High-Level Project Summary
For this project, we explained the relevance of the James Webb Space Telescope through an origami artwork, in which the structure of the model described the parts of the JWST and its functions. Our project is important due to the technological era we live in and will continue to evolve, especially in space exploration and research and it is important to be informed on what could represent a big impact on everybody´s life. Our purpose is to inform and promote research, education and space technology by using origami. Throughout our work, we explained the creation process step by step.
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Detailed Project Description
The purpose of our project is solely educational, which is why we used origami to explain and inform about space technology . We also provided the templates that we used for the origami model. This project has the benefits of relevant information on technology and space, as well as tools to replicate the origami model that we created. What we hope to achieve is to reach out to as many people as possible so that space research is promoted and for knowledge to be shared. This could inpire other people to participate in this great event of technological develpment. For this project we used different folding techniques, color papers, paint, brushes, silicon, a printer, a computer, a ruler, pencils and NASA data on the JWST model.
Space Agency Data
We mainly gathered information available at the NASA website, regarding every single aspect of the James Webb Space Telescope, such as: its functions, architecture, stages of deployment , history and the expectations of the JWST in the future. We used this data to create a model that portrayed all the characteristics mentioned previously. When we were at the process of research we were amazed by the technological development that we have reached throughout our human history.
Hackathon Journey
Our participation was great from the fact that we had the opportunity to form contact networks with other people that are passionate about science, as well as we were able to enrich ourselves with knowledge for the elaboration of this prototype thanks to our mentors who were always willing to accompany us day after day to help, we want to mention that they are the first people we would like to thank . When choosing our challenge, we could not decide instantly, since we found several of the problematic initiatives very interesting and fun. Finally we decided on origami since the whole team thought that it would be essential since art and science are not words that people believe are related, when in fact, they are, and too much. What we tried to do from the beginning was a prototype that could be carried out in a simple way so that it could be replicated later as a learning process for more high school, high school or even college students. For the resolution of our project we wanted to cling to the word "curiosity" that we consider to be the trigger of magic for science. Taking that point into account, we got down to work to make our great origami.
References
de Vera, B. (2017, 26 septiembre). Origami inspires NASA to improve the design of space components. N+1. https://nmas1.org/news/2017/09/26/origami-NASA
Mirrors Webb/NASA. (n.d.). NASA. Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/observatory/ote/mirrors/index.html#1a
Optical Telescope Element: James Webb Space Telescope. (n.d.). NASA. Retrieved October 4, 2021, from https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/observatory/ote/index.html
Telescope, J. W. S. (2014, April 8). James Webb Space Telescope Deployment In Detail [Video]. Retrieved October 3, 2021, from YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTxLAGchWnA&feature=youtu.be
The Launch - Webb/NASA. (n.d.). NASA. Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/launch.html#postLaunchDeployment
The Learning Network. (2021). Origami in Space Engineering: Rediscovering the Meaning of Discovery. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/learning/origami-in-space-engineering-rediscovering-the-meaning-of-discovery.html
The Sunshield Webb/NASA. (n.d.). NASA. Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/observatory/sunshield.html
Tags
#technology, #space, #origami, #art, #nasa, #science
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