just 3 weeks after the successful Mercury Program put the first American‚ astronaut Alan Shepard‚ into space‚ President John F. Kennedy announced to the world his goal of sending astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade. Later that year‚ NASA expanded their short term goals by creating another program that would follow the Mercury Program. The total cost of the program was approximately $1.28 billion. The program was named Gemini for the third constellation of the Zodiac and its twin stars
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The 1960 ’s brought new advancements for all of Earth. Machines and men were sent into space‚ and this sparked a new government agency‚ called NASA. Space was a new frontier‚ and virtually everyone was interested in exploring it. Over the years‚ the interest in space exploration has weakened‚ and NASA was almost terminated from existence‚ although there have been many advancements in it over that time. Space exploration should continue because it could help solve many problems on Earth‚ such
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leading minds of the world today by remaining mysterious about its past climate‚ geology‚ potential for life‚ and the ability of humans to perform manned missions there. The New Millennium Program is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) technology program with the primary goal of developing revolutionary technologies that require validation in space. The Mars Polar Lander (MPL) was part of the Mars Surveyor program‚ managed by the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena. The MPL was
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moon claim that the elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landing was a hoax staged by NASA and participating members of other organizations. Such conspiracy claims have been made by various groups and individuals since the mid 1970s. The most notable claim is that the twelve Apollo astronauts did not walk on the Moon. Conspiracists have based their theories on the notion that NASA and other participants blatantly lied to the public leading them to believe the landings happened by creating
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Thiokol‚ the company that was contracted to build the solid rocket boosters. These engineers had reported their concerns to their superiors and tried to postpone the launch. However‚ due to communication issues with the management at Morton Thiokol‚ NASA‚ and other influences‚ the decision was made to proceed with the launch on January 28th against the concerns of the
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A disgraced NASA Pilot gets a second chance when he’s sent into space to fix the Hubble Telescope‚ but when he uncovers a conspiracy to destroy Earth‚ he must stop it. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: CHARLIE HIM (40’s) is a disgraced NASA pilot that was fired from his job when he tested positive for marijuana. Charlie now struggles to pay his rent and care for SHE DOS SANTOS (30’s) a former orphan that he rescued and considers his sister. She has a noticeable Blue Parrot tattoo. She also has a reoccurring dream
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space race was at its highest point during this time. (The Implications of the Privatization of Space Exploration‚ University of Pennsylvania) This great achievement was a result of the United States government funded space exploration program‚ NASA. NASA‚ or the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was founded in 1915 and originally began as a poorly funded committee and faced many challenges along
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2011 NASA can be hope for a brighter future Ever since humanity has been able to see stars there have been a dream to visit one‚ but it wasn’t until 1957‚ that mankind took the first big step to accomplish that dream. In 1957‚ Soviet sent their Sputnik 1 in to orbit around earth‚ and we entered the space age. NASA‚ the national Aeronautics and Space Administration were founded in 1958‚ when the Americans realized they were facing a space race of huge proportions. From the beginning NASA held only
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had begun. In 1963‚ President John F. Kennedy made a speech saying "We will go to the moon in this decade amongst other things‚ not because they are easy but because they are hard." After he was assassinated‚ NASA decided to pursue his plan and in 1967 the Apollo program began. In 1969‚ NASA landed Apollo 11 on the moon and the race was finally over. This was a major leap not only for Americans‚ but also for mankind. Videos and photos that were taken on the moon were shown to the public and unfortunately
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The Space Race Three‚ two‚ one‚ blast off. The ship went up in smoke as it rose to the atmosphere and launched the first satellite into space. This achievement started the Space Race. The race to the Moon would be an excruciating and long task for the U.S. and the Soviet Union. First‚ The Soviet Union was winning and the U.S was falling behind. The Soviet Union launched the first ever satellite. The Soviet Union also put the first man into orbit. The U.S. Tried to launch a satellite but failed. President
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