Simulated Missions (Grades 5 - 12)
Mission Details
Length: 2.5 hours
Group Size: Up to 32 students
Price: $875* - Includes teacher training and standards-based lesson plans
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Mission Descriptions
Operation Comet | Recommended: Grade 5
A large comet's close approach to Earth presents a unique opportunity for the International Space Station crew to deploy a robotic probe for study. However, this mission's objective changes drastically when the comet fragments, and a second piece is discovered on a direct collision course with Earth. The crew must rapidly re-engineer their probe to intercept and neutralize the threat, shifting their primary goal from scientific discovery to planetary defense.
Expedition Mars | Recommended: Grade 6 - 7
Lunar Quest | Recommended: Grade 6 - 7
Following a critical power failure that ended a recent lunar rover mission prematurely, NASA is issuing a new directive: astronauts will return to the Moon! Students are challenged to complete lunar research, robotic testing and search subsurface lava tubes for potential human habitats.
But, when the team receives troubling readings from below the Moon’s surface, the crew must collaborate, examine data and think quickly to make critical decisions that have the potential to turn an looming catastrophe into NASA’s finest hour.
Earth Odyssey | Recommended: Grade 8
A recent coronal mass ejection has destroyed a vital space satellite responsible for gathering key Earth science information. Working together, the team at Mission Control and another aboard the Space Station, must build a new micro satellite to replace the one lost. However, traveling into orbit during this time of increased solar activity poses risks of its own.
