Wednesday, February 5, 2014

A Different Take on the Concept of Space Travel

It became very apparent yesterday that the idea of planning a trip to the Moon or Mars for this class seemed like an exercise in stupidity for most of you.  You just couldn't grasp the main idea--why bother to do this?

And so I heard you.

But let's think about the idea of space components, and what we have learned about the human body as a result of space travel closer to earth.  To that end, I would like you and a partner to summarize the following:



Motion
What is orbital velocity?
What's the slingshot effect?

Human Needs in Space
Toilets
Water
Food
Surgery
Your Body

Microgravity
..and Angry Birds
...and a Supersonic Jet
Watch This

Dangers
The Spacesuit
Orbital Debris
Micro Meteors

Experiments
Game change
Yo-Yos
Food growth





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