Revised 154 (NASA @ 50)
- Dennis Frezzo
Brief
INST154 has an immensely rich set of instructional resources created by Doug Oard. When Dennis taught it in Spring 2022, he tested three novel instructional experiences: 1) use of low-fidelity prototyping craft-type design thinking materials to investigate questions of scale, aero and astro dynamics, and navigation; 2) the application of the idea of distributed cognition in role-playing Mission Control in class (different tables are different Mission control posts, with instructor as Lead Flight Director; and 3) incorporating more links to current science and space issues. Also of interest is a asymmetric VR-inspired one table/group must give instructions that another table/group role play.
Collaborator(s)
Doug Oard
Progress
Doug will teach the course in Fall of 2022 with his innovations. Dennis and Doug hope to document these innovations in “how to teach the course sustainably” materials.
New Links Fall 2022
Pitch, Roll & Yaw: Explained
Notes to Integrate Fall 2023
Earth 7917
Moon 2159
Diameter ratio 3.67
Mean distance 238,855
Ration of distance to earths diameter 30.17
Basketball diameter 9.43 inches
Tennis ball 2.57 inches
Ratio 3.67
Wood ball 50 mm
Little wood ball 14 mm. 0.55
Ratio 3.33
Corrections/Clarifications/Follow-ups from First Session:
•JFK Speech to Congress May 25, 1961
•Saturn V projected on Washington monument
•NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) Now – NASAʻs Eyes
In teaching the history of Apollo, we try to convey the realities of the Cold War. We believe various segments from different parts of the film, and the option of students viewing the whole film, can give powerful insight into how Cold War fears helped drive the Space program.
Apollo 47 Optional Card Deck - The Hutchingsonian Presents-PlaGMaDA
Apollo 47 Optional Card Deck - The Hutchingsonian Presents-PlaGMaDA
The Apollo Program (1963 - 1972)
The Apollo Program (1963 - 1972)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/26/2166069/-Climate-Doom-Loops-More-to-Worry-About
Apollo 17 Splash Down Ends the Beginning of Lunar Exploration
23 Great NASA Spin-off Technologies
The Apollo 11 ‘Spinoff’ Technologies We Still Use Today
42 Inventions From Apollo Program
Skylab - America's First Space Station
55 Years Ago: Apollo 4, the First Flight of the Saturn V
Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close.
Artemis vs. Apollo: See How the Technology of NASA's Missions To The Moon Compare
Engineering The Communications System For Apollo 11 - General Dynamics
How Robotic Probes Helped Humans Explore the Moon—And May Again
The Moon and Beyond: A 1963 Plan to Expand NASA's Robotic Exploration Programs
The Robots That Paved the Way For Apollo
Every Mission to the Moon, Ever
A Private Universe - Annenberg Learner
Steam Support - Kerbal Space Program Demo
Free Kerbal Space Program Alternatives
DSN Uplink-Downlink: A DSN Game | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Space Travel - Free Educational Space Games & Activities for Kids
Starchitect: a free educational astronomy game
Space: The Best Games & Resources
Astronomy Games - Online Educational Space Games
Games Round Up: Space Education
Probes and satellites
Generic questions
As a 2 minute pitch posted to discussion
Name
Year
Mission
Trajectory/orbit
Rocket
Satellite bus/structure
Ongoing Propulsion
Ongoing power battery, rtg, solar, fuel cell, thermocouple
Thermal mgmt
Navigation and control/attitude. Orbit and attitude control
Onboard comms including telemetry, data
Comm Network
Payload.
Sensors
‘‘Em wave Visible cameras, uv, x ray, gamma ray detectors, spectroscopes
Particles
Fields. Magnetic. Gravitational.
Radar
Power, control, comms, payload
One image of craft. One image of what it will do for us.
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/sensors?page=1
https://www.nro.gov/News-and-Media/Article/1906117/the-rescue-of-apollo-11/
https://history.nasa.gov/STDN_082508_508%2010-20-2008.pdf
https://www.nro.gov/Portals/65/documents/history/csnr/programs/docs/prog-hist-02.pdf
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/ats/
Educator Guide: Build a Satellite | NASA/JPL Edu
Explorer 1
Score
Explorer 6
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_communications_satellite_firsts
Nimbus 1,2,3
DMSP NRO 417
Ranger 6, 7, 8, 9
Lunar orbiter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Surveyor 1,3,5,6,7
Explorer 33
Pioneer 5 through 9 space
Pioneer10 Jupiter
Mariner 2, 5. Venus
Mariner 4,6,7,8. Mars
Intelsat 1. Intelsat 2
Voyager 1
Voyager 2
Deep space network
https://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html
Near space nertwok
https://scan-now.gsfc.nasa.gov/dte
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_first_images_of_Earth_from_space
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_artificial_satellites_and_space_probes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpR1UUnix3g
Space-themed Rube Goldberg machine performs at engineering open house
Apollo 47 Optional Card Deck - The Hutchingsonian Presents-PlaGMaDA
Apollo 47 is a one-page RPG with 1,199 additional pages of flavor text
Apollo Board Game: How to Play - with Stella & Tarrant.
Apollo NASA Moon Missions Board Game
Apollo 13 Simulation Game | Skillsoft Global Knowledge
Apollo 13 - an ITSM case experience™
50 Years on the Moon: The Evolution of Lunar Lander Games
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frvir.2021.765881/full
https://people.rit.edu/wlrgsh/FINRobison.pdf
https://williamwolff.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tufte-challenger-1997.pdf
Apollo Flight Journal - The Apollo On-board Computers
Apollo Flight Journal - The Apollo On-board Computers
A computer built from NOR gates: inside the Apollo Guidance Computer
Apollo 11's "1202 Alarm" Explained
Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal: Program Alarms
Ed Dwight Was Going to Be the First African American in Space. Until He Wasn't
A quote from Requiem for a Nun
How NASA Joined the Civil Rights Revolution
NASA's statement on systemic racism
Resources for Learning and Talking about Racism & Inequality
https://www.space.com/apollo-13-moon-rocket-impact-experiment-restored-video.html
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4803
https://www.universetoday.com/62339/13-things-that-saved-apollo-13/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quindar_tones
https://swling.com/blog/2020/05/quindar-tones-those-iconic-nasa-ptt-confirmation-beeps/
ALSEP-1969FamHandout
Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package
Top Ten Scientific Discoveries Made During Apollo Exploration of the Moon
Ten Scientific Discoveries from the Apollo Missions
The scientific legacy of the Apollo program
Powering Apollo 11: the fuel cell that took us to the moon | Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
F 1 Rocket Engine Explaining Ignition Sequence Start
F-1 The Mightiest Rocket Engine
How much energy is spent fighting air resistance in a rocket that is going to GTO?
How much energy is spent fighting air resistance in a rocket that is going to GTO?