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Big idea questions… How are we currently exploring the solar system? Why should we continue to explore space and to develop technology?

Today: Create this table in your notebook. Fill in the table with: Definition and Cost Mission Name and Location as we go through them Missions can fit in more than one column! Orbiter Telescope Rover/Lander Flyby Human spaceflight “Definition and cost” “Examples” Mercury & Gemini – Low earth orbit Apollo- Moon landings Space Shuttle- low earth orbit International Space Station –

How can we study other planets? Telescope Flyby Orbiter Lander Rover Human spaceflight

Exploring the Solar System Telescope Average Cost: $5-50 million

Exploration of the Solar System (Robotic and Uncrewed)

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/4002050596_0c2b6c4dd2_o.jpg

Flyby Average Cost: $500 million

New Horizons

Stardust – Tempel 1

GENESIS – to the Sun

Voyager voyager.jpl.nasa.gov

This montage of Voyager spacecraft pictures shows the eight planets, plus four of Jupiter's moons, sprawled against the backdrop of the Rosette Nebula and on the horizon of Earth's moon. In addition to the planets and moons seen in this simulated photo, our solar system contains a star, asteroids and comets, and dwarf planets such as Pluto.

Pale Blue Dot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BytC2Aw7QHM&feature=player_embedded

Orbiter Average Cost: $750 million

Juno missionjuno.swri.edu

Cassini - Huygens saturn.jpl.nasa.gov

Enceladus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L471ct7YDo&feature=youtu.be

Lander/Rover Average Cost: $2.5 billion

Mars Science Lab - Curiosity marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/msl

How can we communicate with spacecraft? Deep Space Network https://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html

Human spaceflight Average Cost: $100 billion

Your assignment today: in your science journal Research a mission. https://www.nasa.gov/missions Spacecraft Name type of mission (orbiter/flyby/lander/rover) Object(s) studied picture/drawing/sketch launch – Vehicle Location date arrival date(s) mission objectives mission end date (or ongoing) 3 instruments and function 5 other facts be prepared to teach others about your mission.

Today: Create this table in your notebook. Left Side Fill in the table with Mission Name and Location as you talk to your classmates. Missions can fit in more than one column! Orbiter Telescope Rover/Lander Flyby Human spaceflight “Definition and cost” “Examples” Mercury & Gemini – Low earth orbit Apollo- Moon landings Space Shuttle- low earth orbit International Space Station –