* What is a ’confined space’? A confined space is a place that is substantially (although not always entirely) enclosed where there is a risk of death or serious injury from hazardous substances or dangerous conditions (e.g. lack of oxygen). Very often‚ injuries and deaths occur as a result of work being carried out such as welding‚ painting‚ flame cutting‚ use of chemicals. Places can also become confined spaces during construction work‚ fabrication or modification. Examples include:
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Space exploration Space exploration is one the most compelling problems that we face today and you might think that it is overrated and does not need that much attention‚ but you are wrong. Some people think that space exploration is a waste of money and resources‚ the time wasted in such field should have been used in other important stuff such as ending poverty‚ solving the worldwide economic crisis and trying to end global warming. While other people support space exploration and may sacrifice
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DIFFERENT PROPULSION OPTIONS FOR LONG DISTANCE SPACE TRAVEL for Jerrie Fiala Technical Communication Instructor Western Michigan University Kalamazoo‚ MI by Ian Mackey IME 1020 Student November 5‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ………………………………………………….......................... INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………….................. Definitions and Background ……………..…………...…….................. Purpose and Audience …………………………...…......….............
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The Space Race was the closets the United States has come to losing it superpower title to other nations. The Space race was a twelve-year competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to explore the Solar System. This race began on October 4‚ 1957 when the Soviet Union deployed an artificial satellite called‚ Sputnik to orbit in space. Sputnik created a sense of fear in the United States that the Soviet Union had “reached the heavens” with the use of technological advancements. The
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The Space and Arms race was an event during the Cold War. It was a test to see which of the two great superpowers‚ the US or the USSR‚ was the superior one. Throughout the Cold War‚ both of the countries believed that the more nuclear weapons you had‚ the more powerful you were. It was also to see which country was more technologically advanced. On October 4‚ 1957‚ the Soviets had launched that which was the spark for the Space Race. They had launched the Russian satellite Sputnik
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technological advances would be the space program. Without the technology gained from our space program‚ all the other items would have never happened or would have taken a lot longer to be developed. It all began in the late 1950’s with the launch of the Russian satellite Sputnik. Prior to that most Americans assumed that the United States was superior to all other countries when it came to technology. With Russia apparently becoming the leader in space exploration‚ Congress passed the National
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The title of the novel I have read is 2001: A Space Odyssey. This novel depicts a mission to Saturn. Its purpose: to discover the origin and nature of the ET species that left TMA-1‚ the Tycho-monolith abnormality behind on the moon. The definition of odyssey is ‘a long series of wanderings or adventures‚ especially filled with notable experiences‚ hardships‚ etc’‚ which‚ in itself‚ could describe the nature of this novel. It is set in the late 20th century and early 21st century. In short‚ the title
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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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It was at this time that Gagarin was chosen‚ after a rigorous selection process‚ to join 19 other Soviet pilots as a candidate for the Soviet space program. Along with his fellow cosmonaut candidates‚ Gagarin underwent rigorous testing and experiments which were designed to test the limits of both their physical and mental limits. Towards the end of the testing program‚ the candidates were asked
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England Language: English Publication Information: Salem Press Locale: Moon; Solar system; Space Abstract: A summary and analysis of The Sentinel. Literary Genres/Subgenres: Science fiction; Short fiction Subject Terms: 1990 ’s Exploration or explorers Extraterrestrial life Future Geology or geologists Moon or moons Science or scientists Space flight or travel Space sciences Space ships‚ stations‚ or vehicles ISBN: 9781587651403 Accession Number: 103331MSS21339620000395 Persistent
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