astronaut challenge
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• The Story• The Need• The Challenge• The Students• The Schools• The Goal • The Way You Can Help
The StoryHow the Astronaut Challenge came about
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The Story starts with FDOE
The Florida Department of Education wanted to increase student interest and outcomes in 4 Key Categories:Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (Referred to as STEM)
The Story
As many education departments do, they developed a Grant and solicited participation from area schools. The Prize: $10,000
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In 2010, FDOE awarded the grant of $10,000 to Florida State University Schools (Florida High) to build their concept of a Space Shuttle Simulator.
Florida High’s “Simulator” Wins
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Florida State University Schools partners with the Challenger Learning Center (Tallahassee) as the model to frame and build their Space Shuttle Simulator.
Florida High & Challenger together
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Coaxis takes it higher and higher
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Coaxis International provided pro-bono software programming and helps to build the actual “rolling” Space Shuttle Simulator.
FDOE: “Wow! Let’s do this statewide!”
FDOE sees the final product and is so impressed they make plans to roll it out as a statewide initiative in 2011…
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The “Astronaut Challenge” is born!
Disney gets involved...it’s going BIG!
FDOE approaches Walt Disney World to see if they are interested in supporting the statewide “Astronaut Challenge”. Disney’s response: “Yes. We’re the largest employer of engineers in Florida, this is perfect!”
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Spring 2012: 7 Schools compete in the finals
FDOE announces the “Astronaut Challenge” as a competition. Schools throughout the state thrust their best and brightest at the challenge, and the top seven teams are invited to compete at the finals in Tallahassee
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That was Great. Let’s take it Farther!
The NeedWe don’t have enough engineers
The Need: Not enough Engineers
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The ChallengeHere’s how it works...
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The regional qualifier consist of a100 question exam, proctored by DOE. The test is based on the Student Astronaut Challenge Manual.
Students will compete as a five person team, with each team member taking a different version of the test. The final team score is a composite of the team’s five individual scores.
The seven teams with the highest scores receive an invitation to compete in a four round State final.
Regional Qualifier and Team Selection
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Student Astronaut Challenge State Finals
Round One: The engineering challenge where students will be provided an in-flight problem on the space shuttle and will be required to devise and present to the judging panel, a procedure for solving the problem.
Figure 1: Simplified control bus layout. This is a closed loop because the return path is through vehicle ground (not shown in diagram). PNL=Panel RPC =Remote Power Controller SNSR = Sensor
2012 the challenge involved a failure in the electrical system, that tripped circuit protection for the main engine controller. With a handful of known information from Mission Control, the students had to asses what panels were operable and inoperable using mathematical formulas . A complication of the failure limits the available electrical supply forcing them to determine resistance and amperage of key operating systems needed to land and develop a step by step procedure to safely return the Space Shuttle to earth.
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Round Two: Presentation and demonstration of a focused experiment, developed by the team, that could be performed on the International Space Station.
Experiment Presentation and Demonstration
Past experiments have been impressive. Submissions have included everything from Turbine Function in Zero-gravity and a Photo Bioreactor (top image) to using Magnetic Force Induction of Convection Currents (lower image)
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Round Three: A three member flightcrew and two member ground team Must demonstrate the pre-flight operation, launch, orbit and landing of the Space Shuttle Enterprise flight simulator and the operation and responsibilities of mission control.
Flight Simulation and Mission Control
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Round Four: “Space Brain Bowl” will be a modified version of Brain Bowl where teams will be tested on their knowledge of the student text and reference material.
Space Brain Bowl
The StudentsThe Best and Brightest Minds
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West Nassau High School student, Bradley Sikes has always been interested in becoming a pilot and engineering “The experience is very enlightening, this experience will help you chose the right career. This a great opportunity If you want to become a pilot, then this is a great the first step…”
Florida State University High School student, Claudia Richbourg, participates in several academic competitions from Brain Bowl to Latin Club but none of them compare to the first-ever Florida Student Astronaut Challenge. “This was a lot of fun,” she said. “It was more hands on. And it’s different because there isn’t a class around it.”
“The best eye opening experience ever!”
“This was a lot of fun!”
The SchoolsAn Opportunity to Focus and Channel
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The GoalWhat else can we achieve?
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The Way You Can HelpBe a part of our future
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