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The robot-operated crafts are the only option.) “The development of the Orion/Ares I/ Ares V transportation system is being done in a way that provides a substantial capability for subsequent Mars expeditions,” NASA administrator Michael Grif⇒n said last year. Grif⇒n estimates that the ⇒rst landing on Mars could be around 2020, though predictions that far out have to be considered highly speculative. The hope for a long-range future in space is fueled as much by optimism as by rocket fuel. At a recent symposium on the agency’s next ⇒fty years, John M. Horack, manager of science and mission systems at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, emphasized how inseparable space transportation systems are from the science they enable. “Spacecraft have always made possible our ability to learn about the universe,” Horack said, “and NASA must continue to extract the full measure of value from the spacecraft they develop by creating the most positive knowledge outcomes.” Horack recalled that the launch of the ⇒rst U.S. satellite—Explorer I on January 31, 1958, months after Russia’s Sputnik— resulted in the signi⇒cant discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts around Earth. education How is the education calculation adding up for your students? Are they keeping pace with their global peers in math and science aptitude? Do they have the solid foundation in core principles they need to compete and succeed? Would you like the equation to add up in their favor? Pearson can help! Our instructional technology solutions can give you the tools you need to help NEW FROM PEARSON NovaNET® Algebra 2 calculation 1.75 Mars, or Bust? Given the technologies foreseeable in the next twenty-⇒ve to ⇒fty years, the vast distances just within the solar system, and the limits of human physiology, Mars will likely be the ultimate goal for manned ⇓ight. With President Bush’s urging, the Moon, says Barbara Cohen, the Marshall Space Flight Center’s lead lunar scientist, will also be explored “for its own merits.” Exploration has always been a large part of the romance of human history, so though robots will be counted among the Marco Polos, Amerigo Vespuccis, James Cooks, and Ferdinand Magellans of the coming age of space, men and women will still be making daring voyages of discovery. According to Larry Capps, CEO of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, in Huntsville, Alabama, it’s important to provide space camps and other opportunities for teachers and students, because someone sitting in a school science class today may be the ⇒rst to put human footprints on the red dust of Mars. We can only hope. e Annie Laura Smith is the author of the youngadult historical novels Will Paris Burn? and Saving da Vinci. NASA Get the latest instructional technology innovation! your students develop a Aligned to Prentice Hall Algebra II © 2007 textbooks. deeper and more Find out more today comprehensive at PearsonSchool.com/ calculation understanding of math and science. To ﬁnd out how we can help you solve the education calculation, visit PearsonSchool.com/calc or call 888.772.5339. PearsonSchool.com/calc 888.772.5339 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. or its afﬁliate(s). All rights reserved. NovaNET and Prentice Hall are registered trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries of Pearson Education, Inc. or its afﬁliates. MS-Edu-0708 http://PearsonSchool.com/ http://PearsonSchool.com/calc http://PearsonSchool.com/calc http://PearsonSchool.com/calc

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Edutopia Contents Up Front Feedback Dispatches Sage Advice Ask Ellen Head of Class Cool Schools Design: Building on Disaster What's Next Full-Service Schools In the Trenches Moral Aptitude Serious Gaming Behaveyourself.com Media Is the Message The Way of the Wiki A Match Made in Cyberspace Hail to the New Chief Rise of the Robots Disrupting Class As Others See Us Heart & Soul Pop Quiz: Moby

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