This paper looks at how Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Andre Tarkovsky's Solaris (1972) make art cinema out of the popular genre of science fiction. Of particular interest is the representation of extraterrestrial space and how it is used to explore key concerns of science fiction, including the relation of humans to technology, humans to aliens, and the present to the future. This paper focuses on the different ways that Kubrick and Tarkovsky construct environments to shape…
decided, after analyzing some data from researches, that the moon was dry. Years later, they got to the conclusion that there was a presence of water, just that they didn’t know what its origin was. Looking for a cause, they thought it was the falling comets that left some of their carrying water in the Earth’s satellite, based on pictures taken. Nowadays, with the development of new technology and better resources to gather information in the Moon, they understood what could be an unknown…
Need to Know The hype of extraterrestrial phenomenon has been long withheld, not only within western civilization but all over the world. There are several reasons as to why some truly believe that there has been past contact with otherworldly beings, but this is mostly unfounded information usually from unreliable sources. However, while some fanatics continue to cling to this belief, there have been modern advancements in both technological and psychological fields, proving that any sort of…
The purpose of the lab was to see is a constructed lunar lander would safely land astronauts to the surface of the moon. An actual lander was not built however a lunar lander was built out of cardboard, plastic, cups, marshmallows, index cards, and straws. With these materials, a replica of a lunar lander was made however with different step process, for example a rectangular cardboard base instead of a circular one. A lunar lander was successfully built and got a chance to improve it. After…
Editor in Chief USA Today Online Columnist and Editor, Rand Simberg Dear Editor: Re: “Challenger lesson still unlearned after 30 years– Running a space airline to orbit, the moon or even Mars isn't the right job for government.” January 26, 2016 USA Today Opinion Column. I wish to provide a different perspective from the military community with regard to a recent editorial about the role government has in the space industry. The author Rand Simberg, expressed his opinion that with…
relatively new technology; it is widely almost anywhere you go. It is one of the most important inventions in recent history, It has paved the way for the achievements that otherwise would not have been possible without it. For example, making it to the moon or gives us the ability to create advanced weaponry. Society has had a major part in the devilment and the adoption of the computer over time. The history of computers gives validity to the perspective, social construction of technology.…
The Coloverses In London, England, a UFO crashlanded right in the middle of the road. A black and green, monkey-sized alien came out with an entire group of them behind it. These were called Coloverses. Unknown to mankind, these aliens were capable of spitting venom. The Coloverses were planning an apocalypse on planet Earth and wouldn’t stop until they had done it. On Earth, four scientists were at work. Their names were Max, Dan, Harry, and Clint. “C’mon, guys! It’s getting late,” Harry said,…
The moon has been seen as far back as 1610. The moon is a third of Earth and has no proven life on it. The moon is also the only other place beyond Earth where people have step foot on. The moon is thought to have formed after a mars size planet hit Earth. Size and Distance The moon is less than a third of the Earth. The radius of the moon is 1,079.6 miles. The moon is farther away from the Earth than people think. It is an average of 238,855 miles away. An example is 30 Earths could fit…
millions of years ago, the moon was created. Many believe it all started when a mars-sized planet impacted the Earth. Afterwards caught in the Earth’s orbit and soon formed into what became the moon. Up till now, scientists now acknowledge theories of the moon, the moon’s environment, and plenty know the understandings and compositions of the moon. Currently, the moon isn’t as uncommonly unknown to us now, ever since a little over four hundred years ago. That is, the moon - in theory - has…
NASA is planning for the launch date of the Mars rover to be 2020.the rover will be built on human curiosity. There will be differences in the rover the differences will be determined on the last rover sent to Mars. The scientist will be putting in landing system, including a sky crane and a heat shield. The rover body can be created without doing any other building or research. This will reduce the overall risk for the mission, while saving money and time on development. One of the rover…