However, the design of the shuttles is aging quickly as the vehicles are reaching retirement. In order to see the damage done to the space tile, the shuttle executed a backwards flip so that the underbelly of the vehicle could be photographed. An instrument boom with a laser scanner was then used to precisely determine the measurements of the hole in the tile. After many ground based simulations of reentry, NASA determined that the aluminum structure beneath the tiles would not become damaged to the point of expensive and timely repairs upon reentry. However, the astronauts onboard were prepared to attempt techniques that had not been done before.
When Neil Armstrong first touched down on the moon in 1969, millions of people watched him take the first step and create history (Villard). Yet even as we’ve moved on from the moon landings and consider them as a pivotal point for mankind, “Forty years after U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon, many conspiracy theorists still insist the Apollo 11 moon landing was an elaborate hoax”(Than). The idea that our voyage to the moon was deliberately staged seems to resurface year after year. While the conspiracy theorists claim the moon landing was a hoax, creating a fake moon landing would have been more expensive and difficult than actually reaching the moon. The race to the moon began on October 5, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit around the earth: “When the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik, on October 4, 1957, the United States experienced a technological identity crisis”(Olson).
The Challenger Disaster “Sometimes, when we reach for the stars, we fall short. But we must pick ourselves up again and press on despite the pain,” said President Ronald Reagan on January 28, 1986 as he spoke of the Challenger’s tragic event. STS 51-L was in the beginning stage of the United States’ space shuttle program. The space shuttle Challenger exploded after seventy-three seconds of glory and fame. It involved the death of seven crewmembers including the first civilian (Teacher-in-Space) chosen to go into space and it also destroyed the orbiter’s satellite cargo.
When the fixture was finally sawn off, crosswinds at the Shuttle Landing Facility exceeded the limits for a Return to Launch Site (RTLS) abort. The crew waited for the winds to die down until the launch window finally ran out, forcing yet another scrub. Challenger and her seven-strong crew were doomed before they left the pad
February 1, 2013 marked the ten year anniversary of the shuttle Columbia disaster that took the lives of seven crew members. President Obama issued a statement recently marking the anniversary. "Ten years ago, seven brave astronauts gave their lives in the name of exploration when America's first flight-ready space shuttle, Columbia, failed to return safely to Earth” (USA Today). On this day ten years ago several hundred people anxiously gathered at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the landing of space shuttle Columbia following 16 days in space; however the craft and its crew never arrived. What could NASA have done differently to prevent the disaster?
Columbia Disaster ABSTRACT On re-entry the space shuttle Columbia burned up in the earth’s atmosphere and disintegrated into a maelstrom of debris that stretched across all most of Texas and Louisiana. At launch foam loss collision caused a weakened structural integrity in the left wing. The disaster killed all crew members. This disaster occurred about 40 miles above the earth’s surface only a few minutes before the shuttle was scheduled to land. AUTHOR POV The Columbia was an NASA orbiter in operation from 1981 to 2003.
Seven crew members lost their lives. The high profile nature of the “Teacher in Space” mission required an independent commission to review the accident and risk management processes that were in place at NASA and associates at the time. The “Teacher in Space” Mission • 3. The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster When the Apollo program finished in the 1970s, NASA had begun planning for the next phase of space exploration, an interplanetary expedition to Mars. This involved three core projects- A Space Shuttle- A reusable transport vehicle A Space Station- The launch platform Manned Mars exploration Due to budgetary constraints, only one of these NASA projects could be supported.
Ollie Oxygen and Madog Mercury waited for 12:00. When they showed up at the rooftops Killer Krypton was waiting. What Ollie Oxygen and Madog Mercury didn't know is Killer Krypton got new abilities when he was soaked in radiation. Madog Mercury tried to sneak up on Killer Krypton, but Killer Krypton turned invisible. Ollie Oxygen could barely detect him in the air.
This is the start of the intercultural communication problem. Guinan warns Picard that the ship belongs to the Borg, a powerful, cyborg-like race that wiped out her people with only a few survivors, and again urges Picard to leave immediately. Though Picard orders the Enterprise 's shields raised, a single Borg transports into Engineering and attempts to interface with the Enterprise computer systems. This is the first encounter the crew has with the Borg. The captain tries to communicate with the advanced humanoid by stating “We come in peace”.
Essentially the various origin stories all have Superman coming from his home planet of Krypton in a rocket, narrowly escaping the apocalypse that shattered his world; he was sent to the planet Earth. Where he was found by Jonathan and Martha Kent, a caring family from Smallvile longing for a child, they raised him as one of their own. In some tells, Clark began using his powers at a young age as the hero Superboy, but recently that was removed from history as it didn't make sense in the Chronological time line. Clark would eventually leave the city of Smallville to go into Metropolis. There he developed the Superman persona and began to defend the world from the likes of Lex Luthor, Braniac, and various foes.