starts at the origin of a coordinate system and makes exactly eight jumps in a straight line that makes and angle of 35o with the positive x-axis. Find the grasshopper’s displacements along the x and y axes. 5. The landing speed of the space shuttle Atlantis is 347 km/h. If the shuttle is landing at an angle of 15.0o with respect to the horizontal‚ what are the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity? 6. The fastest propeller-driven aircraft is the Russian TU-95/142
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In the book‚ The Andromeda Strain there is a problem that faces mankind. This problem is a strange virus that comes to Earth from an unmanned satellite‚ which was in space. This satellite crashes into a small town in Arizona‚ which has a population of 38 people. When this satellite crashes into the Earth‚ it kills everyone‚ except for an old man and a two-month old baby. There are two scientists who have the job of going to the crash site and gathering up the remains from the satellite. While the
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In 1960s‚ the USSR and the US‚ as pioneers‚ devoted dramatic enthusiasm to exploring the Venus. However‚ from 1961 to 1969‚ there were only 2 successful ones from 18 missions. The first successful mission is Flyby‚ conducted by the US in 22nd July 1962. On 27th August 1962‚ the US released the "Mariner 2"‚ which approached to the Venus on 14th December 1962 (Jet Propulsion Laboratory‚ 1962). The atmospheric temperature on the Venus was gauged by the microwave radiometer on “Mariner 2”‚ and the
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America’s Talent: Gone “Are We Losing Our Edge”‚ an article published in Time‚ written by Michael D. Lemonick‚ discusses the competitive edge that America has against the rest of the world. The thesis that Lemonick conveys are future scientist and engineers around the world moved to America for its enormous resources‚ academic freedom‚ and history of excellence. However‚ the times have changed‚ and these scientist and engineers are now moving to their native land to continue research and development
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The goal behind this mission was to understand about the Pluto and the formation of it. Beside this‚ another goal was known about the Kuiper belt‚ as well as the transformation of the Solar System in early age. During this mission the spacecraft on spaces will collect information and some data on the interiors‚ surfaces‚ atmospheres and environments of the plant and its moon around it. Also‚ in the Kuiper belt this spacecraft will study some objects. If I compare the data wound collected‚
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development and improve the world. Scientific advances in the past from philosophers and scientists who were rejected in their times for their foreign ways of thinking have sculpted the society of today. It was once thought impossible to travel to space‚ to set foot on the moon‚ to explore Mars; however‚ because of the perseverance of early scientists like Dalton with the atom and Newton’s physics‚ Lance Armstrong was able to set foot on the moon in the twentieth-century‚ and more recently‚ NASA has
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During the launch‚ I saw the Earth from very high up as I launched into space (though the fire emitted by the rocket blocked most of the view). We reached very intense speeds as we left the Earth’s atmosphere. We used a new rocket from SpaceX called the Dragon. This rocket will also be taking us back to earth as it is capable of making a launch and return trip. Our first stop on the trip was to the Apollo 11 landing site‚ as it was the place of the first lunar landing. It is also a relatively smooth
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Andrew Stanton in 2008‚ is a speculative fiction film that explores the idea of a futuristic prediction of society where humanity has destroyed the environment. The protagonist‚ Wall-E‚ is a robot that lives on Earth while all humans have resettled to space because of the waste and pollution they had created. The humans organised robots‚ like Wall-E‚ to clean up all their waste and they moved into the AXIOM‚ a spaceship. Three of the most evident conventions explored in the speculative fiction‚ Wall-E
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The Martian by Andy Weir The book follows the stranded NASA astronaut Mark Watney on Mars‚ as he channels his inner Crusoe and tries to survive and get rescued. Weir uses logbook entries to convey Watney´s thoughts‚ which makes the book a bit more unique since the events of the book are told after they have happened. However Weir still makes sure there is enough suspense to go around for everyone. Humor Watney is all alone on Mars with only limited resources‚ no companions and no escape. To make
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accomplish this first began‚ his question was if someone could linger in and explore the stratosphere. Usually‚ when the stratosphere was visited‚ it was by astronauts flying through it in a rocker. To accomplish his goal‚ Eustace contacted the Paragon Space Development program and asked if it was possible to have a human linger in the stratosphere. He was told that it was possible and to come present his idea to them the next day. The suit was designed like a scuba diving suit‚ with everything that could
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