LunarSS: Inspiring the Future

the engineers gone?
“Between 1986 and 2006, there was a

3 percent decrease in engineering graduates.”
5...4...3...2...Yawwwwwn
“… but it is hard for most Americans to care much about the space program when they are worried about keeping their jobs, making house payments and putting food on the table.”
Yuri’s Night Rationale Document (embedded)
New Engineering Graduates: In recent years, the U.S. has produced approximately 72K per year (compared to China's 351K)
Decline in education: U.S. 12th-graders are below the international average on mathematics and science

various frequencies and resolutions
Temperature, seismic, radiation data
Mounting/Set Up

Interface
Computer
Camera
Sensors

Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2)
Near Infrared Camera and Multi-object

Spectrometer (NICMOS)
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS)
Temperature Monitoring Systems
Seismic Activities Monitors – study meteor hits
Radiation Detectors

laptop
Communication
Images & Sensor information sent in “bursts”
Interchangeable sensor/camera system
Allows technology

to be top of the line

Technology rate is fast!

Subaru’s primary near-IR camera & Spectrograph

website interface
Observatory will be pointing to what area
Models
Simulations
Communication closely

with LunarSS Observatory Operations
Associate the work with the class project
Label the different kinds of galaxies
Label the names of the stars
Astrology
Something New – You name it!

Hanny's Voorwerp

interactive programs
Telerobotic rovers
Samples Moon for kids to analyze
Temperature studies
Meteorite studies
Radiation

studies

in spacesuit:
http://shopping.redorbit.com/images/thumbs/t_16420.jpg
Astronaut doing a spacewalk
http://www.gerhards.net/albums/space/eva_sts112_709_073k.sized.jpg
Kids love science picture:
http://www.ufaparents.com/images/Science.jpg
World with hands
http://www.humanitysteam.in/images/hands.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/kathrynsanders/hands_around_earth.jpg
http://todaysseniorsnetwork.com/Globe,%20Hands%20on%20Globe,%20World.jpg
"Where

have all the engineers gone?". University Business. . FindArticles.com. 08 Dec. 2008.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0LSH/is_4_11/ai_n25338463/pg_1
“5...4...3...2...Yawwwwwn: NASA Faces Public Relations Quandary: How to Hold Attention of Preoccupied Earthlings”; GINA SUNSERI, HOUSTON, Nov. 29, 2008
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Space/Story?id=6358924&page=1
Classroom Picture
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/geology/images/dgls_dixonsm.jpg
Observatory Picture
http://www.rickpeterson.com/Images-News/Keck.starfall.jpg
NASA ISS EarthKAM Example Project
http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/public/images/graphics/annotated/NewYork_andLongIsland_LARGE.jpg
Hubble Telecsope Information
http://science.howstuffworks.com/hubble3.htm
Labeled Galaxies
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/Images/StarChild/universe_level1/galaxies.gif
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search?elliptical+galaxy
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080110.html
Camera and sensors
http://www.spaceaholic.com/wfpccameras.jpg
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/images/content/204997main_MIRI_Verif_lg.jpg
http://www.stsci.edu/hst/nicmos/images/GRAPHIC_Instrument_Cutaway.GIF
http://creativeclass.typepad.com/thecreativityexchange/images/2007/06/28/motarboard.jpg
http://www.publicagenda.org/files/images/pages/2008KansasBoyPC_m.jpg
http://images.spaceref.com/news/hand.moon.jpg
http://subarutelescope.org/Introduction/instrument/img/IRCS_300.jpg

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