This CD-ROM introduces basic astronomy and aerospace engineering by examining the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's (JPL) Mars Pathfinder and Mars Global Surveyor missions to Mars. It contains numerous animations and narrations in addition to detailed graphics and text. Six interactive laboratories are included to help understand topics such as the…

Describes a workshop for experienced aerospace educators, designed for in-depth study and the acquisition of additional skills. This workshop was held at the same time as a beginner's workshop, with the advanced participants acting as group leaders for the beginners' workshop. (MLH)

Provides a review of the literature on the history and development of flight research as it applies to flight instruction. (MLH)

Authors examined the challenge of aerospace education, described current activities and offered suggestions to help teachers help their students into the aerospace age. (Editor/RK)

Cites the teacher certification requirements of states for aviation teachers as a way of assisting high school administrators and teachers in determining proper qualifications for teaching aviation courses. Special attention is directed to Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Oregon, New Mexico and Texas for their reasonable but different approaches to…

Describes a television program aimed at pilots, flight students, and general aviation interests which presents a two part format. The first part focuses on the latest available weather information both nationally and locally, while the second part is designed to educate and stimulate interest in general aviation. (BR)

Describes an unusual learning experience available to eighth-grade students in Louisiana through exposure to a World War II B-25 simulator. The flight simulator is used to motivate students in the science area, develop an awareness of flight problems and challenges and provide exposure to the electronics career field. (BR)

This book, one in the series on Aerospace Education III, is a collection of the diverse information available regarding the international space programs. The five goals listed for the book are: to examine the Soviet space program, to understand the future of Soviet space activity, to examine other national and international space programs, to…

This document presents complete descriptions of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW)-funded education experiments with the Applications Technology Satellite (ATS) program. Special note is made of the ATS-F program which is considered as the most complex, versatile, and powerful communications spacecraft ever developed. This spacecraft will serve…

A summary of existing and possible effects of the space program on society is presented in this book to illustrate the second-order consequences of space exploration in the world community. Discussions are included concerning influences on human attitudes toward technology and space, life styles, man's outlook, relationships among fellowmen,…

The various systems for communicating with manned and unmanned spacecraft are described in this pamphlet written for general science students. The pamphlet is one of the NASA Facts Science Series (each of which consists of four pages) and is designed to fit in the standard size three-ring notebook. Review questions, suggested activities, and…

The dramatic events of Apollo 13 are summarized in this collection of photographs, descriptions, and portions of dialog between the astronauts and Mission Control. What was planned as the third manned lunar landing resulted in a perilous rescue with the lunar module serving as a lifeboat to supply necessary power after an explosion disabled the…