October Sky
October Sky Extension Activities
1. Visit Homer Hickam, Jr.'s website at http://www.homerhickam.com
to find out more about the author's career in space flight
and to ask him a question.
2. Learn about amateur rocketry. The National Association
of Rocketry webpage can link you to local clubs and the Model
Rocket Safety Code: http://www.nar.org.
The Academy of Model Aeronautics webpage includes links to
clubs nationwide, and to helpful files such as the National
Rocketry Safety Guidelines. Http://www.modelaircraft.org
3. Observe satellites passing overhead. The Heavens Above
webpage will give you the schedule of visible satellites and
times for your location. http://www.heavens-above.com
4. For more activities related to the science of flight,
see the WebWings webpage at http://www.bsu.edu/academy/webwings
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