A fault is a crack in the Earth's crust. The type of motion along a fault depends on the type of fault. In this experiment, the team is studying normal faults.
Yesterday, the UASEDS Microgravity Team had the chance to see inside NASA's Aircraft Operations Division (AOD) hangar at Ellington Field.
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| Panorama view of AOD hangar |
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| Panorama view of the T-38 Talon |
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| Team members Joel and Eric (right) view cockpit of the T-38 |
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| Inside the cockpit |
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| The instrument panel |
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| Team members Andrew and Danny plot and drill holes. |
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| Panorama view of the Sonny Carter Training Facility Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory |
A flight parabola is a maneuver performed by the plane where the flyer experiences different levels of gravity. Check out the image below to see how the plane travels as it maneuvers during each parabola.
Today, the UASEDS Microgravity team had the chance to visit Houston's premier hackerspace Tx/Rx Labs.
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| Tx/Rx member Chris cuts the brackets with a plasma cutter. |
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| Team member Joel Mueting holding the finished angle brackets. |
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| Panorama view of Tx/Rx Labs' work space.
The team members had a great experience and were grateful for all the help. Tomorrow the team heads back to Ellington Field to prepare for the Test Readiness Review!
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On Friday, May 17th, the UASEDS Microgravity team visited Lincoln Elementary School in Mesa, AZ to talk to all the 6th grade students as well as a 5th grade classroom.
The students got to learn all about current space problems their generation can solve in the future, and the benefits and opportunities that come with a STEM education.
Many students were surprised to learn that with the knowledge they currently have (such as area of a square/rectangle, volume, unit conversion, proportions) and with the knowledge they will continue to gain as they move on to middle school, they can already begin to solve problems:
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