encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Jupiter II" redirects here. For the spaceship in the 1960s television series Lost in Space‚ see Jupiter 2. Europa True color image taken by the Galileo probe Europa’s trailing hemisphere‚ as seen by the Galileo spacecraft. The prominent crater in the lower right is Pwyll. Darker regions are areas where Europa’s primarily water ice surface has a higher mineral content. Discovery Discovered by Galilei‚ Galileo Marius‚ Simon Discovery date January 7‚ 1610[1]
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tumours are detected and removed. Technologies for the pacemaker used to treat cardiac patients and the remote monitoring devices for intensive care patients were derived from the telemetry system that were first used to monitor astronauts and spacecrafts. Pacemakers keep people with weak hearts alive by aiding their heart‚ which save the lives of many patients with heart problems. The remote-monitoring system allows doctors to supervise patients from a distance‚ with
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John Glenn was a well known hero who played a huge role in American society. He began his piloting career in the Marines and eventually‚ progressed to space craft. Through his missions‚ Glenn was able to discover valuable data that would further space observations and benefit space programs. Glenn was also an Ohio state senator‚ which allowed him to excel as a leader. Glenn victoriously led the army‚ held a position in politics‚ and conducted valuable space exploration that proved to be strengthen
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Murdock writes‚ “the Greek Sun God‚ Apollo‚ is most assuredly just that: A sun god‚ not an alien flying through the sky in his chariot spaceship.” In this article‚ Murdock is suggesting that legends say that when chaos descended‚ these man made “spacecraft” transported a number of inhabitants to elsewhere‚ which is speculated to be the moon‚ Mars‚ Venus‚ or another destination‚ including inside the earth‚ or under the sea. In conclusion‚ Murdock’s belief is that “obviously‚ none of these creatures
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fully funded NASA to get this accomplished. USA vs. USSR While both sides were advancing in technology at the same time they had a few setbacks. USA: The first Apollo mission on January 27‚ 1967 was a tragic failure. USSR: 1967‚ a Soviet spacecraft‚ Soyuz 1 was landing and had control failure then crash landed. As for the passenger‚ Cosmonaut Komarov‚ he was unable to survive the crash. The United States During the Space Race Attempts to launch a satellite “Folpnik” or “Kaputnik”
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"In 1989‚ NASA’s Space Exploration Initiative Mars plan was expected to cost about $400 billion. According to Zubrin’s 1990 estimate" (Mars Direct)‚ today the projected cost is around US$ 10-22 billion. The race to Mars has begun‚ with this race extending father than government agencies like NASA. The Mars race has even become privatized‚ with companies like Mars One and Space X designing ways to hopefully reach Mars first. The mission to Mars and the first stages to colonize Mars will be very costly
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Francis R. Scobee‚ Michael J. Smith‚ Ellison S. Onizuka‚ Judith A.Resnik‚ Ronald E. McNair‚ Gregory B. Jarvis and S. Christa McAuliffe were the seven crew members aboard the challenger on the tragic day of January 28th 1986- a day that later called into question many organizational issues within NASA and managerial issues within the space shuttle program. Besides being recognized as the first mission to include a civilian astronaut‚ It is safe to say that the challenger shuttle disaster marked the
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Review for Astronomy 2 Midterm and Final Midterm covers first 70 questions‚ Final covers all 105. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. Chapter 1 is covered by Q1-3; Ch. 2 Q4-18; Ch. 3 Q19-27; Ch. 4 Q28-34; Ch. 5 Q35-45; Ch. 6 Q46-51; Ch. 7 Q52-63; Ch. 8 Q64-70; Ch. 9 Q71-77; Ch. 10 Q78-82; Ch. 11 Q83-91; Ch. 12 Q92-96; Ch. 13 Q97-100; Ch. 14 Q101-105 1) Which of the following has your "address" in the correct order? A) you‚ Earth
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the sky after the sun. The gravitational forces between the Earth and the moon cause some interesting effects; tides are the most obvious. The moon has no atmosphere‚ but there is evidence by the United States Department of Defense Clementine spacecraft shows that there maybe water ice in some deep craters near the moon’s North and South Pole that are permanently shaded. Most of the moon’s surface is covered with regolith‚ which is a mixture of fine dust and rocky debris produced by meteor impact
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The planet Krypton faces imminent destruction due to its unstable core‚ and its ruling council is under the threat of rebel General Zod and his followers. Scientist Jor-El and his wife Lara launch their naturally conceived newborn son Kal-El on a spacecraft to Earth‚ infusing his cells with a genetic codex to preserve the Kryptonian race. After Zod murders Jor-El for stealing the codex‚ he and his followers are captured by Kryptonian soldiers and banished to the Phantom Zone. However‚ Krypton explodes
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