As far back as the 1930s‚ two leading manufacturers of military and civilian aircraft sought to write their own chapters in the annals of aviation history. The Northrop Corporation‚ founded by Jack Northrop in Hawthorne‚ California and the Grumman Corporation‚ founded by Leroy Grumman on Long Island‚ New York‚ have made extensive contributions to the aeronautical industry. During World War II‚ both companies ranked amongst the top one hundred in the United States in the value of wartime production
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"Houston‚ Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” This famous quote was said by Neil Armstrong when he and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. This was an accomplishment that will live on forever in the hearts of the American citizens on July 20‚ 1969. Ever since that day many people envisioned humans traveling the cosmos‚ pushing our limits‚ and making our mark in the universe. That was more than 40 years ago and today there has been a lack of motivation or initiative to do what was once viewed
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Introduction During the Apollo 13 mission‚ the crew was faced with odds that were not in their favor. They were faced with many uncertainties that would possibly be fatal if they went wrong. It all started when a crew member stirred the o2 tanks‚ and the tanks burst. With this predicament‚ they could not possibly land on the moon. Mission Control or "Houston" had to come up with a flawless plan to get the U.S spacemen back to the Earth. How is free-fall associated in the re-entry of a spacecraft
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A disgraced NASA Pilot gets a second chance when he’s sent into space to fix the Hubble Telescope‚ but when he uncovers a conspiracy to destroy Earth‚ he must stop it. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: CHARLIE HIM (40’s) is a disgraced NASA pilot that was fired from his job when he tested positive for marijuana. Charlie now struggles to pay his rent and care for SHE DOS SANTOS (30’s) a former orphan that he rescued and considers his sister. She has a noticeable Blue Parrot tattoo. She also has a reoccurring dream
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The Space Race of the fifties and sixties was hardly a race; The Soviet Union dominated the playing field by quickly racking up dozens of “firsts”‚ such as the first satellite in orbit and the first spacewalk. The latter‚ completed by Alexei Leonov in 1965‚ demonstrates the superiority of the early Soviet program‚ ran by Sergei Pavlovich Korloev‚ the Chief Designer of OKB-1. Leonov states that Korolev’s “power‚ influence‚ and responsibilities...were almost impossible to comprehend” (Leonov and Scott
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JFK is inaugurated as the 35th president. March 1st 1961 Kennedy creates the peace corps which was temporarily at the time. April 12th 1961 Yuri Gagarin (Soviet) becomes first man in space April 15th 1961 Kennedy sponsors invasion of Cuba; April 17th Invasion; April 18th Invasion of Bay of Pigs fails May 4th 1961:Freedom Rides begin May 5th 1961 Alan Sheppard becomes first American in space May 25th 1961 JFK pledges to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade June 3rd 1961Vienna
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Do the benefits outweigh the cost for funding exploration and expansion into space? From the perspective of a sociologist‚ whose job it is include the origins‚ development‚ organization‚ networks‚ and institutions to study social behavior or society‚ funding NASA would be a wise choice because we could have space colonies creating many benefits for society and people. The article “Food‚ Leisure‚ And Social Life In Space Colonies” by Tom Marotta‚ a diplomat and city planner‚ made this position clear
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Not most people knows his name but they might be familiar to one of his invention called the Super Soaker water gun ‚ his name was Lonnie George Johnson ‚ an African American inventor and engineer born in October 6 1949 ‚ Mobile Alabama ‚ who also holds more than 80 patent. During his early life he attended an all black high school called Williamson High School in Mobile ‚ Alabama which during those time Alabama was segregated state but he still managed to represent his high school in the
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Jonathan Chen Space Exploration There are many reasons on why space exploration has become a necessity for us‚ as the amount of money being invest on space exploration‚ has increased drastically. From 1950’s the amount of money spend was 89 million which was a large sum of money back then. While we move up in the years the amount of money on space exploration increases‚ for instance in the year 2010 it was the most amount of money spent on space exploration than any other year. A total of 18‚724
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The United States is in an asymmetrical position of power in the world. As the world’s sole superpower‚ the United States leads the world in political‚ economic‚ military‚ and cultural influences. The legacy of the Second World War has led to this position the United States now holds. The war led to the emergence of only two superpowers for the world’s first era of bipolarity. What resulted was a half-century long standoff between the United States and the USSR. At the crux of this conflict was the
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