Owning your own business for Space Craft could be very exciting and could require an extreme amount of work and time. It was the day my troubles came, when I realized so much could occur at one time. When a Space Craft shut down such as mine “The Unstoppable Flames”, it caused millions of job losses, money issues, and also confusion of the operation in the company. Millions of people went without jobs unnoticed. Some had just walked into work that morning and I had to report the disturbing news that The Unstoppable Flames will no longer be unto existence. By the look on their face I could tell their hearts were broken and dreams were lost. According to www.NASA.gov a Space Craft provides about 5,300 jobs and that’s only for the research center. …show more content…
We were so independent that we decided to just focus on the big things like getting started and growing. Once we go major we’d sign a contract. As I communicated with my fellow co-workers they wondered how this could possibly happen to them no one understood why. There was more than just money issues and upset people. There was also confusion within the company. Most people were confused at why the company shut down, what they’d do next, and how will this affect the information data that they’ve already received and collected. There were question such as “what’s next, how could they take this away, why is this happening, and how can we fix it. I had little to no answer to those questions because I knew very little of this situation myself. Being that I’m the CEO most of my co-workers think I have a good understanding and imagination on what happened. The only thing I could tell them was not to stress everything is going be taken care of, though they didn’t listen. Most were in a road of rage, some sadly calling their families, some just sat in amuse. As for me, I had a certain job to complete. My responsibility was to make sure everyone gathers their belongings, and also is sure that every family is going to be able to make it through tonight. I offered anything I could such as my home, food, clothing, phone, etc. everyone assured me that they would be fine. If this were to happen in the real world the boss would simply tell them to get their belongings and go. See here at Unstoppable Flames I believe that we are a family. We work together to help progress in all areas. Unstoppable Flames was currently working a rocket to Mercury, according to the article Project Mercury (1959-63) it states, “Shortly after the Space Race began, an early objective was to get a person into Earth orbit as soon as possible.” On top of our Unstoppable Flames going out of business, Space X has now begun to win in the Space Race based on the Project Mercury. I wondered
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was booming in the late 1960 's because the U.S. invested over 4.5 percent of the Federal Budget (Bolden). Unfortunately, in the recent years the Government has slashed funding for many of NASA’s projects in an attempt to cut back on the deficit and boost the economy. Despite the plummet in NASA 's budget, the program has proved that it 's prominence in the U.S., space programs like NASA continue to face difficulty in increasing its funds. Although, NASA leads Evidently, the government doesn 't think NASA is worth more than 0.47 percent of the federal budget. NASA is being underfunded and its funding should be substantially increased to make ends meet. This trend needs
The question of whether or not to make space travel privatization functional has been a problem for the government, NASA, and for anyone else interested in space travel. Space travel privatization is about making private space companies to be able to send people into space. It relates to being able to earn enough money for more space companies to open up and benefits us with a possibility to send humans back into space again. Space travel should not be privatized because if done correctly, we will be able to travel to space, save money spent from buying seats on Russian spacecrafts, and to have more jobs in the space exploration fields.
The objective of this paper is to analyze and discuss some of the Boeing Company's business decisions using their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, also known as an S.W.O.T. analysis which is defined as, "a planning tool used to analyze an organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. (Nickels, McHugh, McHugh, page 216)". This is a very powerful tool usable by any business that is just starting out, going through a change in direction, or in the process of a major merger. The SWOT analysis consists of a few simple steps which can provide valuable insight for direction and decision making. This paper will use The Boeing Company as an example of SWOT analysis application.
For my General Aviation Value Analysis, I decided to use my position as a Marine Corps aviation maintenance program inspector as my model. I was homebased in Okinawa, Japan and often traveled to Iwakuni, Japan and Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii to conduct inspections. These “business trips” lasted for a week with us departing for our destinations on Sunday and returning on Friday. For “business aircraft”, I will use two types of military aircraft, dependent on destination. I will use a C-130 for travel to Iwakuni, Japan and a C-17 for travel to Marine Corps Base Hawaii. I chose these two aircraft because they travel to those locations on standard, but scheduled, routes. I did not include
Space is a frontier that mankind has sought to concur for many years, but up until now if the average person entertained the idea of venturing into space within their lifetime they would not have been taken seriously by most, if not all, reasonable people. However, within the last few months several events have taken place that may lead that reasonable person to rethink his position on the matter of, privately funded civilian space travel. All this is now possible because a few people who shared a common goal gathered together and decided to further their cause for the benefit of all mankind. "The X PRIZE Foundation was established in 1994 as an educational nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring private, entrepreneurial advancements in space travel", and the sole purpose of its founders was , "to realize the dream of spaceflight for the general public" (Diamandis). What a great place the world would be if men like these were more common.
The defense of our nation and its allies across the globe is essential to the success of the world we live in. The methods in which this defense takes place varies in many different ways, in air, on land, and at sea. Within our nation lies some of the largest defense organizations on the face of the planet, most, if not all, of which strive to protect the United States of America in all arenas. One of these organizations is Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman is one of the largest global aerospace and defense technology companies in the world. The company employs over 68,000 employees worldwide, and was named as the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world in 2016 (Forbes, 2016). It grossed over $23.526 billion in 2015. Northrop Grumman
The boss had told me he went out of business. I was scared. I knew this may happen one day but I never really expected it to. I ran to buy a copy of the newspaper to see there were at least sixty people ahead of me.
Going to space is an ever so amazing thing, but the price tag that comes with that task is just a tad more than your average day expenses. A shuttle alone will cost the American tax payers at least 1.7 billion dollars. Well instead of the American tax payer paving the path to space, we need to look to privatize space exploration. Allowing this action to take course will give NASA the abilities to pay private companies a cheaper price than what they are paying Russia to do. Private companies, that are based in the United States, bring so much opportunity for future space travel and the United States. There are several different ways to get to space, but with the abilities private companies bring to the table, nothing else stands a chance.
According to Cathay Pacific Cargo (2012), commence operation of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited is started on 24 September 1946 in Hong Kong. Market structure of Cathay Pacific is oligopoly. Oligopoly is a market structure which only has few sellers provide similar services in a particular country (Mankiw, Goh, Ong, Yen, Cheng, Mustafa & Lee, 2012). Airline services available in Hong Kong are Cathay Pacific, Air Hong Kong, Hong Kong Express Airways, Metrojet, Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, Dragon Airlines, Waterfront Air, Heliservices and Hong Kong Airlines (Cathay Pacific, n.d.).
Throughout history, transportation of cargo has been considered the most important facet of all modes of transportation. Even before carrying passengers, aircraft were used to carry mail. This was the beginning of the commercial airline industry. Since then, air cargo has continued to grow and while in today’s age, passenger carriers eclipse cargo, many believe that carrying cargo will become dominant in the 21st century. In order to fully understand how air cargo operates, it is important to understand the three elements that go into air cargo services. These are air mail, air express, and air freight.
Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, former Tesla motors and PayPal founder, SpaceX is the first commercial space company, giving way for a new era of commercial space travel. More than 3000 employees are working there; from astronauts and engineers to accountants and software developers. It is incredible how this company grew.
Most people think that the costly downside to funding space exploration is a reason to avoid spending money on sciences and instead spend it on problems here on earth, but such funding for space exploration actually promotes economical as well as scientific benefits. Space exploration is an important expenditure for the high cost because of the potential for numerous benefits such as the possibility to find useful resources to cultivate, space exploration and satellites produce many thousands of jobs in our economy, and it creates and discovers newer and better technologies through research and development.
I drove home as fast as I could just to watch everything I had worked for turn to ash. I remember feeling like my stomach was twisted in knots as I ran out of the office door, jumped into my car and drove home, I’m sure I was breaking some speed limits, but I didn’t care. All I could think about was getting to my children and my home. As I turned onto my street I saw fire trucks with their lights flashing and hoses running everywhere, there was even a news crew taking video and pictures. As I got closer I could see f...
Boeing has a very complex supply chain consisting of several international and domestic suppliers with a wide range of financial arrangements from direct ownership to contract arrangements. Due to the specialized nature of the final product, every part has to meet a specified standard of quality. Although it is possible that some supplies may be purchased on the open market, I was unable to find any that are. A fully assembled 737 has 367,000 parts, an equal number of bolts, rivets and other fasteners, and 36 miles (58 kilometers) of electrical wire (Brady, n.d.). Boeing has made significant improvements to both the training and technology implemented in the 737 production processes since the introduction of the “Lean Academy” in the 1990’s
The Aviation Industry in India has faced major challenges in the last 5 years after enjoying a period of unprecedented boom since the de-regulation of the Indian Skies in the early 1990’s. The private aviation industry which saw its first carrier in Jagson Airlines, now has more than 20 players vying for a share of the lucrative Indian Aviation Market, which has unparalleled abeyance for growth.