Return to the Moon First space walk, 1969Lunar Exploration,TBD Did you know? The average distance from the Earth to the moon is 382,500 km(239,000 miles). As Earth orbits the Sun, the moon orbits the Earth. The light regions of the moon are rugged highlands, heavily pocketed with craters. The dark regions are called lunar maria, and they are less cratered and are smoother than the highlands. Seventeen percent of the moons surface is made of maria. The blanket of debris, ranging from fine dust to large rocks of material on the surface of the moon is called regolith. ON MAY 25th, 1961 PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY MADE A BOLD STATEMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS Kennedy proposed the Kennedy Challenge stating that we would, send a man to the moon and bring him safely back to Earth Kennedy proposed the Kennedy Challenge stating that we would, send a man to the moon and bring him safely back to Earth. John F. Kennedy viewing John Glenns space capsule Friendship 7 Apollo Era This was an exciting time for the USA, NASA, and space travel. Six of the seventeen missions landed on the moon. Twelve men visited the moon during this time, but the most famous are Edwin Buzz Aldrin Jr., Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins who manned the Apollo 11 mission. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Launch Date: Designed to map the surface of the moon. LRO observations have enabled numerous groundbreaking discoveries, creating a new picture of the moon as a complex and dynamic body. Using 7 powerful instruments, LRO has collected a treasure chest of data making a huge contribution to our knowledge of the moon. The LRO mission is still actively working in space today. Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) Launch Date: LCROSS was launched with its companion LRO on the Atlas vehicle. Designed to search for water on the moon by sending a rocket crashing into the surface of the moon. Scientists were able to analyze the debris from the crash and found that the moon is chemically active and it has a water cycle. As soon as the crash was over and data was collected, the LCROSS mission was over too. Recent moon exploration GRAIL Launch Date: 9/8/11 GRAILs twin spacecraft flew in tandem around the moon to map and measure its gravitational field. LADEE Launch Date: 5/1/2012 The orbiter of the LADEE mission will determine the density, composition and changes in the moons fragile atmosphere. In the not so distant futureYou will be the first group of astronauts and scientists to return to the moon since Mission Goals 1.Retrieve a damaged probe 2.Repair and rebuild the damaged probe 3.Study the topography of the moon in search of the best landing site for future missions 4.Study feasibility for developing an off planet settlement Orion America will send a new generation of explorers to the moon aboard NASAs Orion crew exploration vehicle. The Orion spacecraft will have more room than the Apollo capsules permitting safe travel for up to six crewmembers. Space Launch System(SLS) Mission Assignments COMMUNICATIONS DATA NAVIGATION PROBE LIFE SUPPORT ISOLATION REMOTE MEDICAL Optional Teams: SPACE WEATHER PRESS TEAM Communications Team THE COMMUNICATION TEAM (COM) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL VERBAL MESSAGES BETWEEN MISSION CONTROL AND EAGLE II. COM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRIORITIZING MESSAGES SO THAT THE MOST VITAL INFORMATION IS SENT FIRST. Data Team THE DATA TEAM (DATA) MANAGES ALL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. DATA READS ALL TEAM MESSAGES AND MAKES DECISIONS ABOUT HOW THEY SHOULD BE TRANSMITTED. Navigation Team THE NAVIGATION TEAM (NAV) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NAVIGATING THE SPACECRAFT. THE NAV TEAM MUST FIRST MAKE SURE EARTH-BASED TRACKING STATIONS ARE ONLINE SO THAT THE SPACECRAFT CAN LEAVE EARTHS ORBIT AND TRAVEL TO THE MOON. NAV WILL WORK WITH REMOTE AND PROBE TO CHOOSE AND LOCATE A LANDING SITE FOR EAGLE II. NAV WILL SAFELY LAND THE SPACECRAFT ON THE MOON. Probe Team THE PROBE TEAM (PROBE) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RETRIEVING AND DOWNLOADING DATA FROM A DAMAGED EARTH- ORBITING PROBE. THE PROBE TEAM WILL ASSESS THE PROBE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE DONE TO THE PROBE MOTHERBOARD. THE PROBE TEAM IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CORRECT ASSEMBLY OF AN EQUIPMENT MODULE THAT WILL BE LAUNCHED TO THE LUNAR SURFACE PRIOR TO LANDING. Isolation Team THE ISOLATION TEAM (ISO) USES ROBOTS TO MANIPULATE MATERIALS AT THREE ISOLATED STATIONS ON BOARD THE SPACECRAFT. ISO PERFORMS MANY EXPERIMENTS USING THE ROBOTS. IF ANY OF THE MATERIALS ARE HARMFUL, ISO TAKES CARE OF THE EMERGENCY AND PROTECTS THE ENTIRE CREW FROM HARM. Remote Team THE REMOTE TEAM (REM) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS ON LUNAR ROCK AND REGOLITH (SOIL) SAMPLES THAT WERE COLLECTED ON A PRIOR MOON MISSION. REM WILL USE THE DATA FROM THESE EXPERIMENTS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NAV AND PROBE TEAM ABOUT A POTENTIAL LANDING SITE IN THE LUNAR HIGHLANDS OR THE LUNAR LOWLANDS (MARIA). Life Support Team THE LIFE SUPPORT TEAM (LS) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE SPACECRAFT. LS MONITORS TEMPERATURE, AIR PRESSURE, HUMIDITY LEVELS, LITHIUM HYDROXIDE FILTERS, OXYGEN SYSTEM, SOLAR PANELS, AND WATER SOURCES TO ENSURE THAT THE ASTRONAUTS ARE SAFE AT ALL TIMES. Medical Team THE MEDICAL TEAM (MED) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE HEALTH OF THE CREW. THE MED TEAM WILL PERFORM SEVERAL TESTS TO SEE IF LIFE IN SPACE IS AFFECTING THE CREW ON BOARD EAGLE II IN ANY WAY. THE MED TEAM IN MISSION CONTROL WILL ANALYZE THE TEST RESULTS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS IF A PROBLEM ARISES. Space Weather Team THE SWT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE SUN AND EARTH SPACE ENVIRONMENT TO PREDICT SPACE WEATHER. THE SWT WILL BE MAKING ROUTINE OBSERVATIONS OF SUNSPOTS. SWT WILL CONDUCT A SPACE WEATHER BORADCAST TO KEEP THE ENTIRE CREW INFORMED OF ANY DEVELOPMENTS. Press Team THE PRESS TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECORDING THE EVENTS OF THE MISSION. COMPLETE A PRESS PACKET SO THAT YOU HAVE DOCUMENTAION AND RECORD OF WHAT OCCURRED DURING YOUR MISSION AT THE CHALLENGER CENTER. Good luck on your mission! Your Task And now a word from Commander Morgan What We Need You To Do: Go back over all of the choices very carefully. They are listed on the back of your application sheet in BOLD print. The ones not bolded are not real jobs. Make three (3) selections that represent you, not your friends interest. Only pay attention to bolded jobs. Put serious effort into completing this sheet. Important Info. Return to your science teacher by: Wednesday, April 8 th. We will be sharing these with the Challenger Team. Permission slips are due: Friday, April 10 th Will your behavior let you get on the bus?!!!