Trip to the Moon Story Shuttle and Rocket

Trip to the Moon Story

Shuttle and Rocket Information o o Total Weight = 4, 400, 000 lbs. Thrust needed for lift off = 7, 000 lbs. Escape velocity = 25, 000 mph G-forces = 3 g

G-forces o o A human centrifuge is used to train people to experience g force. The centrifuge spins around quickly causing a tremendous amount of weight and pressure on the person.

Blast Off and Into Space o o Blast off includes a tremendous amount of noise, shaking, and g force pressure on a person. As the space craft leaves earth the g forces reduce until a person is weightless.

Living in Space

Moon Information o o o o 240, 000 miles away 3 -4 day trip Gravity is 1/6 of earth’s gravity No atmosphere Rocks and dust from impact craters Some water discovered Weak moonquakes n There at least four different kinds of moonquakes: (1) deep moonquakes about 700 km below the surface, probably caused by tides; (2) vibrations from the impact of meteorites; (3) thermal quakes caused by the expansion of the frigid crust when first illuminated by the morning sun after two weeks of deep-freeze lunar night; and (4) shallow moonquakes only 20 or 30 kilometers below the surface.

Landing and Driving on the Moon

The Moon’s Surface

Places on the Moon

Interesting People Visiting The Moon