02.02 HMS Challenger Journal of a Scientist December 30th: First day at sea and already the sea sickness is starting to get to me‚ but it’s not that bad‚ because this is for science. We are off the coast of Vigo and it’s raining real badly today. The boat is rocking back and forth but we still tried to do some research. A dredge took samples along the surface of the seafloor while being dragged across the bottom. We got some samples of mud‚ and collected small organisms off the bottom. January
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palimpsest‚ scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary. In no case would it have been possible‚ once the deed was done‚ to prove that any falsification had taken place" (51). This is why the thought‚
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was time to make the final copy of the Challenger. The o rings were being made on a different Station other than the Kennedy Space Station. All the rocket pieces were spread out all over the country. Now all final pieces of the rocket are ready. They were to be sent to the Kennedy space station by train. All pieces took a year to put together and test. The astronauts were getting picked to go up into space. These astronauts were very
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The Cultural Tale of Two Shuttles 1. What factors in NASA’s culture contributed to the Challenger and Columbia shuttle disasters? a. The main guys said everything was fine to go ahead with the launch. Their basic assumptions were skewed to what they thought was perfect. The Decision-making style is corrupted they need to get involved and listen to everyone besides their group. They did not believe they could fail and that the success of the mission took precedence over cost and
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launching over a dozen Space Shuttle flights by the end of the year‚ hindered the program with a critical lack of safety measures and concerns. This would not only cost the program millions‚ but would also claim the lives of 7 very unique and special individuals‚ including the woman who was to be the first teacher in space. Perhaps the most recognizable result of this oversight towards safety concerns in the NASA workforce‚ was the loss of the Space Shuttle “Challenger.” The event has been dubbed
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1. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT) a. Medical teams assembled to assess‚ triage‚ and provide medical supportive care for patients with acute primary care needs while updating the patient’s electronic health record into the system to ensure medical records will be retrieved at the final destination of the patient. Their duties are to stabilize life during emergency events for up to 72 hours without external assistance and determine the appropriate destination for patients. The teams consist
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you would have to get rid of all the drug laws”. Although Ron Paul was an American politician‚ the quote is very fitting for one of the most notorious and leading producers of illegal drugs in the world‚ Colombia. Drug production was introduced in Columbia in the 1960s with production of marijuana‚ which was a gateway to the production of Cocaine in the early 1970’s. Why the production‚ and formation of huge Cartels‚ just to produce and distribute a psychoactive drug? Money! The return is huge and
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On January 28‚ 1986‚ NASA Space Shuttle orbiter Challenger exploded just seconds after its liftoff killing all seven passengers on board. In the time of mourning following the horrific space shuttle disaster‚ President Ronald Reagan delivered a speech that offered condolences to the families of the victims from both him and the rest of the country. Reagan‚ first‚ was on live television to give a report on the State of the Union‚ but he found it necessary to acknowledge the tragedy that had just taken
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Columbia There are two main actors in Columbia 1. Government 2. Guerrilla Groups. Cause of the unrest in Columbia: The Class Difference is the main cause. The elite class has started to gain control of the lower class and have developed their own organizations. 3 Main Guerilla Groups: FARC‚ the ELN and the M19. Purpose of Guerilla Groups: These are the rebels in the country who consider themselves as the elite class of the society. 1. Farc FARC takes in between $500 million and $600 million
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The book Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman follows a paranoid schizophrenic teenager as he struggles through the obstacles of his mental illnesses. For the most part‚ the book is written in the first person perspective‚ although occasionally it strays into second person perspective. In some parts of the book‚ the teenagers real struggle with mental illness is described and illustrated‚ while in other parts of the book‚ an elaborate hallucination from the schizophrenia is played out. Throughout the
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