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== Teacher's Notes == | == Teacher's Notes == | ||
'''Session 2- From the Earth to the Moon''' | '''Session 2 - From the Earth to the Moon''' | ||
The title of this session comes from the HBO series fronted by Tom Hanks made in the years following the Apollo 13 | The title of this session comes from the HBO series fronted by Tom Hanks made in the years following the Apollo 13 movie. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon_(TV_miniseries). The main aim here is to tell the story of how, why and when people last walked on the Moon. | ||
* The | * The Moon has always been an important mysterious light in the nights sky<br /> | ||
* Many myths and historical events are linked to the sky, | * Many myths and historical events are linked to the sky, Moon and stars<br /> | ||
:- Stonehenge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge<br /> | :- Stonehenge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge<br /> | ||
:- Egyptian pyramids laid out in the pattern of constellations (Orion) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Correlation_Theory<br /> | :- Egyptian pyramids laid out in the pattern of constellations (Orion): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Correlation_Theory<br /> | ||
:- Aristarchus – First heliocentric model – Eclipse calendars etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristarchus_of_Samos<br /> | :- Aristarchus – First heliocentric model – Eclipse calendars etc.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristarchus_of_Samos<br /> | ||
:- The Middle Ages... not much else happened – in fact a lot was forgotten... pictures are some examples of the best lunar drawings of the era.<br /> | :- The Middle Ages... not much else happened – in fact a lot was forgotten... pictures are some examples of the best lunar drawings of the era.<br /> | ||
* Eugene Shoemaker | * Eugene Shoemaker and the first theories of crater dynamics, first planetary geologist, involved in the proof that there were many asteroid craters on the Moon – potential to be an astronaut until diagnosis with rare condition. Trained all Apollo astronauts in geology. http://en.wikipedia.org<br />/wiki/Eugene_Merle_Shoemaker#Astrogeology_and_Apollo | ||
* Video | * Video: The speech by John F. Kennedy at Rice University in Texas, http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/jfk-space.htm<br /> | ||
* | * John F. Kennedy would die before his dream could be realised. America’s decision to go to the Moon was as much political as it was scientific. Introduce cold war dynamics.<br /> | ||
* Ranger 7 – First USA probe to take close up images of the | * Ranger 7 – First USA probe to take close up images of the Moon. Impact mission – not really a “landing” – July 1964. Rangers 1-6 either broke down before reaching the Moon or missed it entirely... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_program<br /> | ||
* Luna 9 – first soft landing on the | * Luna 9 – first soft landing on the Moon – Russian Probe. Later Luna missions would land – collect and return soil samples. The Russians would focus on this technology whilst the Americans focused on manned missions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_programme<br /> | ||
* Gemini program. USA series of missions to test all technologies needed for a moon shot. Video - Following on from the mercury program with Alan Shepherd becoming the first American in space – Gemini was a great success paving the way for Apollo. <br /> | * Gemini program. USA series of missions to test all technologies needed for a moon shot. Video - Following on from the mercury program with Alan Shepherd becoming the first American in space – Gemini was a great success paving the way for Apollo. <br /> | ||
:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gemini<br /> | :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gemini<br /> | ||
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* Apollo 10 – Test on full system in Lunar Orbit<br /> | * Apollo 10 – Test on full system in Lunar Orbit<br /> | ||
:- Got to within 16km of the surface of the moon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_10<br /> | :- Got to within 16km of the surface of the moon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_10<br /> | ||
* Apollo 11 – Landed | * Apollo 11 – Landed and Video – Apollo 11 landing on the Moon<br /> | ||
:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11<br /> | :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11<br /> | ||
* Apollo 12 – Landed next to Surveyor 3 (previous unmanned probe) to allow collection of parts of the lander for analysis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_12<br /> | * Apollo 12 – Landed next to Surveyor 3 (previous unmanned probe) to allow collection of parts of the lander for analysis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_12<br /> | ||
