ENGINEERING THE FUTURE: �THE ARTEMIS GENERATION

STEAM EDUCATION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

ENGINEERING THE ARTEMIS PLAN

With the Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before. We will collaborate with commercial and international partners and establish the first long-term presence on the Moon. Then, we will use what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars.

WHAT IS ENGINEERING?

Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, bridges, roads, vehicles, buildings, satellites, computers, and more!

Engineering is generally considered to consist of the major primary branches of chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.

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Engineering Factors to Consider

• Material Availability
• Material Properties
• End Use Case
• Longevity
• Environment
• Time
• Budget

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ENGINEERING THE FUTURE

Engineers make space travel possible. Without them, astronauts would not even make it to space. Not only do engineers design spacecrafts, space vehicles, and space stations, they also build satellites.

Different types of engineers work together in the design and manufacturing of aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles. They also test prototypes to make sure they function properly according to design and develop new technologies to be used in space exploration, aviation, and defense systems.

MAIN BRANCHES OF ENGINEERING

• Chemical engineering: is the application of physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering principles in order to carry out chemical processes on a commercial scale, such as the manufacture of commodity chemicals, specialty chemicals, petroleum refining, and fermentation.
• Civil engineering: the design and construction of public and private works, such as infrastructure (airports, roads, railways, water supply, and treatment etc.), bridges, tunnels, dams, and buildings. Civil engineering is traditionally broken into several sub-disciplines, including structural engineering, environmental engineering, and hydraulics.
• Electrical engineering: the design, study, and manufacture of various electrical and electronic systems, such as broadcast engineering, electrical circuits, generators, motors, computer systems, and electronics.
• Mechanical engineering: the design and manufacture of physical or mechanical systems, such as power and energy systems, aerospace/aircraft products, weapon systems, engines, compressors, robotics, and turbines.

No project goes perfectly smooth, adjustments must be made.

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Failure is just a chance to see what went wrong and make things better.

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To be an engineer, this may be the most important thing to learn.

Iteration:

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The Engineer’s Superpower!

TODAY’S MISSION: DESIGN AND ENGINEER A WORKING RUBBER BAND ROVER!

• Select your design.
• Gather your materials.
• Build and test.
• Use additional materials, tools, and/or recycled items to redesign, rebuild, and test some more!

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

When you stretch a rubber band it stores potential energy. Specifically it stores elastic potential energy—the type of energy stored when a material is deformed (as opposed to gravitational potential energy, the type you get when you raise an object off the ground).

When you release it, that stored energy has to go somewhere. If you launch a rubber band across the room, the potential energy is converted to kinetic energy, the energy of motion.