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The sun sets on an amazing week-long adventure at Space Camp 2017!
Space Academy Lesson Overviews
Astriobiobound
Astriobiobound engages trainees through participation in a space mission that will introduce the engineering challenges of mass, power, scientific payload, and financial considerations involved in spaceflight, while investigating significant astrobiology targets of interest.
Astronomy Show
The objective of Astronomy Show is to teach the basics of the evolution of stars, composition of the Sun, formation of the planets, and navigation of the night sky. In addition, a live preview of "What's Up" in the night sky this week will be provided via Stellarium.
Commercial Space Flight
The purpose of this presentation is to introduce trainees to commercial space through fascinating stories from a few of the major players in commercial space today. In addition, it is intended to engage and stimulate the imagination of young minds and to inspire them to become the innovators of commercial space in the future.
Explore the Universe
Trainees will discuss how humans have learned about the universe from ancient times to the present. After learning about Earth and space-based observations and unmanned missions to objects in our solar system, trainees will conduct their own planetary explorations of a previously unexplored planet and its moons.
Full Steam Ahead (Intro to ISS)
Trainees will understand how the ISS came to be. They will learn about international cooperation and the participation of private companies that resulted in the ISS; this will be necessary for future exploration as well. This information will be disseminated through storytelling, connecting early explorers to future explorers.
Heat Shield
In this activity, trainees are introduced to the concept of thermal stress on spacecraft. They will look back through history and see how the different NASA programs dealt with the issue and then they will get the opportunity to design and test their own heat shield.
Low Elements
Trainees will work collaboratively on team building activities in the Area 51 Challenge Course.
N.E.T.C.
N.E.T.C. is a water activity designed to promote teamwork and communication skills in academy trainees.
Rocket Build and Launch
This engineering challenge is focused on the design of a model rocket capable of launch and safely returning from a designated altitude.
Science of Spaceflight
This presentation will use demonstrations and videos to illustrate Newton's Three Laws of Motion. Students will observe how these laws relate to spaceflight.
Station Build
International cooperation is an important aspect of future spaceflight. Through designing and building a model of Mars, trainees will explore the different components of life on a Long Duration Mission to another world.
Suits
Spacesuits for Space Academy will review the reasons that spacefarers must wear spacesuits; provide a brief history of spacesuits; and introduce spacesuits being developed which will allow humans to go farther into space. Through years of research and development, designers are now building safer, more comfortable, and more pliable spacesuits. Spacesuit gloves have always been an obstacle for designers and the astronauts wearing them. Academy trainees will test gloves made of different materials by putting them through four challenges based on SPORT.