Mission To Mars!
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHY MARS??
- Mars has a perfect tempature to live on
- It's not a planet that will mess up your spacecraft
- Pictures show that animals might live on mars
Photo by andy z
SPACECRAFT FUNCTION
- You have to be able to have enough fuel for the spacecraft
- Needs to be strong enough to survive in space
- Astroid proof spacecraft
Photo by Steve and Sara
SPACECRAFT PROTOTYPE#1
- Had the strings all uneven
- Did this for all the different canopy sizes
- All had different speeds
Photo by wbaiv
SPACECRAFT PROTOTYPE #2
- Made smaller string
- Had a big canopy
- Strings were all the same size
- Fell the slowest out of all of them
Photo by wbeem
FINAL SPACECRAFT PROTOTYPE
- Mission ready parachute
- Average drop speed 3.8
- 2.4 Seconds to land
Photo by wbaiv
WHY ARE PARACHUTES THE IMPORTANT PART OF THE SPACECRAFT
- It helps your spacecraft land
- Prevents your spacecraft from getting damaged
- Landings won't work without a parachute
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
GROUP TESTING
- Found out that the bigger canopy fell the slowest
- Used it as our parachute
- Suspension lines were smaller
Photo by ecstaticist
FINAL TEST
- Biggest canopy fell the best
- 13 inch suspension lines
- Made sure the parachute fell better
Photo by IvanWalsh.com
WHAT I LEARNED
- That slower parachutes are better for spacecrafts
- Had to learn the proccess of the making
- Many prototypes helps you make it better
