Background The Space Race had created two strong space programs that would end up competing for space supremacy as a result of the intense competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. Both countries made great emphasis in their efforts to create a stronger…
On July 20, 1969, Man took their first steps on the moon. This was an enormous triumph for NASA, but also the United States as a whole. It is a day in history that paved the way for many future space missions and discoveries, and…
“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” is one of the most iconic quotes in American history. NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Association, has a rich history including the Apollo 11 mission and its astronauts. Apollo 11, the first…
Introduction My hero of all times and one who inspire me to set my aim to become an astronaut was “Neil Armstrong”. First man to the Moon. He said that “Pilots do not take any special joy in walking but Pilots like flying”. I love…
Everyone believes that man landed on the moon in 1969 but what if we told you that it never actually happened? What if we told you that the only place man landed was in a film studio? Well that may just be the case. In…
Elon Musk, SpaceX In December of 2015, SpaceX, a company dedicated to the exploration of space, experienced a huge breakthrough. They were able to launch an aircraft to the edge of space and were able to return it, landing it upright on a floating platform…
Sometimes it really scares me to realise just how small we really are in this vast universe. To this day, I still dream about being in the outer space and seeing our world from above and having that moment of pure awe takes my breath…
Landscape preference is also an important factor in determining a person’s enjoyment of a space. Even though personal preference may differ from person to person, there are some general design and management factors that can influence the overall preference of a space. Unchanging landscapes, large…
With the world becoming an increasingly visual one through the means of technology, photographs and visual imagery have the capacity to inform mass media of current affairs all around the world. The visual causes one to consider how to perceive and respond to content like…
“Nowhere else are large group of individuals packed so closely together for so many hours, yet expected to perform at peak efficiency on difficult learning tasks and to interact harmoniously.” Carol Weinstein. The design focuses on this element as a number of behavioral and personality…
As researched it would only be wise to move to another planet. Talk has been around and information available that Mars is the closest most habitable planet after Earth. They have many similarities such as similar atmospheric gases or land mass which would make Mars…
Introduction The management of AlliedSignal Aerospace has realized the urgent need to lower the deteriorating TAT and thus assigned Jacques Esculier, a manager with both strong technological and managerial backgrounds, with the task to improve the TAT performance. Both the internal and external environments have…
The European Aerospace Industry Introduction The European aerospace industry is thriving. It is considered one of the EU’s key, high-tech sectors with a turnover of approximately 128 billion euros per year (Analysis). Since the creation of Airbus in the 1960s, Europe has emerged as a…
Human beings have always been fascinated by flight. Cave people carved, sculpted, and painted winged creatures soaring through the sky. Greek mythology tells of the winged horse Pegasus, ancient Persian myths tell of winged bulls that guarded the royal halls, and a 4000 year old…
CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES What do the space shuttle, aircraft brakes, rocket nozzles and hip prostheses have in common? These examples demonstrate the versatility of carbon-carbon composites in a wide variety of extreme situations where their unique combination of mechanical, thermal, electrical, microstructural, and chemical properties have…
One thing that squares with my beliefs that I obtained from my reading was a certain idea that Chris Hadfield touched on early in the book. It was the idea that he said “I wasn’t destined to be an astronaut. I had to turn myself…
Exploration of Venus surface is very challenging due to the harsh atmospheric conditions and high temperature. The surface temperature of Venus is 450 °C to 500 °C. Therefore, if we design space probe using conventional technologies, it will be destroyed above 200 °C and we…
Hubble Goes To The Limit In Search Of Farthest Galaxies Stretching the vision of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope farther across space and further back into time than ever before, astronomers have peered into a previously unseen realm of the universe. A “long exposure” infrared image…
The year is 1993 and the first ever, back-to-back spacewalks are used to repair the Hubble Space Telescope mirror (Okolski, n.d.). Quoting Star Trek; to boldly go where no man has gone before; space has always been a dream for those who are curious and…