It's Friday morning again and time for another Live Chat Roundup. 36 students took part in our chat last night with Distance Learning Network (DLN) coordinator Kelly Witherspoon. The DLN provides a virtual classroom for students all over the country. Communication is two way as both the DLN and the school has cameras and microphones so the NASA presenter can see and hear the class. Teachers reserve programs and at the right time everyone connects together. To find out more about the DLN and check out some of their web programs go to http://dln.nasa.gov/dln/ or checkout the DLiNfo Channel at http://dln.nasa.gov/dln/content/webcast/dlnstreaming.jsp.
Back to the presentation: Mr. Witherspoon gave a great historical rundown of the Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi. Stennis is the world's premier site for the testing of rocket engines. Originally built to test the engines of the Saturn V moon rocket, it required a 125,000 acre buffer zone to protect its neighbors. Even so, when the five F-1 engines of the Saturn V were test it broke windows 5 miles away!
One thing that Mr. Witherspoon did not mention was the great visitor center at SSC, the Stennisphere. Park at the Mississippi Welcome Center off of I-10. You'll know you are in the right place because a full sized Lunar Module overlooks the parking area! Hop on a bus and you'll be whisked to a great museum with some fascinating artifacts, including the very first Apollo capsule to be launched by a Saturn V, the Apollo 4.
Our thanks go to Mr. Witherspoon and the students who took part in the evening. Have you attended a Live Chat? What are you waiting for! Our next chat is Thursday, May 6 at 8:00pm CT with aerospace engineer Mark Moore. To get an idea of what Mr. Moore does, check out this video of one of his designs, then log-in next Thursday. See you then!
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