The NBA Explained: Have you wondered about Giannis Antetokounmpo or Lebron James. Have you seen them take a shot that seems purely impossible until it hits the net without touching the rim? This is the world of basketball, where the impossible happens. Basketball is a sport which is played with two teams, one ball, and a basket on a 94 ft (length) and 50 ft (width). The objective of the game is to shoot the ball into the opponent’s basket by dribbling it across the court within 24 seconds. All shots beyond the arc are each worth three-point while shots inside are worth two points. Failure to do this within 24 seconds results in a shot-clock violation, and the ball is awarded possession to the other team. Whoever has the most points at the end of the game wins. Like in any game there are also penalties for infractions. These infractions usually come through either violations and fouls. Violations are called when a player breaks one of the rules. A team has 24 seconds to shoot...
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On nasa.gov/stem, a link for a new activity was posted. It was an activity for coding a docking simulation using the Crew Dragon spaceship or the Boeing Starliner. I first played the Rocket Science: Ride to Station game (which is also available on Android and iOS). I then recreated it in either Scratch or Snap, which are two block-based programming languages. I had to make the user choose what type of spacecraft the user wanted to dock (ie. SpaceX Crew Dragon or Boeing Starliner). I had to let the user choose whether they wanted to autonomously dock the spacecraft or manually. I had to inform the user if they had successfully docked or not with a message and a sound. Thus, I created a “game” to do all of this. I tweeted it. And to see if my code was chosen I have to login to the NASA Social Broadcast. The NASA DM-2 mission from which this event originated is a real-live mission involving a human launch that will give the United States the opportunity to reach the International Spa...
Elon Musk- A Short Biography Elon Musk. You already know him as developing Tesla cars and SpaceX rockets. He is at the pinnacle of deep-space travel with the awaitment of the DM-2 mission. We have not yet seen his full potential. Many people today still do not know the story behind the man. Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa on June 28, 1971 to parents Erron and Maye Musk. Maye Haldeman was part of a very famous family, travelling all around the globe in pursuit of archaeological treasures. Erron Musk was one of the most brilliant engineers of his time. Elon Musk was an opportunistic child. He was a creative mind, memorizing random and strange facts. He spent up to 10 hours a day reading Science Fiction then gradually Non-Fiction (He loved the Encyclopedia Britannica). He built his own computer game at age 12 called Blastar. As a child growing up in South Africa, Elon Musk was constantly bullied. Elon Musk, was in fact, hospitalized after he was beaten to nea...