Conference Session

AERO 1: Rocketry and Space Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Irving Buchwald, Clarkson University; Michael C.F. Bazzocchi, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

respective satellite resources. For example, SpaceX’s Starlink is a satellite constellationproject designed to provide worldwide internet access [24]. Starlink uses a network of groundstations to manage the constellation of satellites they have launched to connect their users to theirsatellites. SpaceX has already made applications to the Federal Communications Commission(FCC) for 32 ground stations in the United States [24]. Government agencies, such as NASA,ESA, and DLR, use their ground stations to manage their space-related projects. Also, thesegovernment agencies, along with their respective weather agencies, use their ground stations tomanage weather satellites. For example, the NASA Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE)satellite is tracked by

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Tyler Young, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

this mini-unit’s essential question. The suggested prompt is as follows: It’s a hot summer day and the AC is out at your place (or you don’t have one). What are some things you can do to cool down the room you’re in? List both the actions you can take and try to describe how things in the room change as a result of your actions.After giving students time to recall, brainstorm, and jot down responses on their own, theeducator invites students to share their answers aloud, initiating a whole-group discussion. Theeducator (or a designated student scribe, if the classroom management structure provides forsuch a role) visibly records key details of student answers for all to see. One method tographically organize student