Aerospace Education Links for December 2018

Aerospace Educations Links December 2018

SpaceX to use Falcon 9 rocket to launch first test of its crew capsule. The launch is scheduled for January 7, 2019.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/spacexs-crew-rocket-set-january-test-flight-193634467.html

First images from Mars lander transmitted back to Earth

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/nasas-insight-sends-back-stunning-images-settles-life-191203372--abc-news-topstories.html

Mars Insight lander touches down safely on Martian surface. Scientific work to begin soon.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/anxiety-abounds-nasa-mars-landing-day-arrives-102649985.html

Two aerospace firms commit to investments in the Florida space coast

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2018/11/29/rocket-engine-maker-mystery-firm-to-invest-60m.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo

New rocket developer Stratolaunch Systems tests preburner for its engine for first time

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/fast-track-stratolaunch-says-rocket-024809832.html

SpaceX launches block 5 Falcon rocket for third time and puts multiple satellites into orbit

https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-launches-thrice-flown-falcon-184413880.html

Twenty-five year anniversary of first Hubble Telescope servicing mission is chance to review how much images were improved after the first mirror was replaced

https://www.yahoo.com/news/just-look-much-better-hubble-photos-look-serviced-040759768.html

Global warming effect on climate not just a future concern, changes are already affecting human populations around the globe.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-change-already-scientists-say-killing-us-110035317.html

Mars InSight lander sends back first sound recording on Mars and images of robotic arm

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-insight-mars-lander-records-215700526.html

F-35 Program faces full simulated combat testing. Success will mean that production of the fighter at Fort Worth factory will advance to full speed.

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/12/07/lockheed-martins-f-35-program-combat-testing.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo

*** Voyager 2 has entered interstellar space and continues to send data back to Earth. All on-board instruments are still functional after launch on Titan-Centaur rocket back in 1977.

https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/10/nasa-voyager-2-entered-interstellar-space/?yptr=yahoo

Asteroid probe finds evidence that water was present previously by finding hydroxyl groups in spectroscopy of clay

https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/10/osiris-rex-found-water-on-asteroid/?yptr=yahoo

Picture from Mars show a crater filled with ice. Significance of the finding needs further study

Moody photo from Mars shows a giant crater loaded with ice

CyberPatriot Training

CyberPatriot Training for Team 508 in preparation for the State Round of CP XI competition

There will be a training session for Team 508 CyberPatriot team members preparing for the State Round of the CyberPatriot XI competition on January 5th at 0800. I expect the meeting will last 1 to 1 1/2 hours. We will cover some changes to our checklists and lessions learned from Round 2 earlier this month. Our participation in the State Round will be on January 12th from 0800 to 1400. Save the date and time so you will be sure to be available.

Access to Weather PowerPoints

I will make my 3 PowerPoint presentations about Weather available on Google Drive to anyone with the links listed below until the end of March 2019.

Access to 3 Weather PowerPoint presentations

Weather 1

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VKInt3E4JCautXJ2S_vTSMV0H14T9vhD/view?usp=sharing

Weather 2

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19xg3cHYqHgNoQAW74zYYgW7Dis55wrlA/view?usp=sharing

Weather 4

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rgtH7o3jKZfXBRg1N-WC23tA8iQBoBRN/view?usp=sharing

Team 508 learns results for CyberPatriot Round 2

Current CyberPatriot Competition

The scores for Round 2 of the CyberPatriot XI competition were announced today. Scores from Rounds 1 and 2 are combined to determine the Tier assignment for the State Round that is coming up in January 2019. Team 508 performed well enough to be assigned the middle, Gold Tier, for the remainder of the competition. We are expecting to do some additional training in preparation for the State Round Challenge on January 12, 2019. We will need to score in the top 25 percent of the teams in our Tier to advance to the Semifinal Round.

December 2018 AE Meeting Agenda-Preliminary

Aerospace Education Agenda December 19, 2018

(Note: this month the AE meeting will be held on 3^rd Wed.)

1840       Announcements

1850       Cadet Presentation-C/2dLt Brandon Sarrasin

1905       Break

1910       Weather 4-Introduction to severe weather and thunderstorms

1945       Break

1950       Continue Weather 4.

   If time allows view Chuck Yeager interview.

2025       Adjourn

Team 508 finishes CyberPatriot Round 2 competition

Round 2 of 2019 CyberPatriot XI Competition

 This past Saturday, December 8^th saw four of Squadron 508’s cadets meeting at the CAP hangar to participate in Round 2 of this year’s CyberPatriot competition. Cadets showed up bright and early at 0800 for the six hours allotted to complete their work. This round included images from Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Ubuntu 14, and the Cisco Challenge that consisted of a quiz and a Packet Tracer exercise. Two of our senior members also were present to monitor cadet activity.

It was apparent from the outset that the bar for obstacles to obtaining good scores had been drastically elevated by competition organizers. Our cadets worked through the checklists but still a lot of points were left on the table. This round introduced new tasks that we had not seen before. Answers to the problems were difficult to find. Training modules for the competition were of little assistance and even   online research failed to provide satisfactory solutions in a number of instances.

Cisco provides competitor’s scores when the quiz is closed. We did significantly better on this phase than in the previous round. Final scores for the remainder of the competition will be released in about a week. The combined scores from Rounds 1 and 2 determine tier assignment for the State Round that is coming up in the first half of January 2019. We all anxiously await completion of the scoring. Our team will have at least one more opportunity to compete in CyberPatriot XI.