Job Descriptions

RENDEZVOUS WITH A COMET

MISSION TEAMS

The mission team descriptions below outline the roles and responsibilities of each team and will help you make decisions about the type of assignment you would like to have. In preparation to fly your mission at the Challenger Learning Center, you must "apply" for available positions, and will be assigned by your teacher to different roles. Each team has a limited number of positions. Please note that you might not be assigned to the team for which you apply.

Each mission requires the cooperative effort of eight or nine teams. (The ninth or PRESS TEAM normally will be assigned only if there are more than 32 students on a mission.) Teams will do a "crew swap" half way through the mission so that each team will experience Mission Control as well as Space Station during the course of the mission.

• In order to join a mission team, you must:

• Review the teams needed to complete your mission (shown in the section below).

• Decide which mission team you would like to join. Complete the Interest Inventory to help you decide which team is best for you.

• Complete a Job Application.

• Submit the completed job application to your teacher for team assignment.

COMMUNICATOR (COM)

This team will be responsible for all oral communication between the Space Station and Mission Control

Requirements:

strong reading and oral skills

DATAThis team will be responsible for typing , writing and delivering messages between the Space Station and Mission Control.

Requirements:

strong reading skills, basic keyboarding skills

NAVIGATION (NAV)

This team will send and receive verbal messages between the Spacecraft and Mission Control to find comet Encke, triangulate the comet and find the best coordinates to intersect with the comet

Requirements:

strong verbal and listening skills, strong data entry and math skills and an interest in astronomy

MEDICAL (MED)This team will perform medical tests on themselves and fellow team members which include muscle strength, vision, hearing and heart rate. They will record data and answers regarding medical research.

Requirements:

strong data entry skills, ability to follow directions, an interest in the medical profession

PROBEThis team will be responsible for the assembly, and deployment of the probe as well as the research regarding the function of each of the probe parts.

Requirements:

strong verbal skills and mechanical skills as well as an ability to follow directions

REMOTE A (REM)This team will work in a glove box to analyze the visual, mass, volume and magnetism of meteoroids and be able to answer corresponding research questions.

Requirements:

strong observational skills, ability to follow directions, some keyboarding

LIFE SUPPORT (LS)This team will check the humidity, air pressure, temperature, oxygen system and pH of the tap water as well as experiment with solar panels and be able to answer corresponding research questions

Requirements:

ability to follow written directions, read various dials, strong problem solving skills, and an interest in environmental sciences

ISOLATION (ISO)This team will be responsible for operating a robotic arm to analyze chemical bottles, meteoroid panels, or radiation filters and be able to answer corresponding research questions.

Requirements:

Strong mechanical skills, follows directions, excellent hand eye coordination, strong math skills

REMOTE B AND C (REM)

This team will work in a glove box and be responsible for testing the chlorophyll of a plant sample as well as radiation and cometary dust . This job also requires the care of our newest space station member: “Buzz” the goldfish. They will also be responsible for answering the corresponding research questions.

Requirements:

strong observational skills, ability to follow directions, interest in earth science.

PRESSThis team will be responsible for asking interview questions to all of their team mates and recording their written responses. They will also experience as many jobs as possible while in the spacecraft to better understand the positions. Finally ,they will give a post mission oral report back in the classroom.

Requirements:

strong verbal and written skills, an interest in journalism

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