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    Kepler Mission

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    earth let alone in space. The Kepler mission is searching the skies for planets that are the same size as earth and worlds that could possibly similar to our own (Site 1). The Kepler spacecraft has found over 750 candidates for extra solar planets and that is just from data collected in the first 43 days of the spacecraft ’s observations. This is the biggest release of candidate planets that has ever happened. This is amazing; just imagine if there is that many other planets like earth with human life

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    ABSTRACT This report aims to measure the pressure variation and different contributing components of the drag force on a circular cylinder. The devices used in this experiment were a fan‚ closed-channel venturi-shape pipe‚ a Pitot tube‚ circular cylinder with holes of different angles‚ U-tube manometers and a barometer. INTRODUCTION When a fluid is passing through an object‚ it produces a total force on the object. This force is a combined force of lift and drag forces (Anderson 2007). External

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    Force and Acceleration

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    neutron is constant‚ find the magnitude of that force. The neutron’s mass is 1.67 X 10-27 kg. problem 4 Sunjamming. A "sun yacht" is a spacecraft with a large sail that is pushed by sunlight. Although such a push is tiny in everyday circumstances‚ it can be large enough to send the spacecraft outward from the Sun on a cost-free but slow trip. Suppose that the spacecraft has a mass of 900 kg and receives a push of 20 N.(a) What is the magnitude of the resulting acceleration? If the craft starts from rest

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    In early 1959‚ the Soviet space program launched Luna-2‚ the first man made probe to hit the moon. In April 1961‚ the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth‚ travelling in the capsule-like spacecraft Vostok-1. The United States effort to send people to space was called ’Project Mercury’. NASA engineers designed a smaller‚ lighter‚ cone-shaped capsule‚ and held a final test flight in 1961 before the Soviets were able to pull ahead with the Gagarin

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    in the Sun‚ and using sunscreen. In a spaceship Astronauts live and work above Earth’s atmosphere‚ so they are exposed to very dangerous levels of ultraviolet radiation they so the spaceship system like earth protects astronauts from UV rays. The spacecraft has special shielding and there are special suits for working outside of the spaceship‚ there’s also special visors to protect their eyes however just like with the atmosphere high energy radiation can still pass through the shielding so Astronauts

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    Movie Analysis/Management Styles For those not old enough to have lived through it‚ a story of shooting for a landing on the moon‚ suffering an explosion on the spacecraft on the way to the moon‚ not landing on the moon‚ and then narrowly making it home to Earth is the story of Apollo 13. When facing issues‚ conflicts‚ and the attainment of goals‚ having the resources of a fully functional manager and team are irreplaceable. A manager that has clear goals and strategies in place is more likely

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    India is one of the leading nations in the world in terms of science and technology. India has the second largest pool of scientists and engineers in the world. In terms of technological advancements and scientific achievements India is second to none. India belongs to the select group of countries who have developed indigenous nuclear technology. India is among the few countries which have developed ballistic missiles. In the field of space science India is among the few countries which have the

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    Apollo Allusions

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    theater is mainly known for its African American performers. However‚ many people enjoy singing and dancing there. Since Apollo was the god of music‚ this theater is an allusion of his. Another allusion referring to Apollo is the Apollo Spacecrafts. These spacecrafts were specific missions by NASA who sent men to space. This alludes to Apollo because he was also a god of knowledge‚ which was the end goal of the space missions. In literature‚ The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche alludes to Apollo

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    describes the event that is supposed to be explained)‚ and the explanans (the statement or group of statements that provide the explaining). Here is an example: “The Columbia spacecraft disintegrated on reentry because its wing was damaged by flying foam debris during liftoff.” Explanandum: The Columbia spacecraft disintegrated on reentry (the known fact almost to everybody) Explanans: Its wing was damaged by flying foam debris during liftoff (the statement that sheds light‚ explains

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    In the story‚ a group of scientists led by Norman Johnson descend down in the ocean to explore a mysterious space ship. Towards the end of the novel‚ Norman Johnson enters the spacecraft and analyzes it as a “Sphere”. The space inside the spacecraft is a large sea of translucent foam. In this foam‚ he begins having conversations with his thoughts‚ and what the voice tells him is that the greatest power humans possess is the ability to imagine things. In the end

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