Space Day 2004 Links
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Mr. González
The Nine Planets (this site has all you'll need for
info on our solar system)
http://www.nineplanets.org/
Solar System Simulator
http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
Space Shuttle Info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_shuttle
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/ssa/docs/Space.Shuttle/general.shtml
http://www.geocities.com/thespaceweb/shuttle.html
Shuttle Thermal Protection System (TPS)
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Evolution_of_Technology/TPS/Tech41.htm
Space Food
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/NASA.Projects/Human.Exploration.and.Development.of.Space/Living.and.Working.In.Space/Space.Food/
Space Suits
http://www.astrobiology.com/space.suits.html
http://www.fi.edu/pieces/hiley/history.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-suit.htm
Venus Discussion
Terraforming
http://science.howstuffworks.com/terraforming.htm
http://www.hypography.com/topics/terraforming.cfm
Beryllium Copper
http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/020106.html
Properties of Metals
http://www.engineersedge.com/properties_of_metals.htm
ONLINE EXPEDITIONS
National Geographic online web sites of expeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explore
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html
Sean Burch's Mt. Everest Expedition
http://www.seanburch.com/index.html
Archived online sea expeditions
http://www.whoi.edu/home/marine/expeditions_main.html
Smithsonian Institute's online expeditions
http://www.si.edu/history_and_culture/exploration_and_travel
PBS Online Expeditions http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/adventures
Jason Project Online Expedition information http://www.jasonproject.org
EXPLORATION TOOLS
NASA Space Technology Transfer
http://technology.jsc.nasa.gov/
NASA Space Instrument and Sensing Technology
http://ranier.hq.nasa.gov/Sensors_page/InstHP.html
MSFC site that shows technologies developed for space that have other uses
http://nasasolutions.com/index.html
Spin-offs from NASA Technology http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinoff.html
American Red Cross (Together we prepare) List of emergency supplies can be found on this site. http://www.redcross.org
University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/madisonjason11/textonly/tools_gear.html
High Altitude Balloons Research in Antarctica. Check out the survival school. http://topweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html
Crew Tools for Hubble Telescope Repairs
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/service/gallery/fact_sheets/spacesci/hst3-01/crew_aids.htm NASA Shuttle Site that lists equipment http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/shutref/crew
Apollo Geology Sampling Tools Catalog of images of all of the Apollo sampling tools. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/tools/Welcome.html
Black and Decker Search this site for a variety of tool types. http://www.blackanddecker.com
Craftsman Tools Go to the kidsÌ area of this site for information about tools.
http://www.craftsman.com
Space.com Lots of current articles about space technology and gear. Do a search. http://www.space.com
Here is a description of some tools used by astronauts http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/space/teachers/suited/6work.html
EXPLORATION VEHICLES Advanced Autonomy for exploration vehicles http://ic-www.arc.nasa.gov/index.php
Mars Exploration Rovers http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer
Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm
Space.com Lots of current articles about space exploration vehicles. Do a search. http://www.space.com
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute: Vehicles http://www.whoi.edu/home/marine/vehicles.html http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/doei/facilities/deep_submergence.htm
Jet Propulsion Laboratory robotic vehicles http://robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/groups/rv
spaceref.com Information on robotic space missions. http://www.spaceref.com/Directory/Exploration_and_Missions/Robotic_missions
SOLAR SYSTEM National Air and Space Museum: Solar System site http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/etp/ss/solarsystem.html
National Space Science Center http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary
Mars Exploration Program http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov
NASA Image Exchange http://nix.nasa.gov
U.S. Geological Survey web site: planetary information and maps http://astrogeology.usgs.gov
Space.com interactive solar system web site http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/virtualspacetour
CNN space site www.cnn.com/TECH/space
LIVING AND WORKING IN SPACE NASA's Human Space Flight site http://spaceflight.nasa.gov
Mars Society: Information about living and working on Mars http://www.marssociety.org
LEWIS AND CLARK Jefferson and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. http://monticello.org/jefferson/lewisandclark
National GeographicÌs Lewis and Clark sites http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark
Space.com: Lewis and Clark http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/lewis_clark_021223.html
National Park Service http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark
PBS Lewis and Clark site http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation http://lewisandclark.org
Discovering Lewis and Clark http://www.lewis-clark.org
Discovery Channel: Lewis and Clark http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/lewisandclark/lewisandclark.html
The ethnography of Lewis and Clark http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/Lewis_and_Clark/default.html
Montana Heritage Project http://www.edheritage.org/1910/pridocs/primary.htm
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS Library of Congress' Teacher pages for using primary documents http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/index.html
Library of Congress' links to primary documents http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/start/inres/ushist/newnatio.html
National Archives' archival search http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc
National Archives http://www.archives.gov
History Central Original words are written down, but original document is not shown. http://www.multied.com/documents/index.html
List of Primary sources http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/primary.html
Wording of Lewis and Clark Journals Does not show original journals. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/JOURNALS/toc.html
Primary document from United Kingdom http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/uk.html
Primary documents from many countries http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs
Transcripts from John Glenn's Friendship 7 mission http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-6/docs/?D=A
Apollo Journals http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/frame.html
ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES NASA QUEST Online learning opportunities through videos, live chats, and archives. http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov
Distance Learning Outpost Videoconferences, virtual tours, and archives about living and working in space. http://learningoutpost.jsc.nasa.gov/
Helpful Info:
Topic: Space Exploration
http://experts.about.com/q/2540/2732083.htm
Expert: Date:1/10/2003
Subject:Mars Travel Time
Question How long, on average, does it take to travel from Earth to Mars? Does this vary? Thanx.
Answer Hello Mark! Thanks for your question.
There is new technology that would cut the time from seven to eight months to 3 months.
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/mars/marsvehicles/html/s95_01414.html
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/mars/marsvehicles/html/s95_01407.html
Timing is a major factor. When the orbit of Mars is close to Earth, is the best time when fuel consumption is needed the least. This occurs once a year for while it takes Earth to orbit the Sun in a year, it takes Mars two years. Under this new technology, astronauts would not have to stay on Mars for a year, as was originally planned. See this site for plotting a mission to Mars:
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~soper/Orbits/marsorbit.html
This site shows where Mars is to Earth's orbit today (see bottom of page. Also includes downloadable movie of the orbits-same as the diagrams):
http://www-mgcm.arc.nasa.gov/
If Mars was far away, it probably would take at least a year to get to.
I hope I helped. Please rate this answer.
Les
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