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Learn more about the Mars Exploration project.
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| Roving with the Rovers | ||
| The two Mars robots are so popular that NASA gave them their own web site. Join Spirit and Opportunity on Mars. ( http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/ ) | ||
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| Welcome to Mars | ||
| Games, activities, and information await you at NASA’s Mars Exploration Program. ( http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/funzone_flash.html ) | ||
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| Mars Exploration Mission | ||
| Mars, and other bodies of the solar system, await you at this site. Use the left menu panel or read the press releases listed on the main page. ( http://www.solarviews.com/eng/explorationrover.htm ) | ||
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Page 243 Design a satellite to study hurricanes, to help lost hikers, or to observe the surface of a planet. Or perhaps you’d like to design a satellite to help Antarctic explorers or Canadian peacekeepers communicate with friends back home. | ||
| Design Your Own Satellite | ||
| Think like an engineer as you design a satellite that is tailor-made for a mission. ( http://collections.ic.gc.ca/satellites/english/engineer/step1.html ) | ||
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What do tiny flame balls, new scents for flowers, sandcastles, and thousands of tomato seeds have in common? They are all part of experiments in space.
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| Experiments in Space | ||
| Find out about experiments that astronauts have performed in space. ( http://spaceresearch.nasa.gov/general_info/16jan_sts107_lite.html ) | ||
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| Students in Space | ||
| Student-designed experiments accompanied Atlantis to the space shuttle in September 2006. ( http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/aria_payload_000908.html ) | ||
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| Tomatosphere | ||
| Students from grades 2 to 10 are helping to shape the future of space exploration. It all starts with tomatoes! ( http://www.tomatosphere.org ) | ||
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| Canadian Achievements | ||
| The links on this science and technology page will take you to many web sites that describe the achievements of Canadians in technology and innovation. ( http://www.science.gc.ca/Home/Canadian_Achievements-WSE9A470D5-1_En.htm ) | ||
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| Innovation Canada | ||
| This electronic magazine will keep you up to date with space-related Canadian technologies. ( http://www.innovationcanada.ca/16/en/ ) | ||
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| Canadian Contributions to Astronomy | ||
| Canadians have been, and still are, vital to the exploration of space. Astrophysical observatories in Victoria and Penticton have been an important part of this contribution. ( http://www.cascaeducation.ca/files/canadianContributions.html ) | ||
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| The Canadarm | ||
| No exploration of Canadian technology would be complete without one of our most famous contributions. Find out everything you ever wanted to know about the Canadarm here. ( http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/exploration/canadarm/introduction.asp ) | ||
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Page 258 Spinoffs from Space Find out more about space “spinoffs”—inventions that have changed human life thanks to space technology. There seem to be almost as many sites about this topic as there are spinoffs from space! Connect to one, some, or all of these sites and be amazed at the role of space exploration in your daily life.
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| Spinoff Site 1 | ||
( http://techtran.msfc.nasa.gov/at_home.html ) | ||
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( http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/benefits/index.html ) | ||
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( http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/spinoffs2.shtml ) | ||
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| Spinoff Site 4 | ||
( http://www.thespaceplace.com/nasa/spinoffs.html ) | ||
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( http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/spinoffs.htm ) | ||
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| Spinoff Site 7 | ||
( http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/technologies/spinoffs.html ) | ||
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| Spinoff Site 8 | ||
( http://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/HAS/cirr/ss/3/5.cfm ) | ||
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| Spinoff Site 9 | ||
( http://www.seds.org/technology/spinoffs.shtml ) | ||
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