Dr. Sally Ride
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Dr. Sally Ride was the first woman to orbit earth when she hopped aboard Challenger in 1983.  She attended Stanford University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, and a Masters degree in Physics and a Doctorate in Physics.  She decided to apply to astronaut corps after reading an article in the newspaper one day.  She was accepted and entered the corps in 1978.  Her first two flights where aboard the space shuttle Challenger.  She then left NASA in 1987 to teach science at Stanford University.  She is now at University of California, San Diego, as head of the California Space Institute.

Sally once again wants to go into space.  Her only problem is that she does not remember what to pack.  Should she pack shorts and t-shirts, or jeans and sweaters.  What will the weather be like in space.  What planet will be the coldest?  Which one will be the hottest?  First lets calculate and chart the weather on Earth, here in your town.

Other than helping Sally pack for her journey, why else is forecasting space weather important? (take a moment to think about this now)  LOOK AWAY FROM SCREEN!!!!!  answer below!!


answer: Forecasting of space weather is critical to a variety of areas.  First, it is important to know the weather in space for solar missions.  Second, space weather has an effect on the earth. Some of these effects include interference with short wave radios, problems with electric power grids, the decay of satellite orbits, and radiation hazards for satellites as well as atronauts during space missions.

GREAT IDEAS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!

Click on this link to continue helping Sally.
WEATHER CHART

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