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León | On the Way to the Sun

FRONTIER: A bright adventure

High-Level Project Summary

Frontier is a board game made with the objective to share with young audiences the Parker Solar Probe journey, as well as, some relevant data about this space device in a creative way. We decided to create this game due to the ability of these tools to develop memory, mental abilities and imagination in their players. FRONTIER seeks to encourage curiosity in the players from aerospace topics and inspire them in their learning process of this branch and inspire future engineers and professionals who will lead us to huge future achievements and make a positive impact. We have the possibility to reach an audience with less access to digital media. Here lays the reason why FRONTIER is different.

Link to Final Project

https://melvinepm.wixsite.com/frontier

Link to Project "Demo"

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sOmEDVxEDA9j7v-mM2gP_w_vSwHXnif6/view?usp=sharing

Detailed Project Description

F R O N T I E R



FRONTIER is a space adventure board game about the Parker Solar Probe Mission and the achievements made since its launch in 2018. The game takes you along the several places the probe passed and what it discovered in each one of them.


GAME'S INTRO


"The Sun, our own closest star responsible for the light and life on earth has been studied for a long time, however, the methods that humans had used are not enough to understand this big and powerful star. This needs to change, we have to develop a spacecraft capable of a difficult trip to the Sun. We need the help of Parker Solar Probe better known as “Parky”. But for that, Parky needs a partner to travel around space and discover the mysteries the Sun has been hiding from us.


Parky needs you. 


It's August of 2018, you and Parky are about to start the adventure that will change our way to see the Sun… Good luck to both!"



RULES



  • The objective of the game is to arrive at the Corona. The first one who achieves this wins. 




  • Build your own Parky probe! Use the pieces of the Workshop Box and follow the instructions.




  • Throw the dice before the beginning of the game. The player who gets the highest number starts first.  



  • Take a blue card if you fall on a square of the same color. Once taken and read, place it below the rest of the cards.




  • Take the Venus card if you fall on the red square. Once taken and read, place it again in the same spot and advance 2 squares.


  • Once you reach the Corona, take the Sun's card. 



Congrats, you're ready for the journey.


Don't forget to have fun and learn at the same time. 



Who is going to play FRONTIER?


Everyone can play!!


However, FRONTIER is made for children and young people whose social and economic situations deprive them of digital media and learning resources. A board game is a perfect way to reach these people and provide them with the necessary tools to have them increase their curiosity about science and space.



VISION


FRONTIER has the potential to become a project with a huge social positive impact if it is implemented in schools with low resources in order to include everyone in the scientific ambit with the opportunity to develop skills that will help them to involve in aerospace research and divulgation.


In the long term, we visualize FRONTIER becoming a hybrid game that will include mobile functions so the children can also improve their tech skills.


Make space for everyone!!

Make space for science!!

Space Agency Data

For this project, we used all the NASA "On the Way to the Sun" Challenge resources to obtain a solid structure to justify the information on the board game. From the use of images all data were obtained from the NASA WebSite and the links the challenge gave us.

Hackathon Journey

This is our first Space Apps Challenge and it has been an amazing experience, hoping for the next one and more great ideas from this spectacular team. During the time we were developing our project we learn a lot about the Parker Solar Probe, its achievements, and the trip. 


This was a big challenge because we understood the importance and value of the project will be by telling the young audience about the difficult process Parker Solar Probe made, but this was not an obstacle to get some fun in the creation process. 


alking about the process, during this we realized how the study of the Sun is so important and the secrets that will be uncovered, showing us the answers we have been searching for.


When we finished the project, FRONTIER, we found in ourselves the inspiration that we are looking to give to children and make them feel curious about what is above them: an entire space full of awesome things, a space full of mysteries... a space waiting to be discovered.


References

RESOURCES



  1. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-enters-the-solar-atmosphere-for-the-first-time-bringing-new-discoveries/
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LkaLfbuB_6E&feature=youtu.be
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XBudjihQKsw&feature=youtu.be
  4. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/traveling-to-the-sun-why-won-t-parker-solar-probe-melt
  5. https://blogs.nasa.gov/parkersolarprobe/2021/11/10/space-dust-presents-opportunities-challenges-as-parker-solar-probe-speeds-back-toward-the-sun/
  6. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/five-weird-things-that-happen-in-outer-space/
  7. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasas-parker-solar-probe-sheds-new-light-on-the-sun
  8. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/five-questions-about-space-weather-and-its-effects-on-earth-answered
  9. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/sun/overview/
  10. https://blogs.nasa.gov/sunspot/2021/12/14/solar-tour-pit-stop-12-at-the-sun/
  11. https://blogs.nasa.gov/sunspot/2021/12/11/solar-tour-pit-stop-9-the-solar-wind/
  12. https://blogs.nasa.gov/sunspot/2021/12/10/solar-tour-pit-stop-8-venus/
  13. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/home/
  14. https://www.nasa.gov/aurora



IMAGES



  1. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/sun-corona/en/
  2. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/five-questions-about-space-weather-and-its-effects-on-earth-answered
  3. https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe
  4. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/gallery/Magnetosphere.html
  5. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/gallery/20120715-RobertSchwarz.htmlv
  6. https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/667772main_danbush-aurora-orig_full.jpg
  7. https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/detail/parker
  8. https://www.space.com/14719-spacekids-temperature-outer-space.html
  9. https://blogs.nasa.gov/sunspot/2021/12/10/solar-tour-pit-stop-8-venus/
  10. https://blogs.nasa.gov/sunspot/wp-content/uploads/sites/289/2021/12/wispr_venus_image.jpg
  11. https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/638366main_E81-38091_full_full.jpg
  12. https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/pia19821-nustar_xrt_sun.jpg
  13. https://www.nasa.gov/jpl/spitzer/planet-forming-material-pia17849
  14. https://hub.jhu.edu/2021/12/15/parker-solar-probe-touches-the-sun/
  15. https://blogs.nasa.gov/parkersolarprobe/2021/11/10/space-dust-presents-opportunities-challenges-as-parker-solar-probe-speeds-back-toward-the-sun/
  16. https://www.space.com/parker-solar-probe-venus-flyby-observations-december-2019.html
  17. https://www.ngenespanol.com/el-espacio/tormenta-solar-canibal-de-agosto-que-consecuencias-podria-tener/
  18. https://www.israel21c.org/nasa-solar-probes-imager-was-made-by-israeli-company/

Tags

#intermediate #sun #spaceexploration #arts #beginner/youth

On the Way to the Sun

On April 28, 2021, during its eighth flyby of the Sun, Parker Solar Probe did what no other human-made object has ever done: it “touched” the Sun—meaning the spacecraft flew through the Sun’s upper atmosphere (the corona) and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. Your challenge is to develop a creative way to tell young audiences the inspiring story of Parker’s record-breaking journey from Earth to the Sun and all the perils it overcame on the way.