1. Missions in SPACE!

2. Before we start…. http://video.msnbc.msn.com/mitchell- reports/50824838/#50824838 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 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 http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/scenes. html

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

9. Back to that Meteor… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kvHl5Qc nzc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kvHl5Qc nzc

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://ww w.youtube. com/watch ?v=h2I8Ao B1xgU http://ww w.youtube. com/watch ?v=h2I8Ao B1xgU

12. Unmanned missions What can the curiosity rover do? http://www.youtu be.com/watch?v= 64hvqhgbaLw http://www.youtu be.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/ http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/apollo11_ 40/

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