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... enough to make a dent on the production and distribution of usable fuels for autos and trucks, but how big a dent? Over the past three decades, Brazil has worked to create a viable alternative ... processes that convert corn-based biomass feedstocks into bio-based fuels. 2010 is a DOE milestone goal to finalize a biorefinery with the potential for three bio-based chemicals. By 2012 demonstrations ...

... weight, with the same muscular strength, difficulty of movement would necessarily be the result. This does not arise from the density of the planet, but from its superior mass. So far ... can have no difficulty in conceiving of its being inhabited. The human frame proves how low a temperature is compatible with the functions of life. In this climate the sinking of the ... of light, sufficiently show how the properties of matter may aid the spirit, in a future state of being, in obtaining a wide and comprehensive view of the works and the providence of God ...

... , with integrity and responsibility? When controversies arise, how does one discriminate among the choices to make the most ethical decision? In space this is a particularly critical question, because of the probability of ... the few who may choose to live and work in space. But our very project, the expansion of human presence outward, itself offers a new hope: ''"For we now have the extraordinary ...

... now we were working for a completely different guy, who was publish or perish—in MPAD you were graded by how many internal notes you wrote in a year and how big and thick and ... the whole thing had gotten skewed a couple of degrees, like you needed to rotate the map around a couple of degrees. We worked and worked to figure out how that could be, and couldn’t figure it out. One morning Gene Kranz came through and asked how things were ...

... be a great variety of science labs at many locations in outer space—on the Moon or on Mars, for instance. There is also likely to be something like a biosphere at ...

... greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is a leading cause of global warming. Predictions of future climate change depend on knowing the details of how this carbon cycle works in different parts of the world. NASA's Earth science program conducts research into the global Earth system using satellite observations. Identifying how Earth's ...

... , or submerges. (AFSC Newsreview, Sept 13/85, 5) Researchers in the Workload and Ergonomics Branch of the Armstrong Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory were working to adapt machines to pilots rather ... mental capability, and his workload limitation.” In analyzing cockpit design, researchers checked into how well a pilot could see and reach cockpit controls and displays. Only in existence as an ...

Space is a cold, dark environment that does not have breathable air for humans. Without a vehicle with vital life support systems, it would be impossible to travel both to and ... . Since then NASA has done everything they possibly can to continuously improve vehicles and ensure a safe work environment. The Space Shuttle has been in use since April 12, 1981, when Columbia ... features added and improvements made, there are still many associated risks. One can improve on a system and mitigate many risks related to the transportation system's novelty, but there will ...

... home again." The editorial defended the U.S. against foreign critics. ''(W Post, 12/13/73, A18)'' A Philadelphia Inquirer editorial commented on the modesty of Dr. Lubos Kohoutek, Czechslovakian astronomer who ... night after night, year upon year-observing the known and looking for the unknown. Their work does not match spaceship launchings in attracting public attention but even in the space age, as ...

... thousand two, and so forth) especially if you have a good sense of rhythm, but you might lose track of how long a day is. Having clocks around helps keep our biological clocks synchronized to a time standard like "day and night" even when ...

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