To The Stars

Benefits of Behavioral Interviewing

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   Which of the following is NOT an advantage of space probes in exploring space?
   A.The small size of probes means less fuel is needed.
   B.Human life is not placed at risk.
   C.The design of a probe is based on assumptions about conditions it will encounter.
   D.Probes and rovers can carry out a variety of tasks.

   • ANSWER:
     C is the correct answer.
     Having to assume the conditions and making the design based on those assumptions is the only one in the choices that is a disadvantage.

     A, B and D are all advantageous features for unmanned space exploration.

2. QUESTION:
   compare advantages and disadvantages of space exploration and space probes?

   • ANSWER:
     It's safer to use space probes, plus there are less considerations which have to be factored into the venture. Space exploration with persons is going to cost much more than it already costs to send unmanned craft. Probes don't weigh as much and don't have human needs which need to be carried along.

     Space probes are also a good means of determining the scenario before sending people to the location. It is a much less expensive way to obtain and classify information. It helps us gain a better understanding of what lies ahead, and how best to approach, or not to approach that particular method or location at all. These greatly increase our knowledge of the solar system and hopefully beyond without the risk to human life.

     A big disadvantage of space exploration of any kind is the cost of fuel, and the purchase order contract costs which spiral out of control once any space project is being completed. Another disadvantage is human error or disregard of specifications in the construction. With a space probe a great amount of time and money is lost, but with a manned craft, both human life and time and money are lost.

3. QUESTION:
   advantages of sending humans rather than space probes?
   what would be two advantages of sending humans rather than space probes for explorations?

   • ANSWER:
     Humans are capable of problem solving and intelligent communication. Unless they become ill they will not break down or have an unknown inbuilt error so that your millions used to send them to space haven't been wasted. Not really sure how much a space probe can do but i hope this answer helps in some ways...

4. QUESTION:
   what do you think are some advantages and disadvantages of a space probe compared to a piloted spacecraft?
   please help me its a question my sister asked me and i want to show her that i am smarter than she thinks thanks.

   • ANSWER:
     Advantages of probe:
     1. Less expensive
     2. Less massive so cheaper to launch
     3. Doesn't require air, water or food to survive like humans
     4. Can go to more difficult and dangerous locations
     5. Are expendable when compared to human life
     6. Mission and tasks can be pre-progammed

     Disadvantages of probe:
     1. Not as intelligent as a human so tasks take much longer to execute
     2. Can not make adjustments to conditions as easily as humans
     3. Is a machine and prone to damage or failure (though so are humans)
     4. Are not as dexterous as a human
     5. Fixing problems is a challenge since the probe is there and humans are here

5. QUESTION:
   Space question for school?
   Which of the following is NOT an advantage of space probes in exploring space?

   A. The design of a probe is based on assumptions about conditions it will encounter.
   B. Probes and rovers can carry out a variety of tasks.
   C. Human life is not placed at risk.
   D. The small size of probes means less fuel is needed.

   • ANSWER:
     D.) Small size of probes would mean that the launch vehicle would require less space and less fuel to deliver the probe to its designation -- an advantage.

     C.) Less risk to human life is always an advantage..

     B.) A probe that can carry out multiple operations is always an advantage.

     A.) Sending a probe into a less than fully understood environment is always a risk to the survival and operation of that probe - a disadvantage. Probes should always be designed with the unexpected in mind.

     A.) is your best answer.

6. QUESTION:
   space landers and space probes help!?
   Hey, really confused about this so please help! :)
   what is a space orbiter used for?
   what are the advantages and the disadvantages of space landers?
   and what are the advantages and disadvantages of space orbiters!
   Any help appreciated, thanks!(:

   • ANSWER:
     Orbiters are able to photograph and conduct radar mappings of a LOT (if not ALL) the surface of a planet, rather quickly. They are good at spotting land forms, and very large objects from their vantage point.

     Landers are good at detail work - determining the chemical make up of rocks, atmosphere analysis, and searching for possible life.

     Advantages and disadvantages of orbiters - they can give you a good, quick view of the planet, including some very interesting, large-scale features - fault lines, volcanoes, basins, meteor impacts, and the like. Disadvantages - can only do general analysis of areas, not the detailed chemical analysis that is sometimes needed. Photos can be quite detailed, but still taken from 100 to 300 miles away.

     Advantages and disadvantages of landers - they can show you upclose detail of rocks and features. They're on-site, and (if equipped), can produce an atmospheric analysis, soil tests, and search for basic life. Disadvantages -you're limited to a small area; non-rovers can *only* look around them, and test the soil maybe 5 or 6 feet away. Rovers move slowly, and barring mechanical problems, can only move a small amount over the planet's surface.

7. QUESTION:
   A question about the adv and disadv of telescopes?
   what are the advantages of using space probes rather than telescopes on earth. What are the disadvantages? Thank you soo much!

   • ANSWER:
     Earth's atmosphere blocks most of the radiation (light) from the Sun. The only types of light that we can 'see' from Earth are: radio, near-infrared, visible, and near-ultraviolet. The rest can only be detected from space. And even though we can see visible light from Earth, the Earth also radiates infrared radiation back into space which cause 'ripples' in the atmosphere, making objects look blurry. Being in space avoids this problem too.

     Recently though, they have developed systems for ground-based telescopes, called 'adaptive optics'. With a very complicated telescope design & high speed electronics & computers, they can cancel out the atmospheric effects & get just as good resolution as space telescopes!

     Telescopes with adaptive optics are just now starting to rival space telescopes, so soon there won't be a need for permanent, space-based visual telescopes anymore.

     ps. Also, look into 'interferometry' (visual & radio). It's amazing what can be done from the ground nowadays!!

8. QUESTION:
   What are some environmental disadvantages and advantages of scientists searching for extraterrestrial life?
   These includes missions, telescopes, space probes etc.

   • ANSWER:
     Not sure I understand your question. There are really no significant environmental hazards resulting from the launch of probes or the use of radio telescopes. You may be referring to the loss of booster components into the ocean; that's pretty insignificant. The radio telescopes are receivers, not transmitters - so they are not sending out any harmful radiation. I guess they had to cut a few trees down to build them. That's about it.

     If a probe were to return with a sample of soil that contained extraterrestrial microbes, there could be a danger of disease if those microbes were not contained in a controlled environment.

     I know of no specific advantages that are of an environmental nature.

9. QUESTION:
   what are the advantages and disadvantages of using radio telescopes and probes?
   what are the advantages and disadvantages of using radio telescopes and probes to search for life in the universe?

   How are radio waves used to detect objects in space?

   • ANSWER:
     They are less expensive that actually sending astronauts.
     They can detect elements that light telescopes can't.
     Radio waves indicate a lot of tel-tale things that may indicate the possibility of life on those other heavenly bodies.

     Disadvantages:

     We can't be sure until we get there...or it gets here.
     It's a tricky and sometimes high-maintinance thing to keep these telescopes and/or probes up there doing there thing.

10. QUESTION:
    think about the advantages and disadvantages that the cost of all these investigations might bring..?
    as you all know nasa has financed expensive programs in sending satellites space probes and spacecrafts to uter space to develop research projects on the moon and other planets..think about the advantages and disadvantages that the cost bring about to people living on earth and write and essay staring your ideas and opinios. ...... can u help me with this essay plz.....

    • ANSWER:
      There is a type of helium on the moon that is only available in sufficient quantities there. It comes from the sun, and gets deflected or destroyed by Earth's atmosphere and is really hard to synthesize.

      This helium makes for really good fuel in a fusion reactor.

      The article I was reading said that even if there were bars of pure gold just sitting on the surface of the moon, it would cost more than they are worth to go get them and bring them back. This helium in the moon's surface, though would be very worth it to go get. Just a little would provide years of energy.

      You should try and find that article. It was a long time ago, so I don't remember where it was at.

11. QUESTION:
    Earth Science?
    1. Explain the Electromagnetic Spectrum and compare and contrast electromagnetic waves from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength?
    2. Identify the difference between Radio telescope and optical telescope and compare and contrast and refracting telescope. Describe any advantage that Moon-based telescope would have over on Earth-based telescope?
    3.Explain the history of the race to Moon?
    4.The first Mission into Space and Rocket Types. What advantage might a liquid propellant rocket have over a solid propellant rocket?
    5.Identify the difference between artificial satellites and space probes and compare and contrast natural and artificial satellites?
    6.What is the main advantage of the Space Shuttle and why were the Space shuttle Mir docking mission so important? What makes the space shuttle more versatile than earlier spacecraft?
    7.What do you think is a wider method of exploration space mission with people onboard or robotic space probes?why?

    • ANSWER:
      Do your own home work!

12. QUESTION:
    What are the disadvantages/advantages of traveling at the speed of light?
    I'm supposed to be doing an essay for traveling at the speed of light and it would really help me.

    here's part of my article

    There are many advantages with traveling at the speed of light. For example, if you missed an urgent flight to a meeting, you could still make it to your meeting. Other examples include traveling to other planets, launching space probes to other planets, instant travel around the world, no aging etc. these are only part of what benefits we may gain. We might be able to travel to the Centauri star system, a star system only 4 light-years away. Just imagine being the first person to set foot on another planet on another solar system.

    It doesn't matter if it's your opinion on its advantages/disadvantages, as long as its not silly like: well you could flatten a coke bottle

    • ANSWER:
      You have a good start on an interesting paper.

      Keep in mind that Einstein's Special Relativity shows where it is impossible for any object of solid matter to ever fully reach light speed for a number of reasons:

      1. It would take a very long time just to accelerate a space-craft to light speed, and require much more fuel than the space-craft could carry.

      2. It would require infinite energy to accelerate matter to the speed of light. Infinite energy is not accessible.

      3. At light speed matter goes to infinity, mass goes to zero size, and energy goes to infinity, time stands still at light speed. One day it might be possible for a space-craft to approach a good percentage of light speed, but never exactly light speed.
      ------------------
      However, not all is lost. It might be possible one day to create intelligent holographs and project them through space-time to distant worlds. That however is still far down the road of life.

      See: Microsoft HoloDesk lets users handle virtual 3D objects
      http://www.gizmag.com/holodesk-lets-users-handle-virtual-3d-objects/20257/

      See: How Microsoft researchers might invent a holodeck
      http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-microsoft-researchers-might-invent-a-holodeck?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b5dbae453b-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email

      See: 3-D avatars could put you in two places at once
      http://www.kurzweilai.net/3-d-avatars-could-put-you-in-two-places-at-once?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e79a8febec-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email

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      Best regards

13. QUESTION:
    Homework help?!?!?!!?!?!?
    I don't get these know its not right to cheat, but i really need help?!?!?!
    1) Correct your friend who says
    the race-car driver rounded the curve at a constant velocity of 100 km/h.
    2) If a speedometer of a car reads a constant speed of 50km/h can you say that the car has a constant velocity? Why or why not?
    3) If a huge bear were chasing you its enormous mass would be very threaten. but if you ran in zigzag pattern, the bear's mass would be to your advantage. why?
    4) A space probe may be carried out by a rocket into outer space. What keeps the probe going after the rocket no longer pushes it?

    • ANSWER:
      To answer the first two questions, you need to understand that velocity is a vector, and what exactly this means. Speed is a value representing two things: distance and time. Velocity is very similar but also comes with an added piece of information: direction. For example, imagine a plane flies from Washington to New York in a straight line at a constant velocity of 500km/h. On the return flight, the flight path and speed might remain exactly the same, but the velocity would now be -500km/h. It is negative when the speed isn't because velocity is always about direction whereas speed is direction irrelevant.

      1) the friend means "a constant SPEED of 100km/h" as it is impossible to round a curve at a constant velocity- you are changing direction!

      2) no, because the car might be changing direction, in which case the velocity would also be changing.

      3) remember Newton's second law of motion: force = mass x acceleration. You can see from this equation that for the bear to accelerate at the same rate as you it will require greater force because of its greater mass. Because when you zigzag you are constantly forcing the bear to change direction and hence accelerate more (because acceleration is a vector too!), the bear will have to exert much more force than you in order to keep up.

      4) remember Newton's first law of motion: "every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it". Because in space there are no resistive forces, there is also no acceleration or deceleration of any kind, meaning objects continue with a constant velocity indefinitely.

14. QUESTION:
    Help With Math = 10 Points :D?
    Write a function rule for each situation. Then use your function
    as indicated.

    1. You give a salesperson for a purchase and receive
    change. Use your function to find the amount of change from a
    .50 purchase.

    2. The temperature t in Kelvin is 273.15 more than the
    temperature c in degrees Celsius. Use your function to find the
    equivalent temperature in Kelvin for 100 C .

    3. The force of gravity is less on Mars than it is on Earth. As
    a result, the weight of an object on Mars m is 40% of its weight on
    Earth w. Use your function to find the weight on Mars of a space
    probe that weighs 15 lb on Earth.

    .
    9. a. Describe the advantages you see in using a rule
    for a function rather than listing function values in a table.
    b. Describe the disadvantages.

    10. Measurement Write a rule that expresses the number of
    quarts q of a liquid as a function of each of the following.
    a. the number of pints p b. the number of fluid ounces f

    11. a. Measurement Express the number of inches n(d) as a function
    of the number of yards d.
    b. Use your function to find the number of inches in 4 yards.

    12. a. Geometry Write a rule that expresses the perimeter p(s) of
    a square as a function of the length s of one side.
    b. Use your function to find the perimeter of a square with side
    length 7 cm.
    ƒ(x)

    Write a rule for the linear function whose graph has slope m and
    y-intercept b.

    13. m = 2, b=-4 14. m=- , b=-2 15. m = 0, b = 2

    Write a rule for the linear function whose graph has slope m and
    contains the given point.

    16. m=- ; (4, 0) 17. m = 3; (-2, -2) 18. m = ; (6, 4)

    Write a rule for the linear function whose graph contains the two
    given points.

    19. (1, 1), (2, 5) 20. (3, 0), (8, 2) 21. (11, 19), (-6, -15)

    22. (-3, 2), (4, -1.5) 23. (1, -1), (4, -1) 24 (1, 2.4), (-1, 3.8)

    Answers = 10 Points
    (Maybe we can work out 30 Points cause of a lot of questions(I have a way)
    Thankk you I still have 70 More Questions..

    • ANSWER:

15. QUESTION:
    im helping my friend out with her astronomy while she's in dearborn all weekend for a school event, help?
    here's some questions that i'd appreciate if you could help me answer. thanks! :)

    1) how long did the first crew on the international space station stay on the station?

    2) what size planets have been discovered outside of our solar system?

    3) name one future project that intends to look for new planets.

    4) what percentage of mars did the viking orbiters map?

    5) name 4 original space shuttles

    6) how many astronauts took part in each gemini flight?

    7) which american president was responsible for dedicating the nation to the apollo space program?

    8) what is the most distant human made object in space?

    9) what was the fate of the galileo probe?

    10) how long did it take the MIR space station to travel around earth?

    11) in the mars pathfinder missions, name the first rover to roam the surface.

    12) what is the advantage of the space shuttle versuses earlier space crafts?

    13) name 2 locations that NASA plans to send future manned missions.

    14) describe 2 problems for humans spending long durations on the moon.

    15) who is credited with the discovery that galaxies are moving away from each other, hence providing evidence for the big bang theory?
    if you could even answer just a few questions, it would really help me out big time with finishing this thing. thanks! <3
    omg yes i am helping her do it. she's too busy to do this worksheet so im helping her out. its not like i would do it for her if she wasnt gone all weekend.

    • ANSWER:
      5. Enterprise, Discovery, Columbia, Endeavor
      6. 2 astronauts - which is why they called it Gemini - which means twin
      7. J. F. Kennedy
      8. Either Voyager or Pioneer - (I think Pioneer, but you can Google- this
      will narrow it down.)
      9. There are 2 parts to the Galileo mission - an orbiter and a probe that
      was dropped into the atmosphere from the orbiter. The probe
      radioed back information to the orbiter until it finally dropped too
      deep into the atmosphere of Jupiter for its signals to be received.
      10 Approx. 1 1/2 hours

      12 Advantages are: versatility and the ability to allow astronauts
      visit and repair satellites. also - it can act as a scientific
      laboratory with appropriate payloads in the payload bay.

      13. Mars, the moon
      14 Bone density loss; muscle loss
      15. Edwin Hubble

      You're a peach for helping out your friend!!

16. QUESTION:
    Is this an example of the kind of reform McCain will bring to Washington? ?
    “One of John McCain's most celebrated achievements in recent years was his crusade to block a Pentagon contract with Boeing for a new fleet of midair refueling tankers. Incensed over what he denounced as a taxpayer "rip-off," McCain launched a Senate probe that uncovered cozy relations between top Air Force officials and Boeing execs. A top Air Force officer and Boeing's CFO ended up in prison. Most significantly, the Air Force was forced to cancel the contract—saving taxpayers more than billion, McCain asserted.

    But last week, McCain's subsequent effort to redo the tanker deal was dealt a setback. Government auditors ruled that the Air Force made "significant errors" when it rebid the contract and awarded the billion project to Boeing's chief rival, partners European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (or EADS) and Northrop Grumman. …

    Critics, including some at the Pentagon, cite in particular two tough letters McCain wrote to Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England in 2006 and another to Robert Gates, just prior to his confirmation as Defense secretary. In the first letter, dated Sept. 8, 2006, McCain wrote of hearing from "third parties" that the Air Force was about to redo the tanker competition by factoring in European government subsidies to EADS—a condition that could have seriously hurt the EADS bid. McCain urged that the Pentagon drop the subsidy factor and posed a series of technical questions about the Air Force's process. "He was trying to jam us and bully us to make sure there was competition by giving EADS an advantage," said one senior Pentagon official, who asked for anonymity when discussing a politically sensitive matter. The assumption within the Pentagon, the official added, was that McCain's letters were drafted by EADS lobbyists.”

    http://www.newsweek.com/id/142658

    Ruth: And I should believe McCain's top aide why?

    • ANSWER:
      ALERT!!!
      This is an old article from June which means the information is even older that that.
      Since this time, the Air Force decided to revisit the bids, then decided it had screwed up so badly that they scrapped the entire project and will start from scratch. The reason it was scrapped was because of complaints from Boeing. Evidently they gave each team different standards to meet. Now this info is based on what I heard and read in the news which may be only a partial truth.
      If anything, to me this is an example of how badly the government can screw things up so we should keep their fingers out of whatever pies we can.
      As to your criticism of McCain, it seems to be based on some pretty thin evidence and at this time it's a moot point since the contract is dead.
      Furthermore, if it were still alive, you need to factor in that EADS was partnered with Grumman and this contract would have resulted in lots of American jobs. It's not as cut and dry as you seem to make it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   About the blue megazord from power rangers in space ? How did the shuttle become its head ?
   From what I remember, the turbo rangers hijack a space shuttle, and use it to go into space; where they subsequently join the red space ranger on his astro ship.

   Then later in the series this astro is used as a megazord, and the space shuttle becomes its head.

   But I do not remember then ever explaining why the space shuttle could transform into the head.

   After all, wasn't it just an ordinary space shuttle ?

   • ANSWER:
     It wasn't just an ordinary shuttle. Alpha 6 had a decoder box with him that was found in the ruins of the destroyed Power Chamber. Zordon apparently had planted that specific shuttle there on purpose in case Andros ever got additional Rangers because the decoder box had the specific set of instructions in order to combine the shuttle with the Megaship.

2. QUESTION:
   Why did the Space Shuttle Endeavor bring the Marker on board the International Space Station?
   Doesn't NASA realize the mistake they're making for bringing the Marker on board the International Space Station?

   What about Space Shuttle Engineer Isaac Clarke? Will he be able to save those aboard the International Space Station?

   What will happen to the International Space Station now that the Marker is on board?

   • ANSWER:
     I suppose they'll have to get graded and show it to their mom and dad.

     BTW, I love your list of contacts and fans. Nice to know some of you don't take it so seriously.

3. QUESTION:
   Is there a book about how the space shuttle or other space vehicles work in technical details?
   I am going to college to become an aerospace engineer. I figured before I left I would read up on more about space vehicles. For Christmas, I thought it would be a good idea for somebody to get me a book about something.

   I am looking for a book on how the space shuttle works in specific details. How the rockets work and how each part of the shuttle works would be perfect.

   THanks.

   • ANSWER:
     I actually know a few books that are what you are looking for. You can look them up. I have know the titles.

     1. Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System : the First 100 Missions by Dennis R. Jenkins

     2. The Story of the Space Shuttle by David Michael Harland

     3. The Space Shuttle by Gregory Vogt

     4. Before Lift-off: The Making of a Space Shuttle Crew by Henry S. F. Cooper

     Good luck with becoming an areospace engineer. Sounds like it would be a really fun career.

     Have a Merry Christmas!

4. QUESTION:
   Suppose the space shuttle is in orbit 480 km from the Earth's surface, and circles the Earth about once every?
   Suppose the space shuttle is in orbit 480 km from the Earth's surface, and circles the Earth about once every 94.2 minutes. Find the centripetal acceleration of the space shuttle in its orbit. Express your answer in terms of g, the gravitational acceleration at the Earth's surface.

   • ANSWER:
     Acent = Agrav
     Agrav is inversely proportional to r^2, so Agrav = g*(r(earth)/r)^2
     r(earth) = 6380 km, r = r(earth)+480 = 6860 km
     Thus Acent = g*(6380/6860)^2 = 0.864954g

5. QUESTION:
   Suppose the space shuttle is in orbit 410 km from the Earth's s and circles the Earth about once every 92.8?
   Suppose the space shuttle is in orbit 410 km from the Earth's surface, and circles the Earth about once every 92.8 minutes. Find the centripetal acceleration of the space shuttle in its orbit. Express your answer in terms of g, the gravitational acceleration at the Earth's surface.

   • ANSWER:
     a = w²r
     w = 2*pi/(92.8*60) =
     r = 410,000 + 6,378,100

     a = 8.64 m/s^2
     = 8.64/9.81 g
     = 0.88g

6. QUESTION:
   What about a bill that gives funds so the space shuttle can create a metor shower?
   Since were spending money, why don't they create a bill where the space shuttle spews out little chunks of earth to create a spectacular meteor shower for us on the fourth of july? Wouldn't that be something everyone would enjoy?

   • ANSWER:
     my answer would be, alright...AND if you don't want to wait that long like me, you can chill somewhere warm outside, between midnight and 5am.. as of yesterday its been said the showers been drizzling but steady..

7. QUESTION:
   What happened to the privately funded space shuttle thing?
   A few years ago, I saw something on Discovery channel about a privately funded space shuttle that Richard Branson or someone invested in. Whatever happened to this? It seemed really cool at the time, then seemed to be abruptly swept under the rug ...maybe by NASA?

   • ANSWER:
     What you saw was a 3 seat prototype

     He has now built the first 7 seat production model.

     The carrier plane has 4 engines and has been well tested, the rocket has made at least 2 test flights (captive only)

     The drop test and glide recovery will happen soon

     Don't know when the first power test is but probably this year

8. QUESTION:
   Is the launch of space shuttle atlantis tomorrow the last time you will go in space?
   I've heard some stuff about the space shuttle launch tomorrow but I'm a little confused. Is this the last time we will ever go in space? I've heard it called "the final space shuttle launch" and "final space flight ever" but Ive also heard its just the last launch before we switch to different rockets. So is the last time we go to space or is it just that we are switching to different rockets and not using the space shuttles anymore?
   also what will the space shuttle atlantis being doing up in space?

   • ANSWER:
     My friend works at NASA, and the space program has came to basically a halt. Obama believes it is a waste of money. They have cut many peoples jobs. So tomorrow is technically the last one, although there are still people, including my friend, that are working on other things.

9. QUESTION:
   What would happen to corpses in a space shuttle?
   Fictional scenario I need help with:
   Several astronauts die on a space shuttle. What happens to their bodies over the course of three months? Do they decompose normally? Do they smell? What about bodily fluids? Little balls of stuff, floating about? Would the living astronauts want to velcro their bodies to the wall, try to put them in bags? I need details, please. It's for something I'm writing. Note that the time period is three months. They died non-violently, as in from a virus. Thanks so much.

   • ANSWER:
     The longest shuttle flight to date was less than three weeks. The oxygen would run out soon after that. Also you need plenty of fuel just to stay in orbit. The low orbit of the shuttle means that it decays quickly.

     The astronauts certainly would rot just like they would on earth. There are already plenty of bacteria just waiting for dinner. It is only the immune system that keeps them in check. Once you die they can feast. Without refrigeration they would smell pretty bad after three or four days. They would start leaking as the body is half water already. The enzymes would break down the flesh and the bacteria would chomp it up. Hopefully there will be no flies in space to lay eggs so no maggots. The smell would be truly horrendous.
     If I was there I'd take them into the airlock and boot them out into space.

10. QUESTION:
    The average speed of the space shuttle while in orbit is about 8960 m/s. How far does the space shuttle travel?
    The average speed of the space shuttle while in orbit is about 8960 m/s. How far does the space shuttle travel during a mission that lasts 8.0 days?

    cant figure it out..any help would be awesome!

    • ANSWER:
      8960 m/s x 8 days x 24 hour/day x 3600 sec/hour =

      .

11. QUESTION:
    If the average speed of an orbiting space shuttle is 18200 mi/h, determine the time required for it to circle?
    If the average speed of an orbiting space shuttle is 18200 mi/h, determine the time required for it to circle the Earth. Make sure you consider the fact that the shuttle is orbiting about 200 mi above the Earth's surface, and assume that the Earth's radius is 3963 miles.

    • ANSWER:
      18200 mi/h = 8136 m/s
      200 mi = 322000 m
      3963 mi = 6.38e6 m
      radius of orbit = 6.38e6 + 322000 = 6.70e6 m

      Circumference is πd = 2πr = 4.21e7 m
      4.21e7 / 8136 m/s = 5174 seconds = 1.44 hours

12. QUESTION:
    If a private team of people built a shuttle for space exploration would the government stop them?
    If a private team of wealthy scientists developed a space Shuttle to leave earth would the governments try to stop them from doing it. As impossible as it may be, what about if they built a shuttle to go to the moon.

    I'm just wondering about the freedom of space! Could anyone (if capable) leave the planet at any time they wish without having to answer to any authority?

    • ANSWER:
      Maybe not directly, but a government that won't let you ride a motorcycle without a helmet, or ride in a car without seat belts, would regulate any space venture out of existence. It would cost more in permits, environmental impact studies, liability insurance, international entry/exit visas, taxes, hazardous material waivers, and legal fees than it would to design and build a space vehicle.

      If the Wright Brothers faced today's government red tape, they'd still be trying to build their first bicycle.

13. QUESTION:
    How do you feel about the end of the Space Shuttle program?
    I just found out recently about the end of the space shuttle program, and part of me can't help but feel sad about it. I grew up in the early 80s and my childhood was filled by images of the space shuttle in flight and it spurn my imagination. Now, I understand why they're ending the program. It's expensive and we can't afford it. I understand the reasons, but I can't help but feel that the next generation will not have the pleasure of imagining a world that is more than just making and spending.

    How do you feel?

    • ANSWER:
      Out with the old, in with the new.

14. QUESTION:
    How is this Possible about the Space Shuttle?
    Car manufacturers spend what a couple thousand dollars to make you a car that last a while before it falls apart yet the space shuttle cost billions and they cant launch cause they keep falling apart before they leave, and when they do leave they still fall apart. I know the components are sensative, but come.

    • ANSWER:
      300mph? I was under the impression that the escape velocity of planet earth is around 17,000mph. And the shuttle goes a wee bit faster? Keeping things in one piece under the forces required to get up is a feat in itself. But you also have to protect against debris, and then get it back down. As we saw not long ago (and indeed a few times in the past) even a minor problem can be catastrophic. That's the equivalent of your car getting a chip in the windshield and causing it to explode.

15. QUESTION:
    Does the Space Shuttle have fuel to travel to moon and back to Earth?
    I heard about covert moon missions of harvesting ancient alien technology long abandond, and was wondering if the Space shuttle had enough fuel to make it to the moon and back.
    Thanks,

    • ANSWER:
      No...absolutely not..!
      Space Shuttle has fuel only enough to take it into LEO (that is Low Earth Orbit about 300-450 km form ground).
      The huge external tank has enough capacity to take Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) about 227,641 lbs or 385,265 US gallons, and 1,361,936 lbs or 143,351 US gallons of Liquid Oxygen.
      But is only enough to run the Space Shuttle's Main Engines(SSME) up to 8-10 minutes!!! to give the shuttle speed of 27,000 feets per second to remain on the LEO.
      Yes if you are talking about the facilities for astronauts to remain into the orbit, then the space shuttle can carry 7-9 astronauts and they can remain there up to 14-15 days.
      So dont confused.....
      Good bye..
      Take care.

16. QUESTION:
    Anyone else see the space shuttle and space station last night?
    They flew overhead at about 7:19 EST, from the northwest to the southeast. They actually looked like very bright moving stars. One was following the other. Do you know which was the shuttle and which was the space station? Was the shuttle following the space station, or vice versa?

    • ANSWER:
      The shuttle should have been in front. The shuttle is returning to Earth, and things that get closer to Earth move faster.

17. QUESTION:
    How fast can a space shuttle travel?
    How fast are we capable of making a space shuttle travel? I'm asking because I was reading about the new planet, Gliese 581, which is said to have earth like habitation characteristics, but is 20.5 lightyears away-- impossible to reach in a human lifetime. So I would like to know how fast our space shuttles go (in lightyears, preferably), to see how much time it would actually take to reach that planet.

    • ANSWER:
      The shuttle goes 17,500 MPH. That speed is not high enough to escape from Earth orbit, but FYI, that is about 38,263 times slower than light speed. (Calculated as 186,000 miles per second times 3,600 seconds in an hour divided by 17,500 miles per hour.) So if the shuttle could leave Earth orbit and travel at 17,500 MPH all the way to that star, it would take 784,391 years to get there. (Calculated as 20.5 * 38,263.)

18. QUESTION:
    Do the astronauts have privacy on board the space shuttle?
    I have noticed that on every shuttle flight, the astronauts always seem to change their clothes quiet often. One time they wear the Army shirts, than they wear the shirts with the ISS expedition logo, and so on. I know that it's done for advertisement and media purposes, but my question is, even if there's one woman out of six male astronauts on the space shuttle, do they have privacy when they change clothes on board, or do they possibly don't care about it, which is what I think.

    What do you think?

    • ANSWER:
      Actually, they can have a little privacy. There is a real "toilet room" and a "shower room", and any of the crew can ask for a few minutes privacy, as well. Other crew members would respect the request. And, to some extent, they don't care a lot -- well, not enough to want to violate there fellow crewmembers' request for privacy. (Yes, I took that last part differently from the way you intended it.)

19. QUESTION:
    What will replace the space shuttle craft when they retire them in 2010?
    I have been reading about the current space shuttle mission and have seen a few times that the space shuttles are to be retired in 2010 after the space station is finished. So what program is going to replace the space shuttle or will there be a space station that is unreachable, or reachable only by soviets?

    • ANSWER:
      Well, there will be 3 things that will be involved in replacing the space shuttle.

      The thing that Nasa will own is the Constellation system, which consists of a series of vehicles - 2 rockets, the Ares I and V, the Orion Capsule, a Lunar Lander, and an Earth departure stage.
      Ziggle did cover this very well

      However, this won't be ready until 2014, and quite possibly later.

      What will really be flying astronauts to the International Space Station is the SpaceX Dragon and the Rocketplane Kistler K-1. The Dragon is a capsule being developed by Space Exploration Techologies, or SpaceX, which was founded by and owned by Elon Musk. It will be launched by the Falcon 9 rocket. Details of the Dragon can be found at http://www.spacex.com/dragon.php
      BTW, almost everything on the Dragon and the Falcon 9 are reusable.

      The K-1 is a launch vehicle and an orbital vehicle. It is entirely reusable. Details of it can be found at http://www.rocketplanekistler.com/

      Both of these vehicles are being funded in part by Nasa, called the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services, but also largely by private money.

      In addition, there are other companies that are pursuing the Phase 2 COTS contract. Some of these companies are Constellation Services INternational, PlanetSpace, SpaceDev, Transformational Space, as well as other.

      Details concerning COTS can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Orbital_Transportation_Services

20. QUESTION:
    How many football fields (length = 91.4 m) does the Space Shuttle cover in the blink of an eye?
    The Space Shuttle travels at a speed of about 7.39 x 103 m/s. The blink of an astronaut's eye lasts about 116 ms. How many football fields (length = 91.4 m) does the Space Shuttle cover in the blink of an eye?

    • ANSWER:
      you already asked this, under a different name.

      Assuming that is actually 7.39 x 10^3 m/s. Please use correct terminology.

      7.39e3 m/s x 0.116 sec = 0.857e3 m or 857 m

      857 m / 91.4 m/field = 9.38 fields

      .

21. QUESTION:
    centripetal acceleration of the space shuttle in its orbit?
    Suppose the space shuttle is in orbit 389 km from the Earth's surface, and circles the Earth about once every 92.3 minutes. Find the centripetal acceleration of the space shuttle in its orbit. Express your answer in terms of g, the gravitational acceleration at the Earth's surface.

    • ANSWER:
      a = ω²r = (1rev/92.3min * 1min/60s * 2πrad/rev)² * (6.4e6m + 3.89e5m) = 8.74 m/s²
      This is equal to 8.74/9.8 * "g" = 0.89 "g"s

22. QUESTION:
    Is there really a manned space shuttle bound for Mars?
    It seems a little hard to believe....I mean, what do they plan to do there once they get there? And I bet they won't be able to get off the space shuttle like they did on the moon because of the harsh conditions of the Martian surface. Anyone have an details about this?

    • ANSWER:
      No there isn't.

23. QUESTION:
    What Should be done in light of the space shuttle disasters.?
    Really these guys have only fixed the current shutles. The united states is down two Space shuttles, Somethings got to be done. I'm not asking as to what the next "space shuttle" should be. i just wanna know what can we do. not that i can do anything about it but, but this is a serious problem that needs fixing and is really burning in my head. no answer is to rediculus, really i could use a good laugh.

    • ANSWER:
      NASA is starting work on a new vehicle. See the source. It is a capsule on an expendable rocket, much like Apollo, not a new shuttle, but it is intended to replace the shuttle.

24. QUESTION:
    What is the centripetal force of this space shuttle?
    Suppose the space shuttle is in orbit 400km from the Earth's surface and cirlces the Earth about once every 90 minutes. Find the centripetal acceleration of the space shuttle in terms of g, gravitational accelertaion. (Please show each step. Every time i try this problem i get Ac=465.185^2/400,000 or 5.7g's and the book gets .9g's. Trying to find out where i may have messed up)

    • ANSWER:
      It looks like you're using the equation Ac = v²/r, and setting "r" to 400,000 meters. That's incorrect. 400,000 m is the shuttle's distance from the earth's surface, while "r" is supposed to be the radius of the circle it's traveling in. Draw a diagram (circle representing the earth, bigger circle represeting the shuttle's path), and you should see that the radius of the circle (r) is actually (400000 m + radius of earth).

      Also, I have no idea where you got the number "465.185" from, but that's not the shuttle's velocity.

      There are actually 3 convenient formulas for figuring Ac. They all give the same answer, but one may be easier than the others depenging on what information you're given.

      If you're given "v", use: Ac=v²/r.
      If you're given "ω" (angular speed), use: Ac=ω²r
      If you're given "T" (the time period of one complete revolution), use: Ac=(2π/T)²r

      The last of these is most appropriate in your case, since you are told that T=90 min.

25. QUESTION:
    What is the comparsion between the force of gravity on Earth and in orbit for a space shuttle?
    When at rest on the lanuching pad, the force of gravity on the space shuttle is quite huge - the weight of the shuttle. When in orbit, some 200 km above Earth's surface, the force of gravity on the shuttle is

    a) nearly as much.
    b) about half as much.
    c) nearly zero (micro-gravity).
    d) zero.

    * Neglect changes in the weight of the fuel carried by the shuttle. *

    • ANSWER:
      I will not give you the answer, but I will give you a good hint. Take a ball - a bowling ball would be the best - and a grain of salt. You can find the diameter of the earth on the internet, and you can the height of the shuttle above the earth. So you will create a sort of model of just how close the grain of salt is to the bowling ball. Since the force of gravity is proportional to the distance from - in this case the earth - you shouul dhave a good idea of WHY the force of gravity has or has not changed much.

26. QUESTION:
    What will replace the space shuttle once it is phased out? I am concerned about the US space program.?
    space shuttle - replacement?
    The US needs to really get this country going again in terms of manned space (interplanetary) exploration. I am disappointed in the cuts and decline of NASA. A new challenge would excite and invigorate this nation. It would also lead to greater respect and admiration from other countries, something we desperately need.

    • ANSWER:
      Project Constellation,the new space program of NASA will replace the space shuttle program in 2010.

27. QUESTION:
    Acceleration due to gravity on the Space Shuttle?
    A space shuttle is flying at an altitude of 491.000 km above the Earth. A satellite in its cargo bay is floating freely and its engines are about to boost it to a higher orbit. What is the acceleration due to gravity on the satellite? The radius of the Earth is 6370 km. The mass of the Earth is 5.980×1024 kg.

    The satellite reaches its final orbit altitude of 37600 km above the Earth, what is its orbital period in hours?

    • ANSWER:
      a = Gm/r^2
      a = 6.67428 x 10^-11 x 5.98 x 10^24/(491,000,000 + 6,370,000)^2
      a = 0.001613 m/s²
      ------------------------
      T = 2pi x sqrt(r^3/(GM)
      T = 2pi x sqrt(37,600,000^3/(6.67428 x 10^-11 x 5.98 x 10^24)
      T = 72,512 seconds = 20.14 hours

28. QUESTION:
    Where will space shuttle Atlantis go after retirement?
    The space shuttles are being retired in 2010, and I've heard that Discovery is going to the Smithsonian and Endeavour is possibly going to a museum in California. Where is Atlantis going? Will it just be torn apart for scrap metal or will it be on display at a museum somewhere? I heard that Atlantis was originally supposed to be commissioned in 2008 and used for spare parts for Discovery and Endeavour, which makes me wonder if NASA is just going to forget about it and scrap it. Thanks if you can help.

    • ANSWER:
      I truly doubt that ANY shuttle will be torn apart for scrap. There are science and aviation museums around the country--and the world--who would fight for the chance to display one.

29. QUESTION:
    Where were you when the first space shuttle was launched?
    The last space shuttle mission is about to take off, but where were you when the first space shuttle launched on 12 April 1981?

    I was watching the launch on a Sinclair TV in a car in Bristol.

    • ANSWER:
      NYC
      Moon walker John Young was in the right seat and Robert Crippen was in the left seat and Obama is a shortsighted putz for killing our space program

30. QUESTION:
    Seniors, how do you feel about the American space shuttle program coming to an end?
    I have mixed feelings about it. Probably flavored by nostalgia for the entire space program. I know that we have made many great technological discoveries because of the space program, but lacking a goal of say, flying to Mars, I can't see how we justify the money spent on it when we just can't afford it, and think maybe a joint venture with other countries may be the way to go. What do you think?

    • ANSWER:
      Mixed feelings...it was a good thing but maybe it's time to move on. There will be a lot of people out of work now here in Houston and that part is bad. And then too, so much of our city's history is tied up in the space programs. I suppose that the Johnson Space Center will still be a part of what ever is to come but we shall see. I don't see justifying the expense with our country in the shape that it is now and feel that the money could be better spent on other things for a while. And anyway...if we made it to some other planet, discovered some kind of conflict there, then the next thing you know, we'll be sending troops and billions of dollars to it....I'm very much sick and tired of that particular scenario.

31. QUESTION:
    How long does the space shuttle orbit around the earth?
    I hear that they travel around the earth in all for like about 90 min? how is that possible? how are you able to travel that fast in space? why cant that happen on earth like in 1 hr or so u can be from this end of earth to the other end that quick rather than like 24hrs or more.

    • ANSWER:
      The Space Shuttle travels at about 7800 m/s in orbit, the reason how this is possible is simple the lack of an dense atmosphere to cause friction. The 7800 m/s are also not just luxury, but needed for staying in orbit, like all satellites need.

      The Shuttle gets that fast by the use of rocket engines - at lift-off over 90% of the 2000 tons liftoff mass are fuel, which gets burned by the rocket engines in just 8 minutes. The solid rocket boosters both burn together over 1000 tons of solid rocket fuel in just 2 minutes, a huge amount of energy. Once in Orbit, you only need fuel for changing your orbit (rotate the orbit around Earth or change the minimum/maximum altitude of each loop), since there is almost nothing to stop you. You also need fuel for leaving Orbit, this is just a orbit maneuver that lowers your minimum orbit altitude (the perigee) close to Earths surface. Since you can then use the atmosphere and the resulting friction for slowing down, you need MUCH less fuel for leaving orbit than for entering it. instead of 1600 tons, you need just 800 kg.

      For getting on the other side of earth by the use of astrodynamics (the special field of physics which deals with orbits and spacecraft trajectories), you would need to do the same as an intercontinental ballistic missile: gain over 6000 m/s velocity in a few minutes and then throw yourself to your target, ICBMs need just 25 minutes for traveling 90° around Earth, and can fly 180° in just 50 minutes.

      The Space Shuttle can stay in Orbit for about 18 days with all possible additional tanks for the three fuel cells that produce electrical power, oxygen and hot water. It could stay longer in space while docked to the ISS, since all Shuttles are now equipped with a special adapter to draw electrical power from the ISS, but oxygen and especially the LiOH canisters for removing CO2 from the air still limit the time in space.

32. QUESTION:
    Sad to see the space shuttle era come to an end?
    Im very sad about the space shuttle era ending. Im worried that our program is going down hill with the funding cuts on the James Webb Space Telescope and many job cuts. Whats next for the program? Do you think we will once again be the dominator in the space race?? Is our program done for?

    • ANSWER:
      WTH did this come from? I never even know it even begin.

33. QUESTION:
    Is it possible to steal a Space Shuttle?
    Me and my Llama got in an argument about weather or not it is possible to steal a Space Shuttle? Irving says no, seeing as the FBI and Military would be guarding it but I think if the person had the right tools and means, they'd be able to do it. What do you think?

    P.S. My Llama's name is Irving

    • ANSWER:
      well, I guess Peter on Family Guy got his hands on one, so it can't be too difficult, because he's not the brightest crayon in the box

34. QUESTION:
    Advanced question: Weird colors in the sky right before space shuttle landing?
    I’m trying to identify something I saw a long, long time ago off the coast of California. I saw it right before a space shuttle landing. It looked like a red-colored psychedelic rainbow – like somebody released dye into the clouds.

    Does NASA ever release rust into the air (right before a space shuttle landings) as part of some kind of electromagnetic research?

    Is there anything you know about space shuttles that can explain the colors in the sky that I saw?

    • ANSWER:
      It was the speed of the space shuttle travelling at a very high rate of speed and the colors you saw were atmospheric gases being ionized as they hit the heat shields on the space shuttle.

35. QUESTION:
    Why are we currently using a three-rocket design on the Space Shuttle launch vehicle?
    Why are we currently using a three-rocket design on the Space Shuttle launch vehicle?

    Yes, this is for a class that has no textbook. This is the question that was given to me exactly. I have been looking for answers for 2 days. This is not my topic of knowledge, so I decided to put it on here for some help from people that might know more than me about this topic!! So please help me!

    • ANSWER:
      The physics behind launching a vehicle of the size of the space shuttle require a multi-stage propulsion system. Solid rocket boosters are needed for the initial lift off because of their power. However once they are used up they only contribute weight to the problem. By ejecting the solid rocket boosters once they are used up the liquid booster needs less fuel. in the Apollo program the boosters were placed underneath the crew vehicle. The shuttle placed them on the side because it is cheaper to design and develop seperate rocket and shuttle components than to design many components designed to work as one.
      Nasa's motto since Apolo ended has been Faster, Better, Cheaper... or pick your favorite (which is usually cheaper).

      The shuttle was poorly designed because no one wanted to pay for a better one.

36. QUESTION:
    Does the space shuttle travel in the same direction - rotation of the earth?
    If the shuttle re-entered the atmosphere at the same speed and rotation of the earth then there should be little drag. I know that the shuttle travels at 17000 mph about the same speed as the earths at the equator. Could the shuttle re-enter at the pole where there is little rotation? It could aim right at the pole, then travel to a landing at edwards AFB. May have to modify a shuttle or future missions could use this technique in a new lander.

    • ANSWER:
      It doesn't matter where it aims. Even at the equator it's going 16,500mph relative to the ground and if it slows down even a few hundred mph it will start to drop and re-enter very rapidly. It takes all the fuel it has on board to get it to orbit, To slow it down to something slower realtive to the ground would need almost as much fuel again.

      Re-entering at the pole is not possible because the shuttle does not have enough fuel to alter its orbit sufficiently to carry it over the pole. Even if it was, the problem is the same. Slowing it down would take a HUGE amount of fuel. Atmospheric re-entry is the best method for slowing it to a landing, and has been used reliably since the 1950s to recover orbiting spacecraft, amnned or otherwise, precisely BECAUSE of the fuel costs of slowing it down any other way.

37. QUESTION:
    How do space shuttle engines work?
    I am wondering because to think about it, they have to be different from combustion engines and jet engines because obviously there is no air in space. So how do the engines work in space? How did the Apollo missions land on the Moon? You need air to burn fuel right.
    From the first 3 questions... I still don't understand how they work in OUTER SPACE. How do the engines burn in outer space? Does liquid oxygen and hydrogen burn in vacuum as well?
    lol ill try asking in the engineering section

    • ANSWER:
      Combustion is the chemical reaction of a substance with oxygen. On Earth that oxygen is usually supplied by air, so burning wood, burning gas and burning jet fuel all burn because they are reacting violently with the oxygen in the air. In the case of the Saturn V rocket and the space shuttle main engines, they were fed by two tanks, one containing fuel and one containing liquid oxygen. Because they are bringing their own oxygen, they do not need air to burn the fuel in the engine, and hence it works perfectly in outer space.

      You do not always need oxygen in its pure form, however. Some chemicals are known as oxidising agents. These are compounds with oxygen in them that, under the right conditions and when mixed with other chemicals, will give up their oxygen to allow combustion to take place. The most violent of these are known as hypergolic fuels. These are two chemicals that will spontaneously ignite on contact. The Apollo spacecraft and the shuttle manoeuvring system used these fuels. Because they have their own oxygen in them, they ignite just as well in air or in space, and the advantage of their use is that they greatly simplify the design of the engine. They need no complex igniter and other systems that oxygen fed engines require.

      So rocket engines work in space because they carry all the chemical components they need to burn the fuel with them.

38. QUESTION:
    the average speed of an orbiting space shuttle is 20100mi/h. the shuttle is orbiting about 241mi above the?
    the average speed of an orbiting space shuttle is 20100mi/h. the shuttle is orbiting about 241mi above the earth's surface. Assume the earth's radius is 3963 mi. How long does it take to circle the earth ?

    • ANSWER:
      The distance that the shuttle must travel is the circumference of a circle with the radius being the size of the Earth (3963 mi.) plus the shuttle altitude (241 mi).

      This distance (C) is given by the formula

      C = 2 x pi x (3963 mi + 241 mi).

      The shuttle is going at a speed (v) of 20100 mi/h.

      The formula for speed is give by

      v = d/t

      where d is the distance, and t is the time. You want to solve for time, so this becomes

      t = d/v.

      The distance is C, which you know from above. The time for one orbit is therefore

      t = C/v.

      Calculated values:

      C = 26415 mi

      t = 1.31 h

39. QUESTION:
    I'm thinking about seeing the last space shuttle launch. What do I need 2 know and where do I learn it?
    I love all things space and yet I've never seen a launch before. I live in northern Illinois which is obviously a long way from Cape Canaveral, but I just got a new car and I wouldn't mind breaking it in with a road trip. Should I buy tickets or something? Any suggestions on where to watch it from? Any tips would be gratly appreciated! Thanks!

    • ANSWER:
      You are going to want to travel to Florida, and you will be able to see the shuttle from as far away as Orlando and Daytona Beach.

      To learn about tickets and closer observation places (Cocoa Beach, Titusville, etc.) you should head to WWW.NASA.GOV and search for "shuttle launch".

      Remember that the schedule is subject to change and the likelihood of the shuttle going on time is pretty small.

      Unless you can get a launch ticket, I'd go to the beach in Cocoa Beach, or to Titusville, to watch.

40. QUESTION:
    What is there such a big fat hairy deal about Space Shuttle which wasted billions $$ ?
    Billions$$ wasted which could have been better spent to help economy or help poor people. Useless space shuttle program only benefited bunch of astro freaks who wanted to see the rest of universe and also a bunch of so called NASA scientists who love to spend billions to prove their astro theories. Ridiculous nonsense and best thing that has happened is that once and for all this space shuttle program is shut down.

    • ANSWER:
      why do you contradict yourself for? SOCIAL SECURITY NEEDS MORE MONEY TOO GOD........

41. QUESTION:
    Suppose the space shuttle is in orbit 500 km from the Earth's surface?
    and circles the Earth about once every 94.6 minutes. Find the centripetal acceleration of the space shuttle in its orbit. Express your answer in terms of g, the gravitational acceleration at the Earth's surface.

    • ANSWER:
      In a circular orbit, centripetal accel ac equals grav. accel ag.
      r = r(earth) + altitude
      ag is inversely proportional to radius ==>
      ag = g(surface)*r(earth^2)/r^2 = g*(6378/6878)^2
      You could also use
      ac = w^2r = (2pi/(94.6*60))^2*6878000, then divide by g to get the factor of g.

42. QUESTION:
    Is anyone else upset about the discontinuing of the Space Shuttle Orbiter?
    I know it's outdated and inefficient, but I like it. It's an actual space ship, not just a tiny capsule bolted to a missile. I really hope they use a rocket-plain type vehicle, like the X-33 or VenturStar.

    • ANSWER:
      Looks cannot be what you judge spacecraft on, but capabilities. The fact is, we have made little progress in the exploration of space while using the Space Shuttle. In one decade(1960's), we built the Space program from absolutely nothing, to the best in the world. Heck, we landed men on the moon. The MOON! Since the 70's, we have not gone further, and we have not even gone back to the moon. Instead, we have reverted back to LEO. I think the Shuttle program was a step in the wrong direction, if anything. NASA should have been concentrating on build a moon base, or sending men to Mars, not shuttling astronauts to and from LEO. While the Space shuttle was a fine bit of technology, I think it's discontinuation is a step in the right direction.

43. QUESTION:
    the space shuttle orbits the earth at a speed of some 7750 meters per second?
    (which is about 260 times that of a typical highway driving speed). With a typical payload, the Shuttle has a mass of 120,000 kg.

    a) What is the kinetic energy of the Shuttle in orbit?
    b) The Shuttle reaches orbit in some 500 seconds. At what rate of work (power) did the rocket engines perform on the Shuttle to place the craft and its payload into orbit? Compare this to the maximum power output of a typical nuclear electric generating station.

    • ANSWER:
      a) KE = (1/2)mv^2

      b) Are you supposed to include the potential energy? Just based on KE, divide the answer in part a by the time in seconds.

44. QUESTION:
    Do you watch space shuttle launches and still get excited about them, or have they become passe?
    I will never grow tired of watching the launches and landings or anything involving the missions. It's totally fascinating to me.
    And to think I could've been an astronaut because a teacher I had in high school told me I was good at taking up space.

    • ANSWER:
      I've seen every shuttle launch in the three years that i've lived in florida, it never gets old for me. Every time i see it, i go, i wish that was me. those lucky buggers get paid to do that. if i had the money, i'd pay nasa to go. but ofcourse i'd want to land it, and i dont think they would let me.

45. QUESTION:
    Physics question: Suppose the space shuttle is in orbit?
    Suppose the space shuttle is in orbit 340 km from the Earth's surface, and circles the Earth about once every 91.3 minutes. Find the centripetal acceleration of the space shuttle in its orbit. Express your answer in terms of g, the gravitational acceleration at the Earth's surface.

    • ANSWER:
      radius = 0.340 M
      angular velocity = (1revolution/91.3min)x(2(pi) radians/1revolution)x(1min/60sec)= 1.83x10^-4 rad/s
      tangential velocity = radius x angular velocity = 0.340 x 1.83x10^-4 = 6.2x10^-5 m/s
      centripetal acceleration = (tangential velocity)^2 / radius = (6.2x10^-5)^2 / 0.340 = 1.33x10^-8
      convert to g: 1.33x10^-8 / 9.8 = 1.16x10^-9 m/s^2

Inventor of Space Satellites 1945 - Arthur C. Clarke (English Scientist, Writer, and Inventor)

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   Does the African space program really have a colony going on mars?
   Ive heard they are making Mars a blacks planet, they already have a few colonys going. Where can I sign up?

   • ANSWER:
     You have stumbled on to some super secrete information.

     Better watch out, ot they might dump you on Venus.

2. QUESTION:
   How many African American astronauts have threre been in the space program?!?!?
   Who are they?!?!

   thanx for all your answers and i mean ALL the African Americans there have been

   • ANSWER:
     Major Robert Lawrence was the first African-American selected to be an astronaut. He was selected to be an astronaut in a proposed Air Force space program called the Manned Orbiting Laboratory. Major Lawrence died in a plane crash during a training mission in 1967, however. This occurred before he had an opportunity to fly into space.
     Note that the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program eventually was canceled.

     Guion Bluford was the first African-American astronaut to orbit the Earth. He was born November 22, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was also a colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He flew as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger from August 30 to September 5, 1983. This mission was called STS-8. It was the first night launch of a shuttle, as well as the first night landing. Guion Bluford also flew on three other shuttle missions: STS-61A, STS-39, and STS-53. He is currently the vice president and general manager of an engineering company in Maryland.

     Ronald McNair was the second African-American astronaut to orbit the Earth. He was an MIT physicist. He flew on the Space Shuttle Challenger in February 1984. He was later killed with six other astronauts in the Challenger disaster in January 28, 1986.

     Dr. Mae C. Jemison was the first African-America woman in space. She flew on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, on the STS-47 mission. This mission was launched on September 12, 1992. Dr. Jemison was born October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama. She earned a a doctorate in medicine degree from Cornell University in 1981. She served as the Area Peace Corps Medical Officer for Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa.

     Dr. Bernard Harris, Jr. was the first African-American to walk in space. He accomplished this on the STS-63 mission, which was carried out February 2-11, 1995. Mission highlights included the rendezvous with the Russian Space Station, Mir, operation of a variety of investigations in the Spacehab module, and the deployment and retrieval of Spartan 204. In addition, Dr. Harris was a mission specialist on the STS-55 mission in 1993. Dr. Harris earned a doctorate in medicine from Texas Tech University School of Medicine in 1982.

     There is also Michael P. Anderson, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Yvonne Cagle, Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., Frederick D. Gregory, Joan E. Higginbotham, Leland D. Melvin, Bobby Satcher, Winston E. Scott, and Stephanie Wilson.

     Edit: I should note, these are only NASA astronauts. I am unaware of the history of black space explorers from other nations.

3. QUESTION:
   Is it really true there has never been an African in space?
   but just African-Americans..

   I thought the Nigerians had a space program, and they sent people on the moon years ago. Whoever says Africans never been in Space is a racist. But i cant find anything on the net.

   • ANSWER:
     No other country other than the U.S has gone to the moon to put a man.

4. QUESTION:
   Why don't Africans have a space program like China does? I thought they are supposedly the cradle of humanity?
   http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/30/world/asia/china-space-program/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

   • ANSWER:
     Lack of resources & interest..

5. QUESTION:
   Should nigeria abandon its space program - and not be the first country to send a man to mars?
   Having invested billions of nigerian naira - into sending the most advanced african satellite system into orbit, and harnessing the undoubted brain power of the mud huts of lagos. Should his excellancy the president of nigeria follow the dream of the nigerian nation and send the first astronaut to mars.

   • ANSWER:
     Yehr! And Gordon Brown could volunteer to become a Nigerian and go for them!!!

6. QUESTION:
   How is the nigerian space flight program going?
   Has anyone else heard how the nigerian goverment are getting on with sending the first african built satellite into orbit and how far have they advanced with sending a pod to mars

   • ANSWER:
     They have finally secured 2 sticks to rub together to get sparks to start a fire to ignite the engine but as yet have not located an engine for the spacecraft.

7. QUESTION:
   What are the chances of being selected for a NASA space program?
   This is what I plan on doing, go to university , get a degree of some sort in avionic engineering, once that is done apply for the US Air force and obtain my pilots license through there, I will pay for any other extra hours required. Once iv done this and I apply, is there even the slightest chance to be picked? Im not american and am South African, I have however, through contacts in the US been told I will most likely be selected for the air force programme as my marks are very good for both physics and mathematics.

   • ANSWER:
     Good luck.
     Your chances are slender.

     Two of my friends (both with PhDs in space sciences, both fit, both with 3 languages) applied to the European Space Agency's selection program - and both failed at the 2nd round of selection, when there were about 1000 candidates.

     But don't overlook the many opportunities for non-flight crew - someone has to engineer, design and test, aerospace systems. If you're still at the pre-university stage I strongly suggest caution about pinning your career hopes on to one goal at this stage.

     Get the best degree you can (BTW, aerospace engineering is generally what such courses are called: avionics is a subset of aero-eng and deals with information/control systems in craft) and then another degree to specialize in. You'll find that even pilots are multiply degreed these days, and mission specialists tend to be 'doctored'.

8. QUESTION:
   .Why do people keep on citing Guy Bluford as the "first person of African descent in space"?
   .It was Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez, people. An Afro-Cuban who was chosen in the 1978 U.S.S.R.-Cuba Interkosmos Program. Is it because of U.S. propaganda that downplays the achievements of rival countries during the Cold War? Is it because Mr. Mendez is a communist? (NOTE: We're NOT referring to the first U.S. black in space).

   • ANSWER:
     (sarcasm on) Because only Americans have been to space (sarcasm off)
     but they are telling the truth that he is the first African American in space which
     is not the same as the first person of African descent in space. There's a difference.

9. QUESTION:
   Does anybody think i have a good chance at getting in the honors program at UMBC?
   I really want to go to University of Maryland College Park but i have to have a backup and i was wondering if i have a chance of getting in the honrors program at UMBC. am a african american. I have a g.p.a of 3.50 currently and i am in my senior year. My sat's are pretty low, 1300/2400 and i am planning to take it again before applying. I have taken all honor classes from 10th grade on. I have more math credits then they reccomended because i was in a special math program and i had to do geometry/algebra 2/trig in one year. I am currently taking 3 A.P. classes, A.P. biology, A.P. English/lit, A.P. calculus and because i don't have space on my schedule, i am taking A.P psychology on the side. I am involved in the Interact/Rotary club in which i am vice president, in the National Honor Society, and i participated in the chemathon, a chemistry competiton in University of Maryland in which me and 5 others were the first to represent our high school in this competition. I have currently over 150 hours of community service but that should go up to 400-500 before i apply. I am also in the science fair club, where me and my partner will compete locally and hopefully beyond even that. I am volunteering for the public library and i have already volunteered for the school library. I am also volunteering at the Washington Hospital Center in the department of Radiology. I should get major hours and have a great experience. I have also attended the student leadership program in which they give us necessary skills on how to be a great leader and we also recieve a certificate. I forgot, i also was a part of the Computer video club, but our supervisor left so it is no more. I plan on having many reccommendations from teachers and the hospital. Hopefully i would have a great Essay, i am working on it with my A.P. English/lit teacher and if she can't help me then no one can(just kidding). I want anyone's honest opinion on if i have a good shot, and i heard that i could get into the honor program if i get my SAT's up. Really i just want to know if i can just get in and then you can tell me if i have a shot at the honor program. Thank you to anyone who answered

   • ANSWER:
     have a TRUST in yourself. none of what we say will matters. this is not something you can do in two days or so. it takes years to plan. and this is your goal and you are going for it and if you want it really really bad, that's when it will happen. when you have a goal, all things you did and planned will fallen into place.

     wish you luck.

10. QUESTION:
    Do i have a chance of getting into the honors program at UMBC?
    Here are my stats. I am a african american. I have a g.p.a of 3.50 currently and i am in my senior year. My sat's are pretty low, 1300/2400 and i am planning to take it again before applying. I have taken all honor classes from 10th grade on. I have more math credits then they reccomended because i was in a special math program and i had to do geometry/algebra 2/trig in one year. I am currently taking 3 A.P. classes, A.P. biology, A.P. English/lit, A.P. calculus and because i don't have space on my schedule, i am taking A.P psychology on the side. I am involved in the Interact/Rotary club in which i am vice president, in the National Honor Society, and i participated in the chemathon, a chemistry competiton in University of Maryland in which me and 5 others were the first to represent our high school in this competition. I have currently over 150 hours of community service but that should go up to 400-500 before i apply. I am also in the science fair club, where me and my partner will compete locally and hopefully beyond even that. I am volunteering for the public library and i have already volunteered for the school library. I am also volunteering at the Washington Hospital Center in the department of Radiology. I should get major hours and have a great experience. I have also attended the student leadership program in which they give us necessary skills on how to be a great leader and we also recieve a certificate. I forgot, i also was a part of the Computer video club, but our supervisor left so it is no more. I plan on having many reccommendations from teachers and the hospital. Hopefully i would have a great Essay, i am working on it with my A.P. English/lit teacher and if she can't help me then no one can(just kidding). I want anyone's honest opinion on if i have a good shot, and i heard that i could get into the honor program if i get my SAT's up. Really i just want to know if i can just get in and then you can tell me if i have a shot at the honor program. Thank you to anyone who answered.

    • ANSWER:
      Hi there, i work at UMBC and a 1300 SAT with a 3.5 will should definitely get you in. Last year's average SAT was around 1100-1200. At this point, you're retaking the SATs probably for scholarships so go for it.

      I think, but cannot speak specifically, but I think you'll also have no problem getting into the Honor's College. You can call them and speak with Ms. Maureen McCormick at 410-455-3720.

      Good luck

11. QUESTION:
    Should the west provide aid to poor countries when?
    1.Their are people in this country with terminal cancer that are being denied life extending drugs because they are too expensive.
    2.Countries like India choose to to spend their own money on Space programs
    3.We deprive millions of people of their money in taxes only to give it to African people who choose to have large families despite the fact they cannot afford to support them. Don't get me wrong I believe we have a moral obligation to help people less fortunate than ourselves but it shouldn't be at the expense of our own people and especially when they are not willing to change themselves. I mean they might be uneducated but their not stupid and it doesn't take a astrophysicist to work out that, if you cant afford to feed yourself then you probably wont be able to afford to feed 10 kids either. If they make a conscious decision to have children knowing they wont be able to provide for them should that be our responsibility?

    Your thoughts?

    • ANSWER:

12. QUESTION:
    Do these qualify as G-dubs positives? ?
    Be objective -- he made mistakes, I already know that...do you think the below are positives in his Administration?

    He made the Northwest Hawaiian Islands a Marine sanctuary to prevent fishermen from wiping out endangered species there

    President Bush went after a weak dollar policy. This directly challenged China and the Chinese governments subsidizing of their currency. The weak dollar policy had foreign investment into America at a high level. Nissan, Toyota, Honda, BMW, and many other international companies BUILT FACTORIES IN AMERICA to provide people with good quality jobs that will last for a long time.
    President Bush hired in record numbers, the number of people to work for the government. High paying, excellent benefits and fairly easy work. This is easy I could go on for a while.
    African AIDS Funding/Malaria program

    Space/Mars trip initiative

    AIDS funding

    Gave the military the largest pay increases in decades

    he made HUGE tax cuts, including the marriage tax

    Economic Stewardship (avoided deflation, number of quarters in continuous growth)

    No terrorist attack after 9/11

    IRAQ – Part 1: 30 days, no oil fields ablaze, no chem warfare

    IRAQ – Part 2: took longer than expected, but we adjusted (a big positive) to win the war against foreign fighers

    • ANSWER:
      He made the Northwest Hawaiian Islands a Marine sanctuary to prevent fishermen from wiping out endangered species there

      Neutral. Most of Hawaii already was surrounded by a general fishing ban on endangered species. Enforcement of the fishing restrictions will be difficult.

      President Bush went after a weak dollar policy. This directly challenged China and the Chinese governments subsidizing of their currency. The weak dollar policy had foreign investment into America at a high level. Nissan, Toyota, Honda, BMW, and many other international companies BUILT FACTORIES IN AMERICA to provide people with good quality jobs that will last for a long time.

      The weak dollar policy also contributed to growing income disparities between the rich and the poor; inflation hurts the poor the hardest, and by virtue of the mechanics, siphons money to the rich, specifically, the bankers.

      President Bush hired in record numbers, the number of people to work for the government. High paying, excellent benefits and fairly easy work. This is easy I could go on for a while.

      On a campaign promise of reduced government. Pay and benefits are doled out in dollars whose purchasing power has been reduced. Government jobs create very little if any real productivity.

      African AIDS Funding/Malaria program

      There is absolutely no constitutional authority for something like this. Bill and Melinda Gates have probably done more for AIDS/Malaria than Bush.

      Space/Mars trip initiative

      Get back to me when we get there.

      Gave the military the largest pay increases in decades

      And also consigned thousands of young people to their deaths. We still haven't captured OBL. A letter of marque and reprisal would have nailed OBL within a few months.

      he made HUGE tax cuts, including the marriage tax

      Economic Stewardship (avoided deflation, number of quarters in continuous growth)

      Why is deflation something to avoid?
      http://www.qjae.org/journals/qjae/pdf/qjae6_4_2.pdf

      "Continuous growth" is a matter of interpretation. You can pump a lot of money into digging a big hole, provide everyone with a salary, and then when we realize that it was a giant waste, you'd be hard-pressed to acknowledge that all that digging really resulted in "growth", even if the numbers say that it was.

      No terrorist attack after 9/11

      Until we get declassified intelligence reports, we'll never know. Get back to us in 50 years.

      IRAQ – Part 1: 30 days, no oil fields ablaze, no chem warfare

      This was actually good! Although we shouldn't have invaded Iraq, setting a real mission to capture Baghdad first with a real objective resulted in a stunning success. Libs who criticize the "mission accomplished" banner are silly. The lack of chemical warfare, however, cannot be attributed to Bush, because it seems like in the end Saddam Hussein simply wanted us to THINK he head chemical weapons in an attempt to dissuade invasion.

      IRAQ – Part 2: took longer than expected, but we adjusted (a big positive) to win the war against foreign fighers

      Have we won? I don't think so. We're withdrawing and calling it a "victory". Which is just as well, we shouldn't be there at all. Note that Iraq has a really diffuse set of goals, and that's the primary difference between the stunning early success and the atrocious wrap-up.

      I actually like Bush's immigration policy (seal the borders and create new guest worker programs), but sadly he had lost so much political credibility that he couldn't get it executed.

13. QUESTION:
    Is Obama so determined to drag the USA down to a 3rd rate nation?
    His latest attack on the prestige of the USA is shortsighted and stupid (like all of his actions so far)..His cancellation of the Constellation rocket program will lower the USA's participation in the exploration of space to the level of someplace like Pakistan!! Then again he has never really professed any pride or love for his adopted country, like his wife also admits....Is this just another Machiavellian way for Obama to downgrade the USA to the level of some despotic African state?

    • ANSWER:
      Well, ..., Frankly I don't believe that Obama is dragging down the space program. I do believe it was a mistake to cancel the moon program mainly because of the vast research potential and benefit that remains to be unlocked from the moon.

      However, NASA itself has been floundering for some time due to lack of direction. This is a complex problem that is not easily solved. We need achievable national goals that can be measured with in the term of a presidency. Kennedy's dream (had he lived to see it) was achievable within one or two terms of a presidency. Bush did a disservice to NASA by creating a goal that could not be achieved in his presidency and therefore was doomed to the budgetary ax of his successor. Talk about Machiavellian Bush was certainly "The Prince".

      So, yes, there is the possibility that we could slide into mediocrity and for our sakes I hope that doesn't happen. But we do need solid clear minded goals with which we can demonstrate solid achievement. I still think going to the moon is a great idea. But, also, developing cheaper propulsion (cut down flight time) and better lifting bodies also makes a lot of sense. Developing asteroid deflection technology makes real survival sense, as well as, using asteroids as jumping off points for space travel.

      Of course the bottom line is money. We've spent all of our reserves during the last administration blowing it up in Iraq and Afghanistan. You can't take your paycheck spend 90% of it on fireworks and then expect to pay your monthly bills and buy medicines for the kids with the 10% that is left over. Essentially that's what we've done. So it's most unfortunate that the U.S. is now in a bind and it is really sad for R&D because when you stop R&D you're basically stopping your ability to make new money.

      So, basically, the space program and NASA need some restructuring and some new direction. Overall is could be a real lift for NASA. So, knowing that this is a complex problem, let's see what he as to say before pass judgement on the president or the US future in space.

14. QUESTION:
    History Help Please!!!!!!!?
    1.President Kennedy made the statement in the box in 1961. What message do you think he might have intended to send?

    "I believe that this nation should commit itself to
    achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of
    landing a man on the moon and returning him
    safely to Earth. No single space project in this
    period will be more impressive to mankind."

    a.The United States is the only country that will ever be capable of landing a man on the moon.
    b.The United States can demonstrate its superiority to the Soviet Union by sending a man to the moon.
    c.It is important to maintain the U.S. long-time reputation as the leader in the space race.
    d.If the United States cannot land a man on the moon within ten years, the government should abandon the space program.

    2.Before World War II, many African countries were ruled by a handful of European nations. How did many of the colonies achieve independence in the decades following the war?

    a.They rebelled against their tribal rulers.
    b.They employed the tactics of nonviolent civil disobedience.
    c.They fought for independence.
    d.They negotiated peacefully for independence.
    please help me I had to do 20 homework questions but I can't find the answers to these two questions please help me I can't find the answer in my book please please please

    • ANSWER:
      1. c, No single space project in this period will be "more impressive to mankind." He was speaking to the whole world with that sentence, not just the Soviets.
      2. c
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_independence_movements

15. QUESTION:
    why did the racist dude delete his question when i proved him wrong?
    he said an africancountry would never have anything to do with space programs but then when i said nigeria launched a satelite to space, he deletes it and there was this girl from my city no lie, i swear on everything(nigeria), she went to space but through the american space program, i think she won a competition that was worldwide and she got picked so the iq debate has also been proved wrong
    here's the story for all you racists
    http://tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/youth-achiever/5148-i-feel-like-a-role-model-stella-felix-first-nigerian-and-african-student-to-take-zero-gravity-flight-into-space.html
    @hello there- i didn't say the origin of the manufactured machine, i only said they launched it, check thequestion and read carefully
    cromagn- well duh its a developing nation or what do you expect, you're just another racist

    • ANSWER:
      I guess "this racist dude" deleted his question because you proved him wrong...

16. QUESTION:
    A Society on the Move, HELP PLEASE!!!!?
    1. Many people migrated to the Sunbelt to (1 point)

    buy inexpensive land and start family farms.
    work in the defense, aerospace, electronics, and petrochemical industries.
    escape traffic, overcrowding, and environmental problems in northern cities.
    take advantage of government incentive programs encouraging them to relocate.

    2. The flight of the urban middle class to the suburbs (1 point)

    opened more affordable housing units to the urban poor.
    generated new job and business opportunities in inner cities.
    hurt cities economically because the middle class paid a large share of the taxes.
    spurred urban renewal projects that led to greater economic development in downtown districts.

    3. The rise of car culture led to the (1 point)

    decline of shopping malls.
    revitalization of older city neighborhoods.
    increasing dependence on mass transportation.
    spread of fast-food restaurants and drive-in movie theaters.

    4. Which of the following made the scale of suburban growth possible? (1 point)

    travel and tourism
    high-interest loans
    interstate highways
    multinational corporations

    5. Congress increased federal funding for education largely because of (1 point)

    rising immigration.
    massive population shifts.
    the Soviet Union’s space program.
    the growth of information industries.

    6. Which of the following best describes the racial divisions in the North after suburbanization in the 1950s? (1 point)

    African Americans remained in the inner cities, while whites moved to the suburbs.
    African Americans and whites created mixed suburbs.
    African Americans were pushed out of the cities into the suburbs by whites.
    Both African Americans and whites created segregated suburbs

    • ANSWER:
      B
      C
      D
      C
      C
      A

17. QUESTION:
    Wouldn't this be an Amazing idea?
    why cant America be a liberal democratic society?
    we should do this. we should legalize gay marriage in all 50 states,
    we should give amnesty and automatic citizenship to every single illegal immigrant here in USA.
    we should eliminate and get rid of social security numbers so the government wont have much control over our lives.
    we should make every single state in America a liberal state instead of republican conservative.
    we should give free welfare to every individual in America whether they qualify or not.
    we should tax the rich more and give more to the poor. we should make all public college universities free in USA. so everyone can go to college and get an education.
    just absolutely free! no tuition,no fees,no bullsh*t.

    we should have open borders with Mexico and Canada and let people come and go as freely as they choose to.

    we should give 40million people from india citizenship so they can come here and help develop our educational system and do alot of skilled jobs that US americans dont want to do or dontqualify for.
    we should give 40million people from china citizenship so they can help us work on our NASA space program.

    then we should give at least 2 million people automatic citizenship from every country in the world. so they can come here and mix up with us.

    we should encourage inter-racial relationships/marriages so we can throw away racism and start looking at each other as humans rather than skin color.

    we should build up all over our land so we can bring jobs and more opportunity here in USA.

    we should start on an African-american plan, to build a road bridge from USA all the way to Africa, so people can com and go as they please.

    we should build underground subways in every state here in America, so we can travel by subway underground from any state. like from new york to california.. or texas to florida. or oklahoma to washington state.

    we should also build a bridge that connects every single state in USA, so Americans can walk on the bridge from any state to any state that they want to go to!

    we should be more open minded about sex, allowing teenagers and adults to fornicate in public schools,public places and encourage more sex to help reduce stress and the number of suicides due to frustrations.

    we should have public live sex shows at theatres and all over plays across America. like for example they have movie theatres to go watch movies. well lets have theatres to where you can go watch live sex shows.

    we should beable to hold public sales and public garage sales without notifying the state or paying the state any holdings or to get permission.

    we should beable to build a circus.carnvial in the neighborhood. or beable to build rollercoasters in our backyard.

    instead of just gas stations,pool hauls,and laundry mats. we should beable to sell lottery everywhere including on the streets and in public schools.

    we should put a casino in every single state. we should put slot machines where ever we want like public schools,living rooms,grocery stores,arcades,walmarts,malls,even in church.

    we should beable to build anything we want on any type or any place of land without the government telling us where we can and cant build.

    we should get 6months off for summer vacation from school. and when we attend school we should only go for 3 days a week from 6am til 11am or only 5 hrs. so we can get an afternoon nap and have along fun day

    we should beable to drive anything we want on public roads,streets,highways,freeways, such as
    mopeds,golf carts,tractors,horses,camels,elephants,ostriches,lawn mowers,go karts,wagons,tricycles.

    we should eliminate 5$,10$,and 20$ bills. we should make 500$ and 1 million dollar$ bills.
    we should build a disneyland in every single state here in USA.

    we should beable to own exotic pets and let them live in the house and backyards, we should beable to own any weapon that we choose to own.

    we should make marajiuna legal, make crack legal, and sell liquor and all alcohol at grocery stores, and fast food places such as mcdonalds,taco bell,KFC,churches chicken.

    let people start drinking at 15 years old.
    we should legalize LSD and other kinds of highs for both medical and personal reasons.

    we should all be allowed to drive airplanes around on public highways and in the country side and even around in the city.

    we should all beable to choose rather to wear clothes or to walk out in public naked.
    what ideas do you guys would think be best for America?

    what would you want America to be like?

    wouldnt you want real freedom?

    lets all have free healthcare,education,food,money

    the more liberal we are the less trouble and laws will not be broken.

    we should allow fireworks in all 50 states to beable to pop and celebrate every single day of the year!not just 4th of july.

    we should beable to go out in public and crossdress and wear costumes or whatever we want without people caring!

    • ANSWER:
      Too much verbiage! Also, we are a REPUBLIC, not a democracy!

      Dude, if you tax the "rich" (AKA small businesses/employers) you hurt everyone. Employers must cut back by either not hiring or not expanding or raising costs. Businesses are not in business out of the goodness of their hearts. They are supposed to make money. They are taking the risks and should be rewarded!

18. QUESTION:
    plz help stumped completely?
    16. In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term iron curtain to refer to the (1 point)
    heavily fortified border between Poland and the Soviet Union.
    boundary between Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe.
    border between Eastern Europe and the communist Soviet Union.
    boundary separating Eastern Europe from East Germany.
    17. The Korean War began when (1 point)
    Soviet forces attacked North Korea.
    North Korean forces invaded South Korea.
    U.S. forces attacked North Korea.
    Chinese forces invaded South Korea.
    18. Fear of Mutual Assured Destruction kept the Soviets and Americans (1 point)
    from producing large stockpiles of nuclear weapons.
    on friendly terms throughout the entire Cold War.
    from ever using a nuclear weapon against each other.
    from ever officially admitting that they had nuclear weapons.
    19. How did the Soviet Union react to Hungarian demonstrations in 1956? (1 point)
    It allowed Hungarians more control over their government.
    It brutally crushed the Hungarian revolution.
    It entered into peace negotiations with Hungarian freedom fighters.
    It forced Hungary to withdraw from the 1956 Olympic Games.
    20. Congress created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to coordinate (1 point)
    efforts to develop nuclear weapons to be used from space.
    U.S. Army and Air Force plans to destroy Sputnik 1.
    the space-related efforts of U.S. scientists and the military.
    a response to the threat posed by the Chinese space program.
    21. What did the term McCarthyism become a catchword for? (1 point)
    U.S. foreign policy during the 1950s
    extreme, reckless charges
    a provable charge of communist activity
    the act of spying on behalf of the Soviet Union
    22. One American was born every 7 seconds during the peak of (1 point)
    World War II.
    the decade known as the Hollywood Ten.
    demobilization.
    the baby boom.
    23. Which statement identifies a key reason why Americans moved to suburbs after World War II? (1 point)
    A decline in population freed up housing in suburban areas.
    Americans wanted to escape the overcrowding in rural areas.
    There was a severe shortage of housing in urban areas.
    Suburban life reduced the need for Americans to buy cars.
    24. What was one reason Americans moved to the Sunbelt? (1 point)
    to shift political influence from the Northwest to the Northeast
    to find jobs in the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries
    to escape the cold climate in the southern and western states
    to protest the move of the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles
    25. What was the fundamental change in the postwar economy? (1 point)
    the rapid growth of the service sector
    the rapid growth of the manufacturing sector
    the steady increase in the number of farmers
    the decline of jobs in the information industries
    26. Shopping became a popular pastime in the United States after World War II because Americans (1 point)
    saw shopping as an alternative to watching too much television.
    had more money, access to easy credit, and new products to buy.
    saw shopping as one of the few activities that they could afford.
    enjoyed the thrill of buying things in a time of growing scarcity.
    27. Rock music originated in the gospel and blues traditions of which group? (1 point)
    Italian Americans
    German immigrants
    Mexican immigrants
    African Americans
    28. What did the termination policy aim to do? (1 point)
    end tribal government and relocate Native Americans to cities
    end the bracero program that had begun during World War II
    assimilate Puerto Ricans into mainstream American culture
    ease the plight of the rural poor by lowering taxes on farm labor

    • ANSWER:
      16. In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term iron curtain to refer to the (1 point)
      boundary between Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe.

      17. The Korean War began when (1 point)
      North Korean forces invaded South Korea.

      18. Fear of Mutual Assured Destruction kept the Soviets and Americans (1 point)
      from ever using a nuclear weapon against each other.

      19. How did the Soviet Union react to Hungarian demonstrations in 1956? (1 point)
      It (and the other Warsaw Pact countries) brutally crushed the Hungarian revolution.

      20. Congress created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to coordinate (1 point)
      the space-related efforts of U.S. scientists and the military.

      21. What did the term McCarthyism become a catchword for? (1 point)
      extreme, reckless charges

      22. One American was born every 7 seconds during the peak of (1 point)
      the baby boom.

      23. Which statement identifies a key reason why Americans moved to suburbs after World War II? (1 point)
      There was a severe shortage of housing in urban areas.

      24. What was one reason Americans moved to the Sunbelt? (1 point)
      No answer is correct. People move there for jobs in Agriculture - mostly the poor, and migrants from Mexico. Or for jobs in new industries - such as internet and computer industries. And to escape the cold winters in the Northern states.
      Your teacher probably expects this answer:
      to find jobs in the aerospace, defence, and electronics industries

      25. What was the fundamental change in the postwar economy? (1 point)
      Both of these are correct
      the rapid growth of the service sector
      the rapid growth of the manufacturing sector

      26. Shopping became a popular pastime in the United States after World War II because Americans (1 point)
      had more money, access to easy credit, and new products to buy.

      27. Rock music originated in the gospel and blues traditions of which group? (1 point)
      African Americans

      28. What did the termination policy aim to do? (1 point)
      end tribal government and (encourage) relocation of Native Americans to cities

19. QUESTION:
    10 points for 3 history questions!!!!!!!?
    3. President Kennedy made the statement in the box in 1961. What message do you think he might have intended to send?

    "I believe that this nation should commit itself, to achieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind"

    a. The United States is the only country that will ever be capable of landing a man on the moon.
    b.The United States can demonstrate its superiority to the Soviet Union by sending a man to the moon.
    c. It is important to maintain the U.S. long-time reputation as the leader in the space race.
    d. If the United States cannot land a man on the moon within ten years, the government should abandon the space program.

    11. What was the situation in most newly independent African nations in the 1960s and 1970s?

    They were experiencing a surge in economic growth.
    They were fighting with their African neighbors.
    They were experiencing violence, civil war, and unrest.
    They were making a peaceful transition to democracy.

    Whose efforts in the 1940s and 1950s has nearly eliminated a widespread, deadly disease?

    Vladimir Zworykin

    Jonas Salk

    Norman Borlaug

    Marshall McLuhan

    • ANSWER:
      3. B

      11. They were experiences violence, civil war...

      other question. Jonas Salk (he found the cure for polio).

20. QUESTION:
    Is Anybody good at History ?
    The invention and development of television was accomplished __________.

    mostly through the efforts of a single inventor

    through the work of many competing inventors

    as the result of accidental discoveries about radio waves

    mainly to support the development of the space program

    In the 1950s and 1960s technology such as television and satellites revolutionized life in many big and small ways. Which was one of the results?

    American children began to make significant improvements in school.

    Chinese factory workers were able to produce automoblies in greater quantities.

    American teenagers listened to music that was popular in Great Britain.

    Mexican farmers increased the quality and quantity of their crop yields.

    Which best explains why some newly independent African countries, such as Kenya, were able to avoid civil war immediately after gaining independence?

    African neighbors intervened to prevent civil war.

    They immediately allied themselves with either the United States or the Soviet Union.

    Colonial rulers made an effort to prepare the colony for independence.

    Imperial soldiers remained for many years to maintain peace and order.

    Oil has transformed life in the Middle East. Which did not happen as a result of producing so much oil?

    The gap between the rich and the poor widened.
    Middle Eastern countries exerted economic influence on the West.
    Clashes intensified between modernizers sympathetic to the West and supporters of traditional Islamic culture.
    All Middle Easterners had an opportunity to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle.

    17. All were results of the 1967 Six Day War except __________.

    the Palestine Liberation Organization became more militant

    the number of Palestinian refugees increased dramatically

    Israel gained considerable territory, including the Sinai Peninsula

    a lasting settlement to the conflict emerged from the peace treaty

    . Despite attempts by the United States, Israel, and __________ in 1978 to achieve peace between Israelis and Arabs, the Middle East continues to be plagued by conflict and strife.

    Lebanon

    Egypt

    Syria

    Jordan

    • ANSWER:
      1939 the New York World's Fair ?

      through the work of many competing inventors

      American teenagers listened to music that was popular in Britain

      All Middle Easterns had the opportunity to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle.

      17. a lasting settlement to the conflict emerged from the peace treaty

      Egypt

21. QUESTION:
    History help please!?
    How was the television developed?
    (Points: 3)
    mostly through the efforts of a single inventor

    as the result of accidental discoveries about radio waves

    mainly to support the development of the space program

    through the contributions of several scientists

    2. Which of the following best describes the impact television had on the world in the 1940s and 1950s?
    (Points: 3)
    It contributed greatly to the rapid industrialization and modernization of many countries.

    Television reinforced the world's vision of America as a land of plenty.

    Television had very little effect on world culture in the 1940s and 1950s.

    The United States and the Soviet Union used television as a weapon during the Cold War.

    3. What event resulted in a space race that increased tensions between the two superpowers during the Cold War?
    (Points: 3)
    the creation of the Warsaw Pact

    the construction of the Berlin Wall

    the launch of Sputnik

    the invention of television

    4. Life changed fairly dramatically in the 1950s and 1960s as a result of technologies such as television and satellites. Which of the following describes one result of the change?
    (Points: 3)
    American children began to make significant improvements in school.

    Chinese factory workers were able to produce automobiles in greater quantities.

    Mexican farmers increased the quality and quantity of their crop yields.

    French teenagers wore clothing that was popular in the United States.

    5. In the post-World War II era, an international pop culture developed. What effect did it have on the world?
    (Points: 3)
    It increased isolationism in Europe.

    It made the world seem like a smaller place to many people.

    It magnified the differences between cultures.

    It caused conflict between the two superpowers.

    6. In what ways do South Asia's monsoons affect its population?
    (Points: 3)
    People must migrate from region to region, based on monsoon conditions.

    Most businesses and factories close, affecting local economies.

    People may lose their homes or lives due to devastating floods.

    The monsoons do not really affect South Asia's population.

    7. In Africa, how did most of the European colonies achieve their independence?
    (Points: 3)
    through the use of civil disobedience

    through armed struggle and resistance

    peacefully, with little violence

    by going to war with their own rulers

    8. Why did most European imperial powers show little resistance to letting their African colonies become independent?
    (Points: 3)
    They did not want Africa to become a battleground for the Cold War.

    They were concerned that the United States would demand such action.

    Many Western nations realized it was time to respect the ideals of self-determination.

    The United Nations required them to grant independence to their colonies.

    9. What was the situation in most newly independent African nations in the 1960s and 1970s?
    (Points: 3)
    They were experiencing a surge in economic growth.

    They were fighting with their African neighbors.

    They were experiencing violence, civil war, and unrest.

    They were making a peaceful transition to democracy.

    10. Which of the following best explains why some newly independent African countries, such as Kenya, were able to avoid civil war immediately after gaining independence?
    (Points: 3)
    African neighbors intervened to prevent civil war.

    They immediately allied themselves with either the United States or the Soviet Union.

    Colonial rulers made an effort to prepare the colony for independence.

    Imperial soldiers remained for many years to maintain peace and order.

    11. What did the United Nations do after World War II that resulted in much conflict in the Middle East?
    (Points: 3)
    allowed Jewish settlers to emigrate and settle in Palestine

    granted Syria and Iraq full independence

    created a Jewish state within the borders of Lebanon

    proposed to divide Palestine into Jewish and Arab states

    12. Why is Islamism creating conflict in the Middle East today?
    (Points: 3)
    Most Muslims believe that Jews and Christians should not be allowed to live in the region.

    Some Muslims believe Arab governments should be based on Islam, others believe in secular governments.

    Some Muslims do not believe Israel should be allowed to exist in the region; others believe it has that right.

    Many Israelis believe that there is no place in their society for people who are not Jewish.

    13. What was one result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?
    (Points: 3)
    Thousands of Palestinians fled their homeland and remai

    • ANSWER:
      I'm going to go out on a limb and bet that no one wants to do all of your homework for you.

22. QUESTION:
    Help Please I Need It Badly?
    Please Help ME and Thanks you to all whom help me

    1. How was the television developed?
    (Points : 3)
    through the efforts of many competitors

    through the determined efforts of a single inventor

    as the result of accidental discoveries about sound waves

    as an offshoot of the space program

    2. Which of the following best describes the impact television had on the world in the 1940s and 1950s?
    (Points : 3)
    Television enabled developing nations to quickly modernize and industrialize.

    The United States and the Soviet Union used television as a weapon during the Cold War.

    The world's vision of America as a land of plenty was reinforced by television.

    Television had very little effect on world culture in the 1940s and 1950s.

    3. What event resulted in a space race that increased tensions between the two superpowers during the Cold War?
    (Points : 3)
    the creation of the Warsaw Pact

    the invention of television

    the launch of Sputnik

    the construction of the Berlin Wall

    4. Life changed fairly dramatically in the 1950s and 1960s as a result of technologies such as television and satellites. Which of the following describes one result of the change?
    (Points : 3)
    American children began to make significant improvements in school.

    Chinese factory workers were able to produce automobiles in greater quantities.

    Mexican farmers increased the quality and quantity of their crop yields.

    French teenagers wore clothing that was popular in the United States.

    5. In the post-World War II era, an international pop culture developed. What effect did it have on the world?
    (Points : 3)
    It increased isolationism in Europe.

    It made the world seem like a smaller place to many people.

    It magnified the differences between cultures.

    It caused conflict between the two superpowers.

    6. In what ways do South Asia's monsoons affect its population?
    (Points : 3)
    People must migrate from region to region, based on monsoon conditions.

    Most businesses and factories close, affecting local economies.

    People may lose their homes or lives due to devastating floods.

    The monsoons do not really affect South Asia's population.

    7. Before World War II, many African countries were ruled by a handful of European nations. How did many of the colonies achieve independence in the decades following the war?
    (Points : 3)
    They rebelled against their tribal rulers.

    They employed the tactics of nonviolent civil disobedience.

    They fought for independence.

    They negotiated peacefully for independence.

    8. Why did European imperial powers let their African colonies go, for the most part, without much resistance?
    (Points : 3)
    They knew it was time to live up to Western ideals of self-determination.

    They were concerned that the United States would demand such action.

    They did not want Africa to become a battleground for the Cold War.

    They were required by the United Nations to grant independence to their colonies.

    9. In the 1960s and 1970s, what were most newly independent African nations experiencing?
    (Points : 3)
    wars with neighboring African nations

    sudden economic growth

    peaceful transition to democracy

    violence, civil war, and unrest

    10. Which of the following best explains why some newly independent African countries, such as Kenya, were able to avoid civil war immediately after gaining independence?
    (Points : 3)
    They immediately allied themselves with either the United States or the Soviet Union.

    Imperial troops stayed in the former colony for many years to maintain peace and order.

    Neighboring African countries intervened to prevent civil war.

    Colonial rulers made an effort to prepare the colony for independence.
    11. What did the United Nations do after World War II that resulted in much conflict in the Middle East?
    (Points : 3)
    allowed Jewish settlers to emigrate and settle in Palestine

    granted Syria and Iraq full independence

    created a Jewish state within the borders of Lebanon

    proposed to divide Palestine into Jewish and Arab states

    12. Why is Islamism creating conflict in the Middle East today?
    (Points : 3)
    Most Muslims believe that Jews and Christians should not be allowed to live in the region.

    Some Muslims believe Arab governments should be based on Islam, others believe in secular governments.

    Some Muslims do not believe Israel should be allowed to exist in the region; others believe it has that right.

    Many Israelis believe that there is no place in their society for people who are not Jewish.

    Please help and thank you sooooo much

    • ANSWER:
      #1. A
      #2. C
      #3. C
      #4. C
      #5. B
      #6. D
      #7. B
      #8. C
      #9. B
      #10. C
      #11. C
      #12. C

23. QUESTION:
    HELP!!! i need to get my grades up ASAP! no room for mistakes!?
    1. How was the television developed? (Points : 3)
    through the efforts of many competitors
    through the determined efforts of a single inventor
    as the result of accidental discoveries about sound waves
    as an offshoot of the space program

    2. Which best describes the impact television had on the world in the 1940s and 1950s? (Points : 3)
    Television enabled developing nations to quickly modernize and industrialize.

    The United States and the Soviet Union used television as a weapon during the Cold War.

    The world’s vision of America as a land of plenty was reinforced by television.

    Television had very little effect on world culture in the 1940s and 1950s.

    5. Which describes one result of technologies, such as television, satellites, radio, and movies, in the 1950s and 1960s? (Points : 3)
    American children began to make significant improvements in school.

    French teenagers wore clothing that was popular in the United States.

    Chinese factory workers were able to produce in greater quantities.

    Mexican farmers increased the quality and quantity of their crop yields.

    6. In the post-World War II era, an international pop culture developed. What effect did it have on the world? (Points : 3)
    It increased isolationism in Europe.
    It made the world seem like a smaller place to many people.
    It magnified the differences between cultures.
    It caused conflict between the two superpowers.

    7. In South Asia, the monsoons strike every year. How do they affect the people? (Points : 3)
    People must migrate from region to region, based on monsoon conditions.
    Most businesses and factories close, affecting local economies.
    The monsoons do not really affect South Asia’s population.
    Sometimes the floods destroy thousands of homes and lives.

    8. Whose efforts to teach Mexican farmers to increase their crop yields led to the beginning of the Green Revolution? (Points : 3)
    Norman Borlaug
    Marshall McLuhan
    Philo Farnsworth
    Jonas Salk

    9. How did most of the European colonies in Africa achieve their independence? (Points : 3)
    through the use of civil disobedience

    peacefully, with little violence

    by going to war with their rulers

    through armed struggle and resistance

    10. Why did European imperial powers let their African colonies go, for the most part, without much resistance? (Points : 3)
    The United Nations demanded that they grant their colonies independence.
    Many Western nations realized it was time to respect the ideals of self-determination.
    They were concerned that the United States would demand such action.
    They did not want Africa to become a battleground for the Cold War.

    11. What was the situation in most newly independent African nations in the 1960s and 1970s? (Points : 3)
    They were experiencing a surge in economic growth.
    They were fighting with their African neighbors.
    They were experiencing violence, civil war, and unrest.
    They were making a peaceful transition to democracy.

    12. Which best explains why some newly independent African countries, such as Kenya, were able to avoid civil war immediately after gaining independence? (Points : 3)
    They immediately allied themselves with either the United States or the USSR.

    Colonial rulers made an effort to prepare the colony for independence.

    Imperial troops stayed in the former colony for many years to maintain peace and order.

    Neighboring African countries intervened to keep civil war from breaking out.

    13. What action did the United Nations take after World War II that led to a lot of conflict in the Middle East? (Points : 3)
    It divided Palestine into Jewish and Arab states.
    It allowed Jewish settlers to emigrate to Palestine.
    It granted Syria full independence.
    It created a Jewish state within the borders of Lebanon.

    14. Which best explains how Islamism is causing conflict in the Middle East today? (Points : 3)
    Some Muslims believe Arab governments should be based on Islam; others believe in secular governments.

    Most Muslims believe that Jews and Christians should not be allowed to live in the region.

    Some Arabs do not believe Israel should be allowed to exist in the region; others believe it has that right.

    Jews living in Israel believe that there is no place in their society for people of other faiths.

    • ANSWER:
      For No. 2 I think Television had very little effect on world culture in the 1940s and 1950s.

24. QUESTION:
    HISTORY HELP ME PLEEEZ!!!!!?
    1. How was the television developed? (Points: 3)
    A.through the efforts of many competitors
    B.through the determined efforts of a single inventor
    C.as the result of accidental discoveries about sound waves
    D.as an offshoot of the space program

    2. Which best describes the impact television had on the world in the 1940s and 1950s? (Points: 3)
    A.Television enabled developing nations to quickly modernize and industrialize.
    B.During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union used it as a weapon of propaganda.
    C.Television had very little effect on world culture in the 1940s and 1950s.
    D.It reinforced the impression around the world that America was a land of plenty.

    3. Who was the American plant breeder responsible for dramatically improving crop yields in the 1960s? His efforts to teach Mexican farmers how to be more productive marked the beginning of the Green Revolution.
    (Points: 3)
    A.Jonas Salk
    B.Norman Borlaug
    C.Marshall McLuhan
    D.Philo Farnsworth

    4. Which best describes the situation in most newly independent African nations in the 1960s and 1970s? (Points: 3)
    A.wars with neighboring African nations
    B.violence, civil war, and unrest
    C.sudden economic growth
    D.peaceful transition to democracy

    5. What action did the United Nations take after World War II that led to a lot of conflict in the Middle East? (Points: 3)
    A.It divided Palestine into Jewish and Arab states.
    B.It allowed Jewish settlers to emigrate to Palestine.
    C.It granted Syria full independence.
    D.It created a Jewish state within the borders of Lebanon.

    6. What lasting effect has the 1948 Arab-Israeli War had on the Middle East? (Points: 3)
    A.Islamists and secularists continue to fight for control of Palestine.
    B.Sunnis and Shi’ites both claim territory in Israel.
    C.Tens of thousands of Palestinians have no homeland.
    D.Egypt and Israel continue to fight over the Sinai Peninsula.

    7. Oil has transformed life in the Middle East. Which did not happen as a result of producing so much oil? (Points: 3)
    A.The gap between the rich and the poor widened.
    B.Middle Eastern countries exerted economic influence on the West.
    C.Clashes intensified between modernizers sympathetic to the West and supporters of traditional Islamic culture.
    D.All Middle Easterners had an opportunity to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle.

    8. All were results of the 1967 Six Day War except __________. (Points: 3)
    A.the Palestine Liberation Organization became more militant
    B.the number of Palestinian refugees increased dramatically
    C.Israel gained considerable territory, including the Sinai Peninsula
    D.a lasting settlement to the conflict emerged from the peace treaty

    9. Despite attempts by the United States, Israel, and __________ in 1978 to achieve peace between Israelis and Arabs, the Middle East continues to be plagued by conflict and strife. (Points: 3)
    A.Lebanon

    B.Egypt

    C.Syria

    D.Jordan

    10. Whose efforts in the 1940s and 1950s has nearly eliminated a widespread, deadly disease? (Points: 3)
    A.Vladimir Zworykin

    B.Jonas Salk

    C.Norman Borlaug

    D.Marshall McLuhan

    • ANSWER:
      any of these can be googled. You don't deserve any answers if you can't take that initiative. How about doing your own homework.

25. QUESTION:
    Why are some in the democratic party still so angry?
    * They spent trillions on the new deal and the war on poverty
    * They have 90-95% of the African American vote locked up every year
    * They have the majority of the poor dependent on government for food and housing
    * They dominate the music industry with liberal musicians
    * They are spending billions to build a smart power grid
    * They dominate the mainstream media
    * They dominate the colleges with liberal professors
    * They control the teachers union
    * They control Hollywood with liberal celebrities
    * They got a trillion dollar stimulus passed
    * They got obamacare passed
    * They put a moratorium on oil drilling
    * They are building electric cars
    * They are spending billions on green energy
    * They have a DOJ that refuses to prosecute blacks
    * They appointed liberal judges to the SCOTUS
    * They passed new hate crime laws
    * They passed new banking and financial reforms
    * They are sending tax dollars to pay for abortions in other countries
    * They control fannie mae and freddie mac, the largest realtor in the united states
    * They controlled congress from 2007 to 2010
    * They are granting illegal immigrants back door amnesty
    * They have purchased millions of acres of land to save horses
    * They took over student loans
    * They will not enforce the defense of marriage act
    * They have gone all over the world apologizing to muslims
    * The got restaurants to change their menus
    * They shut down the space program
    * They have the EPA enforcing strict regulations to save the planet
    * They have gays serving openly in the military
    * They are guaranteed to receive support from the unions
    * They have passed net neutrality laws on the internet
    * They killed osama bin laden
    * They have sent guns across the border to mexico
    * They increased funding for the national endowment for the arts
    * They still control the senate
    * They still control the white house

    I don't get it....

    They are getting almost everything they want and they still blame republicans for obstruction. They have all this money, power and control and they haven't been able to fix anything yet...

    what are they still so angry about and when is it ever going to be enough?
    @ shane
    everything on this list is common knowledge and can be easily verified

    • ANSWER:
      Simple--------all of this is destroying America and they have to blame someone. All of this has a negative efffect on American lives. Problem is, Americans ARE PAYING attention------vote conservative candidates only and get America BACK on track

26. QUESTION:
    List of future improvements to the world?
    2010
    The International Space Station will be completed.

    The Space Shuttle program will be retired by NASA and replaced by Project Constellation. This project will include new space vehicles called Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles, as well as the Orion capable of traveling to the Space Station, to the Moon, and eventually to Mars.

    GM expects to release a production model of the Chevrolet Volt electric car.

    2011
    California will open the world's largest solar power plant.

    Several electric vehicles are expected to enter the U.S. market.

    2012
    a proposed super computer built by Intel and SGI for NASA's Ames Research Center, will be completed, reaching a peak performance of 10 Petaflops

    a proposed super computer built by IBM for the National Nuclear Security Administration will be completed, reaching a peak performance of 20 Petaflops

    2013
    The new fuel efficient, Airbus A350-900 is scheduled to enter airline service in the summer
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/A350xwb.jpg

    Solar power will be cost-competitive with fossil fuels by 2013.

    2014
    The Masdar City is scheduled to be completed. Its goal is to be the world's first fully sustainable, zero-carbon, and zero-waste city. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Masdar_City.jpg

    The United States Government ban on incandescent lightbulbs to take effect.

    2017
    O. J. Simpson may be eligible for parole from the Nevada correctional system.

    2018
    China's One-child policy is expected to end.

    NASA currently projects that its Vision for Space Exploration program will reach the Moon by 2018 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vision_for_Space_Exploration

    According to notable futurist Ray Kurzweil, by 2018 “there will be a drug that lets you eat whatever you want without gaining weight.

    The Giant Magellan Telescope will be completed.

    2019
    Super computers are projected to reach 1 Exaflop.

    2020
    NASA starts moon colonization for future human exploration to Mars

    JAXA plans to send robotic astronauts to the Moon, followed by human astronauts

    Last nuclear power plant in Germany will be shut down

    British newspaper The Guardian published a series of magazines in September 2004 predicting life in 2020. These predictions include widespread use of artificially intelligent cars, "smart" clothing incorporating computer chips, and green energy sources.

    Global oil production is expected to peak

    According to current plans and workings for Project Constellation, NASA should be returning Humans to the Moon by 2020.

    Volvo hopes to use radar, sonar and other advanced technologies to create a crash-proof car by 2020

    all automobiles will have some level of hybridization by 2020. all Toyota cars produced will be hybrid vehicles by the year 2020

    2021
    Intel scientists predict that the shrinking of microchips roughly every 18 months (Moore's Law) will reach a fundamental limit by 2021.

    2026
    Automatic mission to Mars as proposed in the Aurora Programme

    2027
    Release of FBI documents pertaining to Martin Luther King, Jr

    2028
    Institution of the Afro as the official currency of the African Union

    By this time, according to notable futurist Ray Kurzweil, all our energy will come from clean sources, such as solar power

    2029
    Intel predicts the performance of supercomputers to reach zettaflops scale.

    NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is scheduled to leave the solar system.

    2030
    The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will construct a manned lunar base.

    All New Zealand cars will be hybrid, bio-fuel, or electric.

    2031
    Researchers and investors in space elevator technology hope to start funding the construction of the first elevator by 2031. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator

    2037
    The 2037 Bomber, an optionally manned, stealthy, hypersonic, heavy-bomber is scheduled to enter service this year

    2039
    According to the Kabbalistic commentator Nachmanides, the Messiah must come by this time or else Armageddon will occur.

    2040
    The population of Earth is expected to be 9 billion people

    2042
    According to the United States Census Bureau, Americans who identify themselves as Hispanic, African American, Asian, Indian American, Native Hawaiʻian and Pacific Islander will together outnumber non-Hispanic whites

    2045
    Futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts a Technological Singularity for 2045, i.e. a runaway cycle of self-improvement by intelligent machines, resulting in explosive technological development

    2046
    World coal supply presumed to peak.

    Robotics experts predict that around this time most work in advanced industrial nations will be done by Robots (news reports, December 2006).

    2050
    In July 2008, the G8 agreed to halve global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

    In October 2007, artificial intelligence researcher David Levy predicted that by 2050, human-robot marriages and human-robot sex will become common.

    • ANSWER:
      Here is a larger view on mankind's continual progress on earth.

      First will come one standard world language of English, with many words from other languages being added as expanded "English". Maybe in one hundred or less years.

      Then one world race will be largely achieved; this mixed race will be superior to today's nine somewhat blended races. Life expectancy will increase to several hundred years on average. Maybe in a few hundred more years.

      Then one planetary government of all people, by all people, and for all people will be established and well functional. Maybe in one or two more thousand years.

      Then one planetary and universe supernal philosophy and religion will happen in a few thousand to 50,000 (maximum) more years. Sooner if there is another Divine Visitation perceived by some or all.

27. QUESTION:
    DO you know our Futures destiny?, I do!?
    2012
    a proposed super computer built by Intel and SGI for NASA's Ames Research Center, will be completed, reaching a peak performance of 10 Petaflops

    a proposed super computer built by IBM for the National Nuclear Security Administration will be completed, reaching a peak performance of 20 Petaflops

    2013
    The new fuel efficient, Airbus A350-900 is scheduled to enter airline service in the summer
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/A350xwb.jpg

    Solar power will be cost-competitive with fossil fuels by 2013.

    2014
    The Masdar City is scheduled to be completed. Its goal is to be the world's first fully sustainable, zero-carbon, and zero-waste city.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Masdar_City.jpg

    The United States Government ban on incandescent lightbulbs to take effect.

    2017
    O. J. Simpson may be eligible for parole from the Nevada correctional system.

    2018
    China's One-child policy is expected to end.

    NASA currently projects that its Vision for Space Exploration program will reach the Moon by 2018 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vision_for_Space_Exploration

    According to notable futurist Ray Kurzweil, by 2018 “there will be a drug that lets you eat whatever you want without gaining weight.

    The Giant Magellan Telescope will be completed.

    2019
    Super computers are projected to reach 1 Exaflop.

    2020
    NASA starts moon colonization for future human exploration to Mars

    JAXA plans to send robotic astronauts to the Moon, followed by human astronauts

    Last nuclear power plant in Germany will be shut down

    British newspaper The Guardian published a series of magazines in September 2004 predicting life in 2020. These predictions include widespread use of artificially intelligent cars, "smart" clothing incorporating computer chips, and green energy sources.

    Global oil production is expected to peak

    According to current plans and workings for Project Constellation, NASA should be returning Humans to the Moon by 2020.

    Volvo hopes to use radar, sonar and other advanced technologies to create a crash-proof car by 2020

    all automobiles will have some level of hybridization by 2020. all Toyota cars produced will be hybrid vehicles by the year 2020

    2021
    Intel scientists predict that the shrinking of microchips roughly every 18 months (Moore's Law) will reach a fundamental limit by 2021.

    2026
    Automatic mission to Mars as proposed in the Aurora Programme

    2027
    Release of FBI documents pertaining to Martin Luther King, Jr

    2028
    Institution of the Afro as the official currency of the African Union

    By this time, according to notable futurist Ray Kurzweil, all our energy will come from clean sources, such as solar power

    2029
    Intel predicts the performance of supercomputers to reach zettaflops scale.

    NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is scheduled to leave the solar system.

    2030
    The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will construct a manned lunar base.

    All New Zealand cars will be hybrid, bio-fuel, or electric.

    2031
    Researchers and investors in space elevator technology hope to start funding the construction of the first elevator by 2031. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator

    2037
    The 2037 Bomber, an optionally manned, stealthy, hypersonic, heavy-bomber is scheduled to enter service this year

    2039
    According to the Kabbalistic commentator Nachmanides, the Messiah must come by this time or else Armageddon will occur.

    2040
    The population of Earth is expected to be 9 billion people

    2042
    According to the United States Census Bureau, Americans who identify themselves as Hispanic, African American, Asian, Indian American, Native Hawaiʻian and Pacific Islander will together outnumber non-Hispanic whites

    2045
    Futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts a Technological Singularity for 2045, i.e. a runaway cycle of self-improvement by intelligent machines, resulting in explosive technological development

    2046
    World coal supply presumed to peak.

    Robotics experts predict that around this time most work in advanced industrial nations will be done by Robots (news reports, December 2006).

    2050
    In July 2008, the G8 agreed to halve global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

    In October 2007, artificial intelligence researcher David Levy predicted that by 2050, human-robot marriages and human-robot sex will become common.

    • ANSWER:
      wow o.o

      uhmm
      ok

28. QUESTION:
    Is it right for the Uk to give foreign aid to India whilst implementing huge spending cuts for the UK?
    Britain is to give more than £1billion in aid to India over the next four years, even though it has almost three times as many billionaires as we do.
    Ministers defended handing around £280million a year in taxpayers’ cash to one of the world’s biggest economies.
    They insist it will re-energise the relationship with the former colony and claim it still needs international aid.
    However, critics pointed out that India is a nuclear power, has its own space programme and is rich enough to donate money to poor African nations each year.

    either we are broke like Cameron keep telling us or he is telling porkies about how much money we do have?

    • ANSWER:
      No its not, its not right to be giving the EU 45million a day, soon to be rising to 69 million a day, either. But we have a terribly destructive combination in this country. We have the worst parliament in history, a building full of parasites thieves and downright traitors who are cooperating with the EU to destroy the very country they are paid to serve. And a weak servile spineless population that couldn't give a toss for its children's future, and does nothing to stop any of it. That combination is bringing the country to its knees.

29. QUESTION:
    Americans..wich one would you like to be remembered as being a part of ?
    Ben & jerry / or / Tom and Jerry ?
    Bugs Bunny / or / A Hot dog ?
    Kennedy / or / Washington ?
    Dick Chaney / Nixon ?
    Space Programme / or / Wining the Cold War ?
    Dropping the Bomb on Hiroshima / or / Atrocities committed against Native Americans & African Americans ?
    Presley / or / Munroe ?
    Walt Disney / or / Laurel & Hardy ?
    Yank on Moon / or / Defeating Communism ?
    First Afro-American President elected / or / End of Slavery ?
    Defeat in Vietnam / or / Atrocities committed by USA in Vietnam ?
    Freedom Of Speech / or / The Right To Bare Arms ?
    James Dean / or / Bob Deniro ?
    Q .Tarintino / or / Sam Peckinpah ?
    Hollywood / or / Declaration Of Independence ?
    The American Mafia / or / Corrupt Politicians ?
    This is a serious Spycology Test I am doing.. please ommit (one of the either or's) and select the one you want to keep as "American History"
    @ Lee Mason .:I'll Kick yer Bollox Ya Fan**
    Yeah I Know ,
    Psychology
    I've been up for hours and hours and hours Studying......going to the Pub now

    • ANSWER:
      All of them.

30. QUESTION:
    history test- i forgot my book at schoool, please please please help!?
    2. What themes for government action emerged during FDR's first hundred days as president?
    (Points : 1)
    the business of America is business; the government should not intervene

    heavy regulation of the banking industry; a laissez-faire approach to other businesses

    relief to individuals, economic recovery, reforms to avoid future economic disaster

    less emphasis on a market economy; a move to a command economy

    3. Why did Roosevelt move so quickly at the beginning of his first term to propose legislation to establish new agencies and programs?
    (Points : 1)
    He wanted a strong record in order to be reelected.

    He hoped to motivate businesses to support his campaign.

    He wanted people to forget Herbert Hoover as quickly as possible.

    He believed the government had a moral obligation to help families survive.

    4. Use the Word Bank to match each piece of legislation from the first hundred days with its intended goal. Answer the question by entering the correct letter in the blank space provided.

    Which act reopened banks and led to creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?

    (Points : 1)

    5. Use the Word Bank to match each piece of legislation from the first hundred days with its intended goal. Answer the question by entering the correct letter in the blank space provided.

    Which program put young men to work planting trees, fighting fires, and improving parks?

    (Points : 1)

    6. Use the Word Bank to match each piece of legislation from the first hundred days with its intended goal. Answer the question by entering the correct letter in the blank space provided.

    Which act subsidized farmers who took land out of production in order to raise crop prices?

    (Points : 1)

    7. Use the Word Bank to match each piece of legislation from the first hundred days with its intended goal. Answer the question by entering the correct letter in the blank space provided.

    Which program provided electricity to rural areas in seven states?

    (Points : 1)

    8. Use the Word Bank to match each piece of legislation from the first hundred days with its intended goal. Answer the question by entering the correct letter in the blank space provided.

    Which agency helped struggling homeowners restructure their mortgages?

    (Points : 1)

    9. Use the Word Bank to match each piece of legislation from the first hundred days with its intended goal. Answer the question by entering the correct letter in the blank space provided.

    Which act intended to help regulate industry and trade?

    (Points : 1)

    10. Which was not a technique used by FDR to maintain political and public support for early New Deal programs?
    (Points : 1)
    He held twice-weekly press conferences for reporters.

    He delivered fireside chats on the radio.

    He built a political coalition including immigrants, women, youth, and African Americans.

    He established a citizen advisory council to represent people from all walks of life.

    11. Which group correctly describes the New Deal opponents and their arguments?

    (Points : 1)
    Group A

    Group B

    12. What was the administration's response to opponents' criticism?
    (Points : 1)
    FDR gave more fireside chats to gain public support.

    FDR fought back with more legislation in a second New Deal.

    The administration eliminated some costly programs.

    Congress passed sedition legislation.

    13. Which legislation passed during the second New Deal became the New Deal's most popular and long-lasting program?
    (Points : 1)
    Social Security Act

    Wagner Act

    Public Works Administration

    Works Progress Administration

    14. Which kind of organizations grew because of New Deal legislation that supported and protected them?
    (Points : 1)
    labor unions

    church organizations

    conservation groups

    teachers' associations

    15. Which is a common historical view of the New Deal? (Points : 1)
    President Roosevelt failed to understand the needs of the common people during the crisis.
    Reforms would have occurred under any president because the situation was so dire.
    The New Deal was a revolution similar to what happened in several European nations.
    President Roosevelt was unable to end the Great Depression through his programs.

    16. Which was not an effect of the New Deal programs on American life?
    (Points : 1)
    Unemployment dropped significantly.

    Government power grew.

    Public works projects had a national impact.

    The economy rebounded to 1928 levels.

    • ANSWER:
      2) relief to individuals, economic recovery, reforms to avoid future economic disaster
      3) He believed the government had a moral obligation to help families survive.
      4) Emergency Banking Act
      5) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
      6) Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
      7) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
      8) Homeowners Loan Corporation (HOLC)
      9) National Industrial Recovery Act
      10) (not sure)
      11) whichever group included these people: http://quizlet.com/5613528/opposition-to-new-deal-flash-cards/
      12) FDR fought back with more legislation in a second New Deal.
      13) Social Security Act
      14) labor unions
      15) (not sure)
      http://quizlet.com/2208400/print/

31. QUESTION:
    I Need Help On Editing This..... Thank You Loads!! :) <3?
    I wanted to know how on Earth can I put all this information into complete sentences and paragraphs, it's really hard for me... I tried but it sounded so kindergarden.. can anyone help me? I would really appreciate it you's be life savers!!! <3

    Here's the information:

    Nationality: African-American

    Born: 22/11/1942

    Place He Was Born: Philadelphia/Pennsylvania
    Education: Graduated from Overbrook High school

    Family: Married, Linda Tull.... Two sons

    Honors: - Bachelor of science in aerospace engineering from Pennsylvania State University, 1964
    - master of science in aerospace engineering from Air Force Institute of Technology, 1974
    - Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Air Force Institute of Technology, 1978
    - master of business administration from the University of Houston, Clear Lake, 1987
    - 11 honorary doctorate degrees from various universities

    Training: Guion Bluford entered the Astronaut Training Program, and became an astronaut in August 1979.

    Missions: Guion participated in 4 flight of space shuttle between the years of 1983 to 1992.

    Random: He was the second balck person to go up into space and the first African American. He is a retired astronaut. He has an elementary school named after him. Before he became an astronaut he was in the Air Force, where he served as a pilot during the Vietnam War and flew 144 combat missions. When he attended Overbrooks High he never got straight a’s but that certainly never stopped him.

    • ANSWER:
      Astronaut, Guion Bluford was born in Philadelphia/Pennsylvania on the 22 November 1942. Since graduating from Overbrook High School, the African-American received many honours including: a bachelor and master of Science and a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering and a master of business administration as well as 11 honorary doctorate degrees from various universities. Bluford entered the Astronaut Training Program and became an astronaut in August 1979 before becoming only the second black person in history to go up into space. He participated in 4 space shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. Bluford married Linda Tull and had two sons. He is now retired and has honoured with an elementary school in his name.

32. QUESTION:
    Do I stand a chance at acceptance?
    I'm currently a junior, and I need to start weighing my odds at getting into certain schools. I'll compile a short, but detailed list of my high school career so far, and please let me know what you think. I'm currently looking at the University of Richmond and George Washington University and comparable Universities. My intended major is in business.

    Freshmen Year
    Algebra 1
    Honors Science (Earth/Space)
    Wellness/Fitness
    Music Theory 1
    English 9
    Honors History (African/Asian)
    Spanish 3
    Life and Career
    Software Applications

    Spanish Club
    Freshmen Soccer Team
    Two local recreation teams, both seasons
    Local travel league for soccer

    Sophomore
    English 10
    Business and Personal Law
    Honors Science (Bio)
    Honors Math (Geometry)
    Honors History (Western Civ)
    Spanish 4
    Health
    Introduction to Business

    Two rec. soccer leagues, both seasons
    Local travel league (different one)
    FBLA state qualifier (8th place)
    NHS inductee
    Class Council
    International Club
    Started Key Club International in my school
    Attended PFEW (business camp)

    Junior
    Honors Math (Alg 2)
    English 11
    AP US History
    Honors Spanish Seminar 5
    Entrepreneurship and Corporate Dynamics
    Honors Chemistry
    Phys-ed 1

    Assistant coach for younger soccer league, both seasons
    2 soccer rec leagues, both seasons
    Job at Red Robin (8-12 hrs a week)
    Started Key Club and chartered it/ President
    NHS
    FBLA officer/state qualifier (Received 4th place in State)
    International club officer
    Debate club
    Get Real Program Chief Operations Officer (Business Department in my school forms a student-run business every year, where students in Entrepreneurship class literally run and control the business until the end of the year).
    Currently have an internship at local Chamber of Commerce
    Give private soccer lessons to kids for free

    Currently trying to accomplish:
    2000+ on SAT's
    Distinguished Key Club President (VERY hard to do)
    Receive FBLA BAA Future and Business awards
    Receive Presidential Service Silver Medal Award
    Running for a more prestigious position in FBLA

    Senior Year
    AP Statistics
    AP History (Gov/Economics)
    AP Biology
    Honors English 12
    Calculus/Math Analysis (I'm trying to take Math Analysis during the summer, but if I can't, I'll have to take it next year)
    Honors Spanish Seminar 6 (Taking AP test)

    I'm also going to be getting recommendations from my Kiwanis adviser (from Key Club) and a business teacher whom has taught me and I know very well through FBLA.

    So what do you think? Do I stand a chance at being accepted into these colleges? For the record, it's 11 at night, and I'm writing as my conciseness is seemingly fading, so my writing and grammar is not nearly what it is normally. Thanks!

    I have over a 4.0 weighted, and a 3.85 unweighted. I have no real problems with money; with financial aid/scholarships, I can afford the schools of my choice.

    • ANSWER:
      You should have no problems getting into these schools.

      Try the Cappex "What are my chances?" calculator

      https://sites.google.com/site/paul7collegeinfo/

33. QUESTION:
    Do I stand a chance at the college(s) of my choice?
    I'm currently a junior, and I need to start weighing my odds at getting into certain schools. I'll compile a short, but detailed list of my high school career so far, and please let me know what you think. I'm currently looking at UPenn, the University of Virginia, the University of Richmond, and George Washington University. My intended major is in business.

    Freshmen Year
    Algebra 1
    Honors Science (Earth/Space)
    Wellness/Fitness
    Music Theory 1
    English 9
    Honors History (African/Asian)
    Spanish 3
    Life and Career
    Software Applications

    Spanish Club
    Freshmen Soccer Team
    Two local recreation teams, both seasons
    Local travel league for soccer

    Sophomore
    English 10
    Business and Personal Law
    Honors Science (Bio)
    Honors Math (Geometry)
    Honors History (Western Civ)
    Spanish 4
    Health
    Introduction to Business

    Two rec. soccer leagues, both seasons
    Local travel league (different one)
    FBLA state qualifier (8th place)
    NHS inductee
    Class Council
    International Club
    Started Key Club International in my school
    Attended PFEW (business camp)

    Junior
    Honors Math (Alg 2)
    English 11
    AP US History
    Honors Spanish Seminar 5
    Entrepreneurship and Corporate Dynamics
    Honors Chemistry
    Phys-ed 1

    Assistant coach for younger soccer league, both seasons
    2 soccer rec leagues, both seasons
    Job at Red Robin (8-12 hrs a week)
    Started Key Club and chartered it/ President
    NHS
    FBLA officer/state qualifier
    International club officer
    Debate club
    Get Real Program President (Business Department in my school forms a student-run business every year, where students in Entrepreneurship class literally run and control the business until the end of the year).

    Currently trying to accomplish:
    2000+ on SAT's
    Distinguished Key Club President (VERY hard to do)
    Receive FBLA BAA Future and Business awards
    Receive Presidential Service Silver Medal Award
    Intern at local Commerce Chamber
    Running for a more prestigious position in FBLA
    Running for an officer position in my class or NHS
    Placing at FBLA states
    Organizing a soccer clinic for younger kids

    Senior Year
    AP Statistics
    AP History (Gov/Economics)
    AP Biology
    Honors English 12
    Calculus/Math Analysis (I'm trying to take Math Analysis during the summer, but if I can't, I'll have to take it next year)
    Honors Spanish Seminar 6 (Taking AP test)

    I'm also going to be getting recommendations from my Kiwanis adviser (from Key Club) and a business teacher whom has taught me and I know very well through FBLA.

    So what do you think? Do I stand a chance at being accepted into these colleges? For the record, it's 11 at night, and I'm writing as my conciseness is seemingly fading, so my writing and grammar is not nearly what it is normally. Thanks!

    I have over a 4.0 weighted, and a 3.85 unweighted. I have no real problems with money;, I can afford the schools of my choice.

    • ANSWER:
      You don't want Wharton. In Wharton there is a curve where a certain set percentage gets A,B,C, D, F. All the students in Wharton are either Jewish, Chinese, affirmative action or athletes who got in through recruiting. Wharton has the great name and everything, but in terms of a program it is highly overrated and not worth attending. The only reason to go to a school such as UPENN would be to make connections, but if you are busy studying all the time you wont have time for such things such as On Campus Recruiting.

      Also your SATS are low for an ivy - let alone Wharotn. 2000 really wont help you unless your at a school such as Exeter, Andover, Choate,, or Lawrenceville that have 200 year old connections with the Ivy's. If you wanted Penn your best bet is to try the College or Nursing with those SATs.

      UVA you probably stand a better chance but still a difficult chance.

      I applied to many undergraduate business schools and they normally dont care about writing. They tend to want SAT scores around 1400-1600, a gpa A- or above and then something that makes you stand out. I don't know what that would be for you but many people have weird talents.

      Depends on the schools but if your not at a prep school they will want you to get 4's and 5's on those ap exams and not have just taken your high school "ap" course.

      I'm sorry that I'm coming off a little bitter but the college process is really harsh. I've gone through it...colleges are pricks.

34. QUESTION:
    What are my chances of admission?
    I'm currently a junior, and I need to start weighing my odds at getting into certain schools. I'll compile a short, but detailed list of my high school career so far, and please let me know what you think. I'm currently looking at the University of Richmond and George Washington University and comparable Universities. My intended major is in business.

    Freshmen Year
    Algebra 1
    Honors Science (Earth/Space)
    Wellness/Fitness
    Music Theory 1
    English 9
    Honors History (African/Asian)
    Spanish 3
    Life and Career
    Software Applications

    Spanish Club
    Freshmen Soccer Team
    Two local recreation teams, both seasons
    Local travel league for soccer

    Sophomore
    English 10
    Business and Personal Law
    Honors Science (Bio)
    Honors Math (Geometry)
    Honors History (Western Civ)
    Spanish 4
    Health
    Introduction to Business

    Two rec. soccer leagues, both seasons
    Local travel league (different one)
    FBLA state qualifier (8th place)
    NHS inductee
    Class Council
    International Club
    Started Key Club International in my school
    Attended PFEW (business camp)

    Junior
    Honors Math (Alg 2)
    English 11
    AP US History
    Honors Spanish Seminar 5
    Entrepreneurship and Corporate Dynamics
    Honors Chemistry
    Phys-ed 1

    Assistant coach for younger soccer league, both seasons
    2 soccer rec leagues, both seasons
    Job at Red Robin (8-12 hrs a week)
    Started Key Club and chartered it/ President
    NHS
    FBLA officer/state qualifier (Received 4th place in State)
    International club officer
    Debate club
    Get Real Program Chief Operations Officer (Business Department in my school forms a student-run business every year, where students in Entrepreneurship class literally run and control the business until the end of the year).
    Currently have an internship at local Chamber of Commerce
    Give private soccer lessons to kids for free

    Currently trying to accomplish:
    2000+ on SAT's
    Distinguished Key Club President (VERY hard to do)
    Receive FBLA BAA Future and Business awards
    Receive Presidential Service Silver Medal Award
    Running for a more prestigious position in FBLA

    Senior Year
    AP Statistics
    AP History (Gov/Economics)
    AP Biology
    Honors English 12
    Calculus/Math Analysis (I'm trying to take Math Analysis during the summer, but if I can't, I'll have to take it next year)
    Honors Spanish Seminar 6 (Taking AP test)

    I'm also going to be getting recommendations from my Kiwanis adviser (from Key Club) and a business teacher whom has taught me and I know very well through FBLA.

    So what do you think? Do I stand a chance at being accepted into these colleges? For the record, it's 11 at night, and I'm writing as my conciseness is seemingly fading, so my writing and grammar is not nearly what it is normally. Thanks!

    I have over a 4.0 weighted, and a 3.85 unweighted. I have no real problems with money; with financial aid/scholarships, I can afford the schools of my choice.

    • ANSWER:

35. QUESTION:
    17 questions in history....please help!?
    Ill put the answers I think it is and please tell me what the right answer is or if im right
    1. Which laws called for strict separation of the races in the South? (1 point)anti-discrimination laws
    Plessy v. Ferguson laws
    (this one) Jim Crow laws

    2. Why was Brown v. Board of Education a victory for the civil rights movement? (1 point)It determined the fine a school would pay for refusing to desegregate.
    It declared the policy of separate but equal facilites for different races unconstitutional. (this one)
    It mandated the busing of students to achieve racially mixed schools.

    3. How does a boycott achieve change in a community? (1 point)by causing a business to lose customers until it changes an unfair law
    by keeping a business from operating until it stops an injustice (this one)
    by attacking the means of production at a particular business

    4. What was the goal of the March on Washington? (1 point)to celebrate the desegregation of the Montgomery buses
    to kick off the beginning of Freedom Summer
    to push for the passage of the Civil Rights Act (this one)

    5. Which of the following groups organized around the problems of African Americans in northern and western cities? (1 point)the Black Panthers
    the Congress on Racial Equality (this one)
    the Southern Christian Leadership Council

    6. Young civil rights activists attempted to desegregate Southern restaurants by holding (1 point)protests.
    sit-ins.
    boycotts. (this one)

    7. Why were Americans so alarmed by the Cuban Missile Crisis? (1 point)Missiles in Cuba could reach major American cities.
    It proved that the Cubans had developed nuclear weapons.
    Most North American countries supported Cuba. (this one)

    8. Which of the following was a foreign policy failure for President Kennedy? (1 point)the Cuban Missile Crisis (this one)
    the signing of the SALT treaty
    the Bay of Pigs incident

    9. The Great Society was a series of programs working to end (1 point)
    war.
    poverty.(this one)
    corruption.

    10. Which of the following community organizations might have received Great Society funding? (1 point)a church
    a private school
    a library (this one)

    11. What was the goal of the space race? (1 point)to send a satelite into space before the Russians
    to create orbiting nuclear weapons
    to put a human on the moon within ten years (this one)

    12. Why did President Eisenhower support the new anticommunist government of South Vietnam? (1 point)He was committed to the struggle against communism.
    He wanted to bring American soldiers home.
    He wanted to make South Vietnam a U.S. colony. (this one)

    13. What is the name for the following idea? If one country becomes communist, one by one, the others will also become communist until the entire region is under communist control. (1 point)the domino theory (this oneee)
    the infection of communism
    the containment strategy

    14. In 1965, President Johnson significantly increased the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam because (1 point)air strikes had made it safe for ground forces to enter the war.
    communist forces continued to fight despite intense U.S. bombing.
    South Vietnamese troops were no longer willing to fight. (this one)

    15. The United States ended its involvement in the Vietnam War because (1 point)of the failings of Vietnamization and growing dissent in America.
    the North Vietnamese threatened to start using nuclear weapons.
    the U.S. defeat at My Lai proved that victory was impossible. (this one)

    16. The Vietnam War harmed the Great Society program because (1 point)the U.S. military refused to administer the Great Society program. (this one)
    paying for the war left less money for programs to end poverty.
    most Americans backed the war instead of Great Society goals.

    17. During the Vietnam War, many Americans lost faith in their government because (1 point)the government's message did not match what Americans saw on television.
    Americans thought the government should do more to stop communism. (this one)
    money was being cut from the space race to go to funding the war.
    Pkeaseee helppp ): thanks.

    • ANSWER:
      For number 6, didn't they approach segregation with sit ins at restaurants? Take a look at this picture. It depicts a "sit in"; A form of civil disobedience. http://www.crmvet.org/crmpics/sit-in.jpg

36. QUESTION:
    Honestly: What are my admission chances?
    I'm currently a senior, and I need to start weighing my odds at getting into certain schools. I'll compile a short, but detailed list of my high school career so far; please let me know what you think. My top school is University of Richmond, by far. I'm also looking into similar schools, such as UVA, UNC Chapel Hill, and Boston College. My intended major is in business. I live in PA.

    Freshmen Year
    Algebra 1- A
    Honors Science (Earth/Space)- A
    Wellness/Fitness- A
    Music Theory 1- A
    English 9- A
    Honors History (African/Asian)- A
    Spanish 3- A
    Life and Career- A
    Software Applications- A

    Freshmen Soccer Team
    Two local recreation teams, both seasons
    Local travel league for soccer

    Sophomore
    English 10- A
    Business and Personal Law- A
    Honors Science (Bio)- A
    Honors Math (Geometry)- B
    Honors History (Western Civ)- A
    Spanish 4- B
    Health- A
    Introduction to Business- A

    Two rec. soccer leagues, both seasons
    Local travel league (different one)
    FBLA state qualifier (8th place)
    NHS inductee
    International Club
    Started a chapter of Key Club International in my school
    Attended PFEW (business camp)

    Junior
    Honors Math (Alg 2)- B
    English 11- A
    AP US History- A (I got a 5 on the exam)
    Honors Spanish Seminar 5- B
    Entrepreneurship and Corporate Dynamics- A
    Honors Chemistry- B
    Phys-ed 1- A

    Assistant coach for younger soccer league, both seasons
    2 soccer rec leagues, both seasons
    Job at Red Robin (8-12 hrs a week)
    Started Key Club and chartered it/ President and re-elected as President
    National Honors Society
    FBLA officer/state qualifier for banking and financial systems (Received 4th place in State)
    International club
    Debate club
    Get Real Program Chief Operations Officer (Business Department in my school forms a student-run business every year, where students in Entrepreneurship class literally run and control the business until the end of the year).
    Currently have internships at local Chamber of Commerce and a local business called A Basket Case/MultiTouch Marketing Solutions. I've worked at the chamber for 6 months and a basket case for 2 months for about 11 hours a week.
    Created a business in which I give private soccer lessons.
    Qualified for a national poetry contest. I'm currently a semi-finalist.

    Senior Year
    AP Statistics- A (possibly a B)
    AP History (Gov/Economics)- A
    AP Biology- A
    Honors English 12- A
    Math Analysis- A
    Honors Spanish Seminar 6- B
    Marketing- A

    29 ACT score
    1980 SAT score
    730 US History SAT II
    AP US History Exam: 5

    I have strong letters of recommendations from both internships and a school teacher who oversaw me during the Get Real Program.

    Additionally, I was recruited to work at a bank. I accepted the offer and will start in December. I am still doing all the other extracurriculars above, save the internship at the local chamber of commerce and debate club, but add coaching in a soccer league as opposed to assistant coaching. Additionally, I am the Chief Marketing Officer of a program called Junior Achievement, in which students create and run their own quasi-corporation.

    So what do you think? Do I stand a chance at being accepted into these colleges (specifically Richmond)? Thanks!

    I have over a 4.0 weighted, and a 3.75 unweighted and rank in the top 15% of my class.

    • ANSWER:
      wow! YOUR chances are really good! It might help if you apply to a safe, solid, and stretch school. safe for you know you will definately get in, solid school you may or may not but more likely you will, and stretch school... chances are against you but you want to go there..

37. QUESTION:
    Please tell me where I stand in chances at admittance!?
    I'm currently a senior, and I need to start weighing my odds at getting into certain schools. I'll compile a short, but detailed list of my high school career so far, and please let me know what you think. I'm currently looking at the University of Richmond, UVA, UNC Chapel Hill, Boston College, Lehigh University, and comparable Universities. My intended major is in business.

    Freshmen Year
    Algebra 1- A
    Honors Science (Earth/Space)- A
    Wellness/Fitness- A
    Music Theory 1- A
    English 9- A
    Honors History (African/Asian)- A
    Spanish 3- A
    Life and Career- A
    Software Applications- A

    Freshmen Soccer Team
    Two local recreation teams, both seasons
    Local travel league for soccer

    Sophomore
    English 10- A
    Business and Personal Law- A
    Honors Science (Bio)- A
    Honors Math (Geometry)- B
    Honors History (Western Civ)- A
    Spanish 4- B
    Health- A
    Introduction to Business- A

    Two rec. soccer leagues, both seasons
    Local travel league (different one)
    FBLA state qualifier (8th place)
    NHS inductee
    International Club
    Started a chapter of Key Club International in my school
    Attended PFEW (business camp)

    Junior
    Honors Math (Alg 2)- B
    English 11- A
    AP US History- A (I got a 5 on the exam)
    Honors Spanish Seminar 5- B
    Entrepreneurship and Corporate Dynamics- A
    Honors Chemistry- B
    Phys-ed 1- A

    Assistant coach for younger soccer league, both seasons
    2 soccer rec leagues, both seasons
    Job at Red Robin (8-12 hrs a week)
    Started Key Club and chartered it/ President and re-elected as President
    National Honors Society
    FBLA officer/state qualifier for banking and financial systems (Received 4th place in State)
    International club
    Debate club
    Get Real Program Chief Operations Officer (Business Department in my school forms a student-run business every year, where students in Entrepreneurship class literally run and control the business until the end of the year).
    Currently have internships at local Chamber of Commerce and a local business called A Basket Case/MultiTouch Marketing Solutions. I've worked at the chamber for 6 months and a basket case for 2 months for about 11 hours a week.
    Created a business in which I give private soccer lessons.
    Qualified for a national poetry contest. I'm currently a semi-finalist.

    Senior Year
    AP Statistics- A so far
    AP History (Gov/Economics)- A so far
    AP Biology- A so far
    Honors English 12- A so far
    Math Analysis- A so far
    Honors Spanish Seminar 6 (Taking AP test)- B so far

    Currently have a 29 ACT score, 1980 SAT score, and a 730 US History SAT II and 5 on the AP US History exam.

    I have strong letters of recommendations from both internships and a school teacher who oversaw me during my the Get Real Program.

    Additionally, I was recruited to work at a bank. I accepted the offer and will start in December. I am still doing all the other extracurriculars above, save the internship at the local chamber of commerce and debate club, but add coaching in a soccer league as opposed to assistant coaching.

    So what do you think? Do I stand a chance at being accepted into these colleges? Thanks!

    I have over a 4.0 weighted, and a 3.75 unweighted and rank in the top 15% of my class.

    • ANSWER:

38. QUESTION:
    Honestly: What are my chances of admissions?
    I'm currently a senior, and I need to start weighing my odds at getting into certain schools. I'll compile a short, but detailed list of my high school career so far, and please let me know what you think. I'm currently looking at the University of Richmond, UVA, UNC Chapel Hill, Boston College, Lehigh University, and comparable Universities. My intended major is in business. I live in PA.

    Freshmen Year
    Algebra 1- A
    Honors Science (Earth/Space)- A
    Wellness/Fitness- A
    Music Theory 1- A
    English 9- A
    Honors History (African/Asian)- A
    Spanish 3- A
    Life and Career- A
    Software Applications- A

    Freshmen Soccer Team
    Two local recreation teams, both seasons
    Local travel league for soccer

    Sophomore
    English 10- A
    Business and Personal Law- A
    Honors Science (Bio)- A
    Honors Math (Geometry)- B
    Honors History (Western Civ)- A
    Spanish 4- B
    Health- A
    Introduction to Business- A

    Two rec. soccer leagues, both seasons
    Local travel league (different one)
    FBLA state qualifier (8th place)
    NHS inductee
    International Club
    Started a chapter of Key Club International in my school
    Attended PFEW (business camp)

    Junior
    Honors Math (Alg 2)- B
    English 11- A
    AP US History- A (I got a 5 on the exam)
    Honors Spanish Seminar 5- B
    Entrepreneurship and Corporate Dynamics- A
    Honors Chemistry- B
    Phys-ed 1- A

    Assistant coach for younger soccer league, both seasons
    2 soccer rec leagues, both seasons
    Job at Red Robin (8-12 hrs a week)
    Started Key Club and chartered it/ President and re-elected as President
    National Honors Society
    FBLA officer/state qualifier for banking and financial systems (Received 4th place in State)
    International club
    Debate club
    Get Real Program Chief Operations Officer (Business Department in my school forms a student-run business every year, where students in Entrepreneurship class literally run and control the business until the end of the year).
    Currently have internships at local Chamber of Commerce and a local business called A Basket Case/MultiTouch Marketing Solutions. I've worked at the chamber for 6 months and a basket case for 2 months for about 11 hours a week.
    Created a business in which I give private soccer lessons.
    Qualified for a national poetry contest. I'm currently a semi-finalist.

    Senior Year
    AP Statistics- A so far
    AP History (Gov/Economics)- A so far
    AP Biology- A so far
    Honors English 12- A so far
    Math Analysis- A so far
    Honors Spanish Seminar 6 (Taking AP test)- B so far

    Currently have a 29 ACT score, 1980 SAT score, and a 730 US History SAT II and 5 on the AP US History exam.

    I have strong letters of recommendations from both internships and a school teacher who oversaw me during my the Get Real Program.

    Additionally, I was recruited to work at a bank. I accepted the offer and will start in December. I am still doing all the other extracurriculars above, save the internship at the local chamber of commerce and debate club, but add coaching in a soccer league as opposed to assistant coaching.

    So what do you think? Do I stand a chance at being accepted into these colleges? Thanks!

    I have over a 4.0 weighted, and a 3.75 unweighted and rank in the top 15% of my class.

    • ANSWER:
      Looking very competitive for these scools. Other comparable ones to apply to are Holy Cross and Bucknell.

39. QUESTION:
    U.S. History Questions I don't get it!?
    Write the key word or phrase that goes with each sentence:

    1. This 1925 case involved a Tennessee law against the teaching of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in public schools.

    2. This defined an illegal beverage as any one over 1% alcohol by volume.

    3. This program was first announced by FDR to promote friendly relations with Latin American nations.

    4. These laws were enacted by Congress in the 1930s to prevent the U. S. from becoming involved in the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia.

    5. At this meeting of the "Big Three" Allied leaders in 1945, the Soviet Union agreed to wage war against Japan and the U. S. agreed to permit the Soviet occupation of Polish territories.

    6. The U. S. policy, proposed by George Kennan, that attempted to prevent Soviet power and Communism from expanding into non-Communist nations.

    7. The southern, conservative wing of the Democratic party who were bitterly opposed to Truman's civil rights agenda.

    8. President Truman relieved him of his command because this general failed to implement the President's policies in Korea.

    9. A small artificial Soviet satellite launched into space in 1957. This spread fear in the hearts of Americans who felt that the U. S. was lagging behind the USSR in science and technology.

    10. Cuban exiles, secretly trained by the C. I. A. and supplied by the U. S. government, attempted to invade the island and overthrow Castro's Communist government there.

    11. This 1962 U. S.-Soviet confrontation was the closest the world ever came to global thermal nuclear war

    12. The full-scale attack by Communist forces in 1968 against major South Vietnam cities.

    13. He worked to win rights for migrant farmers. He is most famous for a strike he organized with the help of grape pickers in California in 1965.

    14. An organization of African American Southern leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., that conducted peaceful civil rights demonstrations.

    15. This Supreme Court decision declared Plessy v. Ferguson unconstitutional..

    • ANSWER:
      (1) prohibiting the teaching of evolution
      http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/tennstat.htm

      (3) Good Neighbor Policy

      (4) Neutrality Acts

      (5) Yalta Conference

      (7) Dixiecrats

      (8) Gen. Douglas MacArthur

      (10) Bay of Pigs

      (11) Cuban Missile Crisis

      (12) Tet Offensive

      (13) Cesar Chavez

      (14) Southern Christian Leadership Conference

      (15) Brown v. Board of Education

40. QUESTION:
    spanish homework help!! please?
    Please help:

    You participated in an immersion program in Madrid for three weeks. You are showing your American family a picture of your host family and friends from different countries. Give the correct form of the verb ser and provide the appropriate adjective of nationality according to their country of origin.
    An example is
    Eduardo y Ana (Cuba) son cubanos.

    1)Jacques y Sara (Francia) ___________ .
    2)Akiko (fem.) (Japón) ___________ .
    3)El Sr. Marín (España) _____________ .
    4)Marco y Omar (Canadá) _________ .
    5)Yo (masc.) (Puerto Rico) __________ .

    You are having some difficulty learning that, in Spanish, subject pronouns are not used as frequently as in English. For practice, you are asked to provide the subject pronoun in each of the following sentences. In the space provided, write the pronoun that takes the place of the noun. Notice that some words are feminine while others are masculine and some are singular while others are plural. This should help you determine which pronoun to use.
    an example:Muchos italianos son generosos. Ellos

    1)Carolina y Teresa son españolas. ___________
    2)Carlos y tú no son flexibles. ___________
    3)Soy inteligente. ______________
    4)Alejandro y Samuel son materialistas. __________
    5)Liza es liberal ______________

    As you have learned thus far, there are many Spanish-speaking countries and people in the world. The Hispanic culture and language are rich and varied. For each statement below, select whether it is Cierto or Falso.

    1)The subject pronoun ellos can only be used to describe a group of males.
    Cierto

    Falso

    2)When Hispanics meet each other they may shake hands and/or greet with a besito.
    Cierto

    Falso

    3)Languages are constantly evolving.
    Cierto

    Falso

    4)The United States has the fifth largest Spanish-speaking population in the world.
    Cierto

    Falso

    5)English is the official language of the United States.
    Cierto

    Falso

    6)The only language spoken in Spanish-speaking countries is Spanish.
    Cierto

    Falso

    7)The word yo means “he.”
    Cierto

    Falso

    8)The first day of the Spanish week is Sunday.
    Cierto

    Falso

    9)There is a Spanish-speaking country on the African continent.
    Cierto

    Falso

    10)There are no differences between the Spanish and English alphabets.
    Cierto

    Falso

    • ANSWER:
      You participated in an immersion program in Madrid for three weeks. You are showing your American family a picture of your host family and friends from different countries. Give the correct form of the verb ser and provide the appropriate adjective of nationality according to their country of origin.
      An example is
      Eduardo y Ana (Cuba) son cubanos.

      1) Jacques y Sara (Francia) son Francesas
      2) Akiko (fem.) (Japón) es Japonesa
      3) El Sr. Marín (España) es Español
      4) Marco y Omar (Canadá) son Canadienses
      5) Yo (masc.) (Puerto Rico) soy Puertorriqueño.

      You are having some difficulty learning that, in Spanish, subject pronouns are not used as frequently as in English. For practice, you are asked to provide the subject pronoun in each of the following sentences. In the space provided, write the pronoun that takes the place of the noun. Notice that some words are feminine while others are masculine and some are singular while others are plural. This should help you determine which pronoun to use.
      an example: Muchos italianos son generosos. Ellos

      1) Carolina y Teresa son españolas. Ellas
      2) Carlos y tú no son flexibles. Ustedes
      3) Soy inteligente. Yo
      4) Alejandro y Samuel son materialistas. Ellos
      5) Liza es liberal Ella

      As you have learned thus far, there are many Spanish-speaking countries and people in the world. The Hispanic culture and language are rich and varied. For each statement below, select whether it is Cierto or Falso.

      1) The subject pronoun ellos can only be used to describe a group of males.

      False... When there is at last 1 man/boy in a group of women/girls you've to say Ellos(male) and not Ellas(female)

      2) When Hispanics meet each other they may shake hands and/or greet with a besito.
      Cierto

      3) Languages are constantly evolving.
      Cierto

      4) The United States has the fifth largest Spanish-speaking population in the world.

      Falso ( the second one according to wikipedia)

      5) English is the official language of the United States.

      Falso (its official only in 28 states)

      6) The only language spoken in Spanish-speaking countries is Spanish.

      Falso (for example in Spain they also speak Catalán)

      7) The word yo means “he.”

      Falso (it means I)

      8) The first day of the Spanish week is Sunday.
      Falso (monday)

      9) There is a Spanish-speaking country on the African continent.

      Cierto i don't know about this one.

      Falso

      10) There are no differences between the Spanish and English alphabets.

      Falso, the Spanish alphabet is the same as the English alphabet with the addition of the ñ.

41. QUESTION:
    Is this a gang symbol?
    was surfing my space & came across pictures of hispanic & african americans making hand signs (not sign language), on one hand they cross their ring finger with their middle finger & make a shape of a "W" does anyone know what this means? I've also seen this on MSNBC when they do the programs on prison gangs. ??? just curious

    • ANSWER:
      The "w" means westcoast......meaning California. They are just repping where they are from.

      Hey first replier...funny!!!!!

42. QUESTION:
    Is this long enough? DON'T have to read it!!!!?
    don't have to read it, just tell me if it's long enough for an author's biography! it has to be double-spaced for my project.

    Mildred D. Taylor

    Mildred Taylor is an African American author. She was born in on September 13, 1943 in Jackson, Mississippi. Mildred focuses her work on the struggles of the African American families in the Deep South. She then moved to the North do to the violence that had occurred in the Jackson area around September, 1943. Her father chose to move to Toledo because he had a large network of friends and relatives there. Even after their move, the Taylor family took car trips to the South, and Mildred’s experience of the environment provided the settings of her stories/books. In the South that the Taylors visited, segregation was a tangible reality. However, for Mildred, the racism of the South is also a place for family and community. The family theme is very important in Taylor’s books. Stories about her family (uncles, aunts, and great-grandparents), as told by her father. Taylor calls these stories "a different history from the one I learned in school" and credits her father's storytelling with her decision to become a writer. When the family moved into a newly integrated Toledo neighborhood, ten-year-old Mildred was the only black child in her class at school and realized that her actions might be judged as representative of her race. She was shocked by the "lackluster" histories of African-Americans which she found in her history textbooks. When she shared her stories with her class, the students and the teacher thought she was inventing stories. Despite the fact that she lived in the North, when a black student was chosen as the homecoming queen at Taylor's school during her freshman year (1957) many white students reacted with anger and even violence, reminding Taylor that racism was far from dead. Taylor attended college at the University of Toledo and spent most of her free time writing, something she found difficult, but at which she was determined to succeed. After college, Taylor applied for and was selected to join the Peace Corps in Ethiopia. Her father was both proud of his daughter and worried about her being so far away for so long. After graduating with a degree in education from the University of Toledo, Taylor accepted the Peace Corps assignment and taught history in Ethiopia. Upon returning to the United States in 1967, Taylor worked as a Peace Corps recruiter from 1967-1968 and as a Peace Corps instructor in Maine in 1968. In the fall of 1968, Taylor matriculated at the University of Colorado's Graduate School of Journalism. There, during the era of Black Power, she joined the Black Student Alliance and was instrumental in the creation of a black studies program at the university. After receiving her Master of Journalism, Taylor worked for the Black Education Program as a study skills director. During her involvement with the BSA, Taylor studied black culture, black history, and black politics. She was approached by Life magazine to write an article about the BSA, but the magazine disagreed with Taylor's portrayal of the organization and never published the article. Disappointed, Taylor returned briefly to Ethiopia. Taylor moved to Los Angeles after returning to the United States and worked at a number of temporary jobs. She refused a job at CBS as she grew more and more interested in writing. In August 1972, she married Errol Zea-Daly. The two divorced in 1975 and have one daughter. Taylor's first big break came when she won a contest sponsored by the Council on Interracial Books for Children. Her winning piece, Song of the Trees (1975), was a revision of an old manuscript based on a family story about trees cut down by money-hungry white men. Taylor had originally planned to tell the story from the point of view of her grandmother, but found it to be more successful when told from the perspective of eight-year-old Cassie Logan. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, was Taylor's second book about the Logan family. Published in 1976, it won the Newbery Award, which recognizes excellence in books written for children. The book was dedicated to Taylor's father, who the characters of Stacey and David were based on. A television miniseries adaptation starring Morgan Freeman aired on ABC TV in 1978. Another Logan family book, Let the Circle Be Unbroken (1981), continues the story of the family's struggle during the Great Depression. The fourth Logan family book, The Road to Memphis (1990), revisits Cassie as a high school senior attending school in Jackson, Mississippi. Both books met with critical acclaim. A related book, Mississippi Bridge (1990), is narrated by Jeremy Simms, a white character from Taylor's earlier books about the Logans. Taylor's latest Logan book, The Well: David's Story (1995) depicts ten-year-old David Logan (Cassie's father). Taylor wrote two other books, The Friendship and The Gold Cadillac, both publi

    • ANSWER:
      oooookkkk.........first of all, i havent read it, but it seems from the words im seeing that u have a well intellegent paper, but its not how long it has to be but how organized and injected w/ good information that will get u an A, like they say "quality not quantity" ( unless it has to be a "something hundred" word biography) but i would advice u to look it over and make sure that u didnt repeat anywords,sentences, have any wrong punctuation, spelling , ect. and just revise it to see if its how u want it to be.

43. QUESTION:
    Parenthetical Citation PLEASE HELP!!!?
    Create a parenthetical citation for the following information. Be careful! Remember, your spacing and punctuation must be exact.

    page 126 of the book, The African American and the Settling of the West, by Sarah Nichols and Marie Hernandez, edited by Aaron Wilds.

    NOTE: The program will not allow you to use italics or underlining. For this exercise, you will ignore that punctuation.

    • ANSWER:
      (Nichols and Hernandez 126)

44. QUESTION:
    Am I a terrible person; inside and outside?
    On Friday, May 20th, 2011, I, along with my father, my mother, and my brother, drove to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, New Jersey. Although it was raining outside, I still took the liberty of driving to the hospital so that my father won’t miss his doctor’s appointments. After my father’s medical appointments, I drove to ShopRite, where my mother and I went to buy some more groceries. After ShopRite, my mother and I went to Rite Aid, where my mother and I filled my father’s prescriptions. After Rite Aid, I started to get out of the parking space. This is where everything had gotten totally bad. I was backing out of my parking space, and my father was yelling at me constantly, and continued to holler at me all the way home. I even told my mother that my father has copied himself inside each and every person in the world, programming them to yell at me whenever they see me or hear my name. Everyday, I regretted getting my driver’s license, being his daughter, and being entirely different than everyone else. My father has been both bullying and threatening me since I was born, which is why NO ONE in the world would want to hire me, because they would rather hire women with nice fathers, whereas my father is, and always will be, a complete and total bully; inside and outside; and which is also why NO MAN in the world would want to marry me, because they only marry women whose fathers are extraordinary, as well as kind and wonderful; inside and outside. I’m the only African-American woman in Englewood, New Jersey, that is, always will be, forever single, forever childless, and forever unemployed. I’m a complete and total loser; inside and outside; because unlike ALL beautiful women, I’m the only ugly African-American woman; inside and outside; whose both stupid and weird enough to let her father beat, bully, punch, slap, and threaten her.

    • ANSWER:
      Sounds to me like you're not the one with the problem. Your parents aren't treating you right.

45. QUESTION:
    When will we be seeing the return on these Obama "investments?
    Protecting a Michigan insect collection from other insects
    Highway beautified by fish art in Washington
    University studying hookup behavior of female college coeds in New York
    Upgrades to seldom-used river cruise boat in Oklahoma
    Developing a program to develop "machine-generated humor" in Illinois
    Studying methamphetamines and the female rat sex drive in Maryland
    Studying mating decisions of cactus bugs in Florida
    Maryland group gets money to develop "real life" stories that underscore job and infrastructure-related research findings
    Studying social networks like Facebook in North Carolina
    Removing graffiti along 100 miles of flood-control ditches in California
    Privately-owned steakhouse rehabilitating its restaurant space in Missouri
    National dinner cruise boat company in Illinois outfitting vessels with surveillance systems to protect against terrorists
    Refurnishing and delivering picnic tables in Iowa
    Digital television converter box coupon program in D.C.
    Elevating and relocating 3,000 feet of track for the Napa Valley Wine Train in California
    Hosting events for Earth Day, the summer solstice etc. in Minnesota
    Raising railroad tracks 18 inches in Oregon because the residents of one small town were tired of taking a detour around them
    Minnesota theatre named after Che Guevara putting on "socially conscious" puppet shows
    Low-income housing residents in one Minnesota city receiving free laptops, WiFi and iPod Touches to "educate" them in technology
    University in California sending students to Africa to study why Africans vote they the way they do in their elections
    University in Pennsylvania researching fossils in Argentina
    Studying the impact of global warming on wildflowers in a Colorado ghost town
    Bridge built over railroad crossing so 168 Nebraska town residents don't have to wait for the trains to pass
    Removing overgrown weeds in a Rhode Island park
    Testing how to control private home appliances in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts from an off-site computer
    Beautification of Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard
    Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
    New spring training facilities for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies
    Putting free WiFi, Internet kiosks and interactive history lessons in 2 Texas rest stops
    Road signs touting stimulus funds at work in Ohio
    Researching how paying attention improves performance of difficult tasks in Connecticut
    Deer underpass in Wyoming
    "Clown" theatrical production in Pennsylvania
    Sending 11 students and 4 teachers from an Arkansas university to the U.N. climate change convention in Copenhagen, using almost 54,000 lbs of carbon dioxide from air travel alone
    Storytelling festival in Utah
    University studying whether mice become disoriented when they consume alcohol in Florida

    How soon will our stimulus investments pay off? And how many trillions will we be getting from this?

    • ANSWER:
      You'll see a return. Whether you like what you'll get or not depends on you.

Paris Hilton Reveals NASA UFO Secrets (Sort Of)

About the author:

Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/paris-hilton-reveals-nasa-ufo-secrets-sort-of-164859.html

Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   how do space shuttles and get enought fuel to travel such long distances?
   how do space shuttles and get enought fuel to travel such long distances?
   i believe there a space shuttle going to pluto and will reach it at about july in 2015 which is about 7 yrs away, how will it have enough fuel to last that long?

   • ANSWER:
     This is a classic case of misunderstanding about space travel. On Earth, to move you must expend energy. Once you stop expending fuel Earth's gravity and friction with the surface or the air will bring you to a stop. In the vacuum of space this doesn't hapen. You fire up the engines to accelerate yourself to a high enough speed to escape Earth's gravity, and thens witch them off. Then you coast the rest of the way there. The New Horizons probe going to Pluto is not currently using any fuel. It is coasting along with nothing to slow it down.

2. QUESTION:
   How is math related to the landing of Space Shuttles?
   I have a school project where I have to talk about math in the landing of Space Shuttles and I can't find anything.

   • ANSWER:
     Here's a couple.

     After the shuttle had completed reentry and is gliding through the earth's atmosphere, it needed to touch down in a very specific spot (usually the Shuttle landing facility runway). So you have to be able to calculate how fast it needs to decend to be at ground level when it reached it's touchdown spot. It's called "rate of descent".

     Also, since it had wings that generated lift, it had to land at a certain speed. Too fast, and it would "float" down the runway without landing--too slow, and it loses lift and comes down short of the runway. So, you needed to calculate how quickly the shuttle had to slow down. That ties in to the "rate of decent" problem--since the shuttle was a glider, you could only gain speed by loosing altitude. If you bled off too much speed to early, you wouldn't have enough altitude to lose to make up the speed, and you'd come down short of the runway.

3. QUESTION:
   What is the difference between Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and space shuttles?
   I'm talking about like the space shuttles and missions and things like that.. i have a test on all of it tomorrow and i dont understand the difference. were those all missions? and then like the Challenger, Columbia, Endeavor and those were just shuttles? what's the difference between those and the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo things?

   • ANSWER:
     Try reading these articles on each program. Frankly, the differences between the programs are too numerous to explain here.

4. QUESTION:
   what are some questions about space shuttles?
   i have to make up a 30 question worksheet on space shuttles. even if you can only think of one i would really appriciate it. it is due tomorrow and i really need to finish it but i cant think of that many questions. will someone please help?

   • ANSWER:
     You could look into the Q&A's FOR STS" thread in the Orbiter-Forum, there are some really good questions about the Space Shuttle in it.

     http://orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=679

     Alternatively, download one of the astronaut workbooks or training manuals of the Space Shuttle from the JSC homepage, and pick some questions, they have a question section after each chapter for memorizing the information.

     http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/flightdatafiles/index.html

5. QUESTION:
   What does the retirement of space shuttles Endeavour, Discovery, and Atlantis mean?
   What does it mean for the future of the space program? Not just the effect on the American Space program, I'm asking about internationally.

   • ANSWER:
     Well, it won't have any ripples on unmanned spaceflight. For manned spaceflight, if NASA takes on a mission before a replacement can be developed (and nothing is in the works, as the Constellation Program has been canceled), it will have to use the spacecraft of another nation.

     Manned space travel can still be done, most will probably be the Russian Soyuz rockets. Remember, after the Columbia disaster, and the shuttle fleet was 'grounded' for an extended time, the Soyuz was the only method humans had for manned spaceflight.

     It is a good design, and even the European Space Agency has been quoted as stating it is the "most frequently used and most reliable launch vehicle in the world."

     That being said, you won't see NASA sending people into space, with their own launch vehicles.

6. QUESTION:
   How big on average are most space shuttles?
   I need to write about a trip to the moon for English and how you'd arrive there. Can anybody tell me how big most rockets are?

   • ANSWER:
     Space Shuttles are incapable of travel to the moon and back. They were not designed for that. However, the vehicle that would carry a lunar-bound ship out of earth's atmosphere would probably be the Saturn V rocket. The link below has some real good information about it (including the dimensions).

     BTW, the reason for using the Saturn V is b/c that particular rocket was designed to carry extremely heavy payloads into space. The Ares V was to replace the Saturn V, but production was cancelled in 2010.

7. QUESTION:
   So will the Russian Kliper space shuttle be the next generation of space shuttles?
   I have almost forgot about them, what do you think, will this project actually take place or will it just be another interesting idea that will never take place?

   If you think that it will take place, when do you think it will happen?

   • ANSWER:
     likely, but there is no way that they'll be rolling it out in 2011.
     it's the russians we're talking about. they have enormous know-how but face a terrible funds crunch.
     the last shuttle they launched was in 1988, called the 'Buran', that was one of the saddest aviation story I've ever herd, reminds me of the Avero Arrow.
     It seems to me that the russian Soyuz capsule will be humanity's only way to the stars for some time.

8. QUESTION:
   when will it be possible for space shuttles to go as far as Pluto in space?
   and when the space station is built..will it be possible to do this? how so? what about beyond the solar system>?

   • ANSWER:
     The "space shuttle" doesn't even go as far as the moon. It takes us to EARTH ORBIT, back and forth from the ISS.

     There are PROBES that go to the orbit of Pluto, just not yet.

     New Horizons is the name of the space probe that is scheduled to approach Pluto in July 2015.
     http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html

     As for probes going beyond the boundary of the solar system, those are Voyager 1 & 2 and Pioneer 1 & 2. They aren't destined for anywhere in particular though.

9. QUESTION:
   Is Obama pulling troops out of the War zone and using the entire fleet of space shuttles for his trip to India?
   According to Rush Limbaugh it is 200 million per day. Other Republicans say it will take almost the entire fleet of our warships will be diverted to India.

   Facts: None of the above. No warships diverted and about exactly the same cost as every Bush trip and Clinton trip. About 3-5 million per day.

   Why do some Republicans think that Obama does not deserve the same security or dignity as Bush or other Presidents?
   We paid for entire Bush family, Clinton and Reagan's so why not Obama's family?

   • ANSWER:
     These are the same people who bring loaded firearms to political rallies to "protest," and who curb-stomp liberal women found in their midst.

     They're a bunch of thugs. It should come as no surprise that they're upset that the President employs security.

10. QUESTION:
    Where does NASA keep its Space Shuttles?
    I know that Enterprise is kept in a museum, but what about the others?

    • ANSWER:
      They are kept in hangars at the Cape...

11. QUESTION:
    Does anyone ever wonder what the space shuttles could be doing to our atmosphere?
    I mean they do go straight through our protective ozone layer. And think about all the fuel that is burned up every second just to get the thing off the ground.

    • ANSWER:
      They don't harm the ozone layer.

      As for the fuel... the shuttle engines use liquid hydrogen and oxygen... the only by product of which is water (vapour).

      The booster are solid fuel and use an aluminium powder.

      Far worse comes out of the old coal power stations and old car engines.

12. QUESTION:
    Do the space shuttles, or the space station have radar?
    I read about the encounter with debris from the Chinese Anti-Satellite, and was wondering if they were equipped with radar?

    • ANSWER:
      They have a type of radar, plus they have tracking station to send up data during the flight.

13. QUESTION:
    Is it true that ceramic tiles are used on space shuttles?
    I'm doing a lot of research into materials and I was told that ceramic tiles were used on space shuttles, they said something about things that can enter the atmosphere being rock and sand, though I doubt that's the reason they use tiles. Does anyone know if and why they're used? thanks xx

    • ANSWER:
      The ceramics are used because they can withstand the extremes of heat and cold the shuttle goes through. Pretty amazing stuff. You can heat it until it nearly melts and then pick it up (by the edges) with your bare fingers.

      I've used similar stuff in a job long ago for quick drying fast moving paper. While it can withstand the heat, the stuff is very fragile and soft.

14. QUESTION:
    How Would An Entry For Space Shuttles Be Including In An Outline For An Article About Spacecraft?
    I've Got A Make-Up Test And Its Not In The Book, So Can You Please Help And Answer This Question?
    Because Im Used To Typing Like This, And I Need This Answer. I Did'nt CHEAT On Anything.
    =='

    • ANSWER:
      Why Are You Typing Like This? Do You Normally Capitalize Every Word??

      FUrtHeRmOre, wHY ShOUlD wE heLp yOu cHEat oN a QuiZ?

15. QUESTION:
    Space Shuttles brought about Transistors?
    I heard from somewhere that the reason that we have transistors today, is because of the need for smaller computers in space shuttles, is that true? and If it is, where can i find sources to back that up?

    • ANSWER:
      Some good answers above. The solid-state transistor was developed at Bell Labs in 1947.

      The space program has brought about many innovations and breakthroughs in electronics, miniaturization, chemistry and chemical engineering, and other branches of applied science.

      The use of integrated circuits to miniaturize computers would have been more in the time frame of the Apollo project. Integrated circuits were used in combat aircraft somewhat before the first shuttle flights.

      But the general idea that the cutting edge of modern technology has often been in the space program is certainly correct.

16. QUESTION:
    If god was so worried about men reaching heaven in the Tower of Babel, why doesnt he crash more space shuttles?
    And wouldn't it have been more efficient to do nothing to the tower builders and just let them climb so high that they asphyxiated and died instead? Not like he had a problem being cruel back then nor with letting people die now...

    • ANSWER:
      Because NASA already planned for occurrences such as this. They spent years in laboratories to find the exact distance of gods striking range, and to plot a course around it. It worked quite well, except for the challenger, God upgraded technology, and we were not aware. As of 2009, NASA has a god proof shuttle that works great.

17. QUESTION:
    I need a to have a question about the fuel/fuel tanks of space shuttles!?
    Hi, an astronaut is visiting my school tommorrow and I need to ask him a question about the fuel and/or fuel tanks of space shuttles. Can anyone give me a question to ask about that topic? I really appreciate it, I am in a real bind.

    • ANSWER:
      "When the external tank is jettisoned, how does NASA make sure that the orbiter and external tank do not collide?"

18. QUESTION:
    does the space shuttles and sattelites decreases the weight of the planet that could makes it unstable?
    i am just thinking about the gravity

    • ANSWER:
      The mass of a space shuttle is approx. 2030000 kg. Earth's mass is 5.9736×10^24 kg, or 2.9*10^18 times greater, meaning that the space shuttle makes up 0.000000000000000034 % of the Earth's mass. Do you think it will affect the gravity?

19. QUESTION:
    Why are Space Shuttles being Retired?
    I have been hearing a lot about Space Shuttles being retired when the International Space Station is complete. Why are Space Shuttles being retired. Is it only a few space shuttles of that model being retired or are they retiring the entire model because they have a new shuttle to manufacture. I'm confused

    • ANSWER:
      All of the space shuttles are being retired this year, as are current plans and previous plans with the cancelled constellation program. They are over 25 years old and simply need to be replaced. Our new spacecraft are privately built by a California company SpaceX, which are contracted by NASA for replacing the space shuttles for flights to the ISS. NASA just tested one of the new Falcon 9 engines earlier this month (successful, though it caused UFO sightings in Australia). The falcon rocket stages are said to be reusable, as is will be the Dragon spacecraft that will be launched into orbit on the Falcon 9. The space shuttle, too, is reusable, but the Russian Soyuz (currently the only other spaceflight option) are not. NASA plans to continue test flights, with the first ISS mission coming in 2011.

20. QUESTION:
    A few questions about space shuttles?
    I know that there are currently three orbitors in NASA's space shuttle fleet, so how do they decide which shuttle to use?

    • ANSWER:
      they have three orbiters as you know, 1 orbiter (Endeavor) is currently undergoing (and almost finished) a major modification process and will fly on STS 118, from there i think they alternate orbiters, as it takes several months to refurbish the orbiters and get them ready for launch again.

21. QUESTION:
    Fairly easy question for 10 points, about space shuttles lol :)?
    Explain why protective tiles are used on space shuttles.
    plz give me a website so i can use it in my bibliography and also give me a good answer with a fair bit of writing if u can haha cheers :)

    • ANSWER:
      First off, I just put in "space shuttle protective tiles" into google to get you some references you might be able to use (just do the same!). However, i did not look at any of them, since I've been interested in the ss for a very long time. :) The links on the first page should give you plenty to work with!!

      The protective tiles are first-and-foremost used as protection against heat as the space shuttle returns to Earth. they are tiled so that they are easy to replace once the shuttle returns to Earth (since a single tile broken during re-entry would not be disastrous). Just think of a giant heat shield in front of you when facing a bonfire. If a small square of your shield popped out, you would still be protected from the heat (albeit slightly less). And it would be really easy to shove a replacement tile back into its spot!

      Anyway, the tiles are almost specifically so that when the shuttle re-enters the Earth's orbit (and encounters resistance by the atmosphere) (yes, really fast speed and 'air' causes much heat!!!) the shuttle is protected against the majority of the heat that the encounter produces.

      I hope that the google search words help, and that this basic introduction helps you!! :D

22. QUESTION:
    Did you know the Space Shuttles SRBs dimensions were based on horses a*ses?
    Does the statement, "We've always done it that way" ring any bells?

    The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet,
    8.5 inches That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used?

    Because that's the way they built them in England, and English
    expatriates built the US Railroads.
    Why did the English build them like that?
    Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the
    pre-railroad tramways, and that's the gauge they used.

    Why did "they" use that gauge then?

    Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools
    that they used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing.

    Okay! Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing?

    Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would
    break on some of the old, long distance roads in England, because that's
    the spacing of the wheel ruts.

    So who built those old rutted roads?

    Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (and England)
    for their legions. The roads have been used ever since.

    And the ruts in the roads?

    Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to
    match for fear of destroying their wagon wheels. Since the chariots were made
    for Imperial Rome, they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing..

    The United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is
    derived from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot!!
    And bureaucracies live forever.

    So the next time you are handed a specification and wonder what horse's
    ass came up with it, you may be exactly right, because the Imperial Roman
    army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate the back ends of two
    war horses.

    Now the twist to the story

    When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there are two big
    booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are
    solid rocket boosters or SRBs.

    The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory at Utah. The engineers who
    designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the
    SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site. The railroad
    line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains. The SRBs had to fit through that tunnel.
    The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad
    track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses' behinds.

    So, a major Space Shuttle design feature of what is arguably the world's
    most advanced transportation system was determined over two thousand
    years ago by the width of a horse's ass.

    • ANSWER:
      Why reinvent technology?
      The computer you are using probably has a DOS Editor. Count the 80 characters on a line. It is the same as a Hollerith (IBM) 80 column punch card invented in 1895 for unit record equipment. It was made that size so they could use a lot of the same equipment that was used to deal with the old size American dollar bills.
      You and I are using the Roman alphabet right now to communicate.

23. QUESTION:
    The space shuttles twist about 90 degrees when they go up. What are the procedure called and the purpose?

    • ANSWER:
      The Shuttle, and all rockets for that matter, have engines that gimbal to control the direction of their flight and their attitude. There are three body axes used: the pitch axis, the yaw axis, and the roll axis. The engines gimbal about these axes. As the rocket sits on the launch pad, the axes have some given geometric orientation. This "clock angle" is fixed, is always the same for every launch. After liftoff, and after the tower is cleared, the rocket rolls through some angle to align the axes for its desired flight path. How much it rolls is a function of its final desired orbit for that particular mission. After the roll, they gimbal to start a pitch down maneuver to make the rocket go downrange. Otherwise the rocket would continue to fly straight up. Onboard computers control the engine thrust direction, to keep it through the constantly changing cg of the vehicle, and to achieve the final desired trajectory.

      Good question. Hope this helps.

24. QUESTION:
    i wanna know a movie name...and the story is about a guy and small baby space shuttles?
    the movie is about a guy who stays in a building and soon to be demolished, but suddenly a space shuttles came and make his life easier...and the small space shuttles can make babies of space shuttles...and it charges itself...and the guy kept thode space shuttles on top of his building roof in a wooden house...i donno about the movie alot coz it was along time ago..and i miss it..

    • ANSWER:
      batteries not included

25. QUESTION:
    Is the launch of space shuttle atlantis tomorrow the last time you will go in space?
    I've heard some stuff about the space shuttle launch tomorrow but I'm a little confused. Is this the last time we will ever go in space? I've heard it called "the final space shuttle launch" and "final space flight ever" but Ive also heard its just the last launch before we switch to different rockets. So is the last time we go to space or is it just that we are switching to different rockets and not using the space shuttles anymore?
    also what will the space shuttle atlantis being doing up in space?

    • ANSWER:
      My friend works at NASA, and the space program has came to basically a halt. Obama believes it is a waste of money. They have cut many peoples jobs. So tomorrow is technically the last one, although there are still people, including my friend, that are working on other things.

26. QUESTION:
    Where will space shuttle Atlantis go after retirement?
    The space shuttles are being retired in 2010, and I've heard that Discovery is going to the Smithsonian and Endeavour is possibly going to a museum in California. Where is Atlantis going? Will it just be torn apart for scrap metal or will it be on display at a museum somewhere? I heard that Atlantis was originally supposed to be commissioned in 2008 and used for spare parts for Discovery and Endeavour, which makes me wonder if NASA is just going to forget about it and scrap it. Thanks if you can help.

    • ANSWER:
      I truly doubt that ANY shuttle will be torn apart for scrap. There are science and aviation museums around the country--and the world--who would fight for the chance to display one.

27. QUESTION:
    why do we need space shuttles?
    hi, I'm doing a science project on space shuttles and i need some help. ive been on some websites but wikipedia and the nasa website it doesnt all make sense so could someone help me just to write a bit about why we need them? ive been ill lately and it needs to be handed in pretty soon. thank you!!! x

    • ANSWER:
      The original concept of a shuttle was as a SPACE PLANE.

      It was supposed to eventually be able to go up to space then come down get a wash and a wax and be sent up again.. over and over.. nasa found out fast that the cost of fixing the tiles and getting the shuttle ready for the next launch was not going to allow a quick turn around.

      The shuttles tiles are very fragile and it usually looses alot of them on each flight or they get chipped and we know what that causes....

      When the space shuttle was first conceived it was to save the SKY LAB space station.. the predecesor to the space station that is being built now. But do to cuts in budgets and lack of interest in space since the space race was over. The shuttle wasnt in time to save the skylab and SKYLAB fell to earth over many miles mostly uninhabitted areas and most peices burned up on the way down it was a spectacle though.

      The shuttle has been very useful for some things that could not be done otherwise.. the REPAIR OF THE HUBBLE would not be possible without the shuttle .. the satellite had to be grasped and held while repairs were performed and that would not have been possible with any other type of launch vehicle.

      The lack of specific uses for the shuttle that cant be done by other space craft is the reason for its demise and replacement. One of the temporary replacements is a capsule like the old moon mission type vehicle mounted on TOP of the main tank so that it doesnt need to worry about falling debris from the tank damaging tiles.

      contellation space craft to replace shuttle.
      http://www.aerospaceguide.net/spaceexploration/orion.html

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq_4Mm-1-C0&NR=1

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO9z-nyf75M

      I hope that helps you a little I tried to find a photo of orion but I couldnt find the one I had before..

      Good luck with the report.

28. QUESTION:
    How fast can a space shuttle travel?
    How fast are we capable of making a space shuttle travel? I'm asking because I was reading about the new planet, Gliese 581, which is said to have earth like habitation characteristics, but is 20.5 lightyears away-- impossible to reach in a human lifetime. So I would like to know how fast our space shuttles go (in lightyears, preferably), to see how much time it would actually take to reach that planet.

    • ANSWER:
      The shuttle goes 17,500 MPH. That speed is not high enough to escape from Earth orbit, but FYI, that is about 38,263 times slower than light speed. (Calculated as 186,000 miles per second times 3,600 seconds in an hour divided by 17,500 miles per hour.) So if the shuttle could leave Earth orbit and travel at 17,500 MPH all the way to that star, it would take 784,391 years to get there. (Calculated as 20.5 * 38,263.)

29. QUESTION:
    Circular motion and space shuttles?
    Hi, I'm stuck on this problem:

    A space shuttle orbits earth in a near-circular orbit at a constant speed approximately 100 miles above the Earth's surface.
    If we assume that the centripetal acceleration is equal to the acceleration due to gravity at sea level (9.8 m/s^2) and the orbital radius is equal to the radius of the Earth (6380 km):

    a) what is the average speed of the shuttle?
    b) How long does it take the shuttle to make one orbit around earth?

    I'm specifically having problems w/ the wording on the first sentence, is 100m the speed of the shuttle or is it the distance above earth?
    is it:
    ...at a constant speed 100 miles, above the earth's surface...
    or
    ...at a constant speed, 100 miles above the earth's surface.

    - in any case how would i go about solving it?
    I know that for circular motion:

    Acceleration = (Velocity^2)/ Radius

    • ANSWER:
      100 miles is the distance from the Earth's surface. Essentially you have a situation where the centripetal acceleration of the shuttle is equal to the shuttles acceleration due to gravity at sea level. Set these values equal to each other and solve for velocity.

      m g = m v^2 / r => g r = v^2 so v = sqrt(g * r) to get velocity of shuttle

      To find time to get one orbit, take the circumference of the orbit and divide by the shuttle's velocity. Also, make sure to convert that 100 miles into meters before doing any calculations or your answers will be very screwed up.

30. QUESTION:
    What will replace the space shuttle craft when they retire them in 2010?
    I have been reading about the current space shuttle mission and have seen a few times that the space shuttles are to be retired in 2010 after the space station is finished. So what program is going to replace the space shuttle or will there be a space station that is unreachable, or reachable only by soviets?

    • ANSWER:
      Well, there will be 3 things that will be involved in replacing the space shuttle.

      The thing that Nasa will own is the Constellation system, which consists of a series of vehicles - 2 rockets, the Ares I and V, the Orion Capsule, a Lunar Lander, and an Earth departure stage.
      Ziggle did cover this very well

      However, this won't be ready until 2014, and quite possibly later.

      What will really be flying astronauts to the International Space Station is the SpaceX Dragon and the Rocketplane Kistler K-1. The Dragon is a capsule being developed by Space Exploration Techologies, or SpaceX, which was founded by and owned by Elon Musk. It will be launched by the Falcon 9 rocket. Details of the Dragon can be found at http://www.spacex.com/dragon.php
      BTW, almost everything on the Dragon and the Falcon 9 are reusable.

      The K-1 is a launch vehicle and an orbital vehicle. It is entirely reusable. Details of it can be found at http://www.rocketplanekistler.com/

      Both of these vehicles are being funded in part by Nasa, called the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services, but also largely by private money.

      In addition, there are other companies that are pursuing the Phase 2 COTS contract. Some of these companies are Constellation Services INternational, PlanetSpace, SpaceDev, Transformational Space, as well as other.

      Details concerning COTS can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Orbital_Transportation_Services

31. QUESTION:
    What Should be done in light of the space shuttle disasters.?
    Really these guys have only fixed the current shutles. The united states is down two Space shuttles, Somethings got to be done. I'm not asking as to what the next "space shuttle" should be. i just wanna know what can we do. not that i can do anything about it but, but this is a serious problem that needs fixing and is really burning in my head. no answer is to rediculus, really i could use a good laugh.

    • ANSWER:
      NASA is starting work on a new vehicle. See the source. It is a capsule on an expendable rocket, much like Apollo, not a new shuttle, but it is intended to replace the shuttle.

32. QUESTION:
    Facts about space shuttles and how they launch into space?

    • ANSWER:
      The space shuttles, properly known as the Space Transportation System (STS), are resuable (mostly) spacecraft designed to carry cargo to and from low Earth orbit (LEO).

      The system has three main components: the solid rocket boosters (SRBs), the external tank (ET), and the orbiter vehicle (OV) . It is the orbiter that is commonly referred to as the space shuttle.

      The SRBs are the largest solid rocket motors ever built. They produce about 2,000,000 pounds of thrust each for about two minutes. Like any other solid rocket motor, the SRBs cannot be shutdown. They produce thrust until they run out of fuel. The SRBs fall into the ocean on parachutes and are retrieved by boats, towed to shore, and rebuilt for use in the next mission.

      The ET carries the liquid oxygen LOX) and liquid hydrogen (LH) for the main engines that are carried by the orbiter. The SRBs and the orbiter are bolted to the ET for launch. The ET is not reusable. It is jettisoned on the way up. Most of burns up. Some of it falls in the ocean.

      The OV is about the size of a Boeing 727 airliner. It is completely reusable. It can carry seven astronauts and up to 50,000 pounds of cargo to LEO. It has three engines known as the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs). Each SSME produces about 1,500,000 pounds of thrust all the way to orbit. The SSMEs burn the LOX and LH in the external tank as propellant (fuel).

      How does it all work?

      At T minus 0, all three SSMEs ignite. If they all work well, the launch is on. You'll hear the call "three at a hundred" from the crew if all is well. This means that all three SSMEs are running at 100 percent. (The SSME's actually operate at 104 percent of rated power because the engines exceeded the specifications.)

      At that point, two things happen: The SRBs are ignited and the the frangible (explosive) bolts that hold the entire shuttle to the launch pad are exploded. The shuttle lifts off fast.

      As it clears the tower, you'll see the shuttle roll upside down and pitch over to start its climb to orbit.

      At about two minutes, the SRBs start to run out of fuel and the thrust they produce starts to tail off. At this point, more frangible bolts fire and the SRBs are separated from the ET. This is known as SRB SEP. The SRBs fall for a while and then the parachutes open to drop them in the ocean for recovery and reuse.

      Now, the shuttle is running on the SSMEs only. It accelerates at about 3Gs until it reaches the velocity needed for the orbit that the mission requires. That's 0 to 17,500 mph in 8.5 minutes.

      At this point, another set of frangible bolts fires and the ET separates and slowly reenters the atmosphere.

      The orbiter is now coasting to orbit.

      All the orbital manuvers and corrections are performs using the Orbital Manuvering System (OMS) located in the big pods on either side of the tail. These are hypergolic engines. They are fired once the shuttle reaches (approximately) the correct altitude to circularize the orbit.

      At this point, the crew will open the cargo bay doors so that the radiators on the inside can dispose of all the accumulated heat.

      On-orbit operations begin.

      This is it in a nutshell.

      The book I referred to below is awesome.

33. QUESTION:
    what topic should I pick about space?
    I have to do a project for science & i still haven't chosen a topic, because I don't really know anything about space. So i just have to pick anything, something interesting??
    Black holes, the sun, solar flares, the moon, space shuttle are some that are already taken.

    • ANSWER:

34. QUESTION:
    Whay is the space shuttles having problems with exterior tiles now vs. in the past?
    The USA 'Discovery' shttle will launch July 4 and there is concern about the exteror fuel tank foam amd tiles on the suttle coming off. What's up about this vs. not haing problems int he past?

    • ANSWER:
      Actually the foam tiles have always been a problem. Even the very first shuttle flight in1981, STS-1, suffered tile losses but they were in non-critical areas. Tile loss was such a concern that NASA had even tried developing a tile repair kit but later dropped the concept before the first flight deciding it wasn't worth the risk and training. Budget concerns may have also been an issue.

35. QUESTION:
    What's this I hear about NASA shutting down the shuttles?
    I heard from one of my students' parents that NASA is only planning five more launches with the space shuttles, and then they are planning on ending the space program for some time, renovating or rebuilding the shuttles, something like that. I haven't been able to find anything about it on the NASA site, was wondering if anyone else had read/seen/heard anything factual about this or if its just a rumor.

    • ANSWER:
      For some time they have been planning to replace the shuttle with a new launch system known as Ares.

      The Ares system uses tried and trusted concepts from the Saturn 5 and Apollo days, combined with solid rocket boosters from the shuttle launch system to reduce the costs and risks associated with launches.

      The first test firing of an Ares rocket is due next month.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares_I

      Cheers!

36. QUESTION:
    Advanced question: Weird colors in the sky right before space shuttle landing?
    I’m trying to identify something I saw a long, long time ago off the coast of California. I saw it right before a space shuttle landing. It looked like a red-colored psychedelic rainbow – like somebody released dye into the clouds.

    Does NASA ever release rust into the air (right before a space shuttle landings) as part of some kind of electromagnetic research?

    Is there anything you know about space shuttles that can explain the colors in the sky that I saw?

    • ANSWER:
      It was the speed of the space shuttle travelling at a very high rate of speed and the colors you saw were atmospheric gases being ionized as they hit the heat shields on the space shuttle.

37. QUESTION:
    What is the name of the inscription that NASA puts on anything they send into outer space?
    I heard a couple of years ago that NASA puts a special inscription anything they send into outer space (satellites, space shuttles, etc.). It has information about Earth, such as that there are male and female humans, we have water and land on earth, and other basic information about our planet and the human race. Its purpose is to inform any form of life that comes in contact with the object to learn where it came from and who made it. Does anyone know where I can find more information about this? I might use it in a research project about outer space.

    • ANSWER:
      The Pioneer Plaques and the Voyager Golden Record are probably the most famous of the objects you're referring to. They were sent with the Pioneer and Voyager probes, respectively, when they were launched. The Pioneer Plaque shows male and female humans and various information about the vehicle and Earth. The Voyager Golden Record (which I think is cooler, but I'm also a Carl Sagan fan) contains much more information, such as music, vocal greetings, sounds of Earth, and other information about us. However, its contents will probably be completely indecipherable by any alien species, so it's more of a cosmic time capsule than a real message intended for aliens.

38. QUESTION:
    Water on Space Shuttles?
    Water on space shuttles is very rare/limited. I know that astronauts get some of their water from fuel cells. But do they also bring some bottles of water onto the space shuttle themselves? If so, what containers do they use? And about how much water do they actually bring on?
    Also, can you guys indicate your source/reference?

    • ANSWER:
      I think you will find all the info here:
      http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/shutref/orbiter/eclss/water.html

      "The supply and waste water systems provide water for the flash evaporator, crew consumption and hygiene. The supply water system stores water generated by the fuel cell power plants, and the waste water system stores waste from the crew cabin humidity separator and from the flight crew. There are four supply water tanks and one waste water tank located beneath the crew compartment middeck floor."

      I don't know if they bring any water with them, perhaps a little bit of drinking water. But it seems that the fuel cells provide enough water for all their needs.

39. QUESTION:
    informations about launching of rockets and space shuttles?
    i need all sorts of information about what happens when a rocket or space shuttle is launched?what processes occur in a space shuttlewhen being launched? i need initial and various procees that occur at tht stage of launching

    • ANSWER:
      try nasa.com ?

40. QUESTION:
    2 questions about space shuttles?
    Briefly describe the events in a typical space shuttle mission.

    why are space shuttle flights still very expensive even though the shuttle is reused?

    • ANSWER:
      Briefly? Wow that is a challenge.
      The shuttle flight needs to be planned, that takes months or even years; then astronauts have to train for it; then the flight is schedules, the shuttle is launched and reaches orbit, performs the mission, then comes back to earth. I am not sure if this what you had in mind.

      As to the cost, the vehicle itself is a small price of the total. Even if the shuttle is reusable, every part has to be inspected, and that could actually cost almost the same as a brand new component, as some have to be totally dismantled and reassembled. Fuel and ground support cost are also very high, the shuttle is a heavy vehicle because it needs to bring wings all the way to space, wings that serve no purpose during the takeoff and the orbital operation.

41. QUESTION:
    No more space shuttles?
    I am hearing this is the last launch of a space shuttle and Ive read that the space shuttle program was scheduled to end in 2011 after 30 years...

    Are we not going to do more space shuttles in the future to learn about space??

    • ANSWER:
      Yes, Atlantis which was launched today is the last space shuttle that will be launched. They are trying to find better ways to explore space.

42. QUESTION:
    why can't space shuttles get threw clouds?
    like my question asks, why can't space shuttles get threw clouds?
    whats so bad about it?
    sorry, i meant -through

    • ANSWER:
      The Shuttle, like a plane, can fly through clouds.

      However, if they are Thunderstorm clouds, or even rain clouds in any way, they avoid landing in situations when these are present. Lightning Risk.

      Remember- when the shuttle returns to earth, it is essentially a glider.
      They have 1 chance to land it, so NASA always makes sure the shuttle lands in clear weather- which is why they bumped the landing last week to california instead of Florida- Rain Clouds.

43. QUESTION:
    Would it be possible for the space shuttle to go to the moon?
    I'm NOT asking if it could land there, just orbit. Call it a scenic drive. Is there anything about the shuttles engineering that would preclude it from traveling there?

    • ANSWER:
      Not without extensive modification and a LOT more fuel. The shuttle uses the two solid rockets plus all the fuel in the external tank plus a little of the manouvring fuel just to get to low Earth orbit. Then it is travelling at 17,500mph. To get to the Moon it has to accelerate another 7,500mph, so it would require more fuel. It would then need more fuel to slow itself down once it reached the Moon in order to go into orbit, and then even more fuel to break out of lunar orbit to come home.

      When it gets here it will have another big problem. The shuttle orbiter was designed to withstand re-entry at 17,500mph. By the time it gets back to Earth it will be doing closer to 25,000mph. The thermal protection system will likely fail because it is not designed for the temperatures that will result from hitting the atmosphere that fast, and the structure itself will probably fail because it was not designed to withstand the aerodynamic loads it will encounter at that speed. The only way round that is to use more fuel to slow it down before re-entry.

      So, to get the shuttle to and from the Moon would require launching extra fuel and modifying the shuttle to allow connection to another fuel tank while in space. It's actually easier to design a whole new vehicle for the task.

44. QUESTION:
    If the concord hadn't of been decomissioned in 2003, would it have been a space plane in the future?
    Later in the distant future does anyone wonder if the concorde survived would it be taking people to the moon or even different planets? And will there ever be a plane that replaces the concorde? And do space planes exist and I'm not talking about the U.S. and Russian space shuttles either?

    • ANSWER:
      No. It was designed for flight in the atmosphere. It would have been easier to design a new plane.

      There are no space planes. (None that takeoff and land conventionally and climb higher than 400,000 feet.)

45. QUESTION:
    A question about gravity and space shuttles..?
    Ok so in Apollo 13, when the shuttle's power is gone, they basically float around the moon in a circle so they can rocket off back to Earth by turning the power back on and with the momentum from floating around the moon. My question is, without being able to steer the shuttle or anything, how can they remain the correct distance from the moon without being sucked in by its gravity or being too far out that gravity no longer has enough hold on them and they float off?
    Please give me sources if available.

    • ANSWER:
      "...without being able to steer the shuttle or anything, how can they remain the correct distance from the moon without being sucked in by its gravity or being too far out that gravity no longer has enough hold on them and they float off?..."

      First off, the shuttle *is* steerable. Very small rocket-like engines called thrusters can be fired to adjust the attitude and altitude of the shuttle.

      Secondly, the shuttle is not designed to go to the moon at all.

      Finally "...how can they remain the correct distance from the moon without being sucked in by its gravity or being too far out that gravity no longer has enough hold on them and they float off?..." If you tied a weight on a length of string and twirled the weight around your head what would happen? The weight would continue to circle your head at the same distance. The reason this happens is because the *speed* of the weight is trying to make it fly away from you, but at the same time the string is preventing that from happening. Now just substitute the weight for some spacecraft orbiting the moon and the string for the moon's gravity. As long as the spacecraft continues to maintain the same velocity (...which tries to force it away from the moon...) the moon's gravity (...the string...) will be just enough to cancel out that flying-off-into-space force. The trick is to make sure the spacecraft has the correct velocity.