In “The Martian”‚ a 2011 hardcore science fiction novel by Andy Weir‚ astronaut Mark Watney finds himself struggling to survive alone on Mars after a freak accident led to him being abandoned by his crewmates. Weir explores an optimistic view of human nature. One of the major themes that emerge from the novel is human nature. The team-up between NASA and the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) emphasizes the author’s belief that humanity is greater than the sum of its parts. Cooperation
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At first glance‚ the book‚ The Time Machine by H.G. Wells and the short story‚ A Martian Odyssey by Stanley G. Weinbaum are vastly different stories. The Time Machine is about a character known as The Time Traveler who travels through time. He creates his own time machine and travels through time on earth to find out what the human race will become. On the other hand‚ A Martian Odyssey is about Dick Jarvis‚ who is a part of team that was sent to Mars. Jarvis gets separated from the group and has
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EXPLORE The explorative spirit of the Americans inspired projects of manned space flights like the Mercury‚ Gemini‚ and Apollo projects put together by NASA. Projects like these were formed around the ultimate goal of eventually getting an American man to the moon (Webb‚ “Advanced”). On March 6‚ 1958 the National Security Council discussed the United States’s objectives in its response to the Soviet Union launching their satellite. The expectations of future explorations were discussed and the timeline
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Again the country is tied to Reagan all grieving a common loss. “For the families of the seven‚ we cannot bear‚ as you do‚ the full impact of this tragedy. But we feel the loss and we’re thinking about you so very much.” This provides the country with an emotional connection to those affected‚ by sending condolences and reminding the country to do the same he links them on a personal level. He appeals to the mournful emotions of the country by admitting that he and Nancy are “pained to the core‚”
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Europa Report: A Closer Look Europa Report gives its viewers a unique perspective into the life of deep space exploration. This film combines the Sci-fi thriller with the Documentary type film in a spectacular way. In typical sci-fi thrillers‚ danger takes the shape of an alien‚ a virus‚ or some sort of space madness that picks off the members of a spaceship’s crew one by one‚ and this film does just that. Sebastian Cordero‚ the director of the film‚ strives for absolute realism using fantastic
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Why exploring the ocean is mankind’s next giant leap By Philippe Cousteau‚ Special to CNN “Space…the final frontier.” Not only has this classic phrase dazzled the many millions of fans of the Star Trek franchise‚ some could argue it has defined a big part of the American ideal for the last 50 years. The 1960s were dominated by the race to the moon and Americans were rightfully proud to be the first nation to make it there. However‚ another incredible feat happened in 1960 that is largely forgotten
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Strike in Space Case Study Executive Summary This case centers on the original 3 Skylab missions that began in 1973 following a successful series of Apollo missions starting in the 1960’s. NASA viewed the Skylab missions as logical successors of the Apollo missions and each of the Skylab missions picked up where the prior one left off. The primary focus of the missions was to determine if humans could in fact live comfortably for extended periods of time in weightless conditions and prior to
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Technologies for Space Exploration Describe technologies for space travel: -Multistage rockets * Propelled by the recoil pressure of the burning gases it emits as it burns fuel * Most modern‚ high performance rockets are multistage * Multiple rockets stacked on top of each other that detach separately * Reasons for staging are * To improve performance by eliminating dead weight during flight * A huge‚ empty fuel tank is merely dead weight so it is dropped off
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An expensive trip to Mars in a small rocket with malfunctioning technology sounds great… right? Valuable resources being used for a trip that might fail. Competition between other countries for the power of this trip. Even though Mars is a great place for scientific discoveries‚ is it worth it? People should not spend valuable resources to go to Mars because of how the technology might fail and how grueling the trip would be. To begin‚ we should not waste valuable resources to go to Mars because
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Sally Ride‚ a woman who literally showed all girls and women how to reach for the stars. People all over America look up to her as one of the most important heroic figures:“I was a child of the’80s. Sally Ride was one of the first important names I remember. She means success and steadiness to me”‚ “Sally Ride is a true U.S. hero for all who deserve total civil rights”‚ “She showed that women can have it all: a loving relationship‚ professional fulfillment and be a role model for all women and girls
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