From the Sun to Pluto and Beyond - Inspiring the Next Generation of Explorers

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Dec 2010

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American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #ED23A-0697

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[0805] Education / Elementary And Secondary Education, [0810] Education / Post-Secondary Education, [0815] Education / Informal Education, [0830] Education / Teacher Training

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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Space Department currently manages a variety of Solar System exploratory satellite missions on behalf of NASA and in coordination with other universities and institutions. Along with managing these missions on a scientific and operational basis, the Space Department also maintains an education and public outreach staff that provides education and outreach events and activities to inspire, engage and educate the next generation of Solar System explorers. The main objective of the E/PO program is to create hands-on, minds-on learning experiences for students, educators and the general public. From the Sun to Pluto, APL is engineering the future of space exploration - examining Earth’s near-space environment, our star, planetary bodies, and the outer solar system. The E/PO office provides unique opportunities for K-12 students, educators, undergraduate and graduate students, museums, science centers, and the general public to share in the excitement of the missions APL manages for NASA. The E/PO program uses mission and instrument science and engineering to enhance the nation’s formal education system and contribute to public understanding of science, mathematics, and technology, making space exploration an adventure for students of all ages. Current Solar System missions that APL is involved with include missions to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt (New Horizons), exploring the Earth’s outermost layers of atmosphere (TIMED), studying the Sun’s coronal mass ejections (STEREO), mapping the geological and surface features of Mars (CRISM), exploring near-Earth asteroids (NEAR), understanding space weather (RBSP), studying Mercury (MESSENGER), and getting closer to the Sun than any probe has ever been (Solar Probe Plus). APL offers education and outreach opportunities, in coordination with NASA, for all of these missions.

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