the external tank had loosened. Michael Smith‚ the pilot of the Challenger uttered “Uh oh‚” his last known words (Challenger‚ 2008). That was the only evidence that anyone onboard suspected any sort of trouble. At 73 seconds‚ the loosened booster rocket‚ smashed into the tip of the right wing‚ then it crashed into the fuel tank‚ setting off a massive explosion. Debris from the explosion were sent 20 miles above the earth. Burning fragments from the shuttle rained down on to the recovery operations
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Space Shuttles: | The Life of Them | | Kionna Jones | | 7th period | 11/29/2010 | | Space Shuttles The Space Shuttle is an American spacecraft operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for orbital human spaceflight missions. The Space Shuttle is part of the Space Transportation System (STS). Space Shuttles are one of the most talked about aircrafts. The Shuttle is a reusable launch and reentry vehicle that saves on the costs that were once required
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space program. He had envisioned for Indian satellites that could provide communications‚ meteorology‚ remote sensing‚ and direct-to-home television broadcasting. He set up the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS)‚ the first of its kind in India which began manufacturing sounding rockets in India. He drew up plans to transmit education to remote villages across India with the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE). Today‚ space exploration and technology in India has
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to 2000. I used this website in order to have a basic understanding of how Penicillin was the starting blocks for antibiotics. "FlyingBombsandRockets‚V1‚V2‚Rockets‚Flying Bombs‚." FlyingBombsandRockets‚V1‚V2‚Rockets‚Flying Bombs‚. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. . This website laid out the building and launching of the V-1 and V-2 rockets and also the history behind why Hitler decided to build them and what he intended to use them for. "Medicine and World War Two." Medicine and World War Two
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Project Audit Summary CTC CTC has been contracted to build a 7/8 scale model of the Ansari X Gauchito Rocket. The scale model will be used to test functionality of the rocket without incurring costs of building a full size rocket. The project plan has been constructed detailing each phase of the project as well as all practiced used to implement. This Audit will be used to summarize the best practices being implemented as well as areas that need to be improved. The Audit will serve as a tool
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He cannot reach his goals because he is ‘‘invalid’’. He started to work at Gattaca as a cleaner. Gattaca is a corporation that launches rockets to the furthest moons of Saturn‚ Titan. In a day‚ lots of rocket launch. After he enters Gattaca in a better position‚ at the end of the movie he reaches his goal and goes to Saturn. Now‚ humans cannot go to Saturn. But‚ maybe in the future‚ people may go to Saturn and other planets
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wireless radio‚ and went to sleep. It was 10.21 pm." “The Titanic and the Californian” says‚ “ Throughout the night‚ no one on board the Californian attempted to wake their wireless operator‚ and ask him to contact the ship to ask why they were firing rockets and trying to signal them‚ until 5:30 a.m. “ Something was going wrong‚ but he decided to go to sleep and not help.
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Gunpowder | By Pranav Kodali | | | Pranav Kodali Professor Karen Manchester History Period 3 18 May 2012 Gunpowder’s Explosive Past How did a black powder discovered one millennium ago affect how the first Apollo escaped orbit? Gunpowder influences our everyday life‚ whether you know it or not. In this report‚ I will be talking about the origin of gunpowder‚ the use of gunpowder‚ and the influence of gunpowder on previous battles. Most people think of gunpowder as a ruthless
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Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet‚ novelist‚ author of short stories as well as playwright‚ and it was his comedies which made him famous. In spite of that‚ it looks like his works remain only a reflection of his great mind. He was always fascinated by the public - for his work he needed immediate reaction. Probably he was a better storyteller than writer. Nevertheless‚ Oscar Wilde was a very talented student‚ with great memory. He studied at Trinity College in Dublin and later on in Oxford
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how hard Vincent works‚ he was always rejected by the employers. He tried to lie on his resume‚ but it was no use‚ people could see his fate by looking at his DNA profile. He got a cleaning job at Gattaca‚ where he watched the rockets ascend. He wanted to be on the rocket‚ but his imperfect genes made his dream impossible. The last time Vincent and Anton had a swimming competition‚ Anton sank‚ he was not as strong as he believed. Vincent saved Anton‚ and now he believed there is no gene for
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