1. RENDEZ VOUS WITH A COMET JOB DESCRIPTIONS

2. RENDEZVOUS WITH A COMET JOB DESCRIPTIONS

3. COMMUNICATOR (COM) This team will be responsible for all oral communication between the Space Station and Mission Control Requirements: strong reading and oral skills

4. DATA This team will be responsible for typing, writing and delivering messages between the Space Station and Mission Control. Requirements: strong reading skills, basic keyboarding skills

5. NAVIGATION (NAV) This team will send and receive verbal messages between the Spacecraft and Mission Control to find comet Encke, triangulate the comet and find the best coordinates to intersect with the comet Requirements: strong verbal and listening skills, strong data entry and math skills and an interest in astronomy

6. MEDICAL (MED) This team will perform medical tests on themselves and fellow team members which include muscle strength, vision, hearing and heart rate. They will record data and answers regarding medical research. Requirements: strong data entry skills, ability to follow directions, an interest in the medical profession

7. PROBE This team will be responsible for the assembly, and deployment of the probe as well as the research regarding the function of each of the probe parts. Requirements: strong verbal skills and mechanical skills as well as an ability to follow directions

8. REMOTE A (REM) This team will work in a glove box to analyze the visual, mass, volume and magnetism of meteoroids and be able to answer corresponding research questions. Requirements: strong observational skills, ability to follow directions, some keyboarding

9. LIFE SUPPORT (LS) This team will check the humidity, air pressure, temperature, oxygen system and pH of the tap water as well as experiment with solar panels and be able to answer corresponding research questions Requirements: ability to follow written directions, read various dials, strong problem solving skills, and an interest in environmental sciences

10. ISOLATION (ISO) This team will be responsible for operating a robotic arm to analyze chemical bottles, meteoroid panels, or radiation filters and be able to answer corresponding research questions. Requirements: Strong mechanical skills, follows directions, excellent hand eye coordination, strong math skills

11. REMOTE B AND C (REM) This team will work in a glove box and be responsible for testing the chlorophyll of a plant sample as well as radiation and cometary dust. This job also requires the care of our newest space station member: “Buzz” the goldfish. They will also be responsible for answering the corresponding research questions. Requirements: strong observational skills, ability to follow directions, interest in earth science.

12. PRESS This team will be responsible for asking interview questions to all of their team mates and recording their written responses. They will also experience as many jobs as possible while in the spacecraft to better understand the positions. Finally,they will give a post mission oral report back in the classroom. Requirements: strong verbal and written skills, an interest in journalism

13. BLAST OFF!!!!!!!