October Sky

October Sky Extension Activities

1. Visit Homer Hickam, Jr.'s website at http://www.homerhickam.com to find out more about the author's career in space flight and to ask him a question.

2. Learn about amateur rocketry. The National Association of Rocketry webpage can link you to local clubs and the Model Rocket Safety Code: http://www.nar.org. The Academy of Model Aeronautics webpage includes links to clubs nationwide, and to helpful files such as the National Rocketry Safety Guidelines. Http://www.modelaircraft.org

3. Observe satellites passing overhead. The Heavens Above webpage will give you the schedule of visible satellites and times for your location. http://www.heavens-above.com

4. For more activities related to the science of flight, see the WebWings webpage at http://www.bsu.edu/academy/webwings

 

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