The NASA Now program series highlights a current NASA mission,area of research, or career within the agency.
In this, our first program of the 2010-2011 school year, introduce your science or technology classes toone of the many complex problems associated with living and working on the moonor another planetary body. In this NASA Now episode, students get a glimpse at theresearch conducted at NASA’s Lunar SLOPE facility, where scientists andengineers design, build and test wheels for the next generation rover vehicle. Studentssee how the SLOPE scientists and engineers test their prototype wheels on anartificial lunar surface developed especially for this project. Students will geta feel for how the unique properties of the lunar soil shape the design of thewheels.
The event is available atthe NES Virtual Campus’s NASA Now page beginning Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010.
Related competitions:
Earth Science Week 2010 Photography Contest — Open to All Ages. Deadline for submissions is Oct. 15. 2010.
Microgravity Competition — High School. Deadline for proposals is Nov 1. 2010.
Slopes of culture!
Wheels of developping talents