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    to get to long distances away‚ such as the Ares 4 location. The International Space Station had used the solar power system and it has provided energy to space stations since year 2000. Ion Propulsion In The Martian‚ the Ares 3 Crew uses ion propulsion to travel for about 300 milion miles. Ion propulsion is when electrically charged gas pushes out the ions at fast speeds. This allows the spaceship to change orbits many times. This also allows NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft to lower fuel usage. Radioisotope

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    Should the U.S. Government Increase Spending On The Space Program A group of children lie in the tall grass on a moonless night‚ staring in wonder up at the hundreds of diamond pinpoints glittering across the heavens. This peaceful scene could have taken place at any point in history‚ from the cave dwelling Neanderthal‚ to a family celebrating a warm summer evening together at a local park. The Heavens have always been a source of passionate fascination and wonderment for intelligent beings

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    and was supported by the two-man Gemini program which ran concurrently with it from 1962 to 1966. Gemini missions developed some of the space travel techniques that were necessary for the success of the Apollo missions. Apollo used Saturn family rockets as launch vehicles. Apollo / Saturn vehicles were also used for an Apollo Applications program which consisted of three Skylab space station missions in 1973–74. Apollo succeeded despite the major setback of a 1967 Apollo 1 cabin fire that killed

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    experts and historians of energy agree that as societies advance‚ they need more and more concentrated‚ intense forms of energy‚ like rocket fuel instead of gasoline. Leading the way of electric use is cars. I expect cars to use about 50% electricity in the future. Electric cars today use the energy stored in a battery (or series of batteries) for vehicle propulsion. There are many pros and cons about electric cars. Electric vehicles have a reputation for having faster acceleration but shorter distance

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    is around 50 million dollars for a low tier trip. They have a variety of options for tourists with the right amount of capital. Circumlunar mission involves a stay at the ISS for 10 days until a second rocket will launch the passenger in a lunar module which includes a living area and a propulsion section. The pricing varies on this option to be around 150 million dollars depending on what Soyuz spacecraft you choose (3). another option includes a brief stay in the ISS with a choice of a spacewalk

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    STAGE 2 PHYSICS Assessment Type 1: Investigation Folio Practical Investigation 2: Momentum Purpose: To investigate the relationship between the laws of conservation of momentum and Newton’s Third Law and another variable of your choice for a 2D collision of two objects. Materials: Hover puck Video Recorder Tripod Masking tape Ruler Tracker (Computer Program) Method: On a flat surface containing no obstacles‚ prepare the tripod and camera over the selected area that the

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    Wouldn’t it be fun to ride a torpedo‚ or drive a nuclear reactor around underwater? In this research paper I am going to illustrate the ingenious submarine. <br><br>The submarine is one of the most important strategic and tactical weapons systems of the 20th Century‚ and this importance will increase in the 21st Century. The tiny‚ leaking‚ creaking‚ and unsafe submarine boats of the 1890’s‚ displacing under two hundred tons and carrying a handful of men and a few torpedoes have grown into massive

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    History: The Space Race

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    In a different part of the world‚ Russia was moving to annex land‚ promote communism and conquer space. The USSR launched Sputnik in 1957 as the first successful rocket to fly into space and return. The U.S. took notice and pushed for increased development of rockets

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    Mondal’s IC Engine GATE‚ IES & IAS 20 Years Question Answers Contents Chapter – 1: Gas Power Cycles Chapter - 2 : SI and CI Engines Chapter - 3 : Carburetion and Fuel Injection Chapter - 4 : Fuels Chapter - 5 : SuperCharging Chapter - 6 : Jet Propulsion Chapter - 7 : IC Engine Performances Chapter - 8 : Engine Cooling Chapter - 9 : Emission and Control Er. S K Mondal IES Officer (Railway)‚ GATE topper‚ NTPC ET-2003 batch‚ 12 years teaching experienced‚ Author of Hydro Power Familiarization

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    Apollo 11 Accomplishments

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    Apollo 11 was one of the biggest American accomplishments in its history. Apollo 11 was the first landing on the moon‚ commanded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‚ NASA for short. “Abe Silverstein‚ the Director of Space Flight Development‚ proposed the name "Apollo" because it was the name of a god in ancient Greek mythology. The model for naming manned spaceflight projects for mythological gods and heroes had been set with Mercury” (Business Insider). There were three astronauts

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