space science talk for 5th grade class
DESCRIPTION
This is a presentation that I created to talk with my daughter's 5th grade class about space and the importance of science. I worked on the EO-1 satellite primarily and show the value of remote sensing and how it relates to ecology, meteorology and environmental science.TRANSCRIPT
Space Science
Who am I?Consultant to NASA
EO-I
JPL
NASA HQ
EducationBiochemistry- Univ. of North Carolina
Business- Regis University
Engineering- Capitol College
Pilot
Earth Observation System
EO- 1
Launched November 2000 from Vandenburg Air Force Base
What is EO-1?Spacecraft designed for observation of Earth
Solar Powered
Size of a large SUV
Multiple sensorsShort wave and thermal Infra-Red
Visible light
Ultraviolet
SensorsTrue Color
False Spectrum
Sensors
Sensors- NOLA
Sensors- NOLA
How to test?Spacecraft can’t be fixed after launch
Spacecraft is essentially a robot
Runs 10s of millions of lines of code
Required an entire ‘farm’ of computers to simulate:
Spacecraft
Space
Earth
Jet Propulsion LabCollaboration between NASA and CalTech