Space Travel

Space TravelLiam thomas1The Beginnings of Space TravelLeonardo da Vincis Codex on the Flight of Birds initiated the idea of human flight Chinese Invention of Fireworks The First Rocket

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What happened next?The VisionIn 2004, NASA published the vision for space exploration which included their 4 main goals for the future:- Implement a sustained and affordable human and robotic program to explore the solar system and beyond;- Extend human presence across the solar system, starting with a human return to the Moon by the year 2020, in preparation for human exploration of Mars and other destinations;- Develop the innovative technologies, knowledge, and infrastructures both to explore and to support decisions about the destinations for human exploration; and- Promote international and commercial participation in space exploration

Differences and similarities between Space travel in enders Game and Space travel TodayDifference 1: Travelling in our solar systemIn Enders Game, there are permanent research stations on the moons of SaturnIn 2013, we are preparing to go back to the moon in order to prepare to venture out towards mars

Difference 2: Travelling in our solar systemIn Enders Game, the minor planet Eros [is] about three months away from [earth] at the highest possible speed.In 2006, a space probe called New Horizons was sent to Pluto and it hasnt arrived yet

Difference 3: Interstellar Space travelIn Enders Game, the physics of interstellar travel have been figured out, which allowed the IF Command to send fleets of starships to the bugger worlds, some of which have been travelling for seventy years.Ashok Singal, from the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad, India stated that space travel, even in the most distant future, will remain confined to our own planetary system

Similarity 1: Launch experienceIn Enders Game, Ender comments on how much violence [he] experience[d] during the launch to Battle SchoolDan Tani, a mission specialist from NASA stated that there's a lot of shaking and acceleration during a shuttle launch and that the g-forces build on your body considerably, up to about three g's

Similarity 2: No Training for Space travelEnder travels into space with no previous training. In the near future, space will become a tourist attraction as ships such as the Virgin Galactic will open up to the general public

Similarity 3: The cost of space travelGraff tells Valentine that it costs more money than your father will make in his lifetime for me to fly to Earth and back to the Battle School again.Jonathan Coopersmith, a professor at Texas A&M stated that It costs $3-5 a pound to fly on a commercial aircraft, but it costs $10,000 a pound to send a rocket into orbit.

The Fuel Problem90% of a rockets weight is its fuel needed for launch, causing space travel to be extremely expensiveThis problem could be solved if a different method of propulsion was used to launch space crafts

Different propulsion Systemsalternatives to chemical propulsion are being researched and investigated such as electric, solar, laser and ionic propulsion systemsionic propulsion system can generate speeds of 25,000m/s and can run for months and even years on end.

Future PossibilitiesIf the problem of fuel and propulsion can be solved, there are unlimited possibilities for the future of space travelNine reputable astronomers said that we could find a planet in the next 25 years that could be inhabited by humans, learning about the era when galaxies were formed and even answer questions about the origin of the universe.Works Cited "Apollo 11 - HD Video of Moon Launch!" YouTube. Ed. Bryan K. YouTube, 05 Nov. 2012. Web. 12 Dec. 2013. . Arizona State University. "How Did Rockets Develop?" Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera. Arizona State University, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game. New York: Tor, 1994. Print. Chinese artilleryman prepares a rocket for battle. Digital image. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera. Arizona State University, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013. .Dollar Bill. Digital image. Fellowship of the Minds. N.p., 14 Jan. 2011. Web. 14 Dec. 2013. . Gargantiel, Paul. "Space Flight: The History and Future of Rocket Science." Illumin. University of Southern California, 1 July 2001. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. Huebner, Michael. Codex on the Flight of Birds. Digital image. AL.com. Advance Digital, 21 Sept. 2008. Web. 11 Dec. 2013.Hyperspace. Digital image. Tanyaeby.com. WordPress, 5 Jan. 2013. Web. 16 Dec. 2013. Industrial Research Institute Inc., comp. "March 29--Officials at Spaceport America Confirm That the Spaceport's 2-mile-long Runway Will Be Extended Another 2,000 Feet to Accommodate Virgin Galactic's Spacecraft."" Research -Technology Management 56.4 (2013): 5. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. . JHUAPL/SwRI. NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft. Digital image. Newscientist.com. Reed Business Information Ltd., 27 Mar. 2007. Web. 14 Dec. 2013. LunaTrex. Digital image. Spacefellowship.com. N.p., 10 Aug. 2009. Web. 16 Dec. 2013. NASA. Mars Exploration Roadmap. Digital image. NASA. N.p., 21 Nov. 2013. Web. 13 Dec. 2013. . NASA. STS120LaunchHiRes-edit1.jpg. Digital image. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation Inc., 28 Oct. 2007. Web. 14 Dec. 2013. NASA TV. "Cockpit View of Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-135 Launch." YouTube. YouTube, 09 July 2011. Web. 16 Dec. 2013.NASA/CXC/M.Weiss. Solar System. Digital image. Chandra.harvard.edu. N.p., 16 July 2013. Web. 14 Dec. 2013. "New Horizons." New Horizons. Ed. Applied Physics Laboratory. John Hopkins University, n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013. Singal, Ashok K. "Is Interstellar Space Travel Possible?" Planex News Lett. 3.1 (2013): 22-34. Cornell University Library. Simons Foundation, 22 Aug. 2013. Web. 14 Dec. 2013. Space Travel. Digital image. Desktopanimated.com. N.p., 3 July 2012. Web. 14 Dec. 2013. Tani, Dan. "Ask the Crew: STS-108." Spaceflight.nasa.gov. NASA, 4 July 2002. Web. 16 Dec. 2013. Texas A&M University. "Professor Gives Space Travel Historical Treatment." 12 Impacts of the 12th Man. Texas A&M University, Sept. 2012. Web. 12 Dec. 2013. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lunar and Planetary Institute. By George W. Bush. Universities Space Research Association, 14 Jan. 2004. Web. 12 Dec. 2013. Virgin Galactic. Digital image. Astronomy.ie. N.p., 20 Nov. 2008. Web. 14 Dec. 2013. . Weider History Group. "From Da Vinci to Voyager." Rev. of Codex on the Flight of Birds. Aviation History 24.3 (2014): 12. Canadian Student Research Centre. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. .