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    live to see The Jetsons ’ by that time but I can see that our lives would be ruled by machines and technology that would make our lives much easier . This would be seen in the field of business where companies would not have to worry about time and space because.. 50 Years From Today Essay DRAFT 3 Benjamin Disraeli once said‚ “Change is inevitable. Change is constant.” Disraeli’s observation is in accordance to life and the unknown of the future; humans are constantly working to enhance their

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    In The Martian‚ Hermes had used solar arrays and Mark had used solar energy on the rover to get to long distances away‚ such as the Ares 4 location. The International Space Station had used the solar power system and it has provided energy to space stations since year 2000. Ion Propulsion In The Martian‚ the Ares 3 Crew uses ion propulsion to travel for about 300 milion miles. Ion propulsion is when electrically charged gas pushes out the ions at fast

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    Earth Hour

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    160 Countries Celebrated the Earth Hour As the clocks ticked 8:30 pm at their local time‚ people from 160 countries celebrated the Earth Hour. An Earth Hour which is celebrated to remind us that we all share the same planet we live in and we have the same responsibility for how well we live in it. Earth Hour is a global initiative conceptualized and supported by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and held towards the end of March annually‚ encouraging households and businesses to turn off their

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    Robotics Versus Humans

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    not go alone. Machines have preceded them. And as people go into space‚ machines will go along. Of all the machines we have used and imagined‚ none have captured our interest and feelings so strongly as the class of machines called robots. The International Space Station’s new Canadarm2 robotic arm grasps a Spacelab pallet while Canadian mission specialist Chris A. Hadfield helps maneuver it into loading position while on a space walk. But what exactly is meant by the term "robot"? Moreover‚

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    On February 1‚ 2003‚ the space shuttle titled Columbia disintegrated upon reentry. People watched in horror as what seemed to be a meteor came falling from the sky while breaking apart over Louisiana. At exactly 8:59 EST over Texas and Louisiana‚ the Space Shuttle Columbia entered earth’s atmosphere to begin reentry. As it entered the dead zone‚ nobody could contact the shuttle as it began to disintegrate around the crew. When it entered orbit again it exploded and fell in Nacogdoches. The craft

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    In the late-1900’s‚ America was knee-deep in competition with the Soviet Union‚ in an ongoing saga entitled the Cold War. The Soviets sent the first artificial satellite‚ Sputnik‚ into space on October 4‚ 1957‚ commencing the Space Race; then they continued by launching Yuri Gagarin‚ making him the first person to orbit Earth” (FactCite). About five years later‚ on September 12‚ 1962‚ President John F. Kennedy gave a speech at Rice University in Houston‚ Texas. Kennedy wanted to rally the audience

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    Pushing Paper Can Be Fun

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    like the contact they have with the public‚ the action involved in crime prevention‚ and the apprehension of criminals. They also like helping people out at fires‚ accidents‚ and other emergencies. The problem occurs when they get back to the station. They hate to do the paperwork‚ and because they dislike it‚ the job is frequently put off or done inadequately. This lack of attention hurts us later on when we get to court. We need clear‚ factual reports. They must be highly detailed and unambiguous

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    Case Study - A Mir Kiss

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    I. Introduction The international researchers joined the Russian cosmonauts early December 1999. The Russians had been in social isolation for over 4 months. On the eve of the millennium a very violent fight broke out between two of the original participants in the experiment and afterwards the Russian commander of the crew tried to force himself onto Judith Lapierre out of sight of the cameras. He tried to French kiss her twice but Lapierre managed to fight him off. Prior to the violent incidents

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    The potential space tourism leader group has been established in March‚ 1999 in London by Richard Branson and begins regularly send civilians into space from 2011. Booking a seat on VSS Enterprise spacecraft costs approximately £140.000 which has been done already by 80.000 customers by now. In exchange – after an only 3 days training at the Mojave Spaceport (where the construction of the spacecrafts take place as well) - the passengers can get a 3.5 hours long sub-orbital space experience 21.000

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    reach optimal energy intake. The new technology used to travel space will be with the use of light sail technology. Light sail uses the pressure of light to move the spacecraft without the use of fuel. Once

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