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IntroductionPresenter & ULA

Presenter Introduction

United Launch Alliance (ULA)

– A company that launches rockets!

– 50 years of experience in launching rockets

– The largest rocket expertise IN THE WORLD

– We launch satellites into space,

not people…yet!

The Atlas Family

The Delta Family

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Importance of STEMScience Technology Engineering and Math

| Euclid | | Galileo | | Newton | | Curie | | Einstein |

Science: observation, experimentation and modeling

Math: determine solutions to engineering challenges and create models to fit the results

People with many years of math and science education use that knowledge to fly airplanes, launch rockets, see into deep space as well as to create the iPhone, Wii, and the internet.

Technology:

Engineering: using basic mechanical principles to develop useful tools and objects

application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

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Why Do We Need Satellites?

Weather information

Mapping

Communications

Earth and planetary observation

Astronomy

National security

Images Courtesy NASA and Google Maps

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Mars Rovers

From left to right: Spirit & Opportunity, Sojourner, and Curiosity (technology advancement)

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Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity

Curiosity took 8 years to develop and weighs 2,000 lbs.

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ICO: ~6,100 lbs.

How Heavy are Satellites?

Atlas V & Delta IVDelta II Delta IV Heavy

Block IIR GPS: ~4,500 lbs. Milstar: ~10,500 lbs.

Family Sedan: ~4,500 lbs. School Bus: ~23,000 lbs.Truck ~4,500 lbs.

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How Tall & Heavyis a Rocket?

Atlas V Rocket = 200 feet high= 1¼ Statues of Liberty= 10 T-Rexs= 28 LeBron James

Atlas V Rocket = 1.5 million pounds= 80 African Elephants

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How Fast is a Rocket?

2,500 Miles

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10 Hours

2½ Hours

4 Min 11 Sec

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Cheetah60 mph

Formula 1 Race Car250 mph!

Fighter Jet1000 mph!!

Atlas V35,800 mph!!!

VAFB, CaliforniaDisneyland

Cape CanaveralAir Force Base,

FloridaDisneyworld

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Parts of a RocketDelta IV Launch Vehicle

Solid Rocket Boosters

Payload Fairing

1st Stage (Booster)

2nd Stage (Upper Stage)

Payload Adapter

RS-68 Engine

RL10B Engine

Spacecraft

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Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion

“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”

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Demonstration of Newton’s 3rd Law

- Rocket Balloon Experiment –

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Trajectory Using Common Angles

60˚ launch gets good height and good distance

30˚ launch gets less height but the same distance as 60˚ due to gravity

45˚ launch height is between the 30˚ and 60˚ launch but results in further distance

60˚

45˚

30˚

Which launch will go the farthest?

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Math, Science & Space

Who would like to design rockets?

Who can be an engineer/scientist?

– If you are curious about how things work

– If you think technology is fun

– If you love to play with math and science

– You enjoy working as a team

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Your Mission“To Space & Beyond”

There has been a recent discovery of a mineral that when mixed with other minerals from earth, helps students memorize math problems and other things they learn in class when it is eaten.

By eating this mineral there is no longer a need to study or do homework to get an “A” on tests!

This mineral came from an asteroid that fell to earth; the asteroid was discovered by a couple of kids your age and is the greatest find ever.

But here’s the problem: we need more of this mineral. We have located the exact orbit this asteroid came from but

need a rocket to carry our payload to the location and retrieve more of this valuable mineral.

Because you and your teammates are very well-known engineers and scientists, ULA has asked your team to build and launch the rocket.