Following up on the earlier post Rocket propulsion intro, here is an overview of hybrid rocket motors like that which will be used on the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo space tourism vehicle: Hybrid Rocket Overview, Part 2 – Space Safety Magazine.
Category Archives: Education
Video: Youth art displayed in space
Here is a very nicely done video made on the International Space Station showing the wonderful artworks of the winners and finalists in the Humans in Space Youth Art Contest displayed on a tablet with the station’s Cupola module windows in the background. Astronaut Chris Hadfield gives an introduction. The soundtrack music is also from one of the entrants.
Caption:
The international Humans in Space Youth Art Competition calls for youth 10-18 years old to “be inspired, creative and heard.” We invite them to learn about space and communicate their visions of the future of space travel and exploration through visual, literary, video, and musical artwork.
This years theme addresses the question, “How will humans use science and technology to explore space in the future, and what mysteries will we uncover?”
For more information, please visit www.humansinspaceart.org
Students study fire in microgravity on parabolic flight
Students at Univ. of California at San Diego carried out experiments on combustion and flame in weightlessness while riding on a NASA plane flying parabolic trajectories:
- Weightless Flames: How Fires Burn in Space | Fire in Zero-G – Space.com
- MAE UCSD Team accepted into NASA’s Microgravity University program – UCSD Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
This article describes the odd behavior of flames in microgravity: Strange Flames on the ISS – NASA Science. This video, seen also in this earlier post, is about the “strange, cool-burning form of fire”:
Video: Google+ Hangout Q&A on NASA/LEGO Imagine and Build context
This video of a Google+ Hangout on NASA TV about the NASA’s Missions: Imagine and Build competition:
During a Google+ Hangout on NASA Television, Astronaut Leland Melvin, NASA experts, and representatives from LEGO discussed the “NASA’s Missions: Imagine and Build” competition. Anyone age 13 and over can enter a futuristic aircraft or spacecraft design built with the toy bricks into the competition. Entry deadline is July 31, with winners announced the week of Sept. 1. NASA and LEGO are partnering to inspire the next generation of aerospace engineers.
Rocket propulsion intro
A two part series on hybrid rockets starts with a nice introduction to the four main types of rocket propulsion systems: Hybrid Rockets: An Overview – Space Safety Magazine.