Source: NASA The data handling system gathers the scientific and engineering data from all systems in the spacecraft and formats these into a PCM serial stream for transmission. The system provides all…
ISEE-3 Mission Description
ISEE-3 MIssion Description and Resources, NASA GSFC NSSDC The Explorer-class heliocentric spacecraft, International Sun-Earth Explorer 3, was part of the mother/daughter/heliocentric mission (ISEE 1, 2, and 3). The purposes of the mission…
ISEE-3 Experiment Summary
Experiment Name Principal Investigator(s) Solar wind plasma, 2-D and 3-D distr. fns. p: 150eV – 7keV; e: 10eV-1keV Gosling, John Vector Helium Magnetometer Smith, Edward Low-Energy Cosmic Rays Hovestadt, Dieter Medium Energy Cosmic Rays, 1-500 MeV/n, Z…
ISEE-3 Trajectory Information
Source: NASA Type: Flyby Central Body: Moon Closest approach time: 1983-04-23 01:03:00 UTC Orbital Parameters Periapsis Apoapsis Period Inclination Eccentricity 22,875 km   0° 0 Regions Traversed Magnetosphere Magnetotail Solar wind Type: Flyby Central Body: Moon Closest approach…
ISEE-3 Data Collections
Data Collection Name Spacecraft: Experiment 32-Second-Averaged Weekly X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Plots on Microfiche ISEE 3: X- and Gamma-Ray Bursts, 5-228 keV X- and Gamma-Ray Burst Data Pool Count Rate Plots on Microfilm…
Being Here and Out There
In order to be fully prepared for a career in space exploration, and all of the cross disciplinary skills that this entails, students must emphatically have hands-on experience in the lab, on…
The Space College Ethos
As is often the case with educational institutions where students are somewhat elite and are engaged in exciting activities that are viewed as special, there is the risk that a culture of…
Building A Much Broader Community for Space
Done properly, Space College can become a vibrant, self-sustaining community that constantly seeks to identify and sere new participants while using its graduates as nuclei for stimulating further interest. With a growing,…
Bridging Distance and Gaps
Due to uneven access to institutions and facilities across the U.S. and the world, much of what Space College does will involve virtual participation i.e. distance learning, massive open online courses (MOOC)…
Endorsements and Sponsorships
Endorsements from prominent scientists, educators, agencies, companies and celebrities are a part of many education and outreach projects. Space College will engage in such activities as well. Unlike far too many space-related…
Inclusive Participation
Space College will also strive to be “backwards compatible” so as to allow participants with limited computer access and software tools to participate in Space College. Also, many of the mentors that…
Giving Back and Leading
Space College students will be exposed to – and conduct public service-oriented education and public outreach. We feel that Space College participants will not only need to learn their subject matter, but…