High-Level Project Summary
Goal of the challenge was to illustrate Lucy, we didn't just do it. We created an information project with the booklet we created using the Lucy model we made and resorces which given by NASA. So actually we aim to illustrate Lucy and partially NASA in the minds of children. Who knows, maybe one of the children we influence will become one of NASA's most successful engineers in the future.
Link to Project "Demo"
Link to Final Project
Detailed Project Description
ng visuality and NASA resources, we discribe children and young people what we know about this project, and aim to make them more interested in space and NASA projects.
We decided to make a mock-up for visualization. Thus, we would be able to influence the children more easily. We've also created a booklet so anyone can join the Lucy Mission. This booklet İnclude:
- Photos of Lucy Spacecraft
- Sensors on Lucy and their quests
- Lucy's purpose
- Information about the mission
- How to make Lucy out of paper
- Gold Plate (Messages to Space)
There are many such topics.
We used a lot of different materials to build our own Lucy. We used cardboard, spray paint, plastic pixels, construction foam, Arduino, and in some places metal parts.
Let's talk a little bit about plastic pixels. These cylindrical and hollow-center shapes are placed on a sheet with needles. A shape is drawn and ironed on so that a single layer emerges. We used this method especially at the wings. In this way, we were able to obtain a 3D image. We think that this will attract the attention of children.
We also created our own cutting machine to shape the foam. The system is pretty simple. We built a fork with double needles out of wood and connected a resistor wire between this two teeth. The resistance wire was heated by the battery and helped us shape the foam.
When we first saw Lucy's name and started researching, we were really impressed. We also started to wonder about other NASA projects. After that we thouth we should impress other people at the same way.
Overall, we tryed to add a part of us to the project. We tryrf yo create something original.
Space Agency Data
There isn't a lot of information about Lucy on the internet anyway, as she has just been launched. That's why 80% of the information we learned was from the NASA site and the remaining 20% was from the people who interpreted the NASA information. However, we have tried to use only data shared or approved by NASA as much as we can. The resources section on the Challenge page already answered many of our questions.
The team has been so impressed with the Lucy information NASA has provided us that we look forward to her launch and its results.
Hackathon Journey
We have participated in many Hackathons before. But none of them were as enjoyable as NASA. With the relief of COVID-19, we had the opportunity to do the project together. Our team has been working together for years. Everyone on the team is knowledgeable about a topic and our team is more than a team now. We are a family now...
The reason we chose this Challenge was because we wanted to do something different. We think we succeeded. We had a lot of fun doing it, but we only slept 6 hours during Hackhaton. It was really tiring.
References
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/lucy_press_kit_1.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/lucy/videos/index
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/image_card_4x3_ratio/public/thumbnails/image/lucy_lift_for_distro-1041.jpg
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/lucy/overview/index
https://www.nasa.gov/content/lucy-spacecraft-and-payload
https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/lucy-mission-animations-of-jupiters-trojans
https://youtu.be/NPEVJy3e5rQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6pbc96LZBA
https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/lucy-mission-faq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQatg6JxQMk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vjK9vGEw5Q
Tags
#edu, #education, #lucy, #booklet, #spacecraft, #model, #tech
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