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Mission to Mars

Appendix

Research Groups: The following database provides research material the groups generated in the Mission to Mars project.


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.)


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.)


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.
*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.



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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