https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu en-us 2022-09-02 14:20:53 UTC 2025-06-17 11:53:08 UTC hello@padlet.com jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2285159573 2022-09-06 18:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2285159573 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2285163097 He attended the University of Chicago. ]]> 2022-09-06 18:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2285163097 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2286511389 2022-09-07 14:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2286511389 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2286843135 He cares about the people he was on the mission with, and does not want them to feel guilty.]]> 2022-09-07 17:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2286843135 ndayberry https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2286843651 Mark is a bottom of the line botanist, that is very experienced in his field. He’s extremely dedicated and knowledgeable on his subject of study and finds a way to be snarky in almost every situation. ]]> 2022-09-07 17:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2286843651 ashlynn_03 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2286844143 Mark Watney is clever, hard headed, strong, blunt, funny, sarcastic. He is very smart and determined to do what it takes to survive and get home, but if it fails he doesn't seem scared.]]> 2022-09-07 17:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2286844143 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2286846419 He is quirky, smart, sarcastic, and has an ego, but in a good way. ]]> 2022-09-07 17:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2286846419 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2286846875 The Ion drive mention in chapter 1 is something that is actually being worked on by many space agencies ]]> 2022-09-07 17:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2286846875 ndayberry https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2295238991 Consuming around 5 potatoes a day would give you the essential amino acids for your cells to function properly, though that would lead to a major vitamin and calcium deficiency. Consuming large amounts of potatoes will also lead to a buildup of starch in the body that will disrupt the body's insulin production. ]]> 2022-09-13 22:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2295238991 ndayberry https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2295247258 The live audience is just so corny to me, I can see why Mark hated it.]]> 2022-09-13 23:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2295247258 ashlynn_03 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2295442404 It is just crazy how smart he is trying to figure out how to grow things, have oxygen, fix the air, get water and deal with all of these things that have a reaction on each other while it keeps going wrong. he also somehow manages to stay calm and think through to get a solution.]]> 2022-09-14 01:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2295442404 jbracken7 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2296569255 Mark Watney is very intelligent but he must be cautious and more concerned about his every move. He needs to start throughly thinking through the consequences of every action he does in order to survive. When trying to burn the hydrogen, just a little too much oxygen was still in the Hab causing an explosion.  It's mistakes like these that might cause him his life. ]]> 2022-09-14 15:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2296569255 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2296634246 The eye of a potato is how it sprouts and grows. When he was planting the parts of potatoes, he made sure to have at least 2 eyes per part he planted. This would double the chances that the potato would sprout and survive.]]> 2022-09-14 15:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2296634246 ndayberry https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2303837734 The RTG basically functions as described in chapter 7; NASA either uses the RTGs as a heat source (like Mark) or a nuclear battery when solar power can't be taken advantage of.]]> 2022-09-19 23:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2303837734 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2303852704 As explained in the book solar panels loose effectiveness the further from a light source it gets there are a couple ways around this, which I will post under technology, however, the reason why Solar panels loose effectiveness is the "Inverse Square law" discovered by Robert Hooke. Which more broadly is law that states that a physical quantity is inversely proportional to the square root of the distance from a source. this law holds true with many things, such as heat and light. ]]> 2022-09-19 23:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2303852704 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2303868468 There are many alternatives to solar power when it comes to mars, the book mentions one Which are RTG, however, there are many other granted non really help Mark Watney while he is moving on the rover. 

One commonly known one is nuclear power which Mark Watney, said helped power the Hermes.  Unlike RTG this is an actual nuclear reactor which although heavy and hard to move it would prove to be a lot more efficient than any other alternative know to current science.  It would use Uranium or Plutonium to create power much the same way reactors on earth do right now.  Chance are they would be bigger then the reactors that power todays aircraft carriers and subs.

 A lesser known ones include, wind energy, this is the same as wind on earth just less powerful mars does not have as strong of wind because of it lower atmospheric pressure, interesting side note this is also why it was more difficult to build the ingenuity helicopter then a helicopter on Earth . The surface area of a blade on a wind turbine would have to be bigger in order to create more energy.]]> 2022-09-19 23:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2303868468 ashlynn_03 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2305762324 Watney says at the beginning of ch.7 that ares 4 could be anywhere from 4-20 light minutes away. For reference, 1 light minute is about 11.177 million miles away. So they are a longgg ways away]]> 2022-09-20 22:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2305762324 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2306911316 2022-09-21 14:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2306911316 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2306914230 2022-09-21 14:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2306914230 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2306924354 On page 63,  NASA administrator Teddy Sanders pondered "What must it be like...he's stuck out there. He thinks he's totally alone and that we all gave up on him. What kind of effect does that have on a man's psychology?" 

What is the impact of total isolation on a person? 

]]> 2022-09-21 14:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2306924354 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2306957038 Agatha Christie is one of the best-selling novelists ever~ outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare according to www.agathachristie.com. Her best know detective protagonists are Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. ]]> 2022-09-21 14:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2306957038 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2307150556 These are pictures from the Mars Reconnaissance orbiter and it has been studying the atmosphere and geography since 2006.]]> 2022-09-21 16:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2307150556 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2311988003 The phycological issues that come up in space flight has been a issue for NASA ever since Gemini mission's and they have actually  created a lab to study what long term isolation does to people it is actually placed in Hawaii. It is called HI-SEAS and it is a 8- month program where NASA sends out groups of people to be Isolated. During the eight months they are required to grow food as well as other tasks that may be required on a trip to Mars. 

]]> 2022-09-25 04:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2311988003 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2311991495 Humans are social creatures, and it is hard for the majority of us to be distant from others. One great example is COVID -19 Quarantine. Many people devloped issues from it and even if it didn't it still caused everyone to be less happy. 

    Even before Covid some people started to speak out against solitary confinement, which is isolation in prisons if a prisoner does something wrong to the point, he or she is considered a danger to staff or other prisoners. 

I don't take sides on stuff like this but it is interesting that social interaction is so important to our wellbeing that it could be considered inhuman to take it away from someone, It may also bring into question is it ethical to send people to Mars if so, how you deal with the isolation since comms will be slowed and in case of emergency may not exist.



 ]]> 2022-09-25 05:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2311991495 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2317924067 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4teGsZiBGU]]> 2022-09-28 17:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2317924067 ashlynn_03 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2326327363 The Fonz in Happy days. This is how Watney posed when they took a picture of him in ch. 11]]> 2022-10-04 18:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2326327363 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2327600598 2022-10-05 13:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2327600598 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2327606138 2022-10-05 13:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2327606138 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2327619472 Reflect on NASA's decision not to inform the Hermes crew that Mark Watney survived. Are you team Mitch Henderson or Team Venkat Kapoor? Why?  ]]> 2022-10-05 13:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2327619472 ndayberry https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2327861550 This was the first Agatha Christie novel mentioned by Mark, written during WW1. Her knowledge of medicines as a wartime nurse made the main murder method a poison mystery. This was just the first book of the series. ]]> 2022-10-05 15:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2327861550 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2328035609 Seriously. Go watch Apollo 13 if you have time. It's an amazing movie based on Jim Lovell's book *Lost Moon*]]> 2022-10-05 17:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2328035609 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2333012467 The acronym SETI stand for the (Search for Extra - Terrestrial intelligence). What makes it different than other organizations is that they are looking for alien intelligence, that does not mean that finding alien life is not part of their goal, however, they employ methods that are meant to find alien signals or technology, not so much biosignatures.

SETI uses things like radio telescopes, to pick up any civilization that has been able to launch radio waves into space. it also uses optical telescopes as well.]]> 2022-10-10 04:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2333012467 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2336310038 This video explains the Deep space network very well. It talks about how the antennas that pick up pictures and communication from the satellites in space. There are three and they are placed so that the waves sent from space can be picked up from anywhere on earth. ]]> 2022-10-12 03:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2336310038 jbracken7 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2337177380 This article talks about Frank Drake, the father of SETI. "Dr. Drake is interested in the possibility that the very numerous red dwarf stars that are much less bright than the Sun, might host habitual planets." The article then goes on to talk about how he also continued to design the Pioneer Plaque with Carl Sagan and how it was the first physical message that was sent into space. ]]> 2022-10-12 14:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2337177380 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2337239728 Reflect on the letters Watney wrote to his Hermes crewmates? Why did he write what he wrote to each? What did this do (or maybe not do) for Watney emotionally? What might it have meant to his Hermes colleagues? ]]> 2022-10-12 15:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2337239728 ndayberry https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2337243762 In 2021, a 34-meter disk was installed at one of the sites in Madrid. This upgraded it's communication abilities by nearly 32% so now the dish can receive and transmit signals of ALL frequencies, rather than communicating with missions of specific frequencies. Not every DSN site has these 34-meter dishes but NASA is working on upgrading the last of the smaller dishes in Madrid. The site in California only has 1 main 70-meter dish.]]> 2022-10-12 15:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2337243762 ndayberry https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2337254679 This videos gorgeously portrays what the Apollo 13 astronauts saw as they were in orbit around the moon. They lost contact with earth and were in complete darkness for around 8 minutes I believe. ]]> 2022-10-12 15:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2337254679 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2347316359 I think that he wrote what he wrote because he wanted to lift the spirits of the rest of the crew because he knows they all feel guilty. I think that he is also writing so he can have some last words with them in case something goes wrong and he dies without seeing them again. ]]> 2022-10-19 15:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2347316359 jbracken7 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2357351028 Here's the real thing! There really is a real pathfinder that could be used on Mars if an astronaut was to be stuck there like Watney. This article also talks about how replicas of each model is still kept in NASA just incase of emergency while in space. It makes it easier for them to fix during an emergency because they can physically see in-front of them what's going on and how to fix it. ]]> 2022-10-26 14:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2357351028 jbracken7 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2357362701 Agatha Christie has written tons of great novels, but this book really stands out to me. I've always wanted to read death on the nile. I also feel like Watney would enjoy it as well while on the ship still waiting for an escape (or better entertainment haha).]]> 2022-10-26 14:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2357362701 jbracken7 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2357384732 Apollo 13 Astronauts survived a major disaster. Will it be safer to try again? Could it happen again? According to this article NASA says yes. Not only will they try to go to the moon once again, it will be a lot more safer because of the more reliable systems now]]> 2022-10-26 14:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2357384732 jbracken7 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2357402676 His letters were very heartfelt and upfront. He was trying to make them know and more so feel like that what happened was not the crews fault at all. As he said in his own words, "I would've left as well". I feel like his letter to Lewis was the most real. His feelings were very valid and real. I feel like his letter to Lewis was the most intimate because he felt and knew deep down that she took it the hardest since. Also going along with what Emma said, I feel like she made a good point in pointing out that he probably also wanted to write to them not only to give ease on their minds, but to also hear or let them hear him one last time incase this really will be the end. ]]> 2022-10-26 14:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2357402676 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2357581750 I think his letters were nice, for potential last words, He made it a point to make sure that the crew did not blame themselves for the situation he was in. I think it is important that he keeped it mostly serious, but added just enough humor, to show that he was doing relatively fine for the situation he was in. And that they overall made the right choice 

On the more personal side of things I think he did a great job saying things to the crew like telling them to follow their feelings, and goals.]]> 2022-10-26 16:11:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2357581750 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2357655211 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxxj73JCV4Q]]> 2022-10-26 16:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2357655211 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2360676189 2022-10-28 14:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2360676189 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2361865129 2022-10-30 05:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2361865129 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2361870112     Giovanni Schiaparelli, Was an Italian Astronomer, He was born in the Kingdom of Sardina on March 14, 1835 before Italy unified in 1861.around the time the United States civil war was starting for reference. 

 Although, he started in Italy, a lot of his work was in the Germany.  His importance on Mars was that he made many observations with telescope on Mars, as a result, The crater was named after him in respect to the observations he made with telescopes and observatories.




]]> 2022-10-30 05:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2361870112 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2366803672 Thanksgiving is an important holiday in The Martian. Watney talks about several times re: potatoes, gathering together, driving. 

Share your own thanksgiving tradition and/or memories. It can be about the actual holiday of Thanksgiving or it can be about any other celebration in which you are moved to give thanks. ]]> 2022-11-02 14:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2366803672 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2366821709 My grandfather was a short, redheaded, wiry Irish man named James Oliver McGee. His nickname was Fibber, taken from the old radio show comedy Fibber McGee and Molly (1935-1959). Every Thanksgiving, my family would travel to the red clay fields of Marshall, OK for the holiday. My grandmother, Ruby, wasn't very pleasant, but my grandfather was a joy.  He would always give me a silver dollar when we visited and (in my child's mind) I was rich! Rich? No. In fact my family was always on the edge. When I was maybe 7, I remember going to the bank with my mother to deposit the coins into the family account. If not, we simply would not have eaten that week. I don't remember being angry or upset at losing my treasure. I just knew that this was how it had to be. I think about this experience this time of year and give thanks that I was able to help support my family's need. Food insecurity is real, folks. ]]> 2022-11-02 14:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2366821709 ashlynn_03 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2366957153 I am a big holiday person and love spending them with my family. Thanksgiving for my family varies very year. Sometimes I would go hunting with my dad that morning and then come home for lunch, or sometimes we will just meet him at our deer camp that night. We always do thanksgiving lunch at my grammy's house and before my poppy passed we would do dinner at his house. Now we do dinner at my uncle's house usually. I hate that the old traditions have to change as we get older, but there are always new ones to make!]]> 2022-11-02 16:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2366957153 jbracken7 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2368866529 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHfrdQ8h2Pw]]> 2022-11-03 17:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2368866529 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2376201843 Because of the limits of solar power as you get further from the sun, RTGs are the best way to get power. Allmost all of our outer solar system probes, as well as the voyagers, are powered by this method.]]> 2022-11-09 04:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2376201843 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2376220673 SETI mainly listens for alien life they did do a couple of proof of concept attempts to send out messages but were stopped by other scientists because of the risk to our species, I will not go into detail, but basically, the Fermi paradox says that since we are living towards the end of the age of star formation in our universe, that life has had a long time to grow and form intelligence and because of this we would expect to see someone who has colonized the majority of the galaxy but because we don't the question is where is everyone, one of the many potential answers to this paradox is the "Dark Forest" Solution which basically assumes that the competition of life is universal and that if people came to dominate there planet they are probably competitive and potentially hostile, this is an oversimplification I suggest looking into it yourself, but it has sparked a debate on weather we should broadcast ourselves to the universe in order to speed up communication with an alien species.]]> 2022-11-09 05:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2376220673 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2376229813 The Hab breach on Mars was do to the constant use of the airlock it wore it down and eventually the seal broke. This is actually a massive problem facing modern mission ideas to both the moon and mars, not so much the overuse although that is also a problem for colonization, this problem extends to dust, both lunar, and Martian in both causes the dust is attracted to materials found in most space suits and material in tools and structures, this dust can erode material and affect mobility as well as eventually poking holes into space suits and some times of lightweight habs we might use.]]> 2022-11-09 05:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2376229813 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2376240299 Thanksgiving is a holiday that started as a way to celebrate the Pilgrims and Indian getting along, and having a great feast with each other, and although we still celebrate that by having a large feast my Family tends to use it as a family day we always take that week off from work and school, and we just sit around and play family games, and invite family from out of state. This is usual for everyone; however, my family has some traditions coming from our Scandinavian heritage that are different from others. During Thanksgiving, we enjoy the things we have like family, and relies, despite the bad things that happen in life, we still very lucky to have what we have.]]> 2022-11-09 05:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2376240299 jbracken7 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2377083428 I don't have any family in Arkansas besides my parents, so usually for Thanksgiving we go to my family's good friends house, since she's a cook, and have Thanksgiving over there. That being said, my mom is very asian and so is our family's friend, so our thanksgiving is a little different than the traditional mashed potatoes, green beans and turkey. We of course have turkey, but we have different side dishes such as cabbage, rice, and this type of fried mashed potatoes (it's very hard to explain). Before we eat our meal, we all also say what we're thankful for. ]]> 2022-11-09 16:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2377083428 ndayberry https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2377085171 Giovanni observed the planet for years but had to wait until 1877 when Mars was in opposition to make his famous observations of the canals. Two years later during the next opposition, his observations were confirmed by other scientists. 
His work eventually let him to become a foreign member of the Royal Society in 1896.]]> 2022-11-09 16:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2377085171 ndayberry https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2377095600 My mom still loves this song, she used to play it for me when I was young]]> 2022-11-09 16:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2377095600 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2377244336 First, just what was the cost to the Hermes crew, to JPL, to NASA, to Watney? Then, think about "was it worth it." Well, was it? Was it not? Why?  ]]> 2022-11-09 17:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2377244336 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2377250062 2022-11-09 17:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2377250062 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2380370059 2022-11-11 15:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2380370059 jbracken7 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2386876081 2022-11-16 16:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2386876081 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2392733521 Nasa has many ways to train astronauts for a lot of g's and no gravity ounce they get into space. the centrifuge is a great way to train for the g-forces associated with acceleration but, fewer people know about the 0g airplane that NASA used to use to train there astronauts for space flight. This plane travels straight up and then when at altitude it travels straight down giving the crew onboard a couple of minutes to experience 0g. Nasa also uses a massive pool that you may have seen on movies to train astronauts for 0g, however, this is not a completely accurate test because water  exerts drag, as well as other forces on objects that will not be in space.]]> 2022-11-21 14:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2392733521 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2392744468 The cost to save Mark Watney cannot be specifically measured the material cost is easy enough but you cannot really measure the data that would have been collected by the Chinese booster, or the Nasa booster that would have been used, however, pushing uncertainty aside I would estimate the cost of mark Watney's survival would be in the hundreds of Billions of Dollars do to the cost of the rockets, the cost of the maintenance involved with the extended mission the Hermes, the cost of the supplies, the cost of use of satellites over Mars. Again this is not accounting for potential loss in money that could have came as a result of scientific discovery.

In general, yes, morally speaking our society values life especially of important people like astronauts. Materialistically speaking, bringing someone home who has survived mars, helps our science, as well as provides a teacher who can increase the skill of other astronauts using the skills, he picked up granted his logs could have done that as well, but it is usually more effective to have the person teach it. 



]]> 2022-11-21 15:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2392744468 jaymes https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2392759300 In today's society, many people would rather "wait for the movie" than read a novel. You are fortunate enough to have done both! 

Discuss how the reading the book (and we read it carefully!) was beneficial. Some questions you might ask yourself include: What did you learn about reading for pleasure? Did participating in a book group help you enjoy the novel in a way that reading it alone could not? Would you read another Andy Weir book? 

Now, think about the movie. In what ways did it differ from the book? Some questions you might ask yourself: Were these changes significant? Were they necessary for a visual representation of the book to become a Hollywood success?  Were you disappointed about what was left out? Did watching the movie enhance your reading of the book?



]]> 2022-11-21 15:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2392759300 ktangen5 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2397146720 2022-11-24 18:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2397146720 ndayberry https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2408704490 Han Solo talks about "making the jump to light speed" on the falcon. Though it is fun to imagine going 0-100 mph in a matter of seconds, his quote implies an instantaneous acceleration to 186,000 miles per second. That kind of g force would literally cause his body to disintegrate, so it would be impossible for him to "jump to light speed". The human body can survive 9 gs for a few seconds, and it would still take Han Solo 19 days at 9 gs to reach HALF the speed of light. Again this confirms he would be dead before he could "make the jump to light speed" ]]> 2022-12-05 06:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2408704490 ndayberry https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2417175440 Though I'm a science major, I'm a humanities person at heart. I think saving Mark's life was definitely worth all the risk that NASA took because one life can make all the difference. Mark did what no other human had ever done before and proved that it was possible to survive on Mars with little to no help from the outside world, and the knowledge/experience Mark brought back to earth holds an incredible amount of value. 
Although NASA spent millions for materials and alterations to planned missions, they gained much more during the journey. The JPL team, NASA, and the Hermes crew can say they effectively united the entire world to save one man. NASA internationally communicated with and made plans with other space programs in order to save Watney, and those communication lines will now be open to help NASA more in the future. The Hermes crew sacrificed more time away from their families, but was ultimately reunited with Mark who was basically family to them. The mission to save him was dangerous but the risk was worth taking in the end because it was always going to be a success (I don't think Weir would have written a sad ending).]]> 2022-12-12 01:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2417175440 ndayberry https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2417300636 Loved this book and loved this class! ]]> 2022-12-12 04:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2417300636 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420931843 This Article has a really awesome picture of the routes to mars and where spacecrafts are in trips to mars. The book talks about orbits matching up, and the picture provides a good visual of that.]]> 2022-12-14 18:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420931843 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420938761 One common theme among Agatha Christie Novels is Feminism. I think that this goes hand in hand with The Martian because even though I wouldn't say that feminism is a theme of the book, the mission commander is a woman. I think that that is very thoughtful of the author.]]> 2022-12-14 18:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420938761 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420951472 This video explains how RTGs work and why we cannot always use Solar Panels.]]> 2022-12-14 18:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420951472 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420960093 I think that I just assumed that if the HAB was breached there would be no way to get it "unbreached" for lack of better words. It was cool to listen to the things he had to do to fix it, and all of the components that went into it. It was also very cool to watch him fix it in the movie, but also weird because he relied on that patch to hold the HAB together.]]> 2022-12-14 18:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420960093 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420961597 2022-12-14 18:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420961597 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420968873 This website says that when Schiaparelli was naming the dark and light spots on Mars he named them "canali" which got misinterpreted for canals. Since canals are man made structures, people then thought that he had discovered life on Mars. ]]> 2022-12-14 18:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420968873 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420976292 I really just love being with my immediate family on Thanksgiving. Christmas and New Years is our extended family holiday, so Thanksgiving is our "us" holiday. In 2019, I went to NYC to be in the Macy's Parade for Thanksgiving, and it was the only time I had spent Thanksgiving without my family. I am very thankful for the experience and opportunity to be in the parade, but it made me so much more thankful for to be with my family on Thanksgiving in the years since.]]> 2022-12-14 18:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420976292 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420980240 They prepare people on how to not go unconscious while exposed to G-forces. ]]> 2022-12-14 18:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420980240 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420986992 I think that I personally would say that yes, his survival was worth what NASA went through. However, as readers, we get attached to the character, we see his side, and we are rooting for him. NASA and the rest of the world wouldn't get to see what we got to see in a real life situation. If this were to happen in real life of course I would say that yes, his survival is worth it, but I do have to admit I would be a bit frustrated. Do we go to these extents for people on earth in life or death situations? No, we don't. So I would say yes his life is worth it, but I would hope that people are coming together to help one person would spark something in us to help each other more often.]]> 2022-12-14 19:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2420986992 epalmer38 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2421028895 2022-12-14 19:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2421028895 ashlynn_03 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2422569305 https://youtu.be/Lrle0x_DHBM]]> 2022-12-16 02:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2422569305 ashlynn_03 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2422572478 When I hear G force I think of the ride at the fair that is shaped like a space ship and you stand against the wall and it spins so fast that you can't move because of the force. It feels so weird and makes me kinda nauseous so I could not imagine the real force in a space ship like Watney would have felt.]]> 2022-12-16 02:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2422572478 ashlynn_03 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2422597650 2022-12-16 03:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2422597650 ashlynn_03 https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2422601805 This is a difficult question because there are pros and cons to saving him. His rescue took a huge financial, physical, and mental toll on everyone who was working to save him. If it were me, I don't think I would have wanted to fight that long to come home, it would have been easier to end it and save everyone the trouble. Many other projects were put on hold. It costed millions of dollars. BUT his story benefitted many people to come from what he learned by being and living on Mars for so long. What he did was a huge step for science and space travel. So this is a hard question and does not really have a solid answer.]]> 2022-12-16 03:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jaymes/tcxau3kj1p7b7dsu/wish/2422601805