| In
this lesson, you will explore the spacecraft that have visited
and studied the planet Mars. You will learn about mission
objectives, spacecraft design, instrumentation, mission
profiles, experiment packages, results and discoveries.
You will learn about the successes and failures of both
U.S. and international space agencies. Why did some missions
fail, and what did we learn from these failures? Why were
other missions successful, and what can we learn from these
successes?
You will learn
about the dangers and risks involved in sending robotic
spacecrafts so many millions of miles from home. Finally,
you will explore the past, present, and future Mars missions
being planned by NASA and other international space agencies.
You will use a variety of 3-D and virtual
models, interactive games and tutorials, videos, audios,
and images to explore the red planet Mars. With an understanding
of what types of missions have gone before and their discoveries,
for your assignment you will design your own robotic mission
based on your own questions about the red planet.
In the Liftoff section
are chapters on each Mars mission to read and enjoy.There
are many images, links, videos and interactive models and
games to link to on the internet.The Mission
section is the activity that you need to turn in via the
Comm
Link.Don't forget to do the Quick
Quiz after you have done the reading.The Extended
Mission is a collection of links on the topic that you
can use for further information, it is divided up into Activities
and Research. When deciding on a final project
the extensions are a good way to begin.
Chapters in this lesson include:
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