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Welcome to Astro 280: "Space Exploration". The purpose of this site is to
allow easy access to materials related to Astronomy 280 at Cornell University.
SPACE NEWS!
Spirit is doing better. The drive that we planned on Wednesday worked... the
rear wheels re-contacted the ground, and we backed partly out of the mess we
had made. On Thursday we had another good drive, traversing several meters
southward along the western edge of Home Plate. All six wheels are on rock,
and we now appear to have a fighting chance of making it to the winter
haven.
The crater that we got stuck in has now been named Tartarus. From Greek
mythology: "a deep, gloomy place, a pit or abyss used as a dungeon of
torment and suffering." (30 November 2007)
News:
The final writing assignment has been
posted. It's due on Friday November 30th, but there will be no late penalty
if it's handed in by 4:30pm on December 7th. Please hand it in to Shoshe's mailbox in the Space Sciences mailroom (put your
paper in the mailbox for Room 110). This assignment is worth
double (i.e., it counts twice as much as Writing Assignment 3.
Writing Assignments 1, 2, 3, and 4 all count equally). (20 November 2007; updated 27 November 2007)
Old news:
There are no office hours this week. Have a great Thanksgiving! (20 November
2007)
There will be office hours next week, which is the last week of class.
Writing Assignment 4 will be handed back next Wednesday or Thursday. (20
November 2007)
The fourth writing assignment has been
posted. It's due in class on Monday November 19th. (6 November 2007)
Shoshe's Tuesday office hour time has changed. Office hours are now
5pm-6pm Tuesday and 11:30am-12:30pm Wednesday. (5 November
2007)
The feedback for Writing
Assignment 2 is now available online. (5 November 2007)
The third writing assignment has been
posted. (24 October 2007)
The second writing assignment will be returned in class on Monday. (24
October 2007)
TIME CHANGE!Field trip!
We're going to see
In the
Shadow of the Moon at Cinemapolis (in the lower level of the Center Ithaca
building on the Commons) on SUNDAY OCTOBER 21ST
. We'll meet at Cinemapolis at 4:20PM
. Feel free to bring your friends! Tickets are $6.50 students,
$8 non-students. (15 October 2007; updated 17 October 2007)
Shoshe's office hours are now listed on the
course syllabus page. (10 October 2007)
Feedback about the first writing assignment has been posted on the
writing assignments page. (10 October 2007)
The second writing assignment has been posted.
(3 October 2007)
Dawn is set to launch
tomorrow! (26 September 2007)
The first writing assignment has been posted.
(7 September 2007)
The first class meeting will be Monday August 27 in 105 Space Science.
Course syllabus
Reading assignments
Writing assignments
Electronic lecture notes
Links to space flight projects
Last updated November 5, 2007.
Mail the prof:
squyres@astro.cornell.edu
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