Pashchenko 11 April 2010 Written 1 ESS 102 “The Real Reasons We Explore Space” In the article “The Real Reasons We Explore Space”‚ by Michael Griffin‚ Griffin elaborates multiple reasons regarding space exploration‚ aside from the justification proclaimed by the media and government. Griffin stresses his belief that the government issued scientific‚ economic‚ and national security benefits are exaggerated‚ claiming that the primary purposes of space exploration consist primarily of personal and value-driven
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Whooshhh! Space exploration has many meanings to me. It means improved life on Planet Earth. It can help with saving energy‚ using our phones‚ and even predicting the weather! There are lots of meanings to space exploration and they all help us get through the day. Get Ready for lift off! We can rely on the weather reports updated on an hourly basis. The accurate weather forecast is possible only because of the satellites in the space. It’s easy to predict natural calamities such as floods‚ storms
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The Space Travel and Research Introduction Space contains the planets‚ countless galaxies and milky ways. Man has been able to go to space and collect pictures of the sun‚ the planets and the moon. Man has landed on the moon and he is trying to find out the existence of life on other planets. Telecommunication‚ weather forecasting‚ radio and television programmes etc. are all monitored by satellites in space. There are also military stations and spy satellites in space which pose a threat
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Space technology has been developing considerably these recent decades. New discoveries about the moon and others planets are fascinating us. Even some fiction movies make us think that one day we can go to live on another planet. However‚ for the following reasons I do not support the idea that government should spend as much money as possible on developing space technology for the exploration of the moon and others planets. Space technology is very expensive and needs a colossal investment
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Space exploration and the space program in general‚ have been an important part of our past successes as a country. Today‚ as our government looks at budget reduction and cost cutting measures‚ the space program is being scrutinized more than ever. Should the space program be cut or should it be reinvented? To fully understand why the space program is so controversial‚ one must first understand where the space program began. Shortly after the end of World War II (1939-45)‚ the U.S. and the
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Have you ever wondered why is there so much "empty space" in space if there are no other intelligent beings we can communicate with? If this would be true‚ the whole universe would be a complete waste since humans will never be able to explore not one percent of it. Also‚ there is so much evidence about aliens‚ so many sightings and encounters that it is very hard to disprove them all. If the theory of evolution is taken into consideration‚ the possibilities of intelligent life forming only on Earth
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Key Notes: Space Tourism is the term that’s come to be used to mean ordinary members of the public buying tickets to travel to space and back. Many people find this idea futuristic. But over the past few years a growing volume of professional work has been done on the subject‚ and it’s now clear that setting up commercial space tourism services is a realistic target for business today. But this idea of Space Tourism isn’t at all familiar to most people‚ including the space industry‚ who are used
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INTRODUCTION 3 2. Importance of Space tourism 3 3. DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE TOURISM 4 4. Market for Space tourism 6 5. CHALLENGES OF SPACE TOURISM 7 6. CONCLUSION 7 7. BIBLIOGRAPHY 8 8. APPENDIX 9 1. INTRODUCTION The history of space tourism is closely linked to that of aviation; which started at the end of 1903 when the Wright Brothers flew in their Kitty Hawk machine hence starting efforts of mankind to leave earth and venture farther to reach space (Webber‚ 2013). In the beginning
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and your clicks and sends them to the computer so it can respond appropriately. An ordinary mouse detects motion in the X and Y plane and acts as a two dimensional controller. It is not well suited for people to use in a 3D graphics environment. Space Mouse is a professional 3D controller specifically designed for manipulating objects in a 3D environment. It permits the simultaneous control of all six degrees of freedom - translation rotation or a combination. . The device serves as an intuitive
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to discoveries of new life‚ space exploration has led to much advancement‚ including ones that we use in our daily lives. An example would be those comfortable beds that are made of memory foam. Unlocking the mysteries of what’s beyond or planet is the solution to many problems we have here on earth. The possibility of finding new resources and life in space‚ overpopulation on planet earth and finding a new source of fuel are just a few of many reasons to encourage space exploration. Planet earth
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