Communicating in Outer Space

Victoria | Paul | Ryan

Salt Lake Community College | Sudagar Satcunasingam

Abstract Materials and Methods Discussion Conclusions

A primary purpose of our project is to explore the mathematical patterns of •June 21, 2004 SpaceShipone Overpopulation issue Microphone, antenna and oscillator circuits each play an important role in
the RLC (oscillator) circuit as it acts to transform electromagnetic waves -Amsari XP Prize Expand our knowledge of space capturing, transmitting and receiving intelligible sound through the
into sound. Understanding these principles is crucial today and will be •NASA’s new space suit Learning the effects of zero gravity on the body and how to expand on vacuum of space. A simple yet essential equation for understanding the
even more so in the future as technology and human exploration advances medical research behaviors of RLC (oscillator) circuits is derived from Kirchhoff's voltage
into the depths of space. -Communications Carrier Assembly law (KVL):
-Multiple microphones, headphones, microphone
Commercial spaceships are becoming a reality in this century. On June 21,
2004, SpaceShipOne, a non-government funded spaceship flew into space This can be re-written to a general second order differential equation.
reaching altitudes of about 100 kilometers. SpaceShipOne flew another
sixteen times in the next eighteen months and was awarded the Ansari X
Prize for repeated flights in a reusable spaceship.

In the future it is quite possible that travel to space newly developed space A solid understanding of the mathematical principles and patterns behind
stations will be as common as sailing to newly colonized civilization was the conversion between electromagnetic and mechanical waves will help
in the fourteen and fifteen hundreds. Within this new paradigm, us better manipulate the carrier waves which will then transmit ever more
communication between Earth and astronauts in the far reaches of space meaningful information through space.
will become an even more vital factor for survival during exploration. A
key component in receiving timely communication is the RLC circuit.

Objectives References
• Observe the mechanics of the RLC circuit Sharp, Tim. “SpaceShipOne: The First Private Spacecraft | The Most
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• Explain the inner workings of the RLC circuit October 2014.
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• Show how the RLC circuit applies to space travel
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• Discuss how the RLC circuit affects everyone
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Acknowledgements or Contacts
Sudagar Satcunasingam

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