| Kalpana Chawla ’Kalpana Chawla’ ( July 1 ‚ 1961 - February 1 ‚ 2003 ) was an Indian-American astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist of STS-107 ( Columbia ) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere . Early Life Chawla was born in Karnal ‚ Haryana ‚ India . Her interest in flight was inspired by J. R. D. Tata ‚ India’s first pilot. Education Chawla studied aeronautical engineering at the Punjab Engineering College in 1982 where she earned
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been fascinated with astronauts and the space program. This is why I picked this topic to research. I remember hearing often about my mother’s cousin Don Lind‚ who was an astronaut and seeing his picture in the family album. I thought it was pretty cool to be related to someone who actually flew into space. Project Apollo‚ or the Apollo Program was the human spaceflight program organized by the United States. (NASA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration‚ endeavored to land the
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the ocean‚ or far in space? Have you ever wondered what kinds of creatures lurk in the Mariana Trench? Many of these questions can be answered if you support one simple thing: Deep Exploration! Deep Exploration would possibly allow us to find a new species‚ or even a species we thought was extinct! It’s a risky business‚ but think of all of the knowledge we would gain from it! Almost all of our technology is expensive and modern‚ showing how much we have learned from space exploration and deep
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still the center of space research and discoveries. Lowell Observatory happily welcomes the public to experience the historic landmark and museums. Filled with telescopes‚ museums‚ and collections the 750-acre facility offers plenty of activities. The excitement of visiting the Pluto Discovery Telescope‚ Clark Refractor‚ and Discovery Channel Telescope is unbelievable. Along with the telescopes‚ the Rotunda Museum and Putnam Collection Center offer great insights into space discoveries. Lowell offers
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NASA TREK 2013 It all began in 25.06.13. It was the day of my flight to USA. I was going with a few students of my school and 2 other schools. I had finished all my packaging on time. I was very excited about this tour. This tour consisted of 11 days at Orlando‚ Florida. I got ready and headed to the airport where I met the other students. From our school‚ Nazneen Akhtar Mam was going with us and Maria Mam who is the Principal of the City School was also going with us. Mizan sir from hakil too
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Persuasive Essay-NASA Space Exploration Christopher Columbus theorised that the earth was flat. We later found out that the earth was actually spherical‚ this was due to significant advancement of astronomy. Such important discoveries‚ wouldn’t be possible without‚ NASA‚ space exploration‚ advances in technology‚ scientific findings and a more broadened knowledge of the universe. The illusive idea of travelling beyond our clouds has been around before the first moon landing took place. We know
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April 11‚ 1970‚ Apollo 13 was launched. It was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the moon. Apollo 13 and Space Exploration was a big event for the world and it still impacts us today of what we know about space. This period of time when Apollo 13 was launched and the Space Race was active was during the Cold War‚ 1947-1991. Despite Apollo 13 was a life and death situation for the people on board and the original mission was a failure
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EXPLORE The explorative spirit of the Americans inspired projects of manned space flights like the Mercury‚ Gemini‚ and Apollo projects put together by NASA. Projects like these were formed around the ultimate goal of eventually getting an American man to the moon (Webb‚ “Advanced”). On March 6‚ 1958 the National Security Council discussed the United States’s objectives in its response to the Soviet Union launching their satellite. The expectations of future explorations were discussed and the timeline
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on Mars‚ Mark applies his scientific knowledge to his situation using applications of math and science‚ and he finds a way to communicate with NASA experts and the world. The movie in an indirect way discusses the possibilities of man’s future in space. The crew of the Ares III on their 18-sol of 31-sol expedition was in a mission on the mars faced an unexpectedly strong storm which forced them to leave the planet for their safety‚ but during the evacuation‚ astronaut ‘’Mark Watney’’ is struck and
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On April 9‚ 1959‚ NASA’s administrator‚ Dr. Keith Glennan formed its first astronaut class‚ the Mercury 7. Project Mercury’s objective was to place a human spacecraft into orbital flight around Earth. It was to observe how the human body reacted in space conditions. Many questions appeared as to whether they would come back safely or if were they the right people to do the challenge. The selection process in order to be qualified for NASA’s project took awhile. More than 500 applicants qualified
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