A Unique Perspective The historic launch today is being extensively covered by the media. With this post, I wanted to provide a unique SSEP perspective on this milestone for the U.S. space program. The last time U.S. astronauts launched into space aboard a U.S. rocket was on July 8, 2011, with STS-135 – the […]
Archive | May, 2020
SSEP Teachable Moment – WATCH LIVE – Video of Earth from the International Space Station, with Music
To Teachers: you can pass this post on to your students as a home activity, so they can watch live video of the Earth from the International Space Station. Feedback on this Teachable Moment is welcome. Feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of the post. Concepts addressed: Physics and Space: a spacecraft in Low Earth […]
SSEP Teachable Moment – Where Above the Earth is the International Space Station Right Now?
To Teachers: you can pass this post on to your students as a home activity, so they can track the International Space Station as it flies over the surface of Earth. Feedback on this Teachable Moment is welcome. Feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of the post. Concepts addressed: Physics and Space: characteristics […]