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Spaceward Bound
NASA must begin training the next generation of
space explorers - they will be the ones who
realize the vision for space exploration and
carry it though successfully.
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Who Are We?
We are NASA scientists, engineers and educators,
who are passionate about our work and fervently
believe that engaging students in the excitement,
intrigue and fascination of exploration in the
field will inspire them to become explorers
themselves and join our quest to learn more
about our earth and the universe beyond.
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The Next Generation of Space Explorers Must.

• understand how to establish and maintain outposts
  in harsh environments
• be trained to live and work in these environments
• learn how to the explore the surfaces of other
  worlds

Their experience base must include a deep
understanding of human factors, life
support, transportation, safety through
redundancy, and technology-assisted exploration
in a remote (off-the-grid) setting.
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Spaceward Bound Pilot Year 2006 Mission
Objective
To determine the feasibility and utility of field
training for teachers of the next generation of
space explorers. ------ Teachers will learn how
to organize and implement the various activities
associated with establishing a research outpost
in a remote setting.
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Teacher Learning Content

• Processes of exploration in the field
• Logistics and transportation
• Energy and life support
• Human factors
• Exploration and EVA activities
• Science content and processes
• Atacama science
• Concepts and theories of Moon/Mars analog research

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The Atacama Onion
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Things to Turn In on July 28

• Journals !!!
• Plan for leveraging of field expedition
  experiences into classrooms
• Plan for outreach to all NASA Explorer Schools
  via DLN network
• Written reflection on personal learning, program
  strengths and weaknesses, and recommendations for
  inclusion in final Spaceward Bound Pilot Program
  2006 report

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To Dos

• Passport, International Drivers License, Tetanus
  Shot
• Read Chris paper Two Dry for Life
• Go Googling.
• Chile, Atacama Desert, Yungay
• Mars, Mars Analogs
• Begin journaling !!!
• Entries for all Spaceward Bound-related
  activities
• Recount the activities up to this point (decision
  to apply, application process, talking to your
  family, friends, and students, learning you were
  accepted, our first planning session, )
• Keep an eye on the website !

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Email to Liza

• Bio and photos (ASAP!)
• What airport do you want to leave from (and
  return to!) (ASAP!)
• Pick your first and second choice of an
  Exploration Process to focus on. Email Liza with
  your choices and a paragraph about what intrigues
  you about your choices. (by 31 March)
• Assignment Find five other Mars analog sites
  (anywhere on our planet). List the
  characteristics of each place that make them good
  analogs. Give an example of Mars analog research
  that is done at each place. (by 7 April)

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P.S.

• If you want your students to sit in on the
  planning sessions, thats fine!
• Only caveat is that the sessions are for YOU !!

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Planning Session Dates

• Tuesday, 11 April
• Tuesday, 2 May
• Tuesday, 16 May
• Monday, 12 June