RENDEZ VOUS WITH A

COMETJOB DESCRIPTIONS

RENDEZVOUS WITH A COMET

JOB DESCRIPTIONS

COMMUNICATOR (COM)

This team will be responsible for all oral

communication between the Space Station and

Mission Control

Requirements:strong reading and oral

skills

DATAThis team will be

responsible for typing , writing and delivering messages between the

Space Station and Mission Control.

Requirements:strong reading skills,

basic keyboarding skills

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

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

PROBEThis 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

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

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

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

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.

PRESSThis 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

BLAST OFF!!!!!!!