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Student Mathematics Activity: Carry That Weight (continued)

Directions: As Director of the next space shuttle mission to be commanded by

Eileen Collins, you will be in charge of making sure the orbiter’s maxi-

mum weight does not exceed 102,600 kg. Follow the steps below and

complete the chart on the next page.

1. Choose 4 of your classmates to join you and Commander Collins on the next

mission. Record each classmate’s name and each classmate’s weight in kilo-

grams.

Crew Members Weight

Crew Member

Weight In Kilograms

Commander Collins

My Name: _______________ =

Classmate:_______________ =

Total Crew Weight

2. Choose what will be brought on this mission from the payloads listed below by

checking each item you will bring. Then total their combined weight. Make sure

you do not exceed (go over) the total mission weight. Record the total payload

weight here: _________________________.

Space Habipod = 18,000 kg

Curie Deep Space Observatory = 21,150 kg

Weather Satellite = 17,100 kg

Amateur Radio Station Experiment = 1,800 kg

Spectrometer Tests = 1,125 kg

Microgravity Lab Experiment Kit = 2,700 kg

Atmospheric Lab = 4,590 kg

U-V Telescope Experiment = 3,555 kg

Global Positioning Systems Check = 900 kg

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