Sun-Earth Day 2008: Space Weather Around the World
PODCAST SPECIAL: THE LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOR STS-118
We decided to launch our first 'Sun-Earth Day 2008' podcast in true NASA style! So fasten your seatbelts, and join our host, Troy Cline, in this 'Audio Voyage' as we experience the incredible sounds of Space Shuttle Endeavour's recent liftoff into space; mission STS-118. It was the 22nd shuttle flight to the International Space Station and was the first flight of an Educator Astronaut, mission specialist Barbara Morgan.
For this special podcast we captured the excitement of the crowd while recording as much of the natural and ambient sound as possible. Your job is to pay close attention to everything you hear in the background. Troy's job is to describe everything he sees. Together, you should be able to paint quite a vivid picture of the experience in your minds eye!
You can use the images below as a reference to the detailed descriptions you hear in the podcast.
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Space Weather Connections
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- In the NEWS: A Problem Based Learning Activity
Mentioned In This Podcast
Space Weather Fact
The August 4, 1972 solar flare was so powerful that, by some estimates, a spacesuited astronaut would have received a lethal does of radiation.
