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And now to build the satellite!

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And now to build the satellite!

SUBJECTS:  Technologies

YEARS:  5–6


Once the design plan for a satellite is approved, it's important to identify the appropriate materials, tools and equipment needed to construct the new product.

Watch this clip to find out what an engineer might do to select and test the components and techniques needed to build a satellite like NASA's MAVEN spacecraft.

How much more complex than assembling an office chair can it be?


Acknowledgements

Video courtesy of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.


Production Date: 2011


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