Title: Examine hazards identified with space operations.
Course: Aerospace Technology I (21055-I) > Section: Living and Working in the Space Environment

Examination should include dangers posed by the space environment, rocket systems, computer systems, and human error, such as

- biological concerns
  - sanitation issues
  - sickness and contamination
  - radiation
  - death
  - life support issues
  - the potential for extraterrestrial biological contamination
- maintenance concerns
  - mechanical failure
  - catastrophic failure
  - temperature issues
- environmental concerns
  - space debris
  - ocean debris
  - meteorites.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What dangers are associated with radiation?
- What considerations must be made for high-speed re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere?
- What precautions can be taken to minimize dangerous collisions with manufactured and natural objects in space?
- What are some notable aerospace accidents or tragedies? What lessons were learned as the result of each?
- Why were the Apollo 11 crew quarantined upon return from the Moon?
- Should the first explorers from Mars be quarantined upon return to Earth?