Bishop Hedley High School
6th - 10th July, 2015
Mission Discovery has been devised and founded by Chris Barber
and ISSET (an International Space School Education Trust programme)
IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, YOU WILL:
y Present your idea for an experiment to be carried out in space.
y T ake on the role of a real research
scientist in a project. Our US partners
have a Space Act Agreement with
NASA that enables educational projects
to be carried out on the International
Space Station.
y Work with astronauts, astronaut
trainers, scientists and NASA leaders!
The best ideas for an experiment will
be built, launched to the International
Space Station and carried out in
space. Be there at Bishop Hedley High
School, Merthyr Tydfil. You will be
assigned to a team to formulate an
idea for an experiment that can be
done in space.
Former NASA Astronaut & Space Shuttle Commander Ken Ham with Mission Discovery students
It was great to learn from such inspirational
astronauts and experts through Mission
Discovery, I had a fantastic time.
- Emily Yeomans, Mission Discovery Student
INTRODUCING
OUR TEAM
Mission Discovery introduces you to top level NASA
leadership,Space Exploration Scientific Research
Steve Swanson - Current Astronaut
Steve Swanson is a NASA astronaut and an engineer. Swanson has flown on two
Space Shuttle flights, STS-117 and STS-119, and Expedition 39 to the ISS aboard the
Soyuz. Steve has also served as a CAPCOM for ISS and Space Shuttle missions. He has
logged 643 hours in space and completed four spacewalks totalling 26 hours and 14
minutes. Steve is a recipient of the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal.
Jay Honeycutt - Former Director of Kennedy Space Centre
Jay is former Director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre and the former President of
Lockheed Martin Space Operations. Jay is an engineer who has had almost unrivalled
senior level experience with NASA in the Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz and Space
Shuttle Space Programmes. He was the head of the team that devised simulations for
Astronauts and Mission Controllers in NASA’s Apollo Moon Landings programme.
Dr James W. Rice, PhD - Astrogeologist
Dr. James W. Rice, is an Astrogeologist with over 25 years of research experience
specializing on the surface geology and history of water on Mars. His career includes
working for NASA, Astrogeology Headquarters of the United States Geological Survey,
the Mars Spaceflight Facility located at Arizona State University and the Lunar and
Planetary Laboratory located at the University of Arizona. Dr. Rice is a Co-Investigator
on the Mars Exploration Rover Project (Spirit and Opportunity).
Chris Barber - Space Educationalist
Founder of the International Space School Educational Trust (ISSET). ISSET has been
developed to be the UK’s most exciting space educational organization, running
programs in the UK, USA, China, Arctic and India. Chris has had extensive careers
in finance and education. He is also a Leadership and Organizational Improvement
Consultant.
This week has been an enlightening and
insightful experience for me and I can’t express
how brilliant it was to be able to spend so much
time with the astronauts. I loved learning all of
these wonderful new things.
- Kitto Maddrell, Mission Discovery Student
In Photo: NASA Astronaut Steve Swanson, Commander of Expedition
40, during a spacewalk on 2007 shuttle mission STS-117.
BASIC
TRAINING
Mission Discovery Basic Training includes:
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NASA leadership
NASA team building
How you fulfil your dreams & ambitions
How space exploration benefits life
on earth
The environment of space
The experience of being in space
What makes a great experiment
How the body adapts to space
& hostile environments
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How to innovate
Space experiments, developments
& spin-offs
Research, guided by experts
Budgeting
Presentation skills
Cutting edge technology
Inculcating the NASA ‘you can do it’ spirit
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NASA Team Building
and Personal
Development
The Environment of
Space and Space
Shuttle Missions
NASA Team Building,
Leadership Types,
Personal Development
and First Crew
Assignment
Experiments in space,
working in space and
the crews’ first steps
towards mission
accomplishment
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Improving Life on
Earth
Final Mission
Selection
Presentation Skills,
How space can
improve life on Earth
and how space
experiments can help
increase our knowledge
of skeletal and muscle
systems, ageing,
growth, exercise, pain
and rehabilitation
Completion of mission
presentations
The teams present their
ideas to a prestigious
panel of judges
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Full Mission
Brief
Advanced
Technological
Communication and
Draft Crew Mission
Outlines
EACH
DAY
The Mission
Discovery team will
dine and
socialise with the
mission Crew
Members. Rewards for
the day will be made
and certificates / prizes
awarded
Arrival and Departure
times for each day are:
09:00am - 4:30pm
BISHOP HEDLEY
HIGH SCHOOL
Bishop Hedley High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school, established in 1967,
and located in Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. Bishop Hedley is a member of
the Eco-Schools. As a school, it has gained a bronze, silver and a 1st green flag.
CAREERS AND
STUDY
The scientific focus of Mission Discovery will be of great advantage for careers and study in
science, maths and the technologies, for example:
• Anatomy
• Medicine
• Pharmaceutical Science
• Biochemistry
• Microbiology
• Pharmacy
• Biology
• Molecular Biology
• Physics
• Biomedical Engineering
• Neuroscience
• Physiology
• Chemistry
• Pathology
• Veterinary Medicine
• Forensic Science & Drug Monitoring
• Pharmacology
• Zoology
• Genetics
Mission Discovery can be used towards your Duke of Edinburgh Gold as the
residential award. The team are also happy to provide a personal statement or
reference to assist you in your future applications; such as UCAS.
MEET THE
ASTRONAUTS
Astronaut and International Space
Station Commander Mike Foale
with Mission Discovery student
Astronaut and Space Shuttle
Commander Ken Ham with
Mission Discovery students
Astronaut Yi So-yeon with
Mission Discovery student
Astronaut and International Space
Station Commander Scott Kelly
with Mission Discovery winner
Astronaut Nicole Stott with
Mission Discovery student
Astronaut Jean-Jacques Favier
with Mission Discovery student
THE
DESTINATION
FOR YOUR IDEA
People like me don’t win things like this.
- Mahdi Baksh, Student from the winning team, 2012
We have carried out two student experiments on the ISS.
The first experiment was to investigate whether slime
mould would grow in 3D in the microgravity of space.
Slime mould has amazing memory capacity is and can be
used to solve complex mapping problems.
This experiment revealed that mould grows more
vigorously in space than on Earth. The second experiment,
investigated the effectiveness of antibiotics in space.
Astronaut Koichi Wakata performing
our experiment in space, aboard the
International Space Station.
The results indicate that antibiotics are more effective in
microgravity.
8 further Mission Discovery student experiments will be
launched to the Space Station in June aboard the rocket
SpaceX CRS-7.
For any further information or
questions, please contact:
Will Parke
ISSET
5 Herbert Terrace
Penarth
CF64 2AH UK
Telephone: 029 2071 0295
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.isset.org