Corinne Carbone 2/8/14 Environmental science There are 8 planets in our solar system; these are divided into two types‚ large gas giants (Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus and Neptune) and smaller rocky terrestrial planets (Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth and Mars). The order from closest to the Sun outwards is; Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus and finally Neptune. Until 2006 Pluto was also classed as a planet‚ however it is now classified as a dwarf planet (meeting the first two requirements
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FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION - Gene Kranz‟s leadership in movie < Apollo 13> INTRODUCTION Apollo 13‚ the 1995 motion picture directed by Ron Howard‚ is the true story of Jim Lovell‚ Fred Haise‚ and Jack Swigert‚ a team of astronauts reassigned to a space flight with diminished preparation time. Apollo 13 Mission in 1970 was planning to land on the moon as a routine‚ but after astronauts found oxygen tank‟s explosion and leaking‚ this routine mission to the moon suddenly
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The Return of a Hero; Battles of The Past (Vol. 2) The darkness of the night falls across the narrow hallway‚ the one that she has walked down for months‚ the one she once called home. A small duffel bag across her shoulder weighs down her spirits as she opens the rusted door for the last time and takes off into the sunset. Six months later‚ The City of Manhattan Running is the most thrilling activity that exists throughout the universe. It sends electricity through your veins‚ the wind in your
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(takes a while to load and opens in a new window)All eight planets can be seen with a small telescope; or binoculars. And large observatories continue to provide much useful information. But the possibility of getting up close with interplanetary spacecraft has revolutionized planetary science. Very little of this site would have been possible without the space program. Nevertheless‚ there’s a lot that you can see with very modest equipment or even with just your own eyes. Past generations of people
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From Arthur C. Clarke’s “The Star”‚ a tale about an astronaut who questions religion after seeing the work of a destroyed intelligent species‚ it brought up the question as to whether or not the human race holds the ability to create a safehold for items that represent that which the Earth is comprised of (cultures‚ art‚ sciences‚ etc). Arguably this is incorrect due to the lack of preparedness and prominent self righteousness humanity shares in times of crisis. As the extraterrestrials of Clarke’s
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Galvez 1 Jocelynn Galvez Mrs. Cynthia Johnson Language Arts 11 H (Date) Neil Armstrong and the First Moon Landing Neil Armstrong was born on August 5th‚ 1930 in Wapakoneta‚ Ohio. At an early age he became interested in aircrafts and knew he wanted to work with it in his future. At the age of sixteen‚ Neil received his pilot’s license before he even received his driver’s license. Neil held many jobs around town especially at the local airport. 1946 Neil won a scholarship to Purdue University
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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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predicted that it would be in. The force of gravity at some unknown planet seemed to be influencing the motion and position of Uranus. So that is what mainly influenced Adams to see what was causing Uranus to keep moving. In August 1989‚ the Voyager 2 spacecraft provided the first close-up views of Neptune and its satellites and rings. The planet was named after Neptune‚ the Roman sea God. Neptune’s diameter is about 49‚100 kilometres‚ or almost 4 times that of Earth. The planet is about 13 times as massive
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Space X’s Falcon 9 Successful Historical Landing On A Barge; Elon Musks Reveals Its Capability Space X’s Falcon 9 made a successful drone ship landing on an ocean barge in the Atlantic Ocean last month. Viewers applauded and screamed of joy as the narrow rocket glided down onto a drone ship in Hawthorne‚ California. This was the fifth attempt. The Falcon 9 carried the supplies of astronauts in the International Space Station. It can haul up to 22.8 tonnes into low-Earth orbit up from 13.2. The rocket
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Starting with the physical requirements‚ basic qualification health tests‚ and ending with physical test. But we skip the difficulty and all of it was useful . I started my journey to the moon with 5 more Astronauts and I was the Commander of the spacecraft. The Period to reach the moon was less than two days . with expensive advanced scientifically Equipments. we were moving too fast but we were trained for it. When we landed on the moon we made a huge hole on the service. We were thrilled
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