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UPDATE # 136 - October 30, 2000 PART 1: Urgent Call for Teacher Participation URGENT CALL FOR TEACHER PARTICIPATION
In the course of preparing programming like the series from the Kennedy
Space Center, we are often asked if we can show that learning takes place
as a result of the experience. We are seeking classrooms interested in
helping us to evaluate learning through a five step process.
* administering a student pre-test between November 1 and 3,
* engaging your students in some web-based research before the
webcast,
* attending the November 15 webcast,
* administering a post-test, and
* submitting your findings to us.
The timing on this is short and critical, so please let me know in the
next day or two if you are interested. We are providing incentives for 20
classrooms to participate beginning the first week in November.
Interested parties please send the following information: Teacher's name,
address, email, and phone; grade level taught; number of students in class
to the email listed below.
On other topics:
Please be sure to read the Anthony Bruins journal referenced below, and
don't miss upcoming Discovery Channel program, "The Ultimate Guide to
Mummies" starting tonight.
Scheduled for launch: October 30/31 (depending on your time zone) (taken
from NASA Press release)
American astronaut Bill Shepherd will launch a new era in space history
Oct. 31, when he lifts off in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan en route to his new home aboard the International
Space Station. If all goes well on this and future missions, Oct. 30,
2000, will be the last day on which there were no human beings in space.
See the rest of this press release at:
http://quest.nasa.gov/space/news/2000/10-30.txt
And watch the launch from: http://quest.nasa.gov/space/events/launch
Launch time: 11:53pm PST (October 30)
October 31, 2:53 a.m.EST (0753 GMT)
Let me hear from you,
Linda Conrad
lindac@quest.nasa.gov
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Special Note: In most areas of the United States, Daylight Savings Time ended October 29. This means that clocks were turned back one hour (for example 8:00 becomes 7:00). Greenwich Mean Time remains the same. All times below reflect the new (standard) time. Please be sure to visit each site before the scheduled time. Usually these events require pre-registration and some include preparation. Wednesday, November 15, 10-11am PST (1-2pm EST, 6-7pm GMT) Webcast from Kennedy Space Center as part of the series that looks behind the scenes at the construction of the International Space Station. Information will be posted online November 1: http://quest.nasa.gov/space/events/ksc To see a complete listing of NASA Quest's offerings, see the schedule of events at: http://quest.nasa.gov/common/events NEW JOURNALS:
Anthony Bruins is involved in a fascinating project which is in the process of creating a "digitized mummy". Read his description at: http://quest.nasa.gov/space/team/journals/bruins/10-25-00.html and then be sure to watch the Discovery Channel program about this process. You can also read Anthony's profile at: http://quest.nasa.gov/space/team/bruins.html STATUS OF ORBITER PROCESSING
RE MISSION: STS-92, 100th Shuttle Mission
Shuttle workers at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., are preparing orbiter
Discovery for its transcontinental ferry flight back to KSC. Ferry
managers plan to mount Discovery on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) on
Monday (today) and depart EAFB at sunrise on Tuesday. The current flight
plan has the Shuttle/SCA stopping in Fort Worth, Texas, to refuel.
Forecasters predict that weather conditions en route will lead to an
overnight stay in Texas. In that case, Discovery will return to KSC no
earlier than Wednesday. Ferry flight rules state that the orbiter and SCA
cannot fly through precipitation, thick clouds or high turbulence. There
are also wind and temperature restrictions. The flight plan and duration
may vary based upon weather conditions en route.
Post flight inspections of Discovery's thermal protection system revealed
a total of 127 debris hits of which 24 measured 1-inch or larger.
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