Space Exploration

What would you need if you went exploring ?? to space ???

https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/166504main_Survival.pdf

https://view.genial.ly/619424313f73050d4c9d8fa7

Build models of space craft

https://www.scoilnet.ie/uploads/resources/19365/19059.pdf

https://www.scoilnet.ie/uploads/resources/19363/19057.pdf

JPL Mars Mission Homepage: http://marsweb.jpl.nasa.gov

Cassini Mission to Saturn: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini

Galileo Mission to Jupiter: http://galileo.jpl.nasa.gov

Cool Internet Sites

NASA Astrobiology Homepage: http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/index.cfm

Athena Rover Homepage: http://athena.cornell.edu

Stardust Homepage: http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov

SETI Homepage: http://www.seti-inst.edu/Welcome.html

Building a Marsbase is a horrible idea: Let’s Do it!

LOs

NOS8 (evaluate media based argument, can we trust this video)

ES1 (Defn of planet/moon), ES3 (comparison of Mars gravity.atmosphere with Earth), ES5 (cycling of matter when living in confined space with no extra resources), ES6 (energy sources that could be used on Mars), ES8 (hazards of space)

CW2 (changing CO2 into solid, separating water for oxygen, separating other molecules for other needs), CW4 (nitrogen as an element lacking in martian soil, video shows N2 molecule), CW6 (Freezing point of CO2), CW8 (alkalinity of martian soil), CW10 (sustainability on a new planet)

PW4 (technological applications of physics), PW6 (energy changes from generation to use), PW7 (possible inspiration for students own project to build energy change device)

BW4 (effect of martian dust on respiratory system), BW6 (Factors affecting Health), BW7 (materials needed for respiration/photosynthesis inside habitats), BW8 (cycling of energy in a sealed system), BW9 (ethics of reproducing on Mars where children will not develop as normal due to low gravity, can possibly never leave)

Video Link: https://youtu.be/uqKGREZs6-w

Possible questions

1. Name one thing this video assumes will have already happened before we build a Marsbase.

2. How efficient is solar power on Mars compared to Earth?

3. Why wont geothermal power work on Mars?

4. How dense is the Martian atmosphere compared to Earth’s?

5. What is the main component of Martian atmosphere?

6. How much of the radiation from space reaches the Martian surface?

7. WHat materials could be used to cover the habitats to protect from radiation?

8. Where on the planet should the base be for easy access to water?

9. What is the pH of Martian soil?

10. What element is missing from Martian soil that plants need?

11. Name two health impacts from living in Martian gravity.

12. How can this process be slowed down?

13. Name two things the base will need from Earth.

14. How often do the orbits of Earth and Mars link up?