neighbours remember him as a reserved boy who was very interested in reading books. In a way‚ library was the foundation on which Kalam built his career. Thoroughly Indian‚ the only brief exposure that he got abroad was in 1963-64 when he was invited by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to spend four months in the United States at the Wallops Island Rocketry Centre and the Langley Research
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changed her mind into that she wanted to study physics). She then received her masters in science degree and doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1981 and 1985. She later became a researcher at Sandia National Laboratories and NASA Ames research center. Ochoa later selected into NASA’s space program then she was accepted in the July of 1991 and became the first Hispanic woman in space on the Discovery‚ on this 9-day mission the crew of Discovery conducted atmospheric and solar
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“‘That’s one small step for a man. One giant leap for mankind’” (“The Apollo Missions”). Neil Armstrong spoke these famous words the first day anyone had stepped foot on the moon. It was not just that any man landed on the moon‚ but it was an American man. The United States of America was proud to say that they were the first on the moon‚ especially when it came to competing with other countries such as the Soviet Union. The Americans had been going back and forth with the Soviet Union for decades
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The context of this speech is that on January 18‚ 1986 the Challenger Shuttle exploded seventy-three seconds into flight. Aboard this aircraft was Christina McAuliffe‚ the first teacher in Space‚ who served as an inspiration for school kids nationwide. The speaker of this speech is Ronald Reagan‚ the President at the time‚ and his audience is the citizens of the United States. During his speech‚ Reagan creates a sense of unity and also expresses his feelings of grief. The purpose of each is to convince
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Aliens Exist Just about 500 years ago people believed that the earth was still flat‚ 50 years ago people doubted the existence of an alien life‚ 5 min ago the people of earth believe that aliens existed. Many individuals around the world have reportedly been contacted by extra terrestrial beings. They allege that Earth is currently being visited by several different species of extra terrestrial. These individuals report that extra terrestrials are visiting the Earth because they are interested
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Afar Since the landing of the moon to now‚ humans have progressively wanted to know more about space. David Shiga’s article‚“ Hawken calls for Moon and Mars colonies”‚ references Stephen Hawking‚ a theoretical physicist and his devotion to have NASA place ten times the amount of there current budget of the world’s financial resources to space. Mankind faces nuclear Armageddon and must build colonies on Mars and beyond‚ as stated by Stephen Hawking. Student Halie Westin believes that‚ “ All this
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NASA uses many different models of airplane in order to carry out scientific experiments. The airplane is a widely used vehicle for scientific instruments due it its ability to carry a wide range of scientific instruments. NASA has uses the P-3 and the D-8 scientific airplanes for many mission‚ one of which is Operation Icebridge. The goal of operation IceBridge is to “[use] a fleet of research aircraft‚ NASA’s Operation IceBridge images Earth’s polar ice to better understand connections between
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Dominic Muthert Professor Toomey English 1001 25 September 2014 Reagan’s The Space Shuttle "Challenger" Tragedy Address In the presidential speech‚ “The Space Shuttle "Challenger" Tragedy Address‚” Ronald Reagan states his sympathy for the seven lives that were lost in the devastating explosion and how the space program will continue to move forward. Reagan address’s the audience when he states‚ “We mourn their loss as a nation together.” In the second paragraph‚ Reagan illistartes “Nineteen
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especially died the most in 2003’s mission. The shuttle was almost back to Earth but it exploded just 37miles from Texas in the air and took seven astronauts’ lives. After that disaster in 2003‚ according to The New York Times‚ NASA presented “a 400-page report” and “the report’s goal‚ NASA officials said‚ is to provide a guideline for safety in the design of future spacecraft.” (John Schwartz‚ Dec. 30‚
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Exploration of Mars The Mars Exploration Rover mission is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program‚ an enduring attempt of robotic investigation of the red planet. The scientific goals of NASA are to search and differentiate a broad variety of rocks and soils that embrace clues to whether there was water on Mars. Over the years this has been an ongoing investigation. People want to know whether there was really water and life on this large red planet called Mars. Scientist are determined to figure
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