equipped or trained to handle a mission this complex. Even in the wake of this disaster however‚ the numerous successful NASA missions should not be forgotten. Even when projects fail‚ there is always something to learn from them. Engineers constantly innovate and their ambitions are set high and that is what NASA represents. This disaster served as another eye opener for NASA that pointed itself in the right direction following this
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in the water and was saved by a rescue helicopter. The capsule sunk in the ocean and was recovered 38 years later. Besides that‚ everything went as planned. The pricey cost that was spent on the mission was well worth it. All the information NASA gained made by Mercury was worth the cost. It put the first Americans into space and showed how they functioned up there. The mission taught them how to operate and build spacecraft. They used their knowledge from this to later programs. If this
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medical officer with the Peace Corp in West Africa. When she returned to the United States Dr. Mae Jemison worked as a general practitioner at Cigna Hospital in Los Angeles‚ California. On June 4‚1987 Jamison was selected for the astronaut program for NASA. Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African American astronaut with the title of Science Mission
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Space Privatization With NASA landing their last space mission‚ the idea of making space exploration private comes into consideration. In my opinion‚ I believe that space travel should not become privatized. If it does become private‚ NASA’s efforts might fail repetitively‚ there’s too much people requesting to go into space along with too much money and effort to build these space crafts‚ and it is very dangerous for unprepared people to go into space. First of all‚ the efforts put into private
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As we grow as the proud and self-praising country we are (which seems to work quite well for us) we need to increase our political and economical success by funding NASA to colonize Mars. Imagine it‚ looking down at your own two feet standing in red dirt‚ mars dirt. You all of a sudden know that you have done something so new‚ so astonishing and you’re in utter shock of how accomplished you feel for America. By embarking on this big decision as a country we will be ensuring the survival of our species
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In 1973‚ total cost of Apollo program was estimated as $25.4 billion‚ which was re-estimated by NASA in 2009 as $176 billion dollars. In 2009‚ NASA cost of the whole program produced a figure of $170 billion dollars. This heavy expense caused public concern and only slightly more than 50% of the citizens supported the mission. 45 years later the value for money has been
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University from 1982-1984. While working as an assistant professor‚ she was doing research on how the body is affected when in low gravity. At this time‚ Roberta Bondar was also selected to be a part of the Canadian Space Program. Her training with NASA began in 1984‚ this being the beginning of her journey to space. On January 22‚ 1992‚ Roberta Bondar started her eight-day mission alongside seven other astronauts. This mission‚ STS-42‚ was done on the space shuttle Discovery. Discovery had a space
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Ethical Space Exploration Cooperation within our present day‚ global community is mixed with colliding opinions concerning militarization‚ foreign aid‚ sovereignty rights‚ and much more. With history providing insight to humans and their natural instincts‚ we can learn from our past in order to seek a better‚ more prominent future. With upheaval about humanitarian problems‚ we reach of our habitat‚ from Earth‚ to space. Resources from our planet in which we use‚ most being fossil fuels‚ do not
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the screen. I was in complete shock! This was the first time I had seen something not go as planned. It was only a few minutes latter that the news broke on the TV. NASA continued to post live updates‚ for hours of any new information. No new information came from the press conference‚ it was just basically the same information. NASA ended there webcast‚ and I considered going to bed. But I knew that there was another launch at about one in the morning from Baikonur. I was slightly worried
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there are no streams‚ rivers‚ or lakes on Mars so the water comes from under the soil and wets the soil causing the streaks. This means although the water is slightly different Mars has an even better chance now at supporting life which we will need if NASA is sending astronauts there in 2030. This water could be used for drinking
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