Radiation Belt Mission Is Extension for Space Math Problems
Posted on Oct 11, 2012 09:44:36 AM | John Entwistle | 0 Comments
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NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes are flying in Earth orbit after a recent successful liftoff and ascent. The rocket's Centaur upper stage released the probes one at a time and sent them into different orbits, kicking off the two-year mission to study Earth's radiation belts.
This mission is a great example of how NASA studies solar weather and an up-to-date extension to the NASA Explorer Schools lesson Geometry: Space Math Problems: Solar Storms. To access this lesson and get your students studying and tracking space weather, log into the NES Virtual Campus.
NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes are flying in Earth orbit after a recent successful liftoff and ascent. The rocket's Centaur upper stage released the probes one at a time and sent them into different orbits, kicking off the two-year mission to study Earth's radiation belts.