... Beacon Monitor [2]. Despite being part of the New Millennium project, the actual project began in 1995. It took about three years to get the space craft from blueprint to the actual launch. The official date for the launch was October 24, 1998 from Cape Canaveral [6]. Ion Propulsion Engine Arguably ... the most important technology being tested on the Deep Space 1 space craft was the ion propulsion engine. Although the technology was considered to be innovative, the idea of the electrically powered rocket was first brought ... such great distances away from base, signals to and from the ...

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... been about exploration and the pursuit of knowledge"" (Delucas qtd. in Malick 3). This quote generalizes the attitude many Americans have toward the space program. When the Apollo 11 crew successfully landed on the moon, the crew and millions of Americans were filled with pride and a sense ... placed in one's body during open heart surgery, designed from NASA's programmable technology to keep a regular heartbeat in patients. The "telemetry"" of the space program is the only technology capable of reaching inside a human body to control an electronic pain relief system (Rutz 2-3). NASA dev...

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... the Booster would turn and descend through the atmosphere for a landing near the launch site. The Orbiter would return for a landing upon the end of its space mission. The Booster would, in essence, be a fuel tank with wings. In this two-stage concept, both the Booster and Orbiter would require cockpits, ... deck is a workstation that controls the payloads that the orbiter is carrying. Examples of payloads are: satellites, the Hubble Telescope, or parts to the space station. An enormous robot arm (RMS) is used to handle the task of accessing the payload. The huge brown container that the ...

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... the heavens by tying fireworks to his back. Spectators watched as Hu lit the fuse, the resulting explosion resulted in China's first, of many, disasters trying to reach space ("Divine Lift" 1). China's modern space program sprouted in the 1960's with the development of their nuclear weapons program. In this program the Chinese developed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, (ICBM) ("Heavenly Pursuits" 2). Surprisingly, ... a satellite, however they didn't have the funds, the materials or the technology to build a satellite ("Heavenly Pursuits" 2). After some years of research and testing ...

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... vigorously towards the end of 1961. Finally on February of 1962, the United States finally sent Mercury to do its deed: send an American to space. John Glenn, the occupant of Mercury, circled the earth three times. John Glenn returned unscratched to a hero's welcome. This win for the United ... lunar landing missions (Apollo 11, 12, and 14), and 3 lunar exploration missions (Apollo 15, 16, and 17). These costs never set America back in the "space race." America was determined to get to the moon (Whitehouse). The objectives were quite clear for the Apollo missions and a technique was creat...

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... vigorously towards the end of 1961. Finally on February of 1962, the United States finally sent Mercury to do its deed: send an American to space. John Glenn, the occupant of Mercury, circled the earth three times. John Glenn returned unscratched to a hero's welcome. This win for the United ... lunar landing missions (Apollo 11, 12, and 14), and 3 lunar exploration missions (Apollo 15, 16, and 17). These costs never set America back in the "space race." America was determined to get to the moon (Whitehouse). The objectives were quite clear for the Apollo missions and a technique was creat...

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... new millennium and beyond. Before looking into the future, or even evaluating the present, one must look in detail at the history of the space project. The missions that gave scientists and engineers the necessary data and experience to make new, safer, more reliable and intricate equipment were launched ... three hours and upon landing was in perfect physical condition (Mercury: MA-5). On May 5, 1961, Freedom 7 was the first launch to carry humans into space. Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was the only crewmember, and the successful mission lasted for over 15 minutes (Mercury: MR-3). More manned ...

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... sense, control or actuate on a micro scale but generates an effect on a macro scale. Here, we will be looking at micro sensors based on MEMS technology used in space. MEMS sensor comprise of a new and evolving technology the promises to revolutionize the way sensors and control system technologies works and functions. MEMS sensors are beginning to intrude into ... every aspect of technology, particularly those that are related to space applications. Micro sensors can detect changes in a system's environment by measuring the magnetic, chemical, thermal, mechanical or electromagnetic infor...

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... in the heavens. Only in the past half century however, have we actually been able to leave our world and travel beyond Earth. The topic of space exploration though, has caused a rift between people however. Supporters believe that it is our destiny to travel beyond Earth and that it is necessary to our ... accomplish otherwise. The potential effects of contact with an alien civilization are infinite, but even today, we can see and use the effects of the Space Race in our lives today. Everyday items such our water filters, eye or sunglasses, and even the gel insoles in our shoes have been ...

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... causes a voltage. When current and power are put together, power is produced (Cells 3). The arrays produce about 160 volts of DC electricity. The space station's equipment is ran by a 124-volt DC current transformer. Some of the equipment onboard runs on AC current so there is power converters to ... Audio Subsystem. This provides an intercom, telephone, and alarm system in modules around the ISS. It can also talk to astronauts conducting spacewalks, a docked space shuttle, and Russia's segment audio system. The IAS carries sound only, but it can feed into the video data system. This sy...

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... boosters. They will be able to land, get refueled and loaded with cargo, positioned vertically, and take off within hours. It will make travel to space faster, safer and cheaper. The two crafts will use the spike engine that allows the craft to reach orbit without gong through different stages during lift ... the spacecraft. Most food provided to the astronauts is dehydrated, which is rehydrated by a device that is some what like a water gun, to save space as well as weight. However, some foods are given in their conventional form such as fruits, candy, and bread. Water is usually provide...

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... was successfully tested at Cape Canaveral in August 1953; it was the USA's first ballistic missile (Sandmen). Expected to be a medium-range guided missile, it could without a payload, reach space in sub orbital flight only (Lampton, 108). With this line of technology von Braun composed a proposal he dubbed Project Orbiter in 1954. Von Braun's plan suggested that a Redstone rocket would ... launch a satellite into space within a 2 year window. The project was to use existing and proven technology unlike many other schemes which called for the application of untested machinery (Bergaust, ...

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... hour. The spacecraft has been equipped with NASA's most advanced and new technology such as the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) which took impressive photos of Pluto's moons. The space craft takes photos using its powerful infrared and ultraviolet spectrometers and high resolution camera. The seven instruments, each with a broad range of abilities were very power efficient. New Horizons ... their limited understanding of the Pluto system. Though Pluto mission is over, the small spacecraft will travel further to explore the icy world of the Kuiper belt. Telescopes – Space Based ...

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... (SCATHA) satellite. In addition, Hughes launched the first commercial ion engine aboard a Russian communication satellite. These ion engines were used to keep satellites in orbit and orientation. The Deep Space 1 ion engine was designed for possible interplanetary travel. Interplanetary travel is closer than one would think, by examining the purpose, design, and future applications of ion engines, not only interplanetary ... travel is in the near future, but also traveling beyond our solar system could be next. The main purpose for the Deep Space 1 (DS1) project was to test an ion engine...

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... the director has perfectly used Matt as a medium to impart some much-needed lessons to Dr. Stone. Amongst the darkness and loneliness that lies in the space, Matt is characterized as a symbol of confidence and hope, a direct contrast to the character of Dr. Ryan. After the scene where Matt detaches himself from ... the fear and loneliness that she might encounter now onwards if she needs to survive. After Dr. Stone manages to separate the capsule from the International Space Station and aligns it with the Chinese station, she realizes that the fuel tank is empty. The events after this ra...

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... at a great speed, thereby driving the chamber in the opposite direction by the recoil, (Golden 47). Rockets are able to go forward through space because of Newton's "Third Law of Motion": For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." Rockets have been around for a long ... an upgrade, more reliable version of the V-2 (Baird 14). The Gemini program, which lasted from 1965 to 1966, was used to carry two astronauts into space. Therefore, the spacecraft was bigger and therefor, it required a more powerful rocket with a larger supply of fuel, thus increasing the weight of the ro...

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... will happen no matter how elaborate of a system an organization deploys. Take the Example o NASA the global leader in all areas of spaceflight and space science. Its is a unique organisation in terms of size, mission, constraints, complexity and motivations, but still had to face failure in few instance to ... 18,000 people and has an operating budget of approximately US$ 15 billion (out of every US dollar spent in the world on space, roughly 35 cents is spent by NASA. Complicating things further, the motivations for NASA's mission have varied from the very specific in the past ... in ...

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... decade. The goal was not to spend billions of dollars and to sacrifice the lives of human beings in order to win the space race. The question regarding the possibility of the Challenger explosion being an "accident" does not require as much consideration as does the ... operating in perfect harmony, there would have still been the risk to launch. The basic concept was that this craft was being blasted into space by solid-fuel boosters. Why would NASA have even considered a launch in less than perfect conditions? Perhaps, their mission was to save credibility ... the launch been successf...

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... the moon with Apollo XI and succeeded in bringing the astronauts safely back to earth. Two years earlier, Walter Weissman was the coordinator of the internal communication program at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. Weissman invited Phillip K. Tompkins, an associate professor of communication at Wayne State University, to review the organization's communication practices and make ... recommendations. Tompkins would later use his study to review the Challenger space shuttle accident in his book, "Organizational Communication Imperatives: Lessons of the Space Pr...

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... the ocean floor where most other microorganisms would die. With this in mind, scientists believe that extremophiles may be living on other planets in space because these microorganisms can live in harsh environments where the essentials for life may not be present. "He grounds them in what ... be able to adapt and evolve on planets with a different composition to that of Earth's is way to difficult. Instead NASA (North American Space Agency) launched their Kepler telescope in 2009 on a mission to scan the galaxy for planets that resemble features to that of Earth. The results ... banned ...

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... Most of the time when you ask people what they think will come in the future they will tell you that there would be flying cars, space cars traveling around, and maybe even robots. Who knows maybe one day it will be like that but until today nothing has been said. Many ... one day earth gets full and we have to start picking another planet to move into. This is the main reason why there is a lot of space exploration to find new opportunities up there and maybe even new life and land to live on. So now the main problem here as it is everywhere ... of a $266 million dollar pathfinder to ...

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... have a satellite take information as it passes the object on its way to another area. Orbiters are going to play a key role in the future of our space program. By taking highly detailed images from space, orbiters circling Mars have revealed a ton of information about the planet's atmosphere, topography and subsurface characteristics. Orbiters on future missions will examine the planet's surface even ... it was lost during arrival in 1999. In 1999 the United States launched the Mars Polar Lander/Deep Space 2. Piggybacking on the lander were two small probes called Deep Space 2 designed ...

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... ship," for generations living aboard an enclosed ship, they could either remain in Earth's orbit or travel for hundreds of years towards a habitable exoplanet. They may simply float through space, harvesting materials from asteroids and comets along the way. There are countless problems with moving from Earth to another habitable exoplanet. The human body evolved under the pressure of Earth ... proved to be extremely common around other stars, but they are not in range of their star's habitable zone, so there is no possibility that humans could live on them. Space exploration has its li...

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... and Antarctic regions are really a significant thinning, or reduction in ozone concentrations, which results in the destruction of up to 70% of the ozone normally found between the ground and space. Below, I will explain the potential causes of the newest hole in the ozone layer, citing responses from environmentalists and scientists, and outline some measures that have been proposed to slow ... ...

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... effecting us today. NASA and some of the worlds greatest minds have been working on the "problem" of global warming for the past thirty years. Dr. Roy Spencer of NASA's Space Flight Center states that natural weather patterns such as EL Nino and volcano eruptions have been shown to temporarily increase the global temperature slightly, while other weather anomalies do the ... ...

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