Current Mission/Technology Assignment

Choose three of the following topics and use at least three appropriate
websites to locate your information.
Topic 1:
Research a current earth satellite and include the following details:

- Function (what is the purpose of the satellite)

- Design (what does your satellite look like)
- When was your satellite launched and how long will it last
- Specification (how fast does it orbit? How much did it cost to build? Which
country/organization launched it?)
- At least four other facts about it

Topic 2:
Research a current space satellite and include the following information:
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When was it launched and what county/organization launched it

Where is it heading now and the future?
What is its main purpose?
Design (what does your satellite look like?)
At least 6 other facts about it

Topic 3:
Research one of the previous Apollo missions to the moon and include the
following details:

When was the mission launched and who were the astronauts involved
How long was the mission?
What was the purpose of the mission (what did they discover/collect)
Design (what did the spacecraft look like, both the launch and landing craft)
At least 6 other details about one of the missions

Topic 4:
Research one of the current missions to Mars and include the following
details:
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Proposed year of the mission

Purpose of the mission
Length of mission (how long the mission will take)
Complications of the mission (what can go wrong)
At least 6 other pieces of information about current mission

Topic 5:
Research the possibility about life in other planets and include the
following details:
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Which planet/moons in our solar planets may contain life?

Why do scientists believe these places may have life
Are scientists doing anything to find life in other planets
Are scientists attempting to communicate with other life on planets

Topic 6:
Research current near earth objects and include the following information:
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Which NEO`s pose a risk to earth?

What are the estimate dates that the next NEO's will approach earth
What would happen if a medium sized NEO strike the earth
Are there any ways of preventing NEO's or stopping
What future technology can prevent NEO's
How do scientists track NEO's

Topic 7:
Research the international space station and include the following
information:
- A brief history of the space station

Purpose of the space station

What is the function of the space station (what do they do there)
Design (what does the space station look like)
Which countries take part in the space station
At least 8 other pieces of information of the space station

Topic 8:
Research Canadian contributions to space exploration:
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Identify some important Canadian astronauts and what they have done
Identify some technologies that canada has created
A brief history of Candian space agency
6 additional facts about Canadians in space

Your information should be typed in 12 point font and single spaced. Your
assignment must include 5 pictures per topic. Your information should be
presented with a poster board with neat headers (titles).
You may work with a partner, however, you must include an additional topic.