In 1899, a magazine referenced the first wireless transmission of Morse code and voting machines were approved by the U. S. Congress for use in federal elections, but another earth shattering event occurred, or rather a discovery that would later terrify many Americans: an UFO! Specifically, the discovery of Nicola Tesla, a student of science, … Read more
Chapter 2: The establishment of the laser broom In 2040, all the studies about “Meteor” are finished. Governments also finished constructing the setup robotics and the rocket to send the robotics to ISS. On January 13th, 2041, the first rocket for the mission successfully launched. The rocket carried a payload of 1000 kg of robotics … Read more
As Team Leader of the Deep Freeze Folk, it was my responsibility to organize all of the research pooled together by my Technical Advisor and Systems Engineer and compile it into a presentation that was not only accurate and educational, but a little fun too. This is the last quarter of my undergraduate degree, and … Read more
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 … Read more
“Space, it says, is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist, but that’s peanuts to space” (Adams 76). The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is about the president of the universe, the two … Read more
The sky is illuminated by the sun, only the size of our moon this far out. The red dust swirls with a gust of wind and your movements are slowed by the weight of your spacesuit. Your progress across the barren desert toward the compound that houses the plants you and your companions need to … Read more
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”-Neil Armstrong. This quote was said during the process of the space age in 1969. The Space age was a time period related to the three themes, space race, space exploration, and space technology around the period 1950’s-1960’s. It was encouraged by the United States … Read more
Colonizing the Red Planet As humans we are very curious. We have explored and conquered all around Planet Earth. It’s only been a matter of time before we move onto bigger and better things. Mars may seem like it is too far away or too complicated to try and accomplish, but with the technology changing … Read more
I can say unequivocally that I have known my lifetime goal from a very early age. I am one of those fortunate people that realized what they wanted to do in life at a very early age and set about making my goal a reality. I want to be a part of America’s Space Program. … Read more
