Susie Goodell
Mr. Ippolito
Core Biology
6/3/17
Weitering, Hanneke. "SpaceX Successfully Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic First." Space.com. N.p., 03 June 2017. Web. 03 June 2017. <http://www.space.com/37072-spacex-first-used-dragon-launch.html>.
Current Event 14
For this current event, I read the article, “SpaceX Successfully Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic First” by Hanneke Weitering. In this piece, Weitering discusses the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 3rd. This rocket, headed to the International Space Station with supplies, launched at 5:07 pm and 8 minutes later, the first-stage rocket booster returned to Earth at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Just over 10 minutes after launch, the Dragon cargo craft attached to the top of the rocket separated from the Falcon 9 and in three days will reach the ISS. The Dragon capsule was first launched to the ISS on September 21, 2014. The company who created this capsule, SpaceX, are hoping to create a rocket with 100% reusable parts. A month after its first launch, the capsule landed in the Pacific Ocean and underwent extensive inspection and refurbishing to prepare it for its next flight. On the flight this weekend, the Dragon is bringing food, clothes, water, and a multitude of science experiments for the astronauts aboard the ISS. These experiments vary from biological research to technology demonstrations to educational activities for students to take part in. There is also a new, experimental type of solar panel being flown up. The Dragon capsule is extremely important in bringing new materials to the ISS for technological and scientific advancements.
This successful launch is an important step towards SpaceX’s goal to use completely reused rockets. This company still has a long way to go before it creates a 100% reusable rocket, including the major barrier of refurbishing the second-stage rocket booster, however they are making great strides. Reusing the parts makes it much cheaper and easier for the companies to launch, therefore making launches more frequent. “‘For [SpaceX], it’s the seventh launch this year, and you can tell we picked up the rate significantly,”’ said Hans Koenigsmann, Vice President of flight reusability at SpaceX. With increases in flights comes more discovery and new technological advancements.
This article was very well-written and informational. Weitering relayed the information clearly, using words that are easy for readers to understand. She also included many quotes from scientists working on the project, which strengthened her claims. However, the author did not provide many details about which parts of the rocket were reused and which were not. She also doesn’t give any background information about how the rockets are reused and the process that made researchers want to make this possible.
Bailey Barton
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Biology; Current Event 14
June 5, 2017
G, Susie. "Bronxville HS Core Biology." "SpaceX Successfully Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic First." N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 05 June 2017.
http://bhscorebio.blogspot.com/2017/06/spacex-successfully-launches-used.html#comment-form
I read Susie Goodells review on “SpaceX Successfully Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic first” by Hanneke Weitering. Weitering wrote about the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket on June 3rd, and which will reach the ISS soon. The Dragon Capsule was created by the company a company who strived to create a rocket with reusable parts however the capsule landed in the Pacific Ocean, therefore it had to be extensively repaired in time for its next flight. On its most recent launch, the Dragon Capsules purpose is to bring supplies for astronauts aboard the ISS. They will use these supplies to conduct a number of experiments. Susie did a good job explaining the background on the Dragon Capsule and its previous mission as well as its purpose. In addition, she also made a supportive argument for why this was beneficial and important to the public. Some evidence being that the capsule is relied on to bring materials to the ISS for scientific and technological advancements. Lastly, Susie gave insight on where the company will go next and how they are doing from this launch, this being, although the company has more to achieve before making a 100% reusable rocket, they are steps closer to their goal.
I found Susie’s review well thought out and clear, there are some minor improvements which could benefit this article review. If there was more information on the ISS, that would give the reader a better understanding of how greatly the Dragon Capsule is benefiting it. Aside from the ISS, more detail of the reusable aspect of the rocket would be helpful in supporting the company and understanding their reasons for their goals.
I learned from reading this article about the advances in space technology and trying to recycle material/ build stronger rockets in order to be reused. I was intrigued by the article because I am open to learning more about space being that it is an ongoing mystery.
Ben Mandanas 9/24/18
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Weitering, Hanneke. "SpaceX Successfully Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic First." Space.com. N.p., 03 June 2017. Web. 03 June 2017. .
For this current events review, I decided to read Susie Goodell's report on “SpaceX Successfully Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic first” by Hanneke Weitering. Throughout Susie Goodell's review on Weitering’s article about how SpaceX launched a reusable rocket and wishes to make it 100% reusable is very well written. She weaved the science into her writing very well, keeping the reader interested throughout her whole review. Also, Susie integrated the fact that it would be bringing supplies up to the ISS, she used this evidence to lead into the article main argument. Which is that SpaceX is currently trying to develop a 100% reusable rocket. Finally, Susie kept her current event short and to the point while providing lots of evidence and conveying her point.
One detail Susie could improve on was what parts of the Falcon 9 were not reusable and how much it takes to launch the rocket each time. This information could help the reader understand the importance of trying to build a 100% reusable rocket. Another thing Susie could improve on is providing more details of what experiments are being conducted with what is being brought up to the ISS.
Finally, Susie’s review of the article “SpaceX Successfully Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic first” brought to my attention that SpaceX, is trying to make a 100% reusable rocket. I thought they were content with the Falcon 9, and its productivity.
Teddy Wardell 9/24/18
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G, Susie. "Bronxville HS Core Biology." "SpaceX Successfully Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic First." N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 05 June 2017.
http://bhscorebio.blogspot.com/2017/06/spacex-successfully-launches-used.html#comment-form
http://www.space.com/37072-spacex-first-used-dragon-launch.html
Today I read Susie Goodell’s review that talked about the article “SpaceX Successfully Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic First” by Hanneke Weitering. In this review Susie discusses how SpaceX, a company founded by Elon Musk, creates a spaceship which if success can be reused. This spacecraft will be able to send resources to the International Space Station if successful. This ship took off in I thought that Susie did a very good job on this article. This article offered lots of detail and gave lots of detail such as the date and time the rocket was launched. Susie also had a very good argument and proved that the Dragon Cargo Ship would help make many advancements in technology that could help our society today. Susie also gave an excellent explanation on where SpaceX will be going in the future as a company. She described how SpaceX is planning to create a second rocket if the Dragon Cargo Ship goes as planned.
I think Susie's article was very good but could have been changed a bit to make it even better. I think that if Susie talked more about the International Space Station it would have added a lot more depth to the article. This is a very important aspect of the mission that should be talked about more. Also, Susie could have spoken about what the space mission was like. If Susie could have elaborated on how the spaceship travel and how it worked.
I gained a lot of knowledge from this article and it was very interesting. I had no idea that a spaceship could be completely reusable. I always thought that spaceships were always used only one time. This article taught me about the company SpaceX. I had some interest in this company, but it made me a lot more curious about what other projects they had. Overall, I thought that this article was very interesting and I learned a lot about the Dragon Cargo Ship and SpaceX.
Teddy Wardell 9/24/18
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G, Susie. "Bronxville HS Core Biology." "SpaceX Successfully Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic First." N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 05 June 2017.
http://bhscorebio.blogspot.com/2017/06/spacex-successfully-launches-used.html#comment-form
http://www.space.com/37072-spacex-first-used-dragon-launch.html
Today I read Susie Goodell’s review that talked about the article “SpaceX Successfully Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic First” by Hanneke Weitering. In this review Susie discusses how SpaceX, a company founded by Elon Musk, creates a spaceship which if success can be reused. This spacecraft will be able to send resources to the International Space Station if successful. This ship took off in I thought that Susie did a very good job on this article. This article offered lots of detail and gave lots of detail such as the date and time the rocket was launched. Susie also had a very good argument and proved that the Dragon Cargo Ship would help make many advancements in technology that could help our society today. Susie also gave an excellent explanation on where SpaceX will be going in the future as a company. She described how SpaceX is planning to create a second rocket if the Dragon Cargo Ship goes as planned.
I think Susie's article was very good but could have been changed a bit to make it even better. I think that if Susie talked more about the International Space Station it would have added a lot more depth to the article. This is a very important aspect of the mission that should be talked about more. Also, Susie could have spoken about what the space mission was like. If Susie could have elaborated on how the spaceship travel and how it worked.
I gained a lot of knowledge from this article and it was very interesting. I had no idea that a spaceship could be completely reusable. I always thought that spaceships were always used only one time. This article taught me about the company SpaceX. I had some interest in this company, but it made me a lot more curious about what other projects they had. Overall, I thought that this article was very interesting and I learned a lot about the Dragon Cargo Ship and SpaceX.
Alex Doukas
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Bio C odd
September 24, 2018
Weitering, Hanneke. "SpaceX Successfully Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic First." Space.com. N.p., 03 June 2017. Web. 03 June 2017.
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In this review, I found the viewers perspective and opinions on this certain topic to be very interesting. She got into brief detail about how this successful launch is an important step towards SpaceX’s goal, and that is to use completely reused rockets. She explained how reusing rocks makes the launch as a whole much more easier and cheaper and for future launches to be much more effortless.
As for the negatives that were presented in this review, it was hard to get a full understanding of why this is the topic she chose. As I read the article through, the way she formatted her ideas and thoughts about the topic seemed to be all over the place and got me confused at times. I think that Susie could have got into more depth about the International Space Station because it would've given the reader more information about why and how they actually launched it. It would've been interesting to read about the different perspectives of the people working on the launch so incorporating quotes of those certain people could have brought more detail into it.
I found it very intriguing that reusing parts of spaceships could even be possible and her in depth analysis helped broaden my knowledge. Learning more about the Dragon Cargo Ship and SpaceX, brought more interest and made me more curious about this topic. Overall, this article was detailed and brought me to a better understanding about launches and the want to look deeper about further projects.
Nicolas Baror. 9/25/18
ReplyDeleteBiology C Odd Article Review
G, Susie. "Bronxville HS Core Biology." "SpaceX Successfully Launches Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic First." N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 05 June 2017.
http://bhscorebio.blogspot.com/2017/06/spacex-successfully-launches-used.html#comment-form
http://www.space.com/37072-spacex-first-used-dragon-launch.html
I read this article "SpaceX Successfully Launched Used Dragon Cargo Ship in Historic First" written by Susie Goodell. In her review, she talks about the company SpaceX and how they paynched their 7th reusable rocket this year. I liked that she gave details about the time and date of the launch, and also tried to provide details about other earlier launches. She also did a really good job of capturing the reader at the beginning of her article. And, I also liked how she explained where the company was heading and what their next move will be.
One thing I did not like it the fact that there was little to no background information in the article, meaning she did not talk enough about the campany and past launches. For a reader who never heard about SpaceX, I think they would have a hard time understanding. She could have also talked about the role that the company has in the space industry, that would help clesr up some things.
I learned a lot from this article I never knew before. For example, I didn't know that they were already launching rockets and that they were sending payloads to the ISS. In general, I think this review was well written and I think anyone would understand what is happening.