International Space Station(ISS)

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International Space Station(ISS)

• Visualization

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Objectives

• Develop an awareness of International Space
  Station and its mission
• Develop modeling, animation and rendering skills
• Develop teamwork skills
• Develop and analyze a storyboard.
• Explore space related careers
• Apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use
  information.
• Explore careers in space and technical
  visualization.
• Plan and manage activities to develop a solution
  or complete a project.
• Model a space station facility.
• Create visualizations using basic design skills,
  graphing, image processing, 2D and 3D modeling,
  animation and simulation.
• Create and deliver multimedia presentations.

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ISS History

• 1972, Nixon administration approved the
  development of the reusable Space Shuttle as a
  main direction for the US manned space program.
• 1984, President Reagan gave official green light
  to the ambitious project, which envisioned
  permanently manned space station by 1991.
• 1993, NASA came up with three options known as A,
  B, and C, however none of them would meet the
  projected budget restrictions. At the time,
  Russian Space Agency proposed NASA to merge
  Freedom and Mir-2 projects.
• The Mir-2 and Freedom design would allow early
  presence of the crew onboard, while the use of
  Progress cargo ships would provide much cheaper
  sustainability for the station, compared to the
  use of the Space Shuttle.
• On Sept. 2 Russia and the US signed an agreement
  to merge Freedom and Mir-2 projects.

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ISS Overview

• The International Space Station is a large,
  inhabited Earth satellite that more than 15
  nations are building in space.
• The first part of the station was launched in
  1998, and the first full-time crew -- one
  American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts --
  occupied the station in 2000.
• The International Space Station orbits Earth at
  an altitude of about 250 miles (400 kilometers).
• Solar panels supply more than 100 kilowatts of
  electric power to the station.

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Solar Arrays

• ISSs electrical power system (EPS) use eight
  photovoltaic solar arrays to convert sunlight to
  electricity
• The eight solar arrays are 112 ft long by 39 ft
  wide
• The solar arrays are mounted on a "blanket" that
  can be folded like an accordion for delivery to
  space
• Gimbals are used to rotate the arrays so that
  they face the Sun to provide maximum power to the
  Space Station
• Arrays generate 110 kW (kilowatts) total power,
  about as much as 55 houses would typically use

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Background ISS Interior fly through

• Video
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vJgBgmw-2U8c
• 944 minutes long

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ISS Assembly process

• Video http//www.youtube.com/watch?vyLLF13IuAMIf
  eaturechannel
• 154 minute long

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Resources

• NASA ISS Website
• http//www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/in
  dex.html
• Interactive Reference Guide
• http//www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/index.htm
• Google SketchUp
• http//sketchup.google.com/
• Storyboarding Information
• http//www.usabilitynet.org/tools/storyboarding.ht
  m
• Autodesk Game Show Reel a video demonstration
  of the games using Autodesk products for
  development
• http//usa.autodesk.com/industries/media-entertain
  ment/games
• NASA Engineers discuss what they do in video
  interviews
• http//www.usatoday.com/educate/NASA/videos.html
• No Boundaries toolkit for STEM careers
• http//www.usatoday.com/educate/NASA/toolkit.html