Essays on Space Exploration Page 2

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration reports that a permanent human colony is the next step in space exploration, claiming the colony will be established within the next generation. Who will the first colonists, hailed as pioneers and heroes? I know I will not be among them. The potential for physical dangers, the dedication to…

I am currently taking an Earth and Atmospheric Science course called “Habitable Planet” and have been made aware of how much science actually goes into policy-making. I think that it should have a bigger influence in your decisions. I know that additional funding should be put into space and NASA exploration. There is a great…

Science may well give us good things. We all know Velcro came from NASA. But why bother spending all this money exploring space and finding out there was water on Mars at some point in the last few thousand years (we have water in Earth) when these same great minds could be applied to finding…

Satellites are an incredibly useful invention that rank alongside the wheel in terms of usefulness. They possess the ability to facilitate long-distance communication and aid in closing business deals through video conferencing. In today’s world, the use of satellites is pervasive, with telephones being one of many examples. AT&T has utilized communication satellites since the…

Rouge waves Many kinds of ocean waves exist, but some of them huge waves. In fact all large waves are Rouge waves. Coastal landslides produce tidal waves whereas undersea earthquakes cause tsunamis. These can be considered as rouges which are predictable. Rouge waves are steeper than other waves. From 1990 onwards the sailors and scientists…

Introduction Nigeria has newly launch two satellites into space, NigSat-2 and NigSat-X. However, its imperative to briefly review what satellite is and the Nigerian experience. A satellite is an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or another planet in order to collect information and for communication. Generally, it is an object that moves…

1. ) Explain the procedures for setting out and levelling of foundations for steel framed and pre-cast concrete buildings.Setting out involves the transfer of positions and levels of buildings and associated features from those dimensions and co-ordinates marked on a drawing or plan or computer printout to the ground by a variety of methods and…

INTRODUCTIONASTRO, introduced in 1996, is Malaysia’s first satellite television. It uses Direct-to-User Service (D. T.U) and is broadcast as a high-powered KU Band transmission utilizing the transponder of the MEASAT satellite and individual decoder boxes in every subscriber’s home. Besides regular television fare such as movies, news, serials, sports and documentaries, other media are also…

     Satellite and Cable TV should not be held to the same standard as broadcast. Is this true? I do not think so.      The term “broadcast network” is often used to distinguish networks that broadcast an over-the-air television signal that can be received using a television antenna from so-called networks that are broadcast only…

Case 1: Telefonica and China Unicom In September 2009, Telefonica and China Unicom announced a partnership including cooperation in R&D, roaming, joint procurement of equipment, infrastructural development, joint development of mobile services and the provision of services to multinational clients. They also announced the purchase of US$1 billion worth of stock in each other making…