At one time it would have been impossible to think of ordinary people buying tickets to travel to space and back. But today it is happening and it is called space tourism. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s movie‚ ‘Total Recall’ had space tourism as a central theme. Such tourism however is the privilege of the hugely wealthy for it costs a lot of money. On April 28‚ 2001‚ Dennis Tito‚ a California-based multi-millionaire became the first paying space tourist. He paid $20 million for the trip! Tito travelled
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03/07/13 Exploration in Space Space exploration has been around for a long time ever since the first rocket went into space. That was the work of the Germans after world war II. The competition to be the first in space began in 1945 and would last 30 years. The Space Race pitted the United States and Soviet Union against each other in a contest that extended from the Earth to the surface of the moon and beyond. Humans have dreamt of exploring space for a very long time. Centuries ago the Chinese
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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster INTRODUCTION: The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28‚ 1986‚ when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight‚ leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean‚ off the coast of central Florida‚ United States‚ at 11:39 a.m. EST (16:39 UTC). Disintegration of the entire vehicle began after an O-ring seal in its right solid rocket booster (SRB) failed at liftoff. The
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------------------------------------------------- Time and Space Metaphors in LI Bai’s “Shu-dao Nan” (Risky Road to Sichuan) ------------------------------------------------- Vanessa Cai Course：Psychological‚ Mythological and Archetypal Approaches to Literature Date: 2012/5/10 Generally acknowledged that LI Bai created “Shu-dao Nan” approximately in 742-744 BC‚ Changan‚ the capital city of Tang Dynasty‚ for his friend WANG Yan who prepared to go to Sichuan. LI Bai warned his friend to
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Free sample essay on Indian Space Programme. Indian mythology is full of stories of interplanetary travels and flights. From the very beginning of civilisation‚ spaceflights have fired the human imagination. The modern space- age can be said to have begun with the launching of the Sputniks by Russia. Since then research and efforts in .space travel have assumed many dimensions. The landing of man on the moon‚ the launch of space shuttles‚ and stations etc. and the spectacular success of such
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Outer Space By: Gabbie Sanchez Outer Space started about 100 kilometers above the Earth‚ but there is still part of the Earth’s atmosphere. Outer Space is the void that exists between celestial bodies including the Earth. In space‚ two pieces of metal can weld together with no heat or other substances present because It’s not completely empty but it’s consists of hard vacuum containing a low density of particles which is predominantly a plasma of hydrogen and helium as well as electromagnetic
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Transformation is a catalyst toward creating a new self-identity. It is the process that when an individual faces an experience that is so powerful it creates change in one’s life. Polleck’s article “Creating Transformational Spaces: High School Book Clubs with Adolescent Females” highlights the importance of transformation acquired through collective reading. The young girls in this article‚ like most individuals‚ connect their personal lives to the characters within the text they read‚ in order
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I have always enjoyed viewing abstract art yet‚ at a certain point some abstract art seems to cross the boundary of what is considered as being art. This lead me to think about what can truly be called art. Paintings such as Jackson Pollack’s Convergence were argued to not be art as anyone could throw some paint on a canvas to create a similar drip style piece. Similarly‚ many works of art have been criticized as not being art due to being indecent or offensive and not offering any artistic value
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Space science – study of everything in outer space.[1] This has sometimes been called astronomy‚ but recently astronomy has come to be regarded as a division of broader space science‚ which has grown to include other related fields‚[2] such as studying issues related to space travel and space exploration (including space medicine)‚[3] and science performed in outer space (see space research). ContentsPlanetary and Space Science‚ published 15 times per year‚ is a peer-reviewed scientific journal
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Most of us have a sense of and curiosity about the places and spaces around us. Think‚ for example‚ of the place you call home. You are probably familiar enough with its streets and buildings and landscapes and with the people who inhabit these spaces‚ to make connections among them-you know how to “read” the place. There are many other places‚ however‚ where this is not the case. Most of you have had the experience of going somewhere new‚ where it is difficult to find your way around. You might
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