Title: Analyze breakthroughs in space travel and research.
Course: Navy JROTC IV (09104) > Section: Examining Space Exploration

Analysis should include

- the role of the space shuttle program in revolutionizing space travel
- the importance of international partnerships in the creation of a new international space station
- breakthroughs from microgravity research and their effects on life on Earth and the possibility of deep space journeys in the future
- space tourism.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What name was given to the space station before it became the International Space Station?
- What was the first of the Great Observatories satellites put into orbit by the space shuttle?
- Who was Mae Jemison?
- What was the date of the final mission of the space shuttle program?
- What is the difference between old space and new space?
- Why is it critical to create reusable products from recycled waste during space travel?
- What made the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reluctant to send private citizens into space?