Rocket Science in Everyday Life

We encounter the results of rocket science all the time; from weather prediction to GPS navigation, rocket science has helped navigate our world in new, innovative ways. Rocket Science in Everyday Life explores innovations in rocket science, including the formation of space agencies, like NASA and the European Space Agency, that work to advance rocket science. Learn how satellites are used to track climate changes across the globe and how rockets have taken us to worlds beyond our own. Examine t

• Understand how different satellite systems help support our everyday life, such as weather and GPS satellites
• Understand the difference between asteroids and comets, and describe the ramifications of different sizes of objects encountering the Earth
• Describe how spaceships far away from the Earth can get places, what that should look like, and what forces the people on board would actually feel