- FOR FULL ENJOYMENT
OF THE 3-D SEGMENT OF THE FOLLOWING VIDEO,
YOU'LL NEED A PAIR OF RED AND BLUE 3-D GLASSES,
LIKE THESE.
FOR SOURCES OF THESE GLASSES,
DO AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR "ANAGLYPH 3D GLASSES."
TO MAKE YOUR OWN 3-D GLASSES, GO TO THE NASA E-CLIPS WEBSITE.
CLICK ON "TECHNOLOGY TOOLS" AND FOLLOW THE LINK
AND SCROLL DOWN TO FIND THE TEMPLATE FOR 3-D GLASSES.
THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO THE NASA STEREO WEBSITE,
WHICH HAS STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
FOR MAKING THE GLASSES.
BE SURE TO KEEP THE RED LENS ON YOUR LEFT EYE
AND THE BLUE LENS ON YOUR RIGHT EYE.
THEN WATCH FOR THE 3-D ICON
SIGNALING WHEN IT IS TIME TO PUT ON YOUR GLASSES.
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- HEY, WELCOME TO "NASA LAUNCHPAD."
I'M YOUR HOST, AUDREY STAPLES.
IF YOU'VE STUCK WITH US FOR A WHILE,
YOU'LL REMEMBER US TALKING ABOUT LUNAR ANALOG TESTING
NASA HAS DONE AT MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON,
LUNAR BECAUSE--WELL, BECAUSE THEY'RE TESTING TECHNOLOGY
THAT COULD BE USED ON THE MOON,
AND ANALOG BECAUSE THE CONDITIONS
AROUND THE TESTING ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE ON THE MOON,
SO IT'S LIKE AN ANALOGY.
HEY, YOU JUST GOT A MINI ENGLISH LESSON THERE.
BUT MOSES LAKE ISN'T THE ONLY PLACE
NASA DOES ANALOG TESTING.
THEY ALSO DO IT IN PLACES LIKE HAWAII OR EVEN UNDERWATER.
AND THEN THERE'S DESERT RATS.
NO, NOT RODENTS--WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DESERT RESEARCH
AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES FIELD TEST,
WHICH TAKES PLACE NEAR BLACK POINT LAVA FLOW
IN ARIZONA.
SO AT D-RATS 2009, YOU MIGHT SEE A FEW FAMILIAR SIGHTS:
THE CHARIOT ROBOTIC ROVER WITH ITS LANCE BLADE ATTACHMENT
OR TRI-ATHLETE, A MODIFIED VERSION
OF THE ATHLETE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
AND THEN THERE'S THIS BAD BOY,
THE LUNAR ELECTRIC ROVER, OR L.E.R.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE OLD ROVERS USED IN THE APOLLO MISSIONS,
EXCEPT THE L.E.R. HAS A CABIN, SO ASTRONAUTS CAN SIT INSIDE
WITHOUT HAVING TO WEAR THOSE BULKY SPACE SUITS.
IN FACT, THERE ARE EVEN BEDS AND A BATHROOM,
SO ASTRONAUTS COULD ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE L.E.R.
FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
THAT'S WHAT ASTRONAUT MIKE GERNHARDT
AND GEOLOGIST BRENT GARRY DID AT DESERT RATS.
THEY LIVED IN THE L.E.R. FOR 14 STRAIGHT DAYS
TO TEST THE HUMAN FACTORS OF LIVING IN A CONFINED SPACE
FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
I COULD TALK ABOUT THE COOL STUFF AT D-RATS ALL DAY.
BUT I'D RATHER SHOW YOU A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON IT.
SO GRAB YOUR RED AND BLUE 3-D GLASSES
AND CHECK OUT THIS 3-D FOOTAGE CAPTURED BY "NASA 360"
AT DESERT RATS 2009.
AND, HEY, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY 3-D GLASSES,
IT'S SIMPLE TO MAKE YOUR OWN.
YOU'LL NEED SOME RED AND BLUE TRANSPARENT ACETATE,
WHICH YOU CAN FIND AT A LOCAL ART OR CRAFT STORE,
AND THE DIRECTIONS FOUND ON THE NASA E-CLIPS WEBSITE.
READY?
- YOU'RE WATCHING "NASA 360" IN 3-D!
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- FOR MORE INFO ON DESERT RATS,
GO TO THIS WEBSITE:
AND CHECK OUT MORE OF "NASA 360"
BY CLICKING ON THE LINK ON THE NASA E-CLIPS WEB PAGE.
THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT FOR THIS EPISODE.
I'M AUDREY STAPLES.
THANKS FOR WATCHING,
AND WE'LL CATCH YOU NEXT TIME ON "NASA LAUNCHPAD."