National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the organization in the United States that is responsible for conducting space exploration. The United States Congress established NASA in 1958; it requires the agency to share information about its research. This allows NASA to work with both other government agencies and business to develop products for commercial use. ( Brinson‚ L 2011). People may believe that funding spent by the NASA on space exploration could be used in a better
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answers to satisfy my curiosity. This quality has a good side; with curiosity I also expand my knowledge in many subjects that I am interested in. I will use my major in Aerospace to satisfy my curiosity of space flight and achieve my goals to work for NASA. One of the main reasons I want to enroll in Purdue is over the years‚ I have become more interested in space because of how little we know about it. There are so many mysteries that we still have not discovered about this universe‚ for example;
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Space Shuttle Challenger & Columbia Accidents Engineers have designed the world we live in. They are the ones that research what is safe and what is not‚ they are the ones that bring blue prints to life. However‚ this power can backfire on them. Engineers are expected to create products that are safe for everyone. The engineer affects many people ’s lives. A single fault can possibly result in the death of a person. A serious fault can lead to the deaths of several people. It is of paramount importance
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a handful of African-American astronauts‚ Anderson had logged 211 hours in space before the Columbia disaster. A USAF lieutenant-colonel‚ he joined Nasa in 1994. Kalpana Chawla is an experienced astronaut who made her first flight on STS-87 in 1997. David Brown was a military flight surgeon before joining the astronaut corps. Laurel Clark joined Nasa in the same year as Brown‚ and was trained as a space flight surgeon. Lastly is the Ilan Ramon‚ an Israeli air force colonel‚ Ramon was his country’s
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citizens that it is a futile program that does not serve the country. This has led to the current reduction in the funding of NASA and its programs. Since the space program is losing popularity‚ politicians and the government are opting to stop the initiative. Advocates of space exploration are increasingly becoming defensive‚ which is only increasing the hostility. NASA initiatives are critical to finding solutions to environmental issues. Personally I think that adequate usage of space science
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scientific studies of the lunar environment (Green 9). NASA carefully planned this mission with the help of President John F. Kennedy. Kennedy presented a speech that told America about this mission that NASA wanted to complete (Thimmesh 10). Kennedy stated in May of 1961‚ “I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal‚ before this decade is out‚ of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth.” (Thimmesh 10). NASA carefully chose three astronauts that would be perfect
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way. The story of a team of African American women mathematicians who served an important role in NASA during the early years of the US space program. It is a story of brilliance‚ and struggle. Set in 1960s‚ Hampton‚ Virginia‚ during the space race. Katherine Johnson (Taraji Henson)‚ Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer)‚ and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) were three African American women who worked at NASA in the early 60s. They worked behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut
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Spanish philosopher‚ George Santayana once wrote‚ “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This quote is widely used because of its relevance to a variety of topics. Engineers use reverse engineering to investigate an engineering failure and prevent it from happening again. We remember the tenth mission of the space shuttle Challenger that ended on January 28‚ 1986 in a catastrophic disaster. Seven astronauts were killed that day when the Challenger they were piloting‚ exploded
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Resiliency of the NASA Mars Program In this paper we will discuss many successes and failures in the history of NASA’s Mars program. When ever NASA has failed they have showed great examples of resiliency. “Merriam-Webster defines resiliency as the ability to become strong‚ healthy‚ or successful again after something bad happens” (www.merriam-webster.com). In 1957 the world changed. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 the first artificial satellite ever. This was the start of the Space Age. Many
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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 for the job‚ but NASA had very high standards for the qualifications; all candidates had to be test pilots‚ couldn’t be taller than 5 feet 11 inches‚ and required to weigh no more than 180 pounds. Also‚ they had to be younger than 40 years old. There were physical and mental
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