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    "In 1967‚ the outer space treaty was signed by one hundred countries‚including the United States...In 1979another treaty‚ known as the Moon Treaty was proposed."This is stated in the story "Can you Own Land in Outer Space?"This story tells us we can own land in outer space but‚ the question is should we? In my opinion ‚ we shouldn’t be aloud or able to live or own property in outer space.People think just because we can or we have the ability to do something then we should do it even it’s bad.For

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    Kalpana Chawla

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    Kalpana Chawla (March 17‚ 1962[1] – February 1‚ 2003) was born in Karnal‚ India. She was the first Indian American astronaut[2] and first Indian woman in space.[3] She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. In 2003‚ Chawla was one of seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Chawla completed her earlier schooling at Tagore Baal Niketan School‚Karnal. She was underage and to enable her to enroll in school‚ her date

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    Carbon

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    leading edges of the Space Shuttle orbiter. It has been used in the brake systems of Formula One racing cars since 1976; carbon–carbon brake discs and pads are a standard component of Formula One brake systems. Carbon–carbon is well-suited to structural applications at high temperatures‚ or where thermal shock resistance and/or a low coefficient of thermal expansion is needed. While it is less brittle than many other ceramics‚ it lacks impact resistance; Space Shuttle Columbia was destroyed during

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    One thing no one tells you about miscellaneous action reporting: the workers complicate the reporting process. They tell me I am Alex the “mighty” protector of Apollo-47‚ then ignore me when I am supposed to report something. Sometime later‚ someone came and asked me in room 38‚ where I fill out a survey and go. As I filled out the survey‚ I think: “Why do I have to protect a planet? Why can’t I be a trooper‚ actually doing something!” With my weird habit of remembering all the driver licenses‚ I

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    | Kalpana Chawla  ’Kalpana Chawla’ ( July 1 ‚ 1961 - February 1 ‚ 2003 ) was an Indian-American astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist of STS-107 ( Columbia ) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere . Early Life Chawla was born in Karnal ‚ Haryana ‚ India . Her interest in flight was inspired by J. R. D. Tata ‚ India’s first pilot. Education Chawla studied aeronautical engineering at the Punjab Engineering College in 1982 where she earned

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    XI ENG ESSAYS

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    -R.G.INGERSOLL Kalpana Chawla ‚ the child of imagination has gone to the space eternally to explore if death is a door that leads to light. With a heavy heart our nation salutes this light hearted soul who thought that the universe was her home. This daughter of universe has disappeared in the space on a space mission to bring the benefits of science to humanity at large DREAM OF MILKYWAY: Kalpana Chawla’s strong desire was to travel

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    Ellen Ochoa

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    she has two children. As a pioneer of spacecraft technology‚ she patented an optical system to detect defects in a repeating pattern. At the NASA Ames Research Center‚ she led a research group working primarily on optical systems for automated space exploration. As a doctoral student at Stanford‚ and later as a researcher at Sandia National Laboratories and NASA Ames Research Center‚ Ochoa investigated optical system for performing information processing. Ochoa is a co-inventor on three patents

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    Chair of the Mission Management team for the last Columbia mission‚ was hired by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) soon after she graduated college. She began her career with NASA as a Propulsion Systems Monitor at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston‚ Texas. Over the years she rose through the ranks of NASA to Chair the Mission Management team for STS-107‚ which was the failed mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia that broke up upon re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere

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    Against Space Program Funding Opening Statement: The government uses approximately 17.6 billion dollars of the taxpayers money to fund NASA every year. We shouldn’t be funding NASA that money when our economy is the worst it’s been since the Great Depression; we need to focus and spend our money on the problems here on Earth. NASA hasn’t done anything significant in space in years. And it’s incredibly risky and dangerous going up there. Arguments: 1) Our economy is the worst it’s been since

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    Kalpana Chawla

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    1961 Karnal‚ Haryana‚ India Died February 1‚ 2003 (aged 42) Over Texas Previous occupation Research Scientist Time in space 31d 14h 54m Selection 1994 NASA Group Mission insignia Sts-87-patch.png STS-107 Flight Insignia.svg Kalpana Chawla ‚ was an Indian-American scientist and a NASA astronaut. She was one of seven crewmembers killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Early life Kalpana Chawla was born in a Punjabi Hindu family at Karnal‚ Haryana‚ India.[1] She was born in

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