Jack Hulland Space Mission
Take a voyage in the Space Shuttle Excursion
The shuttle has landed. The mission was successful. The Space Shuttle Mission completed approximately 8 orbits around the Earth to study how astronauts live and work in space. A "day" in Earth orbit is approximately 45 minutes of daylight and 45 minutes of night for a total of 90 minutes. This means that the astronauts saw 8 sunsets and 8 sunrises in a 12 hour period. The astronauts completed 10 experiments. Voyage through our web pages to learn about the experience.
On January 11th, 2005 this Grade 6 class blasted off into space! This 12 hour space shuttle simulation was designed to give students an idea of what it might be like to be part of a shuttle crew or the Mission Control Team.
In mid-October, students applied to join our Space School and then examined our solar system, history of space exploration, living and working in space and the scientific method using critical thinking skills, creativity, co-operative learning and experimental learning.
On January 11, our astronauts did lift-off into space to experience the wonder of space exploration while carrying out many of the functions most astronauts do. They exercised, conducted experiments, kept journals and much more while Mission Control guided them.
By stimulating students' imaginations, students not only become engaged, empowered and energetic, they develoedp a quest for knowledge. By following the voyage through our site, you will learn more about our experiences and the wonders of space!
We invite participation from other classes and interested members of the public. You can simply observe throughout the day, or interact with the students by either asking email questions with the Ask a Question links, or joining the discussion area. You must be a member of this site in order to post to the discussion area.
Please Note: As the mission has ended the email ink has been removed and the Discussion area is closed
This site is sponsored by the Yukon Educational Student Network (YESNet). All postings must comply with the YESNet Web Publishing Policy
- Space School Application
- Press Release
- Meet Our Mission Team
- Mission Updates
- Astronaut Journals
- Experiments
- Medical Information
- Weather Reports
- Radio Terminology
- Educator Links
- Space Debates
- Reaction Fun
- Video
- Shuttle Pictures
- More Shuttle Pictures
- Concluding Thoughts
Discussion
Membership