1. Launching Explorations
Orbits and Satellites
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2. Goal for this Lesson: Be able to understand how satellites are launched into space Be able to describe how satellites are able to stay in orbit, as well as the various orbits and their uses
Be familiar with the concept of orbital space clutter and its challenges
ACTIVITIES:
Launch a rocket
Build a satellite
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3. How Does A Satellite Get Into Space and Why Doesn’t It Fall Downs?
Space exploration technologies
Why do we send satellites into space?
How does a satellite get launched and stay in space?
How Does A Satellite Get Into Space and Why Doesn’t It Fall Downs?
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4. Sandra Bullock in the movie Gravity
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5. Sir Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion
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6. Name some examples to demonstrate Newton’s Laws
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7. UP, UP & AWAY! Rockets & their history
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9. Space Heroes and Careers
Sally Ride
Mae Jemson
John Bennett Herrington
John Glenn, 1st American to orbit the Earth
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Elon Musk
Neil Armstrong, 1st person to walk on the moon
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10. Let’s Build a rocket
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11. Satellites
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12. Orbits
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13. Space Debris
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14. Potential Impacts of Space Debris!
Debris can result in real damage to space missions!
Over 5000 satellite launches has really cluttered up some areas of space
Space Junk shot a hole right through the Space Shuttle Endeavor in 2007
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15. Watch a Staged-Rocket Launch of a GPS Satellite!
Launch of GPS satellite
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16. Let’s Build A Satellite
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