Essays on Astronomy

One thing I learned from the Apollo 11 exhibit in the library was mostly about their astronaut suits. There are many layers in each part of the suit starting from the hands all the way down to the boots. I found it very interesting that...

The words of Neil Armstrong echoed around the world when he took those first steps off Apollo 11, and onto the surface of the moon, untouched by man, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. ” This quote amplifies the exact...

Human beings in nature have been explorers with the earliest ones being hunting and gathering species and were mainly based on the African continent. They, later on, colonized other parts of the planet earth. From the evolutionary point of view, human beings have been seen...

NASA’s Apollo 11 mission to the moon is still today one of our most important breakthroughs for space exploration studies. As we are currently booking flights for civilian passengers to orbit the moon many questions still remain; when can a mission to land a human...

Humans have always dreamed about exploring the heavens above. This was not a reality until the liquid propellant rocket – a rocket with an engine that uses a combination of oxygen and fuel in a liquid state – which was invented in the twentieth century....

The idea of space exploration has its own mystique and excitement. In fact, however, space poses many dangers to human beings. Without air, food and water, space is an unlivable environment. Life is full of people who are too hot or too cold. Potentially harmful...

The United States has spent $601. 31 billion on NASA since its inception. The total estimate is $1. 32 trillion when adjusted for inflation, an average of $22. 03 billion annually over its entire history. The budget for fiscal year 2020 for the National Aeronautic...