Space Out Friday

NASA 2020 Preview

Boeing Starliner's First Trip to the ISS!!!  Didn't Make it Though:(
That's Why We Practice!

Click here to watch the simulation and get the schedule on Space.com

Learn more about the Starliner on their website

Questions?

Space Out Monday - What's Up in December

Click on this link to see the video

Click here to go to the space.com website

Parker Solar Probe Update

click here for the latest findings! 

NASA.gov/parkersolarprobe

Space Out Friday - Telescopes

James Webb Space Telescope

Click here to see a video about our new telescope!

JWST @NASA.gov

What is a Lagrange Point?

Click here to read the article

Getting to Launch Site in French Guiana

Earth, from the DSCVR Satalite in a Lagrange Point

Click here to see the Earth over 2 years

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The Incredible Hubble Telescope

Click here to watch a video about this Rock Star Hubble

Hubble Deep Space Image

Hubble Deep Field Experiment Info - Wikipedia
Hubble Telescope @NASA.gov

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Other Telescopes in Space
You must click here to see all the telescopes in space!

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The Light Spectrum
Click here to learn about what is seen & unseen

Space Out Friday!

Mercury on the Move

Mercury Transit Across the Sun

Click on the link above to find a viewing event near you

Meteor Shower Guide

Yes, there will be a meteor shower this month!

Click on this link to get the 411

It's Hard to Travel In Space

Official NASA Video

#AskNASA

What's Up In The November Sky?

Click on this link to learn more including Venus

Awesome Tool

Make your own sunrise/sunset Calendar

Next Month
what is james web telescope

explain where is voyager

explain deep space network

International Space Station - Spot the Station

Here is a list of the dates and the times the station will be visible this month.  Enjoy and get the family out there with you.

Click here to learn more about how to Spot the Station!
Go to the Station Page - in the omnibox, type:  nasa.gov/iss

Check out these two videos showing how the station was put together:
Animated part by part
Actual footage of station coming together

Robots on the ISS?  For almost 10 years, robots have helped astronauts.  Not a new generation is taking over.  Check it out!

Best pics from the ISS

International Observe the Moon Night 2019

International Observe the Moon Night 2019

Your assignment is to learn as much about the moon as possible.  Then, go out and observe the moon over the next few nights & watch it go through its cycles.

The information below is filled with ideas, facts, & information.  Check it out.

Link: 10 Things: International Observe the Moon Night

Link: NASA's - About the Moon

Pop Culture

Le Voyage Dans la Lun (A Trip to the Moon) by Georges Méliès (1902)

Link: What's up in the October Skies - Video information

Space How-To Video

Not about the Moon, but definitely about an important part of being an astronaut & traveling in a spaceship.  Funny & informative:

How Hygiene is Different in Space

Space Out Friday Comments & Questions

October Skies - Look up!

Click on this link to see a video about what you can see in the October night sky

Space Out Friday - You are the Artemis Generation

What does it mean to be in the Artemis Generation?

What is Artemis?

Exploration Mission 1
 Click here to witness what the first mission of the Artemis Project will feel like


For the Hard Core Space Geeks!
The EveryDay Astronaut YouTube Channel has detailed information about all areas of our space program.
How Astronauts Will Get to Space


Questions & Comments

Space Out Friday - The Parker Solar Probe

5th Period - Please click here to vote

What is the Parker Solar Probe

NASA.gov Parker Solar Probe Website

What is the Aurora Borealis

Space Facts - January & 2019

Lots happening in our skies this month and this year.  Check out the calendar below for some of the highlights.

Information on This Weekends Total Lunar Eclipse

Watch the Lunar Eclipse live?  Click this link

Astronomy Calendar of 2019 & Beyond!

Another resource

National Geographic Top Sky Events 2019

Space Facts - What's Happening in December?

Lot's happening this month so check out the video on this NASA/JPL site for more information!

Parent Tech Night Student Showcase & Moon Watch

CS Students - Moon Challenge!

1. Go to the last section of the slideshow titled International Moon Observation
2. Find the moon maps both online and the copy Mr. G has for you
3. Find 3 specific geographical formations on both paper and online map
4. Write the names of those formations on the paper copy & show Mr. G that you can say their name.  Practice with a neighbor first.  You can work with a partner.
5. If you can do this, you can each select 3 NASA lithograph space photos for each of you
6. Earn an extra photo by writing down the location of a space exploration landing site

Have fun & know that if you complete this activity, you will never look at the moon the same way!

Space Fact - Vandenburg AFB Launch & More!

I hope you all caught the aerial show last night!  It was beautiful!  My daughter caught the stage 1 & 2 separations on her phone.

Check out Space.com for great images of last night beautiful launch of a SAOCOM satellite out of Vandenburg Airforce Base.

Speaking about satellites in Earth Orbit,  check out a great 3D representation of all the stuff in orbit around Earth!

Search - How many working and not working satellites are in Earth Orbit?

Talk About Cool, Check This Out!

Want to see images of an actual comet?  Check these Japanese robots that are bouncing around a large asteroid named Ryugu.  Yes, actual robots on an asteroid!

Draconid & Orionid Meteor Shower October 8 & October 21 - Information 

Click on the link above to get information on the best way to see these upcoming meteor showers!

Space Fact - Mission Jupiter - Juno

The satellite Juno has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016.  It has collected incredible data that are helping people understand the largest planet in our Solar System.  But as all good science goes, there are usually more questions that come from new discoveries than answers.

Review the following information and post your QUESTIONS on this link 

*Find out more about the Juno mission here*

*What is all that tech on the Juno orbiter*

JOI - Juno Mission Video Trailer & Juno Mission Overview

Bill Nye The Science Guy - Is Jupiter a Piece of the Sun?



Jupiter, a world far larger than Earth, is so warm that it currently radiates more internal heat than it receives from the Sun. 
Seth Shostak

International Observe the Moon Night

Come join us at Rio Vista for an evening of moon fun!  More details to follow!

International Observe the Moon Night
Mystery Science - Walking on the Moon Video

ISS Overhead Tonight!

The International Space Station will be overhead tonight at a great time.  Here is the info.

Time: Fri Sep 21 7:56 PM, Visible: 5 min, Max Height: 81°, Appears: 11° above SW, Disappears: 19° above NE

Check out this NASA site to know when the ISS will be visible in your area.

You can sign up to receive email notifications when the ISS will be overhead on this site.

Enjoy the night sky tonight!

 

NASA - Our Place In Space

Hi All,
For today's Space Fact we'll look at our place in space and why our planet is so unique.
Check out this video from 2008 that has some interesting info.  Listen for these facts:

• Why is the Earth the way it is?
• What do we need for life?
• What effects our planet?

Post any questions you have on this form - Space Fact Questions

Aviation Day Information!

The Wright Flyer

Stratolaunch, which is designed to release rockets that will carry satellites into space, has a 385-foot wingspan, stands 50 feet tall and can carry more than 500,000 pounds of cargo

 

National Aviation Day was celebrated on August 19 this year.  The event is celebrated on the day Orville Wright was born.  I wanted to bring some information to you about the day, the history of aviation, and the connection between NASA & and modern airplanes.  Enjoy the information and we'll talk in class.




First Powered Flight - The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
The Story of the Wright Brothers
Brief Illustrated History of Aviation
Early Video of Aviation Day and the Importance of Flight
Video of the First Presidential Flight in American History
Controversy about the History of Flight
How NASA has improved Aviation 
NASA - The Leading Edge of Flight
Video of C.E. Woolman, the founder of Delta Airlines
A History of Flight 1:46 
Blue Angels Music Video
Our Earth Views from the ISS

RVCS Field Trips

October is a busy month for RVCS.  We are working on 2 field trips.

IndieCade on Saturday, October 13, 2018

VC Aviation Career Day on Friday, October 26, 2018 (the date on the site is incorrect)

Field trip forms will be coming to you soon.  Make sure all work in all your classes is caught up so you can go!

Check out the flyer contest rules and prizes!

This design won first place last year!

InSight is on it's way to Mars!!!

After a beautiful on-time launch, InSight & Marco spacecraft are on their way to Mars!

More info about the mission and details about InSights 6 month flight to Mars here. 

New York Times Summary of InSight Mission

Here is what it looked like from Oxnard