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Col. Jack David Fischer spoke on the topic program has become so incredibly efficient that
‘Borderless Universe’ and Global Unity. Talking it was a feat to have amplified the capabilities
about collaborations in space science, he of the crew in orbit whilst managing things on
mentioned that ISRO is part of the Space Joint ground as well. The supplies that are needed
Working Group and member countries discuss to run the space station are sent through cargo
varied topics like earth science, planetary science ships and he shouldered the responsibility of
and helio physics. India and United States have docking and undocking the ships. Multiple
signed 13 agreements on space explorations experiments are run in different chambers of the
beneficial for further research and mankind’s space station, relating to biophysics, combustion
future. It is only the beginning and the International and effects of flame and fire in orbit due to lack
Space Station is the best example in human history of convection and gravity, which otherwise would
for international cooperation. supply oxygen to the flame. These experiments
help in building engines on earth that can be
Space is a borderless universe which has a unique taken to space. Robots which are programmed
magic to both inspire future generations and also by the students of MIT are used. International
unite everyone for a common goal of exploration competitions are conducted to gather the best
and improving ourselves. Exploring Mars is and will in terms of technology demonstrations. A micro
be an expensive and complex endeavor which no satellite launcher is used in the space station to
country can accomplish alone. Space provides for
an altruistic goal for everyone to come together, so
humanity can evolve.
He shared his own exciting personal story
pertaining to space exploration. In his recent
mission he took off from Baikonur cosmodrome
in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station
on a Soyuz FG rocket. It takes about eight and
half minutes to reach space. The space station
docking process is followed and sometimes it can
be done manually if need be. The space station