Lunar Lander

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There's no doubt that there's a lot of entertainment available on the CECT iPhone clones. You can listen to MP3s. You can watch movies or video. And, you can play games. I get a lot of emails about how to get new games on this new 3G phone. I'll go over this process in the following article.

Finding And Installing Games On The CECT 3G Via Java: I'm sure there are other ways and places to get games on this phone, but most people will just go for the Java variety. Most of these phones support Java (check with the seller to make sure if you have any doubt), so this makes the process free and easy. There are literally thousands of Java games available - most of them are free.

To get started, goggle the phrase "get jar." This will take you to some websites that have free Java games (in jar files) via download. If you hit "software" at the top of the screen, you'll then see "games" on the bottom left hand side. If you click on this icon, you'll see several different gaming categories, like action, board games, adventure, classic, etc.

There's usually something for everyone - including the old stand bys like Space Invaders And Pac Man as well as Lunar Lander and GAEM. As soon as you find a game that you want to download, click on it's link. Most games will just have the jar file right there, but others will ask you to chose your device. There is only one CECT model listed right now - CECT A100. This works for all of the phones. If you want a game that doesn't have this device, often the Nokia phones will work also, especially 2610.

Now, at this point, there are a few ways to get the game from your computer to the phone. You can use Bluetooth, you can use the SD card, or you can use the USB cord. I prefer the USB cord because it is always at my computer anyway and I don't have to open up the phone to get the SD card. So, these next instructions are for the USB cord, but the process is the same no matter what the method.

Once you have the USB cord installed into your phone, click "mass storage." Then, from your computer, click the jar file and then chose "save as." Then, on your desktop, find what your phone is labeled as. For me, this is k:/ but it may be different to you. Once you curser to this drive, hit save.

Next, take the USB cord out of your phone. Go into the documents icon of the phone. You will have two options - memory card or phone. Chose memory card. Then, go into the "received" folder. You should see the name of the game listed. (You may have to scroll down if you have lots of files.) Click on the game's name. Then, click on the icon that says "install." The phone will then install the game.

When you want to play the game, go into the Java icon of the i9 -3G's main menu. Go into "installed software." You'll see the name of the game listed. Click on it and then click on "launch." The game will then begin and you can start playing.

This article was about finding and installing games, but this process is the same for all Java files, including browsers like Opera Mini, applications like Google maps, mobile office, or email programs like MMail.

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Pushing the Boundaries of Space in the 21st Century

When man set foot on the Moon during the Apollo programme in 1969, this was considered the first step in the exploration of our solar system, allowing mankind to go beyond our home planet and find answers to questions that have occupied the minds of scientists, philosophers and visionaries for many centuries.

What was once science fiction is becoming reality. Many around the globe expected the 21st century to be one of space travel and planetary exploitation. However, the political and economical drivers needed to nurture and drive such advancements have been lacking since the end of the Apollo programme, shifting the focus of space endeavours from interplanetary to Earth bound and allowing for developments in Earth observation, telecommunication and navigation.

In the past decade, several national and international space programmes have been showing increased interest in space exploration. The United States, Europe, Japan, China, Russia and India have been planning and/or executing a number of robotic planetary missions. In addition, the United States has announced its plans to return to the Moon, and Europe has endorsed the Aurora programme with the ultimate goal of a manned mission to Mars by 2033.

Despite this renewed drive behind space exploration, the contrast with respect to the Apollo era is that the space organisations and nations involved are aiming to achieve their goals within limited financial budgets and at carefully calculated risks. This results in a ‘step by step’ approach allowing for the required technologies to be tested and demonstrated during programmes that include several technology demonstrating missions. The European Aurora programme is a good example of this approach, where each of its missions builds on proven technologies and aims to demonstrate new ones. Its first mission, ExoMars, builds on ESA’s experience gained on Mars Express, and focuses on demonstrating advanced rover technology, aided by the experience gained by NASA during the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) missions.

The above example also demonstrates another feature of today’s exploration programmes: International Cooperation. Driven by the need for cost effectiveness and risk reduction, national and international space agencies are seeking cooperation and enabling the exchange of knowledge, expertise and resources. NASA’s Mars lander mission, Phoenix, will be assisted during its descent and entry by ESA’s Mars Express orbiter for data relay, while ESA’s ExoMars mission baseline relies on NASA’s MRO for data relay. Such cooperation also extends to the scientific output of the various missions.

One aerospace consultancy, VEGA, believes that ensuring cost effectiveness, risk reduction and seeking international cooperation, are the key factors in maintaining the momentum of the space exploration programmes and their success. This requires advanced technologies to be implemented, not only on the space segments, but also on the ground segments, allowing for reduction of costs during the design, test and validation, and operational phases of the missions. Risk reduction and cooperation are assisted by standardisation, efficient interfaces and knowledge management, and effective training.

Recently, training solutions have been instrumental for some of ESA’s most challenging missions; with the implementation of a programme of sustained development to ensure they continue to meet the requirements for all forthcoming challenging exploration missions.

In addition to NASA’s vision to return to the moon, ESA’s Aurora programme, the European national lunar mission studies (Germany, UK, Italy, France), and the exploration activities of Japan, China, Russia and India, there are several entrepreneurial activities developing technologies to enable access to space for mankind. Almost four decades since the first landing on the moon, today we seem to be reminded of Tsiolkovsky’s words again: “The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever.“

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Why didn't they use a parachute on the lunar lander ?

Lighten up pieter, I thought it was an amusing question.

Moon's atmosphere is very thin. You would have needed a parachute as big as 10 foot ball fields to have even a little bit of effect (even that might not be sufficient)

That's why they used rocket boosters.

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