Title :
The Citizen Explorer mission
Author :
Rodier, Dan ; Hansen, Elaine
Author_Institution :
Colorado Space Grant Consortium, Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The Citizen Explorer mission is being developed to educate students of all ages about space, science, and technology. This mission is the first in a series of Earth-orbiting satellites designed by and for students to take measurements of the Earth´s environment. Citizen Explorer is a small satellite that will be launched in June 1999 to measure atmospheric ozone and downlink these observations directly into classrooms through a UHF transponder. Citizen Explorer provides hands-on experiences in science and technology for pre-college students and real-world experience for student engineers and scientists
Keywords :
artificial satellites; education; remote sensing; CX mission; Citizen Explorer mission; Earth environment measurement; Earth-orbiting satellites; UHF transponder; atmospheric ozone; classroom downlink; education; Atmospheric measurements; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Extraterrestrial measurements; Satellites; Space missions; Space technology; Testing; UHF measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.702962
