From: David Eggebrecht <deggebre@kusd.kusd.edu>
Subject: Shuttle Launch
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 20:51:29 +0000
The Shuttle Atlantis (STS-79) is scheduled to launch Monday morning. This will be a good opportunity to practice latitude and longitude with your students. You can get real time data continuously during the mission. The data is updated every 60 sec. If you have a computer in your room with web access and a large world map, try plotting the location of the shuttle for 15 minutes. I have the students place small stickers on our large map every minute. Questions: Can you calculate the speed of the shuttle? Can you predict its trajectory for the next 15 minutes? Why does it take a "funny" looking path? Here are some links: Atlantis Home Page http://shuttle.nasa.gov/index.html/ Real Time sounds from Atlantis (Real Audio) http://shuttle.nasa.gov/sts-79/sounds/ Real Time Data (including latitude and longitude) http://shuttle.nasa.gov/sts-79/ccc/ View the Shuttle from the ground http://shuttle.nasa.gov/sts-79/orbit/orbiter/sighting/ Dave Eggebrecht Lance Jr. High Kenosha, WI