Callisto Space Innovation Tour

​Callisto: Space Innovation Tour

By Suzanne Swanigan

You may have seen on the news that NASA is returning to the moon with its new Artemis program. Today we’re going to take a look at special technology experiments aboard the spacecraft that is going to be launched. Today you get to be virtual crew members, getting a special look at the technology and the people who built them.

Word Cloud

What do you already know about challenges astronauts face in deep space travel? Answer in 1-2 words.

Multiple Choice

How much liquid propellant (fuel) does the Space Launch System Rocket need to reach space?

• 735 gallons

• 735,000 gallons

• 7,350 gallons

• 7,350,000 gallons

Multiple Choice

How long does it take for the Space Launch System to burn that fuel?

• 3 minutes

• 25 minutes

• 8 minutes

• 10 hours

Multiple Choice

Which of the following will NOT be part of a payload in Artemis I?

• satellites

• a moon rock

• seeds

• musical instruments

Multiple Choice

What is the farthest a spacecraft has communicated with Earth using the Deep Space Network?

• 14 thousand miles

• 500 million miles

• 14 million miles

• Over 14 billion miles

Multiple Choice

How long does it take for a radio wave from Earth to reach a spacecraft near the Moon?

• About 1 to 2 seconds

• About 1 to 2 hours

• About 1 to 2 minutes

• About 1 to 2 days

Multiple Choice

Satellites, crew members, science experiments, and equipment that fly onboard spacecraft are known as ___.

• payloads

• manikins

• astronauts

• propellant

Multiple Choice

The 3 sites of the ___ are spaced out so no matter where Earth is in rotation, spacecraft can communicate with Earth.

• Near Space Network

• Deep Space Network

• Artemis

• Orion Spacecraft

Multiple Choice

Digital information is sent to spacecraft over the Deep Space Network as ___.

• sound waves

• heat waves

• payloads

• radio waves

Multiple Choice

Which of the following telemetry data points will be accessible by the Callisto payload?

• Distance to the Moon

• Remaining propellant (fuel)

• Speed of the vehicle

• All answers are correct

Multiple Choice

How many total telemetry data points are available on Orion flight software?

• Over 10,000

• About 5,000

• About 1,000

• About 100

Multiple Choice

What is the world record for the amount of time a human has stayed in space?

• 38 days (about 1 month)

• 215 days (about 7 months)

• 117 days (about 4 months)

• 437 days (about 1 year 2 months)

Multiple Choice

An engineer draws on the board at mission control but it doesn’t show up on Callisto right away. This delay is called _.

• bandwidth

• radiation

• latency

• codecs

Multiple Choice

Engineers had to design a solution for the limited _ (amount of data that can transfer at a given time) in space.

• bandwidth

• radiation

• latency

• codecs

Multiple Choice

A __ allows video to be compressed and decompressed to be able to be sent over the Deep Space Network.

• bandwidth

• radiation

• latency

• codec

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words will NOT wake up Alexa?

• Ziggy

• Commander Moonikin Campos

• Alexa

• Computer

Multiple Choice

A student asks their device “Alexa, tell me a space fact.” The full sentence they spoke is called ___.

• an intent

• an utterance

• a bandwidth

• a wake word

Multiple Choice

In the demo, there was a delay when commmunicating with the Callisto Payload. This delay is called ___.

• bandwidth

• radiation

• latency

• codec

Rapid Fire Review Questions

Multiple Choice

What is the name of NASA’s series of missions with a goal of putting the first woman and person of color on the moon?

• Deep Space Network

• Orion

• Callisto

• Artemis

Multiple Choice

Humans (the crew) will be a payload on Artemis I?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

___ data allows engineers on Earth to monitor the spacecraft when it’s in flight.

• Codec

• Telemetry

• Bandwidth

• Utterance

Multiple Choice

__ may give future astronauts the ability to control spacecraft or obtain information using their voice.

• Commander Moonikin Campos

• Artemis

• Voice AI

• Radio waves

Multiple Choice

Alexa starts listening when it hears ___.

• a wake word

• an intent

• an utterance

• a person clapping

Multiple Choice

Someone wants Alexa to play music when they ask. This desired response (playing music) is called ____.

• an utterance

• a wake word

• an intent

• radio waves