THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE Telescopes have only been around for about 400 years. Since then‚ they have evolved quickly and helped astronomers make remarkable discoveries. Ground based telescopes were the first‚ but we needed a way to observe the cosmos in the vacuum of space‚ without the light pollution and atmosphere of earth. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was the tool that helped propel astronomy to the next level. It has helped us understand the universe in new ways‚ but Hubble
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Union launched “Sputnik” an artificial satellite into orbit; this sparked a very sudden desire of competition‚ between the United States and The Soviet union‚ to be more technologically advanced than one another. The priority of getting a man into space became first on the list. Where this man could be found? Where to start looking? Test Pilots!‚ At the time were the best of the best‚ there was no “Top Gun” these were the men that could get the job done‚ the only problem is getting them to do this
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October 2nd‚ 2012 The Motivations and Benefits of the Space Race On July 20‚ 1969‚ the world was on the edge of their chairs. Tuned in on the radio and the television‚ man kind had witnessed one of the most beautiful moments in history. Apollo 11 was the success of what humans could accomplish. But‚ before the U.S. and the world landed on the moon‚ there were disputes among countries for political and military dominance in outer space. The recompense of being advanced in rocket science were
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Sean La Torre The movie Office Space shows a explicit meaning since it is a movie about a guy who can’t stand his work‚ and has nothing pushing or giving the initiative to even do his work. He then convinces two of his fellow workers who also don’t enjoy their work‚ to scam their company for money using a computer virus. They ended up making an error and causing them to take more money than planned‚ which was very noticeable. Then once realized what happened and decides to go confess. Than later
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My name is Edgar Martinez. I was born in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) 34 years ago. My childhood was pretty normal. My parents had enough to provide for my little brother and I. My father was a local councilman at the time my mom a homemaker. I always wanted to be a politician like my father I admired him as a matter of fact I still do. I graduated from High School in 1995 and soon after and got drafted to go the Colombian Army. I was sent to Santa Marta a small town located a 200 miles north
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Transformation is a catalyst toward creating a new self-identity. It is the process that when an individual faces an experience that is so powerful it creates change in one’s life. Polleck’s article “Creating Transformational Spaces: High School Book Clubs with Adolescent Females” highlights the importance of transformation acquired through collective reading. The young girls in this article‚ like most individuals‚ connect their personal lives to the characters within the text they read‚ in order
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Future large scale commercial activities in space will require raw materials obtained from in-space sources rather than from Earth‚ to overcome the high cost of Earth launch. This paper reviews the prospectiveness of non-terrestrial resources and notes the competitiveness of Near-Earth-Asteroids c.f. the Moon and Phobos or Deimos in terms of accessibility and likely resources. Astronomical work over the last fifteen years has increased the number of known Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs) from about 30
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intervention. This my friend is the reason why humanity survives‚ thrives‚ and dominates. With a lavish lucrative machine provided‚ the only downside is when they take over. 2001: Space Odyssey will forever be missed. I once saw a man. His name was Timothy James Vamanos. His name will always perpetually be with us till the end of space and time. Our class likes to adress to him as Don “Tim” Corleone Vamanos. So one morning Tim wakes on his bed‚ on his bed right next to his box of bleach. Clorox was his favorite
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CURRICULUM REVIEW Investigations in Number‚ Data‚ and Space April 25‚ 2014 Investigations in Number‚ Data‚ and Space Curriculum Background Many school districts across the country utilize the Investigations in Number‚ Data‚ and Space (a.k.a. Investigations) curriculum. Mansfield Independent School District‚ where my daughter attends school has been using this curriculum for the past several years. Investigations is a comprehensive K-5 math program developed by TERC and partially funded
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Types of theater spaces Proscenium •Thrust stage• Theatre in the Round •Black Box Theater Proscenium •Theater space whose primary feature is a large frame or arch(called the proscenium arch even though it is frequently nota rounded archway at all)‚which is located at or near the front of the stage. •The audience directly faces the stage‚ which is typically raised several feet above front row audience level• Originally Roman Theater Thrust stage •Popular in the WestThrust Stage •Also known
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