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... astronomy and of science. Even before it was launched, Hubble was the subject of an important history book, The Space Telescope: A Study of NASA, Science, Technology and Politics, by Robert ... , along with a computer unit and the power supply for the Faint Object Camera. The importance of the mission to NASA grew as Congress came close to cancelling the International Space ... , and the space shuttle was periodically grounded due to an annoying series of problems. The importance of the servicing mission to the future of NASA was reflected in several high-level ...

Gravity is very important to our life on Earth. Without gravity, we would simply float around with nothing to ...

The current expectation is that if a person wants to have access technology for a computer, they need to provide the screen reader, note taker or Braille display. Therefore, if I want to use the Internet at a hotel, I bring my laptop or PDA which has its own screen reader. I expect that when I plug my device into the hotel's network, I will be able to use those services using my screen reader. ...

Whoever provides it, you will have to have a pressurized chamber to live in, oxygen to breathe (probably mixed with nitrogen just like here on Earth), food to eat if you are gone for more than a day, water, a way to go to the bathroom, something to control the temperature, clothes to wear, and personal hygiene supplies. ---- Answer provided by Roger Crouch, Ph.D. Image:K2S logosmall.jpg ...

Prevention of dental cavities includes the use of fluoride rinses, appropriate diet, brushing, and flossing—most recommendations are to brush twice a day and floss once a day. The fluoride rinses could take the place of fluoride in the water. It would also be possible to use antibacterial rinses, which can stop the bacteria that cause cavities. Response credit to Dr. Jay Buckley (JB) ...

There are many risks associated with exploration and charting the unknown. If we can design a space program that allows us to better understand and accept these risks, we can be better prepared for the reward of exploring new worlds and reaping the benefits of new medical and material science—knowledge that could help improve life for all humans on Earth. ---- Answer provided by Jim ...

Carl Sagan, my favorite scientist and a great popularizer of astronomy and science, once said it best-"We are third generation star stuff " He meant that two other stars lived their lives and ended their lives by spewing the atoms of creation throughout our solar nebula neighborhood, which helped the local gas cloud to gravitationally collapse and form the star we call the Sun. At one time, the ...

Without planets there would be no life. ---- Answer provided by Ed Frederick, Ph.D. Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer Image:9781894959421.jpg '''Buy This Book''' http://www.apogeebooks.com/Books/For%20Kids/KidstoSpace.html Click here Category:Kids To Space Category:Kids ...

... to support NASA in its requests for manpower and funds to get on with the important job." ''(Text)'' May 12 Sensors aboard two Vela nuclear detection satellites, launched April 28 by USAF ...

... speculate what a different future might be like. These stories are important precursors to science fiction and tell important stories in their own right. But science fiction, ''per se'' , is ... all illustrations in fact are subjectively rendered by some artist, and (when illustrating fictional texts, for example) may be purposely imaginative and not “factual”. Moreover, some illustrations become “ ...

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