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| DSO 802 |
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This DSO will provide live television of the mission to classrooms in hopes of attracting students to careers in science, engineering, and mathematics. The addition of this DSO to a particular flight is coordinated through the JSC Educational Working Group (EWG). The tasks required by this DSO have three objectives: 1. Produce educational products, such as 20-minute video lessons, with scenes recorded both in space and on the ground. The video from space should be about one-third of the finished video product. This objective requires the videotaping of educational activities performed by astronauts in space, and other educational activities deemed appropriate by the EWG and the flight crew. 2. Support the live television of educational activities performed by astronauts for, or involving participation by, students and teachers. Typically, these downlinks are limited to one or two 30-minute live sessions. 3. Explain the live or videotaped television of educational activities by astronauts to a general audience. Typically, these activities are limited to 5 or 10 minutes per demonstration/narration to explain the science and/or principles of the experiments performed by the astronauts. This educational DSO supports the NASA Administrator's educational initiative and complies with his direction to use live and recorded lessons from astronauts on Space Shuttle missions in NASA's educational programs. |
Editorial/Technical Comments: ShuttlePresskit
