Learn about different types of spacecraft, both crewed and uncrewed, used for space exploration.
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In this Explore on Your Own activity, students will design a rover to explore the surface of Mars and determine if there are any signs of past life.
This lesson presents characteristics of spacecraft models on Mars to see how well they meet design requirements and then presents a design challenge for students.
In this Explore on Your Own activity, students will watch a short video about landing spacecraft on Mars and then answer some questions.
Celena Dopart is a human systems factors engineer. Learn about her path into engineering, and what inspires her.
Ever wondered how you could be a astronaut? Watch Mark Vande Hei talk about his path to becoming a NASA astronaut!
Ian Clark, from JPL, provides historical context for the development of technologies and talks about the need for improvements as Mars missions move to larger and larger payloads.
