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Research Groups: The following database provides research material
the groups generated in the Mission to Mars project.
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Environment
Issues/Preservation
Breaking the Martian Quarantine: Must we prevent life on a planet where
none can exist? Omni Magazine, September 1994. (1 page.)
Life Science
Report. NASA, December 1987. (6 pages.)
Living off the (Martian) Land.
Omni Magazine, September 1993. (1 page.)
Remaking Mars in Earth's Image,
Technology Review, 1/14/94. (2 pages. Terraforming.)
SIMM Final Report,
Volume 1 - "Environmental Control & Life Support System." Stanford
University, School of Engineering, E235, April 1993. (12 Pages. Very
technical.)
SIMM Final Report, Volume 1 - "Pilot Facilities - Greenhouses."
Stanford University, School of Engineering, E235, April 1993. (3 pages. Very technical.)
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Human Factors/Health Concerns
Psychological Factors - Race To Mars: The Harper & Row Mars Flight Atlas.
Frank Miles & Nicholas Booth, 1988. (2 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
Selection & Training - Race To Mars: The Harper & Row Mars
Flight Atlas. Frank Miles & Nicholas Booth, 1988. (4 pages.
Excellent for R.T.) The Air You Breathe - If You Lived On
Mars. Melvin Berger, 1989. (3 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
The Food You Eat - If You Lived On Mars. Melvin Berger,
1989. (3 pages. Excellent for R.T.) The Human Body in
Space - Race To 1988. (4 pages. Excellent for R.T.) The
Space Travellers - Space Travel: For the Beginner. Patrick Moore,
1988. (2 pages. Excellent for R.T.) The Water You Drink
- If You Lived On Mars. Melvin Berger, 1989. (2 pages. Excellent
for R.T.)
From Antarctica to Outer Space: Life in Isolation and Confinement. A.
A. Harrison, Y. A. Clearwater, and C. P. McKay, 1991. New York:
Springer-Verlag. (Book.)
Up Through the Ice of the North Pole. National Geographic, July
1959.
Man's First Winter at the South Pole. National Geographic, April
1958. (South Pole like Mars?)
Mission to Mars - Hazards of a Long Voyage. National Geographic,
November 1988. (1 page. Excellent for R.T.)
Mission to Mars - Hazards of a Long Voyage, Part II. National
Geographic, November 1988. (4 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
SIMM Final Report, Volume 1 - "Human Factors Design Issues for Habitat
configurations." Stanford University School of Engineering, E235, April
1993. (10 pages. Very technical.)
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Mars - Planet/Mission in General
Beyond Earth's Boundaries: Human Exploration of the Solar System in the
21st Century. NASA: The Office of Exploration, 1988 Annual Report to the
Administrators, 1988. (24 pages. Case
Studies.)
Mission to Mars. National Geographic, November 1988. (15 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
Next Stop Mars. Newsweek, 7/25/94. (6 pages.)
The Invasion of Mars. U.S. News & World Report, 8/23/93. (8 pages.)
U.S., Russia Plan New Mars Mission. Aviation Week & Space Technology,
6/6/94. (2 pages.)
Miscellaneous - Mars Observer (lost)
Lost in space. Time, 9/6/93. (1 page.)
Miscellaneous - Resources for Teachers
Mars: A Simulationof Human Exploration of our Solar System's Fourth
Planet. Cathy Craft & Judy Hernandez, 1992. (12
pages. Teaching Activity.)
Space Resources for Teachers. Teaching and Computers, 2/3/88. (1 page.)
Miscellaneous - Spacesuits
Suited for Spacewalking: A Teacher's Guide with Activities. NASA, march
1992. (65 pages.)
Navigation & Propulsion
Going into Space - Space Travel: For the Beginner. Patrick Moore,
1988. (2 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
The Journey - Race to Mars: The Harper & Row Mars Flight Atlas. Frank
Miles & Nicholas Booth, 1988. (5 pages. Excellent for
R.T.)
The Return - Race to Mars: The Harper & Row Mars Flight Atlas. Frank Miles & Nicholas
Booth, 1988. (4 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
The U.S. Mission Profile - Race to Mars: The Harper & Row Mars Flight
Atlas. Frank Miles & Nicholas Booth, 1988.
(6 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
Trajectory to Mars - Race to Mars: The Harper & Row Mars Flight Atlas.
Frank Miles & Nicholas Booth, 1988.
(4 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
Travel to the Planets - Space Travel: For the Beginner. Patrick Moore,
1988. (2 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
1992 SLSTP Space Flight Handbook.
NASA/Texas Space Grant Consortium, 1992. (2
0+ pages. Excellent info.)
From Earth to the Moon. Newsweek, 7/25/94. (2
pages.)
How Shall We Go to Mars?
A Review of Mission Scenarios. NASA Mars Mission Research Center, January
1992. (16 Pages. Very technical.)
Mission to Mars - Charting a Round-Trip: Three Options.
National Geographic, November 1988. (2 pages.
Excellent for R.T.)
Mission to Mars - Escape from Earth Orbit. National
Geographic, November 1988. (1 page. Excellent for R.T.)
SIMM Final Report, Volume 1 - "Crew Transfer Missions - Mission Architecture."
Stanford University, School of Engineering E235, April 1993. (8 pages. Very technical.)
SIMM Resources
Mars. Stanford International mars Mission, 19993-94. (20+ pages. Excellent information.)
SIMM Final Report, Volume 1. Stanford University, School of
Engineering, E235, April 1993. (700 pages. The
Martian "Bible".)
Solar System, Universe, & Space: In General
Information Summaries: Our Solar System at a Glance. NASA, June
1991.
(32 pages.)
Seasons at the Edge of the Solar System. Omni, May 1994. (2 pages.)
Space Station Freedom: A Foothold on the Future. NASA. (13 pages.)
Will You Ever Live in Space? Weekly Reader, 9/17/93. (4 pages.)
Spacecraft Design & Rocket Engineering
A Walk Around the Space Shuttle. NASA, may 1991. (4 pages.)
Mars Observer Spacecraft: Paper Model Kit. NASA: Office of Education &
Human Resources, August 1993. (8 pages.)
Rockets: Physical Science Teacher's Guide with Activities. NASA: Office
of Education & Human Resources, July 1993. (44 pages.)
SIMM Final Report, Volume 1- "Habitat Module." Stanford University,
School of Engineering, E235, April 1003. (20
pages. Very technical.)
SIMM Final Report, Volume 1 - "Vehicle Subsystems." Stanford
University, School of Engineering, E235, April 1993. (2 pages. Very technical.)
Spacecraft Design & Rocket Engineering
Choosing Landing Sites - Race to Mars: The Harper & Row Mars Flight Atlas.
Frank Miles & Nicholas Booth, 1988.
(4 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
Mars & Its Moons - Space Travel: For the Beginner. Patrick Moore,
1988. (2 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
Mars Roving - Race to Mars: The Harper & Row Mars
Flight Atlas. Frank Miles & Nicholas Booth, 1988.
(5 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
Of Mars Rovers & Airships - If You Lived on Mars. Melvin Berger,
1989. (3 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
Outside the Colony Ñ If You Lived on
Mars. Melvin Berger, 1989.
(3 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
The Martian Base - Space Travel: For the Beginner. Patrick Moore,
1988. (2 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
The Surface of Mars - Race to Mars: The Harper & Row
Mars Flight Atlas. Frank Miles & Nicholas Booth, 1988.
(7 pages. Excellent for R.T.)
An 'Outrageous Hypothesis' for Mars: Episodic Oceans.
Science, 2/12/93. (2 pages.)
Early Mars. Sky & Telescope, March 1994. (1
page.)
Once wet? Evolution of Water on Mars. Nature, 8/4/94.
(2 pages.)
Map of Mars Helps Solve a Dark Mystery. Science News, 3/19/94.
(1 page.)
Martians Come Out of the Closet. Nature, 6/2/94.
(1 page.)
New Theory of How Mars was Shaped. USA Today, June 1994.
(1 page.)
SIMM Final Report, Volume 1 - "Exploration." Stanford University,
School of Engineering, E235, April 1993.
(10 pages. Very technical.)
SIMM Final Report, Volume 1 - "Landing Sites Selection for Science &
Settlement." Stanford University, School of Engineering, E235, April
1993. (2 pages. Very technical.)
SIMM Final Report, Volume 1 - " Rovers - Vehicular Requirements." Stanford
University, School of Engineering, E235, April 1993.
(5 pages. Very technical.)
SIMM Final Report, Volume 1 - "Schedule for the First Human
Mission." Stanford University, School of Engineering, E235, April
1993. (10 pages. Very technical.)
Stirring times for Mars. Nature, 6/23/94. (2
pages.)
Theoretical/Cognitive Issues
*Mission to Mars Unit. Jeff Swink & Julie Keeton, 1994. (7 pages. A teacher's outline.)
*The Mars Mission Challenge: A Generative, Problem-Solving, School Science
Environment. Hickey, Petrosino, Pellegrino, Goldman, Bransford,
Sherwood, et al., 1992. (15 pages. Theoretical
framework.
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*These are in-house publications available from
the Learning Technology Center at Vanderbilt University.
Resources - CD-ROMs
Mission to Mars
Next Step: Mars? "An exciting learning adventure about space."IVI
Publishing, 1994. (Comprehensive.)
Newton's Laws in Space
Space Shuttle Physics: Newton's Laws of Motion. Britt Communications,
Inc., 1993. (Excellent.)
Whole Solar System
Journey to the Planets. Multicom, Inc., 1993.
(View whole solar system.)
Planetary Taxi: Voyager. Robert Mohi & Margo Nanny, 1993. (View whole solar system.)
General Reference
Encarta 1994, Microsoft. Microsoft Home, 1994.
The New Grolier Multimedia Encyclpedia. Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.
Time 1994 Almanac Reference. Compact Publishing, Inc., 1994
The World Almanac & Book of Facts. Metatec Corporation, 1993.
ITN World News '92. Media Design Interactive, 1992.
MediaClips: Worldview. Aris Entertainment, 1991.
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Resources - Software
Mission to Mars
Destination:Mars! ["Year 2010: Will you be the first human to reach
Mars?"] Compu-Teach, 1991.
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