1. I’m coming around to check your research! 

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

3. 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 –

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

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

7. Exploration of the Solar System (Robotic and Uncrewed)

9. Flyby
Average Cost: $500 million

10. New Horizons

15. Stardust – Tempel 1

20. GENESIS – to the Sun

22. Voyager
voyager.jpl.nasa.gov

24. 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.

25. Pale Blue Dot

28. Orbiter
Average Cost: $750 million

29. Juno
missionjuno.swri.edu

32. Cassini - Huygens
saturn.jpl.nasa.gov

35. Enceladus

40. Lander/Rover
Average Cost: $2.5 billion

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

47. How can we communicate with spacecraft?
Deep Space Network

48. Human spaceflight
Average Cost: $100 billion

51. Your assignment today: in your science journal
Research a mission.
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.

53. 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 –