My final choice of topic is the NASA Ares and Orion project. I chose this topic for many reasons, first, I like the space program and have an interest in researching it further. Secondly, when the I-Search project ends is almost a week after the Ares test flight, so a wealth of information would be present leading up to the test flight. The third reason was because this is the cutting edge of technology, if this project succeeds, then we will successfully have put an outpost on the moon by the year 2025. The longer term goal of the Ares project has been rumored to go to mars.



My choice was also based on the fact that information will be readily available for this topic. The Ares rocket is still in the building stages, but there is a test-flight for it tentatively scheduled for April, which is when this project will end. The entire project will lead up to the test-flight; its success, or its failure.



I have a personal interest in this subject because it is something that hasn't been done by any other country before. The Untied States won the space race, and they have a big lead in getting an outpost on the moon. NASA also plans to retire its space shuttle fleet in 2010, something that will leave us out of the international space station ongoing projects unless we can find other means to get there. Possible options include buying seats on Russian or Chinese space flights, or buying one of their spacecraft.



Information should be available on the Ares project, but Orion, the capsule that is supposed to go inside Ares, isn't being built yet, so the only information I may be able to get is the layout and possible dimensions of the capsule. On the NASA website there is plenty of information on where Ares is being built, by whom, and when it is expected to be completed and moved to NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).



The currency of the information should be fairly good. The NASA website since I've been checking has had information everyday whether it's about the modifications being made to Launch Pad 39B, or if a delay is expected with the Ares test launch.



I think this topic will make a great project and I know I can follow it straight to the end. Like I said I do have personal interest in this area of science and that would make the project an easy one to follow.

they all sound like they are very intersting topics. I would go with the hockey becasue like you said it is very easy to research and also very interesting as well. Interesting topic selections.

Corey

I think that the last one you had would help you the most. It looks that you are very interasted in this topic. It also look sthat you can get the most information about this one.

Mitchel's Response

I am not suprised that you did not find very much information on the databases as compared to the internet, which has hundreds of thousands of websites full of information. The NASA project was interesting, I did read somewhere that there was a "craft" that was sent to mars to gather more information about mars and what happened in regard to the surface.
With the super carrier idea, I was not suprised that you did not find much information on the web. Since it is in developement it would be hard for you to find any relavent information other than "It is under developement and we can not disclose any information at this time..."