Brisbane Boys' College Library: Year 12: Term 1: Space travel

Space Travel

You must plan a mission to an allocated place in the solar system.

Please note all the different kinds of support material and sources available for you here. You should easily be able to ensure that you use a variety of sources (book, website, database material etc) in your List of References.

2018 Assignment - Space Travel

Websites

GENERAL
NASA Home Page

NASA Solar System Exploration

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Solar System

Windows to the Solar System

BBC Planets

Planets

US National Air and Space Museum: The Planets

Planets of the Solar System

LIVING IN SPACE

NASA: Space Flight

NASA: Living in Space

How Stuff Works: Living in Space

Space Travel 101: Fundamentals of Space Travel

Virgin Airlines Space Travel

Space Future: Space Habitat

PBS: Living in Space - Space Station

ESA: Living in Space

HobbySpace.com: Living in Space

How to Write an Annotated Bibliography

What is an Annotated Bibliography?
Outlines the features of an annotated bibliography

Template for an Annotated Bibliography
Use this template (save a separate copy for each source) and write an annotation about the sources on the sheet.

ONESearch

The ENTIRE collection of resources provided by the BBC Library can now be searched on ONE single, powerful search platform, which retrieves print books, eBooks, database articles and websites. Click HERE for assistance.

Oliver Library Catalogue

Oliver Library Catalogue

Look here for books, eBooks, DVDs and websites.

Useful Library Books

Air and Space Travel
Call Number: 629.109 WOO
Contents:Table of contents: I wish I could fly -- Lighter than air -- Heavier than air -- Reaching for the sky -- The age of speed -- Sky cruisers -- Spinning around -- War in the air -- Blast off! -- Space race -- Uncrewed vessels -- Space flight today -- Mission of the future. -Summary: Outlines the development of air and space travel, from the winged flight of a monk in the year 1000 to modern fighter jets and helicopters.
Out of This World
Call Number: 629.45 JON
Discover everything you need to know about space travel. Out of this World is rocket science made easy. Find out what astronauts wear and how they live in space. Learn about planet exploration, moon landings, space stations and future missions including holidays in space.
Space
Call Number: 629.4 GOU
Photographs from NASA coupled with artist's renderings of faraway planets beautifully illustrate the reaches of space, both near and far. Covers everything from the first rockets to landing on the Moon to new knowledge of other planets to what a colony on Mars would look like.

Databases

Databases We recommend the following for this assignment:
When you are away from the campus you will need to login using the appropriate username and password - from a document emailed to you this year.

Useful Ebooks

Introducing the Planets and Their Moons
Peter Cattermole describes the characteristics and geological development of the eight large planetary bodies and their more substantial moons. This includes discussion of their orbital properties, magnetic fields, atmospheres and mutual interactions.
Titan : The Earth-Like Moon by Athena Coustenis
Titan is one of the most mysterious bodies in the solar system. The largest satellite of the giant planet Saturn, Titan is itself larger than the planet Mercury, and is unique in being the only known moon with a thick atmosphere. In addition, its atmosphere bears a startling resemblance to the Earth's, but is much colder.
Unmasking Europa
Jupiter's ice moon Europa is widely regarded as the most likely place to find accessible extraterrestrial life. This book tells the engaging story of Europa, the oceanic moon. It features a large number of stunning images of the ocean moon's surface, clearly displaying the spectacular crack patterns, extensive rifts and ridges, and refrozen pools of exposed water filled with rafts of displaced ice. Coverage also features firsthand accounts of Galileo's mission to Jupiter and its moons.
The Mighty Mars Rovers
On June 10, 2003, a little rover named Spirit blasted off on a rocket headed for Mars. On July 7, 2003, a twin rover named Opportunity soared through the solar system with the same mission: to find out if Mars ever had water that could have supported life. The Mighty Mars Rovers tells the greatest space robot adventure of all time through the eyes—and heart—of Steven Squyres, professor of astronomy at Cornell University and lead scientist on the mission.
Why Mars? NASA and the Politics of Space Exploration
Analyses the history of the robotic Mars exploration program from its origins to today. W. Henry Lambright examines the politics and policies behind NASA's multi-decade quest, illuminating the roles of key individuals and institutions along with their triumphs and defeats.
Moons of the Solar System : from Giant Ganymede to Dainty Dactyl by James A. Hall III
This book captures the complex world of planetary moons, which are more diverse than Earth's sole satellite might lead you to believe. New missions continue to find more of these planetary satellites, making an up to date guide more necessary than ever.

Report writing

Writing a report about Space Travel