10 AM Pacific Planetary Flight Chat with Peter Gage Peter Gage is a design engineer. He has worked on the design of some Mars entry vehicles. Peter is also a co-author of Planetary Flight. Please join us next week. During this special Web cast, students will meet the engineers, machinists and facility managers who are responsible for the design and test of the planetary entry models.
Students can ask questions via chat.
Join us for a Virtual Tour, including chat with an aeronautical engineer and an aviation icing expert. Topics to be covered include Aviation Navigation, Aviation Weather, Communication Air Traffic Management, Airport Design, and Air Traffic Research. Materials will be tied to the National Standards in Mathematics, Science, Technology, Geography and Language Arts. Planetary Flight is an aerospace project for Grades 5-8. We know how to fly on Earth but what will it take to fly on Mars.