Requirements November 1965 until December 1966

1. Present a report in at least five hundred words describing the history and development of space exploration.

2. Do the following:

(a) Identify from illustrations or models 10 U. S. spacecraft and 5 U. S. space vehicles.

(b) Describe the purpose of two U. S. space probes and two satellites, giving the main types of instruments involved.

3. Assume you are an astronaut in a spacecraft. Explain briefly in writing problems and how they may be solved related to five of the following: radiation, meteorites, weightlessness, diet, sanitation, clothing, acceleration, deceleration, reentry, breathing, and communication.

4. Design and construct a nonfiring model of a space launch vehicle. Using this model, describe how it operates to place a spacecraft in orbit, and how a space probe might be launched from such spacecraft. Explain how a satellite remains in orbit.

5. Do one:

(a) Describe a series of six conditioning exercises that you might use to prepare yourself for space exploration, explaining their purpose.

(b) Visit a space research laboratory or space rocket launch facility and present a report on your visit.

(c) Write and deliver at a meeting of your troop or post a 5-minute talk on the values of space exploration.

Requirements December 1966 until June 1972

1. Present a report in at least 500 words, describing the history and development of space exploration.

2. Do the following:

(a) Identify from illustrations or models five U.S. space launch vehicles and seven U.S. unmanned spacecraft.

(b) Describe the purpose of two U.S. space probes and two satellites, giving the main types of instruments involved.

3. Assume you are an astronaut in a spacecraft. Explain briefly in writing problems and how they may be solved, related to five of the following: radiation, meteoroids, weightlessness, diet, sanitation, clothing, acceleration, deceleration, reentry, breathing, and communication.

4. Draw plans for and construct a nonfiring model of a space launch vehicle. Using this model, describe how it operates to place a spacecraft in orbit, and how a space probe might be launched from such spacecraft. Explain how a satellite remains in orbit.

5. Do ONE of the following three projects:

(a) Describe a series of six conditioning exercises that you might use to prepare yourself for space exploration, explaining their purpose.

(b) Visit a space research laboratory or space rocket launch facility and present a report on your visit.

(c) Write and deliver at a meeting of your troop or post a 5-minute talk on the values of space exploration.