Rocket Science in Everyday Life
Completed by Kevin Ritzman
May 3, 2026
11 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Understand how different satellite systems help support our everyday life, such as weather and GPS satellites
Understand the difference between asteroids and comets, and describe the ramifications of different sizes of objects encountering the Earth
Describe how spaceships far away from the Earth can get places, what that should look like, and what forces the people on board would actually feel
Skills you will gain
- Category: Physical Science
- Category: Scientific Methods
- Category: Science and Research
- Category: Climate Change Programs
- Category: Physics
- Category: Environmental Monitoring
- Category: General Science and Research
- Category: Hazard Analysis
- Category: Environmental Science
- Category: Environment
- Category: Global Positioning Systems
