Christa McAuliffeJanuary 28, 1986

One fourth (1/4) size of Earth

Is 384, 400 km from Earth (or 238,855 miles)

Almost no atmosphere (air)

Surface temperatures range from -193°C

(-315°F night in polar regions) to 111°C

(232°F day in equatorial regions)

Water has been found on the moon

Surface is covered with regolith, a mixture

of fine dust and rocky debris

Has 1/6 the gravity of Earth

Mission Objectives

• Launch and dock with lunar lander.

• Land the crew on the lunar surface.

• Retrieve probe from previous lunar mission.

• Build equipment module probe for lunar

landing.

Maintain health

and safety of crew.

Select landing site based on …

Analysis of lunar rocks, minerals,

and regolith…

Where will we land?

To Achieve Our Mission Objectives:

• Work as a team

• Make responsible decisions

• Solve problems

• Communicate effectively

Teams will type messages in the message box.

All messages must include a subject

When messages come in the bar will blink _in

MC and in the SC there will be a blinking antennayellow

Click on IN

and click on

the message you

want to read.

Good luck astronauts on your

Mid-Mission Crew Briefing

Emergency!!!

The following teams need to report

on the health & safety of the crew:

Medical

Isolation

Life Support

Post-Mission Debriefing

How we achieved our mission objective

of landing safely on the Moon:

• Worked as a team

• Made responsible decisions

• Solved problems

• Communicated effectively

Mission Summary

• Launched from Earth

• Entered lunar orbit• Left Earth orbit & docked with lander

• Landed on lunar surface

• Selected lunar landing site• Maintained health & safety of the crew

• Retrieved stranded probe