The sky appears blue because light passing through Earth’s atmosphere gets scattered and dispersed into space, most dramatically when directly overhead by the Sun. Light rays that have shorter wavelengths like blue and violet are deflected in different directions by minute air molecules, while when longer wavelengths such as red, orange and yellow reach the…
As Space Shuttle Columbia began disintegrating over Texas, residents in the region heard an audible series of explosions and streaks of smoke before it eventually disintegrated into a trail of debris spanning western United States. At 82 seconds after launch, Columbia experienced its first sign of trouble when foam broke loose from an external tank’s…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft will take astronauts further into deep space than ever before – beyond even the International Space Station and towards Moon and Mars. Orion was designed to withstand the rigorous environment of outer space with its heat shield and in-space propulsion system, radiation sensors, vibration monitoring instruments and accelerometers. Spacecraft Overview Orion spacecraft…
Challenger launched on its final journey atop its Shuttle Carrier Atmosphere (SCA), flying low over Houston and JSC as its astronauts slept during its flight. When they awoke up, MCC played “Cadets on Parade” and the Air Force Song before playing MCC songs from its archives to commemorate their accomplishments in service to America. Challenger…
Apollo, the Greek god of light and healing, also served as messenger and punisher. From 1961 to 1972, the Apollo space program ran before coming to an abrupt end after an accidental fire caused by poor maintenance on their command module resulted in the deaths of astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee while…
Spacecraft carriers provide an ideal environment for repairs, maintenance and movement of multiple spacecraft at once, making for more efficient movement of both manned and unmanned spacecraft. Spacecraft launched from carriers are vulnerable targets for enemies due to lacking any protection themselves and are easily taken down by opponents. Spacecraft A spacecraft carrier is an…
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has pioneered fully reusable launch, propellant delivery, rendezvous and planetary landing systems designed to lower spaceflight costs while expanding human exploration beyond low Earth orbit. Their flagship products are the Falcon rocket family and Dragon spacecraft. Dragons have delivered cargo and supplies to the International Space Station and performed NASA astronaut…
SpaceX is creating a global satellite internet network it hopes will connect every person on Earth. Additionally, SpaceX plans to play an instrumental role in commercializing space – with plans of transporting both people and cargo to Mars by 2024. Elon Musk, who founded both PayPal and Amazon, established SpaceX to develop a reusable rocket…
Kennedy Space Center (KSC), situated at Cape Canaveral in Florida, plays an integral part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean as one of its six parts and provides Enrico Pucci with an opportunity to attain heaven. This film employs techniques of direct cinema to give audiences the feeling that they are an observer on an…
