Launch Time: April 28, 2009, 6:24 - 7:24 p.m. EDT
Launch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta IV
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Pad 37-B
Mission: GOES-O
Description: NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are actively engaged in a cooperative program, the multi-mission Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite series N-P. This series will be a vital contributor to weather, solar and space operations, and science.
Launch time: May 12, 2009, 1:11 p.m. EDT
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Atlantis
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A
Mission: STS-125
Description: Space Shuttle Atlantis will fly seven astronauts into space for the fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. During the 11-day flight, the crew will repair and improve the observatory's capabilities.
Launch Time: May 21, 2009, 5:32 - 6:32 p.m. EDT
Launch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Complex 41
Mission: LRO/LCROSS
Description: LRO will launch with the objectives to finding safe landing sites, locate potential resources, characterize the radiation environment and test new technology. The Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, mission is seeking a definitive answer about the presence or absence of water ice in a permanently shadowed crater at either the Moon's North or South Pole.
Launch time: June 13, 2009, 7:25 a.m. EDT
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Endeavour
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A
Mission: STS-127
Description: Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver the exposed facility of Japan's Kibo laboratory to the International Space Station.
Launch Time: July 11 +
Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39B
Mission: Ares I-X Flight Test
Description: The Ares I-X flight test is NASA's first test for the Agency's new Constellation launch vehicle -- Ares I. The Ares I-X flight will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I.
Launch time: August 6, 2009, ~ 9:25 a.m. EDT
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Discovery
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A
Mission: STS-128
Description: Space shuttle Discovery will use a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module to carry experiment and storage racks to the International Space Station.
Last updated Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Schedule subject to change. For updates, check online at
NASA Launch Manifest
Spaceflight Now
Monday, March 30, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
NIGHT HUNTERS!
WILD WEDNESDAY EVENING SPEAKER SERIES
AT FOLKE PETERSON WILDLIFE CENTER
10948 ACME ROAD, WELLINGTON
SECOND IN A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL TALKS ABOUT OUR NATIVE FLORIDA WILDLIFE, ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION
NIGHT HUNTERS
An exploration of the night sky and
wildlife who hunt by moonlight.
Lecture and TELESCOPE VIEWING presented by
ERICH LANDSTROM
NASA/JPL Solar System Educator
&
VERED NOGRAD, CVT
Folke Peterson Wildlife Center’s Wildlife Care Manager
WEDNESDAY MARCH 18th at 7:00 pm
FREE ADMISSION/LIGHT REFRESHMENTS
561-793-2473 FOR INFORMATION
AT FOLKE PETERSON WILDLIFE CENTER
10948 ACME ROAD, WELLINGTON
SECOND IN A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL TALKS ABOUT OUR NATIVE FLORIDA WILDLIFE, ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION
NIGHT HUNTERS
An exploration of the night sky and
wildlife who hunt by moonlight.
Lecture and TELESCOPE VIEWING presented by
ERICH LANDSTROM
NASA/JPL Solar System Educator
&
VERED NOGRAD, CVT
Folke Peterson Wildlife Center’s Wildlife Care Manager
WEDNESDAY MARCH 18th at 7:00 pm
FREE ADMISSION/LIGHT REFRESHMENTS
561-793-2473 FOR INFORMATION
Monday, March 2, 2009
Shuttle and Rocket Missions in March
Launch Time: Window 1: 10:49-10:52 p.m. EST, Window 2: 11:13-11:16 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 6
Mission: Kepler
Launch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Complex 17 - Pad 17-B
Description: The Kepler Mission, a NASA Discovery mission, is specifically designed to survey our region of the Milky Way galaxy to detect and characterize hundreds of Earth-size around the habitable zone (and thousands of Jupiter-sized planets outside it).
Launch Time: 8:54 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 12
Mission: STS-119 • ISS 15A
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Discovery
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A
Description: STS-119 will be the 28th U.S. mission to the International Space Station. Space shuttle Discovery will deliver the Starboard 6 truss segment, giving the station its fourth and final set of power-generating solar wings.
Mission: Kepler
Launch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Complex 17 - Pad 17-B
Description: The Kepler Mission, a NASA Discovery mission, is specifically designed to survey our region of the Milky Way galaxy to detect and characterize hundreds of Earth-size around the habitable zone (and thousands of Jupiter-sized planets outside it).
Launch Time: 8:54 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 12
Mission: STS-119 • ISS 15A
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Discovery
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A
Description: STS-119 will be the 28th U.S. mission to the International Space Station. Space shuttle Discovery will deliver the Starboard 6 truss segment, giving the station its fourth and final set of power-generating solar wings.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
SECME members on a mission to build robots
SECME members on a mission to build robots
By JASON PARSLEY | Forum Publishing Group
November 26, 2008
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/royal_palm/sfl-flrpfrobot1126rpfnov26,0,4093472.story
Seminole Ridge High School seniors Madelyn Gapko and Nadia Beni both like hands-on projects, and that is why they decided to join the newly formed Science, Engineering, Communications and Mathematics club at the school, 4601 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, in Loxahatchee.
The SECME Club allows students to apply what they learn in classes like physics to the real world. So far it has attracted about 60 members.
"It's a good way for me to learn," Gapko said.
While Beni added, "[The hands-on] is mostly what we do, but it's the best part."
The club recently had a movie afternoon to raise funds to purchase at least one Vex Robotics Design System kit so students will have the opportunity to build actual robots.
"This isn't here's a Lego kit, lets see if we can build something," said Erich Landstrom, SECME school coordinator and physics teacher. Over the summer he was introduced to the starter kit and said, "We literally went from a box of parts to two hours later we had built a radio-controlled robot."
Landstrom said he is excited to add the robotics component to the club.
"This is definitely something I want the Seminole Hawks to do," he said.
But first the club needs to raise the money to purchase the $700 kit. The club's next fundraiser will be another movie afternoon in January.
With the kit Landstom said he hopes that his students will be able to enter a robotics competition next year. This year's competition will ask students to build a robot that is able to travel up a ramp and be able to operate independently and by user control.
"My hope, my goal would be to go to the national competition," he said.
So far the club has designed and launched a film-canister model rocket, and constructed a spaghetti bridge from pasta and mini marshmallows.
Call 561-422-2600 for more information.
By JASON PARSLEY | Forum Publishing Group
November 26, 2008
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/royal_palm/sfl-flrpfrobot1126rpfnov26,0,4093472.story
Seminole Ridge High School seniors Madelyn Gapko and Nadia Beni both like hands-on projects, and that is why they decided to join the newly formed Science, Engineering, Communications and Mathematics club at the school, 4601 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, in Loxahatchee.
The SECME Club allows students to apply what they learn in classes like physics to the real world. So far it has attracted about 60 members.
"It's a good way for me to learn," Gapko said.
While Beni added, "[The hands-on] is mostly what we do, but it's the best part."
The club recently had a movie afternoon to raise funds to purchase at least one Vex Robotics Design System kit so students will have the opportunity to build actual robots.
"This isn't here's a Lego kit, lets see if we can build something," said Erich Landstrom, SECME school coordinator and physics teacher. Over the summer he was introduced to the starter kit and said, "We literally went from a box of parts to two hours later we had built a radio-controlled robot."
Landstrom said he is excited to add the robotics component to the club.
"This is definitely something I want the Seminole Hawks to do," he said.
But first the club needs to raise the money to purchase the $700 kit. The club's next fundraiser will be another movie afternoon in January.
With the kit Landstom said he hopes that his students will be able to enter a robotics competition next year. This year's competition will ask students to build a robot that is able to travel up a ramp and be able to operate independently and by user control.
"My hope, my goal would be to go to the national competition," he said.
So far the club has designed and launched a film-canister model rocket, and constructed a spaghetti bridge from pasta and mini marshmallows.
Call 561-422-2600 for more information.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
RU VEXed by robots?
Engaging students in math, science, and technology is one of the most important factors in creating tomorrow's workforce. This is of particular importance in America, where math and science education is lagging behind other countries, leaving our nation trailing in the number of engineers produced each year. At Seminole Ridge High School, the SECME club has undertaken several projects to combat this problem, along with other projects to promote excellence in engineering.
At the annual SECME (Science, Engineering, Communication and Math Excellence) Regional Competition, over 200 high school students square off in engineering contests to team design and test vehicles powered by mousetraps, bridges that withstand pressure testing, water bottle rockets that were launched and evaluated for distance, general knowledge games with the "Brain Bowl," and in literary and artistic competitions with essays, mission patches, banners, and posters.
For the 2008-2009, SECME is facilitating a low-cost, high impact robotics program that will encourage more students to continue their education beyond high school and ultimately to choose science-, technology-, engineering-, and mathematics-related careers. In this highly engaging after-school program, students collaborate with their teachers and industry leaders, using their skills and knowledge in science, math, engineering, and technology to configure high-tech robotics to meet a preset series of tasks.
This is the type of program that builds interest from the ground up. Students acquire a ‘can do spirit’ and they get an opportunity to learn from their mentors and motivators in ways that build confidence and pride in their accomplishments. The VEX Robotics Design System starter kit contains everything students need to design a robot, with vast creative possibilities. This valuable project requires significant funding—each kit costs $321 – and is entirely supported by student fundraising and your donations.
The SECME school coordinators would greatly appreciate any contribution you and your business can provide. All gifts are recognized. Please consider contributing $321 and help us reach our goal before November 30th by making a donation to: Seminole Ridge High School SECME
I hope very much that you will be able to say “yes” to our appeal, and will truly appreciate whatever you can give.
At the annual SECME (Science, Engineering, Communication and Math Excellence) Regional Competition, over 200 high school students square off in engineering contests to team design and test vehicles powered by mousetraps, bridges that withstand pressure testing, water bottle rockets that were launched and evaluated for distance, general knowledge games with the "Brain Bowl," and in literary and artistic competitions with essays, mission patches, banners, and posters.
For the 2008-2009, SECME is facilitating a low-cost, high impact robotics program that will encourage more students to continue their education beyond high school and ultimately to choose science-, technology-, engineering-, and mathematics-related careers. In this highly engaging after-school program, students collaborate with their teachers and industry leaders, using their skills and knowledge in science, math, engineering, and technology to configure high-tech robotics to meet a preset series of tasks.
This is the type of program that builds interest from the ground up. Students acquire a ‘can do spirit’ and they get an opportunity to learn from their mentors and motivators in ways that build confidence and pride in their accomplishments. The VEX Robotics Design System starter kit contains everything students need to design a robot, with vast creative possibilities. This valuable project requires significant funding—each kit costs $321 – and is entirely supported by student fundraising and your donations.
The SECME school coordinators would greatly appreciate any contribution you and your business can provide. All gifts are recognized. Please consider contributing $321 and help us reach our goal before November 30th by making a donation to: Seminole Ridge High School SECME
I hope very much that you will be able to say “yes” to our appeal, and will truly appreciate whatever you can give.
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