic of the early 1930 ’s. In 1920‚ his family moved to Berlin when their hometown became part of Poland after World War I. He earned a Bachelor ’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1932 from the Berlin Institute of Technology. He received a Ph. D. in Physics two years later from the University of Berlin. Von Braun did not do well in school until
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Apollo 13 Formations of group dynamics are important to achieving a set of goals set forth by a group of individuals. Groups tend to follow a natural course of cohesion and function. Research has been done to understand group dynamics and one of the most widely accepted models is that of Bruce Tuckman. His research shows groups follow a set path of Forming‚ Storming‚ Norming and Performing. Apollo 13 gives several examples of Tuckman’s model. In the following‚ we will touch briefly on the
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millirems per year‚ and you have no control over this. During the Apollo program‚ there were several near-misses between the astronauts walking on the surface of the Moon and a deadly solar storm event. The Apollo 12 astronauts walked on the Moon only a few short weeks after a major solar proton flare would have bathed the astronauts in a 100 rem blast of radiation. Another major flare that occurred half way between the Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 moonwalks would have had a much more deadly outcome had it
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PHOENIX The Apollo Group‚ Inc. (University of Phoenix) Case Study #45 JacQueline E. Smalls Capella University Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………..…..……………..……………………Page 3 Planning Strategically for Domestic and Global Environments……..………….………….Page 5 Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats…..…..………….………………..……Page 7 Solving Problems……………………………………..………..………….……………..….Page 8 Creating Value………………………………………………..………………..……………Page 9 The Apollo Group‚ Inc.’s Financial
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What was the motivation that led to the discovery? The motivation that led to the discovery of the approval of the Apollo Mission was that NASA has the approval from the government to make available the first manned spacecraft in the United States. " Also‚ a Space Task Group (STG) New Projects Panel held its first meeting August 12 to dis- cuss NASA’s future manned space programs. The panel determined that the following projects would be required to accomplish the goal of lunar landing and return:
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Robotics Will Only Leave Man on Earth. Since man came to be‚ he has always explored what was over the next mountain. Now that we have covered all four corners of the Earth‚ we now look up. Man has only touched the surface on space travel. We are beginning to discover‚ what it has to offer us‚ from the discovery of distant galaxies to medical breakthroughs. Man need to be present for these accomplishments not a robot. Man has always looked to the stars since the dawn of time. Now that we have
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