Lost Moon: The future of U.S. Manned Spaceflight The National Aeronautics and Space Administration‚ more commonly known as NASA‚ was founded in the midst of war. During the infamous Cold War‚ two global superpowers‚ the United States and the Soviet Union‚ competed for dominance over the other. No such area of competition was as fierce as outer space. Success in the 1960’s was determined largely through technological advances‚ and manned spaceflight was viewed as the pinnacle of technological and
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within the rail industry to that of the spaceflight industry. By examining risk assessment and risk management approaches to publicaccountable operations‚ specific techniques and processes that present sectoral best-practice can be presented. Specifically‚ the paper explores common tools and methods used to conduct and implement risk assessment‚ comparing these with the approaches adopted within specific space agencies involved in human spaceflight. Additionally‚ this paper highlights any
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The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals‚ the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US)‚ for supremacy in spaceflight capability. It had its origins in the missile-based nuclear arms race between the two nations that occurred following World War II‚ aided by captured German missile technology and personnel from the Aggregat program. The technological superiority required for such supremacy was seen as necessary for national security‚ and symbolic of ideological
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to an end shortly after the launch. The mission marked the first time American astronauts lost their lives. One of the worst disasters of manned spaceflight is the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion(Challenger‚ 2008)‚ which was caused by a combination of natural and man-made issues‚ and had a permanent effect on safety and regulations of manned spaceflight. The mission had been rescheduled
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Sunita Williams (born September 19‚ 1965) is a United States Naval officer and a NASA astronaut.[1] She was assigned to the International Space Stationas a member of Expedition 14 and then joined Expedition 15. She holds the record of the longest spaceflight (195 days) for female space travelers Personal Williams was born in Euclid‚ Ohio to Deepak Pandya and Bonnie Pandya‚ who reside in Falmouth‚ Massachusetts. Dr. Deepak Pandya is a famousneuroanatomist. Williams’ roots on her father’s side go
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The ocean has captivated mankind since the beginning of time. The Challenger Expedition‚ the first modern oceanography expedition‚ only began in 1872(“History of Oceanography”). Why was it that we ignored ocean research for so long? We have only “dipped our toes in the water” (Cousteau 194) and many people are afraid of taking a dive. However‚ ocean exploration is most certainly worth the risks‚ as the benefits of ocean research far outweigh the risks. Just two benefits of ocean research include
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Apollo 11 By: Christian Potts What exactly was Apollo 11? Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that allowed the first men to land on the moon. The ship landed on the moon on June 20th‚ 1969‚ and is considered to be the greatest accomplishment in exploring history for mankind. The ship was launched in Florida on June 16th and was the third mission in NASA’s Apollo program. And by June 21st‚ Neil Armstrong and his crew were the first men in history to walk on the moon. The crew returned home with 47.5 pounds
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In the movie Hidden Figures‚ African American women are portrayed as uneducated by white men. In order to find the calculations to launch the spaceflight program‚ it required a fair amount of time and effort to put in. The main character Katherine G. Johnson put in her all and found the perfect solution to the calculations even after she was not wanted in the team filled by white men just because she was an African American woman who they assumed she was empty headed. One of the reasons these men
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Sunita Williams (born September 19‚ 1965) is a United States Naval officer and a NASA astronaut.[1] She was assigned to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 14 and then joined Expedition 15. She holds the record of the longest spaceflight (195 days) for female space travelers. She was born in Euclid‚ Ohio to Dr. Deepak Pandya and Bonnie Pandya. Her parents now reside in Falmouth‚ Massachusetts. Deepak Pandya is a famous neuroanatomist. Williams’ roots on her father’s side go back
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the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 14 and Expedition 15. In 2012‚ she served as a flight engineeron Expedition 32 and then commander of Expedition 33. Contents [hide] 1 Ancestry and early life 2 Military career 3 NASA career 4 Spaceflight experience 4.1 STS-116 4.2 Expeditions 14 and 15 4.3 Expeditions 32 and 33 5 Spacewalks 6 2007 visit to India 7 Personal life 8 Organizations 9 Honors and awards 10 See also 11 References 12 External links Ancestry and early life[edit]
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