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Missions in SPACE!

Missions in SPACE!. Before we start…. http://video.msnbc.msn.com/mitchell-reports/50824838/#50824838. Unmanned Missions. Voyager I and Voyager II Launched in 1977 Originally sent to survey outer planets Continues to explore the outer edges of our solar system today. Unmanned Missions.

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Missions in SPACE!

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  1. Missions in SPACE!

  2. Before we start…. • http://video.msnbc.msn.com/mitchell-reports/50824838/#50824838

  3. Unmanned Missions • Voyager I and Voyager II • Launched in 1977 • Originally sent to survey outer planets • Continues to explore the outer edges of our solar system today.

  4. Unmanned Missions • Discoveries • Watch the video and write down every discovery you see. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na1mLpjxmYY

  5. Unmanned Missions • Discoveries • Outer planet rings • Outer planet moons • Geography of outer planets and moons • Including lakes on titan! • Planetary features • Jupiter’s red eye

  6. Unmanned Missions • The “Golden Record” • Read about the golden record and write an IVF summary about what you read.

  7. Contents of the Golden Records • http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/scenes.html

  8. Voyager Recap • http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/JPLvoyagerModule/JPLvoyagerModule.html

  9. Back to that Meteor… • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kvHl5Qcnzc

  10. Unmanned Missions • Mars Science Laboratory: Curiosity Rover • Launched in 2011 and landed on Mars August 2012 • Goal: Study the biology, geology, and climate of mars. • Break down materials and determine parts • Evaluate atmosphere • Determine water and CO2 cycles

  11. Unmanned missions • The difficult part is the landing • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2I8AoB1xgU

  12. Unmanned missions • What can the curiosity rover do? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64hvqhgbaLw

  13. Unmanned missions • Why do we do this? • Curiosity’s secondary goal is to set the stage for sending a human space crew to Mars.

  14. Manned (and Woman-ed) Missions • Project Mercury (1959-1963) • First USA manned missions to space • Primary Objective: Put an astronaut in orbit around the earth. • Project Gemini (1962-1966) • Primary Objective: Develop technologies that would put American astronauts on the moon.

  15. Manned (and Woman-ed) Missions • The Apollo Program • First space program to put a person on the moon; specifically Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin • The complexity of the mission was enormous • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program

  16. The Lunar Landing • The summary • http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/apollo11_40/

  17. Google Moon! • http://www.google.com/moon/

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