Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Lecture Series No. 27 SPACE SCIENCE DAY March 8, 2014
Presented by: Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Committee
Sponsored by:
Dedication
Challenger Astronauts: (left to right, rear row) Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis and Judith Resnik. (left to right, front row) Michael Smith, Dick Scobee and Ronald McNair.
Space Science Day is dedicated to the memory of the seven Challenger astronauts, who on January 28, 1986 lost their lives in pursuit of their dreams.
Their courage and ambition continues to inspire all.
Francis Scobee Commander Washington Michael Smith Co-Pilot South Carolina Ellison Onizuka Mission Specialist Hawaii Ronald McNair Mission Specialist South Carolina Judith Resnik Mission Specialist Ohio Gregory Jarvis Payload Specialist New York Christa McAuliffe High School Teacher New Hampshire
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Dear Participant,
Welcome to the annual Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Lecture Series. Astronaut Onizuka had many dreams - one of which was to help inspire the youth of America to strive for and achieve their career goals. This lecture series was developed in his memory to realize this dream by creating a forum for young people to gather information and receive guidance in the various options available in science- related careers.
We are fortunate to have as our keynote speaker NASA Astronaut Colonel Douglas H. Wheelock. In addition, the lecture series will feature many other prominent authorities who will present topics ranging from planetarium shows to building your own rocket.
We hope that this program will not only help you to learn more about the space frontiers, but also to help you to focus on your future endeavors here on Earth. Enjoy and learn.
The Board of Directors Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Committee
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LECTURE SERIES GOALS ______
1. To increase our youth’s interest in space science and related fields.
2. To foster awareness of educational and career opportunities in these fields.
3. To carry on Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka’s passion of helping students by:
Sharing his dreams.
Describing career opportunities.
Urging them to do their very best.
Placing the importance of education in fulfilling one’s goals and dreams.
Sharing the excitement of the U.S. space program.
Inspiring them to appreciate the great- ness of our country.
- El Camino College Page 5 Keynote Speaker Colonel Douglas H. Wheelock NASA ASTRONAUT
Page 6 Space Science Day 2014 Keynote Speaker Colonel Wheelock reported for Astronaut Candidate Training in August 1998. He was assigned to the Astronaut Office International Space Station Operations Branch as a Russian Liaison, participat- ing in the testing and integration of Russian hardware and software products developed for the station. He worked extensively with the Energia Aerospace Company in Moscow, Russia, and has led joint U.S./Russian teams to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to oversee bench reviews, inventory, loading and launch of the first four unmanned International Space Station (ISS) resupply capsules. STS-120 Discovery (October 23 to November 7, 2007) launched from and returned to land at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. During the mission, the Node 2 module, Harmony, was delivered to the In- ternational Space Station. This element opened up the capability for future international laboratories to be added to the station. Colonel Wheelock accumulated 20 hours and 41 minutes of EVA (Extravehicular Activities) during three spacewalks. One of the major EVA mission objectives was the relocation of the P6 Solar Array from the top of the Z1 Truss to the end of the port side of the Integrated Truss Structure. During the redeploy of the solar array, several array panels snagged and were damaged, requiring an unplanned spacewalk to successfully repair the array. The American Astronautical Society’s Flight Achieve- ment Award was presented to the spacewalkers for demonstrating the importance of ingenuity and heroism in exploring space. The mission was accomplished in 238 orbits, traveling 6.2 million miles in 15 days, 2 hours and 23 minutes. Soyuz TMA 23S Olympus/International Space Station Expedition 24/25 (June 15 to November 25, 2010) - Colonel Wheelock launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome as a Flight Engineer on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft for a 2-day autonomous flight to the station. He began his long-duration stay aboard the orbiting outpost as a Flight Engineer for Expedition 24 and then assumed command of the station and the Expedition 25 crew. During Expedition 25, there were more than 120 microgravity experiments in human research, biology and biotechnology, physical and materials sciences, technology develop- ment and Earth and space sciences. Colonel Wheelock also responded to an emergency shutdown of half of the station’s external cooling system and was the lead spacewalker for three unplanned EVAs to replace the faulty ammonia pump module that caused the shutdown. His efforts restored the station’s critical cooling system to full function. For his actions during this challenging time, Colonel Wheelock was presented the American Red Cross 2010 Hero in Space Award, and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 2010 Yuri Gagarin Gold Medal Award. The mission duration was 163 days and culminated in a parachute landing in the Olympus capsule in Kazakhstan. To date, Colonel Wheelock has accumulated more than 178 days in space. - El Camino College Page 7 Schedule SPACE SCIENCE DAY 2014 On the Campus of El Camino College Saturday, March 8, 2014
8:00 to 8:50 am Registration Marsee Auditorium
9:00 - 9:05 am Welcome from El Camino College Dr. Thomas M. Fallo Superintendent/President
9:05 - 9:10 am Introduction from the Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Committee Allen Murakoshi President
9:10 - 10:15 am Keynote Address (Marsee Auditorium) NASA Astronaut Colonel Douglas H. Wheelock
10:15 - 10:30 am Q&A with the Astronaut
10:30 - 10:45 am Travel Time
Page 8 Space Science Day 2014 Schedule 10:45 - 11:30 am Breakout Session A (Science Com- plex) (For details, see pg. 10, 11 and 12.) Bldg Room Session Chem 101 Let's Do Launch! (Rockets) Chem 103 NASA Mars Missions Chem 105 Chemical Magic Show Chem 166 Paint Making - Prussian Blue Phys 101 Dude, Where's My Air? Chem 133 Hypothesis Game LS 108 Satellite Demonstration LS 130 The Buzz on Space "Bugs" Nats 127 Rad Reptiles Nats 129 The World of Insects Nats 206 Rock and Fossil Discovery Zone Nats 218 Solving the Mystery of the Owl's Dinner Phys 108 Paper Plane Contest Phys 109 Egg Drop Construction Phys 112 Puzzlers in Everyday Physics Planetarium See Tonight's Stars, Planets, and Constellations (Planetarium Show) Planetarium, South Let's Take a BirdWalk! Lawn Pool ROV's and the Deep Ocean Planetarium East Robotics Demonstration Walkway Science Courtyard Get Your Hands on Chemistry
11:30 - 11:45 am Travel Time
11:45 am - 12:30 pm Breakout Session B (Science Com- plex)
12:30 - 1:00 pm Lunch
12:45 pm Egg Drop Competition (outside on the east side of the Natural Science Build- ing)
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1 A/B Let’s Do Launch! (Rockets) Chem 101 Barb Roth St. - Catherine Laboure School, 5th grade Shon Page – ECC student Do you ever wonder how birds fly? How airplanes fly? How rockets take off? Not only will you find out these answers, you will build and launch your own rocket.
2 A/B NASA Mars Missions Chem 103 Paul Yun – Professor, Mathematics (ECC) Participants will learn about the historical and cultural background of human interest in Mars, and past, present, and future Mars missions by NASA. The presentation includes a demonstration of how Pathfinder landed on Mars in 1997.
3 A/B Chemical Magic Show Chem 105 Thomas Stewart – Lecturer, Chemistry (ECC) The Chemical Magic Show will feature a number of classical chemical reactions that have inspired generations of chemists. See the Iodine clock reaction, oscillating reactions, luminol reactions, and color chang- ing demonstrations. Observe liquid nitrogen and watch how fast it will freeze balloons, bananas, and other items. Learn how these so called magical events can be explained and how they appear in nature.
4 A/B Paint Making – Prussian Blue Chem 166 Pete Doucette – Professor, Chemistry (ECC) Ana Tontcheva – Professor, Chemistry (ECC) Ann Pham - Laboratory Technician (ECC) Prussian blue is an intense blue pigment used in crayons, poster paint and blueprints. Students will make and keep a sample of poster paint. *Caution – Hands and clothing may get blue stains. (Participants must be at least 10 years old)
5 A/B Dude, Where’s My Air? Phys 101 Bob DeLorenzo – Rigel Institute for Science Education (RISE) Robert Patterson – Rigel Institute for Science Education (RISE) Everyone knows we need air to breathe, but air is often taken for granted. Can you use air to crush a can? To fix a leaky bottle? To help break a stick? To win a race? To do a card trick? Learn about the properties of air and discover the answers to these questions through a series of hands-on activities.
6 A/B Hypothesis Game Chem 133 Kay Ferrari – Jet Propulsion Laboratory Music videos, Weird Al Yakovich and Bob Dylan in science class? This workshop will use a variety of methods to investigate pattern recogni- tion. Teams of players will be created to develop their own patterns based on their investigations. Opposing players will use the scientific method and develop hypotheses and to figure out those patterns and win the game!
7 A/B Satellite Demonstration LS 108 US Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center Learn about launching, communicating with, and using data from satel- lites. Participants will learn about launching satellites through a heavy lift exercise, see how command and control of satellites works, and experience a hands on GPS demonstration.
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8 A/B The Buzz on Space “Bugs” LS 130 Michael Stupy – Professor, Microbiology (ECC) Learn about weird and wonderful mutated space microbes. These tiny organisms are stowaways and hitchhikers into space!
9 A/B Rad Reptiles Nats 127 Karla Villatoro – Instructor, Biology (ECC) Do all lizards have legs? What did T. rex taste like? What is inside a turtle shell? How many ribs does a snake have? Come and find out the answers to these questions as we explore the wonderful and mysteri- ous world of the reptiles. You will also get a chance to meet some of our live reptiles!
10 A/B The World of Insects Nats 129 Jeanne Bellemin – Professor, Biology (ECC) Bryan Carey – Assoc. Professor, Biology (ECC) Insects are extremely beneficial to the environment. Come view live and preserved insects in the ECC insect collection. You will learn about a few of the benefits and services insects provide mankind and the environment.
11 A/B Rock and Fossil Discovery Zone Nats 206 Chuck Herzig – Professor, Geology (ECC) Students will participate in the hands-on identification of fabulous fossils and rocks. Students can bring in a fossil or rock from home for expert analysis.
12 A/B Solving the Mystery of the Owl’s Dinner Nats 218 Nancy Freeman – Professor, Biology (ECC) Experience how paleontologists and forensic scientists solve mysteries of the past and present. Using detailed observations, you will collect, identify and piece together the skeletal remains of an Owl’s dinner victim.
13 A/B Paper Airplane Contest Phys 108 Elizabeth Bermudez, SSS-STEM MESA and SSS-STEM Students Students will construct a paper airplane with the given guidelines and materials. The airplanes will be judged on the distance and direction traveled and landing accuracy as a target will be placed down the line of sight.
14 A/B Egg Drop Construction Phys 109 Paula Borstel – Teacher Dave Pierce – Professor, Astronomy (ECC) Jessica Asbell – Astronomy Aide, (ECC) Each pair of students will design and construct a device to safely deliv- er an egg dropped from a height of 34 feet. The physics of the drop will be discussed. During lunch all the devices will be entered in the Egg Drop Competition and dropped from the roof of the Natural Science Building. Valuable prizes will be awarded to successful designers. Participants must be in 3rd grade or older.
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15 A/B Puzzlers in Everyday Physics Phys 112 Leon Leonardo – Professor, Physics (ECC) Norman Kadomoto – Professor, Physics (ECC) John Coroneus – Instructor, Physics (ECC) Bicycle wheels, balls, cow magnets and more – predict and then see the results of popular demonstrations in physics. Recommended for grade 6 and older.
16 A/B See Tonight’s Stars, Planets , and Constellations Planetarium (Planetarium Show) Shimonee Kadakia – Instructor, Astronomy (ECC) See what’s up in the sky tonight and in the weeks to come. You will learn names of easy-to-find stars, constellations and planets visible tonight. See also the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis), a fireball, a meteor shower, a satellite passing overhead, and an asteroid too close for comfort. A young astronomer’s delight!
17 A/B Let’s Take a BirdWalk! Planetarium, S. Vincent Lloyd - Professor, Astronomy (ECC) South Lawn Come see nature’s version of flight, birds! Mr. Lloyd will lead a walking tour of ECC’s numerous species of birds including goldfinches, spar- rows, bushtits and hummingbirds. Meet on the lawn on the south side of the Planetarium.
18 A ROV’s and the Deep Ocean (One Session Only) Pool Sara DiFiori – Professor, Geology (ECC) Students will investigate the importance of remotely operated vehicles in ocean exploration by constructing their own ROVS and sending them to the depths of the El Camino Pool to collect "samples". ROV's travel places humans cannot go, and save the lives of oceanographers by visiting places with dangerous conditions to human beings.
19 A/B Robotics Demonstration Planetarium, Harold Hofmann - ECC Robotics Academy East Walkway Eric Carlson - ECC Robotics Academy Come and see the robots built by students like you who compete in the International “FIRST” Robotics Competition in the ECC Robotics, and participate in the ECC Robotics Academy, along with their friends from other area Robotics Teams.
20 A/B Get Your Hands on Chemistry Science Amy Grant – Professor, Chemistry (ECC) Courtyard Shanna Potter – Professor, Chemistry (ECC) Ryan Turner – Instructor, Chemistry (ECC) Build a molecule, make a squishy polymer and perform science tricks during these amazing outdoor demonstrations.
Page 12 Space Science Day 2014 ONIZUKA MEMORIAL LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
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ASTRONAUT ELLISON S. ONIZUKA June 24, 1946 - January 28, 1986 “Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but by what your mind can imagine. Make your life count - and the world will be a better place because you tried.” — Ellison S. Onizuka
Imagine a young boy on a small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, laying on his back, staring at a star-speckled sky, and dreaming. Dreaming of someday going higher than the birds, high enough to reach and touch those distant stars above.
Following this dream, Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka became the first Asian astronaut to fly in space and blazed a path that began on that small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to the heavens above the earth.
Ellison was born on June 24, 1946, in Kona, Hawaii, a simple rural community. From these humble beginnings, Ellison formulated his dream of venturing into space.
Ellison excelled in school, graduating from Konawaena High School with honors in 1964. He was also active in the 4-H Club, student council, National Honors Society, yearbook, varsity basketball and baseball, and Boy Scouts.
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After graduating from high school, Ellison attended the University of Colorado, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering in 1968, and a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering in 1969. He joined the United States Air Force as a flight engineer in 1970, and attended the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Against stiff competition (8,000 applicants), Ellison was selected in 1978 as one of 35 astronauts for NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. He was the first Japanese American selected to participate in America’s space program.
Ellison’s dreams came to fruition after years of training and hard work. On January 24, 1985, Ellison first entered space as part of the crew of the space shuttle Discovery — America’s first classified manned military space flight. The mission was a success, and Ellison was honored as the first Asian astronaut to venture into space.
Soon after, Ellison was selected for Challenger Flight 51-L along with six other crew members: Dick Scobee, Mike Smith, Ronald McNair, Judith Resnik, Greg Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe. The crew of this mission was carefully chosen to reflect the spirit of America. All walks of life, backgrounds and regions were represented on
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this shuttle flight, including elementary school teacher Christa McAuliffe, who would be the first civilian in space.On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifted from the earth. At 11:39 a.m., 73 seconds after liftoff, the orbiter tragically exploded, ending seven lives of ambitions, dreams and courage.
Ellison’s story does not end here. In honor of Ellison's memory, the Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Committee was formed by a group of concerned citizens from the Southern California community. The committee initiated this program so that the following message from Astronaut Onizuka would be heard by future generations: If I can impress upon you only one idea . . . Let it be that the people who make this world run, whose lives can be termed successful, whose names will go down in the history books, are not the cynics, the critics, or the armchair quarterbacks.
They are the adventurists, the explorers, and doers of this world. When they see a wrong or problem, they do something about it. When they see a va- cant place in our knowledge, they work to fill that void.
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continued from page 17 Rather than leaning back and criticizing how things are, they work to make things the way they should be. They are the aggressive, the self- starters, the innovative, and the imaginative of this world.
Every generation has the obligation to free men’s minds for a look at new worlds . . . to look out from a higher plateau than the last generation.
Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but by what your mind can imagine. Many things that you take for granted were considered unreal- istic dreams by previous generations. If you accept these past accomplishments as commonplace then think of the new horizons that you can explore.
From your vantage point, your education and imagi- nation will carry you to places which we won’t believe possible.
Make your life count - and the world will be a better place because you tried.
Ellison S. Onizuka, 1980
Page 18 Space Science Day 2014 Acknowledgments
Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Committee Board of Directors Allen Murakoshi, President Ted Teshima, Vice President Jean Shankweiler, Secretary Herb Omura, Treasurer
Kelsey Iino Deen Matsuzawa Stephan Morikawa Calvin Motoda Lawrence Moy Tom Nakayama Tim Stowe Daniel Tani Dwight Ueda
Buddy Takata, Honorary Board Member Matt Matsuoka, Honorary Board Member Ryo Munekata, Honorary Board Member Douglas G. Tennant, Legal Adviser
The Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Committee grate- fully acknowledges our donors and volunteers without whose
El Camino College Onizuka Space Science Day Planning Committee
Jean Shankweiler Robin Dreizler Dwight Ueda Bruce Spain Donna Manno Naomi Tokuda Ann Garten
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Institutions
American Honda Co., Inc.
El Camino College
NASA Johnson Space Center, Texas
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc.
Individuals
Dr. Thomas M. Fallo, Superintendent/President, El Camino College
Stephan M. Morikawa, Assistant Vice President American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Corporate Community Relations Sonya Vicerra Lauretta Nieves
Lorna Onizuka (wife of Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka)
Claude Onizuka (brother of Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka)
Mr. Nimr Y. Tamimi, Atebara Chips, Hilo, Hawaii
Mr. Robert Kamigaki, Kona Coast Macadamia Nuts & Candy
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NASA Astronaut Colonel Douglas H. Wheelock
Session Contributors
Jessica Asbell Elizabeth Bermudez Jeanne Bellemin Paula Borstel Bryan Carey Eric Carlson John Coroneus Bob DeLorenzo Pete Doucette Kay Ferrari Sara DiFiori Nancy Freeman Amy Grant Chuck Herzig Harold Hofmann Norm Kadomoto Shimonee Kadakia Leon Leonardo S. Vincent Lloyd Shon Page Robert Patterson David Pierce Ann Pham Shanna Potter Barbara Roth Thomas Stewart Michael Stupy Ana Tontcheva Ryan Turner Karla Villatoro Paul Yun
El Camino College Science Students
The Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers (SHPE) and The Science Achievement of Chicanos and Native American Students (SACNAS)
US Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center
Volunteers
Friends of Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial
Honda Community Action Team
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