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Stardust Mission: #5-2 Spacecraft Design and Testing - Egg Drop Sample Return Capsule

Stardust Mission: #5-2 Spacecraft Design and Testing - Egg Drop Sample Return Capsule

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Topic:

Grade Level: 5-8, 9-12

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Science Education Standards:

Short Description: Design and test a Sample Return Capsule to keep an egg from cracking when dropped from a second story window. Calculate the components of free fall, including: time, speed, and distance.

Source:

NASA Official: Kristen Erickson

Advisory: Dr. James Green, Director of Planetary Science

Outreach Manager: Alice Wessen