What happened to gravity? Doesn't it operate in space? The answer to the above questions is the same as for, "Why doesn't the moon fall onto Earth", or ".. the Earth into the Sun". Gravity - the attractive force between two masses (or bodies - the product of their masses divided by the square of the distance between the two centers) - does act continually and everywhere; the answer, therefore, is that the Shuttle, Space Station and Moon are each traveling at high speeds and (corresponding) heights, circling Earth, as does the Earth in its orbit around the Sun - and that all are always "falling around" the curvature, e.g. of the Earth. Although the flight path of the orbiting vehicle (or[..]
Space Flight and the KYNASAO2T Space Shuttle...
There's nothing quite like first opening a boxed model set, inspecting all the parts and pieces and creating that perfect picture in your head of your model already constructed. Those first moments could only be eclipsed after many hours of hard and dedicated work when you've finally pieced the model together and carefully placed on their designed spots the last couple of stickers. For space buffs, the KYNASAO2T Space Shuttle Orbiter allows you to imagine that beautiful ship on its flights to and from the space orbital stations. You could just picture that ship standing tall in the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, strapped to one main rocket and two boosters and with the[..]
Experience a Space Shuttle Launch From Cape...
Being a local Floridian, I've had the chance all my life to see the Space Shuttle launch off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. However, nothing was like the time on that wonderful Spring day on the beach, in Cape Canaveral. The sun was warm, the water cool, the people were active, and food was being cooked and served. All up and down the area of the Florida Space Coast, people were out and about, enjoying their day until they could see the Space Shuttle Discovery launch that night at 7:43 PM. Their mission? To take off and head to the International Space Station, bringing along with them the final pair of US-built Solar Wings and the last segment of the Space Station's[..]
Space Shuttle Toys Are an Out of This World...
Space shuttle toys are something that has been grabbing the imagination of both children and adults for decades. Whether it is child-friendly rockets and shuttles or highly detailed space craft collectibles, there has long been a fascination with the means of transport that has been taking courageous men and women to the stars for so long. That makes this a hobby that remains popular despite passing trends, and with the space program about to become more important to our lives once again, they remain timely. The knowledge that vehicles such as the ones depicted in these models and toys have actually taken us to the stars is compelling in itself, but the vehicles are so interesting that[..]
There are many space disasters. Some of these disasters are avoidable and could be corrected. Other space disasters unfortunately are unavoidable. Example of the unavoidable Space Shuttle Disaster: The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred in the United States in 1986. As an outcome of this disaster, the United States President Ronald Reagan appointed a special commission to investigate the accident The Rogers Commission offered NASA nine recommendations that were to be seriously considered before shuttle flights resumed. In 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred when the Shuttle disintegrated over Texas during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Space Shuttle[..]
A Brief History of Space Shuttle Innovation
Reaching towards space was thought of as something impossible a hundred years ago. However, thanks to the Space Shuttle innovation, countries all over the globe are sending teams of professionals and experts to outer space in order to conduct researches. The information gathered might be extremely useful to man in the future. Space Shuttle innovation kick started as early as in the 1930's. Eugen Sanger proposed a vehicle, or something more of a recyclable rocket plane which is capable or containing a crew of people. With that, the United States started to write up minute proposals for outer space transportation which can be reused. A few proposals which served to be the pioneer of its[..]
Want To See A Space Shuttle Launch - Only Five...
If you haven't seen the Space Shuttle launch before, then you shouldn't wait any longer. NASA has been ordered to end the Space Shuttle program, thus the next five missions for the Space Shuttle teams will be their last, making it the priority of sub contractors and other third party space exploration companies to find a new way to shuttle people back and forth to and from the International Space Station. Located in Cape Canaveral, the Kennedy Space Center is the epicenter for everything related to space travel and exploration. From there will be your best viewing locations to watch one of the last 5 Space Shuttle Launches over this year. Other locations best suited to watch a launch in[..]
Every action triggers an equal reaction in the opposite direction. There are many experiments that can use this principle, and it's my goal to take you beyond your Apologia science curriculum experience, by making science fun and easy for you. Have you ever kicked a brick wall? Off course you ended up hurting your toe. As strange as it may sound, when you kicked the brick wall, the stationary wall exerted an equal reaction force in the opposite direction, and therefore you felt the pain. Kick harder and it will hurt more- equal reaction force, you see? This law has been explained by Sir Isaac Newton centuries ago, and came to be known as his Third Law of Motion. This is the same law that[..]
Seat belts are a great safety feature for cars, trucks, and other vehicles. Motorcycles do not have any, but race cars, aircraft, and space craft do. Now I suspect that in the future seat belt systems will be much different than they are today. The reality is that seat belts are not a very good design, unless you are talking a multi-point belt system like fighter planes or aircraft. Normal seat belts just run people the wrong way. Along comes new high-tech shape shifting materials to change that game forever. Let me explain; Have you ever put your carcass in a roller coaster ride where the bar comes down over you? It seems to be a one-size fits all system, and yet, has multiple locking[..]
As impressive as some our modern inventions may seem, there is always a chance for our designs to fail. To err is human, as the old adage states. Major endeavors, such as the design and construction of a new building, rely on the collective knowledge of hundreds of individuals. Having said that, the success of any project will depend greatly on the weakest link in the chain of knowledge. This is precisely the reason mechanical engineering jobs are in such high demand. The following is a collection of the three worst engineering failures in the modern era. Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated off the coast of Florida[..]
Monogram Models and Their Competitors
st airplane model kits manufacturers today are companies like Revell-Monogram, Italeri, Airfix, Heller, Testors, Minicraft, Tamiya, Hasegawa, Dragon, Trumpeter, MPM models, Zvezda and others. Across 60s Monogram and Revell were the direct competitors manufacturing airplane models. However in 1986 both companies have been acquired by Odyssey Partners of New York and were merged together. In 2006 German subsidiary separated from Revell-Monogram and established a new company with revenues even slightly surpassing the ones of the parental company. In 2007 Hobicco Inc. announced acquisition of Monogram-Revell LCC. Some of the new models of Revell from Germany are known for its great quality[..]