In space. Episode 22 /
Rosetta Flyby: Here we look at a probe that uses the orbits of other planets to slingshot it further into space. Satellite Tracking: A system developed in South Africa that uses satellites to track and monitor hijacked cars or even personal hijackings. ESA Ops Center: Here we head to French Guyana t...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
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Geelong, Victoria :
Switch International,
2006.
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| Series: | VAST: academic video online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Rosetta Flyby: Here we look at a probe that uses the orbits of other planets to slingshot it further into space. Satellite Tracking: A system developed in South Africa that uses satellites to track and monitor hijacked cars or even personal hijackings. ESA Ops Center: Here we head to French Guyana to visit the control center where all the data from a European satellite is collated. Toys In Space: Here astronauts test the properties of space on not only highly sophisticated instruments but also on common household toys. ISS Development: Here we look at the incredible effort between several countries to make this orbiting livable base come to fruition. Women Astronauts: Here we look a the tests taking place to see how women's bodies are affected by zero gravity. Test include lying in a horizontal position for up to 2 months. Dante The Robot: We examine an eight-legged robot designed to withstand the harshest conditions on Earth including samples from the bottom of volcanoes. Euro Mars Rover: British scientists have urged the European Space Agency to invest more money into a mission to the red planet to be launch in 2011. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed July 15, 2014). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (24 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:24:09 |