Analyze breakthroughs in space travel and research.

Analysis should include

• the role of the space shuttle program in revolutionizing space travel
• the importance of international partnerships in the creation of a new international space station
• breakthroughs from microgravity research and their effects on life on Earth and the possibility of deep space journeys in the future
• space tourism.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What name was given to the space station before it became the International Space Station?
• What was the first of the Great Observatories satellites put into orbit by the space shuttle?
• Who was Mae Jemison?
• What was the date of the final mission of the space shuttle program?
• What is the difference between old space and new space?
• Why is it critical to create reusable products from recycled waste during space travel?
• What made the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reluctant to send private citizens into space?