Come on Over Rover (Mars rover fabrication)

What 4 steps are required for a Mars rover after the rover is designed and before it is launched?

Who is in charge of deciding what parts are made at NASA and what parts are made at other companies?

• advanced manufacturing engineers

• fabrications department

• assembly workers

• field testers

What is the title of the person who operates a vertical milling machine, a CNC machining center, or a lathe to make metal parts?

• engineer

• miller

• machinist

• assembly worker

How does the engineer best describe to a machinist the size of a part that needs to be made?

• By making a model out of styrofoam to demonstrate

• By using dimensions on a drawing

• By taking a photo

• By comparing the part to something the machinist already knows about

What is another word you could use for fabricate?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

• 0.25 inches
• 0.75 inches
• 0.10 inches
• 0.00 inches
• 0.30 inches
• 0.50

Which machines were used to manufacture parts for the Mars rovers?

Groups:

(a) Machines Used

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(b) Machines NOT Used

• horizontal milling machine

• vertical milling machine

• lathe

• AutoCAD fabricator

• CNC machining center

Milling, CNC, and lathe machines operate by subtractive technology, whereas 3D printers operate by additive technology. Explain how these two technologies work. You need to include specific knowledge from today's lessons.

CNC machine shops typically manufacture items made of __________

• metal

• wood

• plastic

• chocolate or sugar

NASA manufactures almost all the Mars rover parts on-site in the Jet Propulsion Lab.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Approximately 80% of the parts were sent out to various machine shops for fabrication off-site.