![]() ![]() All rights reserved.Throughout history, American leaders have borrowed from the Bible in calling their nation a “city upon a hill” – a beacon of hope for humanity. To learn more about Angry Birds Space, see Rovio Mobile's website.Ĭlick through to to watch an extended version of Don Pettit’s Angry Birds physics demonstration aboard the International Space Station.įollow collectSPACE on Facebook and Twitter collectSPACE and editor Robert Pearlman robertpearlman. You can also learn about these subjects while you're playing games." A job sort of like mine where you are an astronaut and you can fly in space," he said. "And if you understand the math, if you understand the physics, it will allow you to go out and get a neat job. "This ongoing collaboration with Rovio and Angry Birds is an exciting way to get people engaged," NASA associate administrator for communication David Weaver said, "and get students energized about future careers in science and technology." "NASA has been the perfect partner for our Angry Birds Space program, and we can't wait to work with them on creating more compelling educational experiences," said Vesterbacka. "I believe we have succeeded well with the game." "We focused on every detail in development of Angry Birds Space to build a special experience for our fans," Peter Vesterbacka, Rovio's chief marketing officer, said in a statement. ![]() In a brief video preview, Rovio showed that some of the gameplay involves navigating the birds between moons and man-made (pig-made?) structures using gravity-assisted slingshot maneuvers. ![]() On some levels, players will have to take into account the effects of zero-gravity, while others will be influenced by the pull of planets. In Angry Birds Space, that now extends to orbital trajectories. "Not only does gravity play a vital role in the game but, in general, gravity is a force that governs motion throughout the universe."Įarlier versions of the Angry Birds game have used real world physics to control the motion of the birds. "Angry Birds Space has provided NASA an opportunity to share a core concept of space exploration: gravity," the space agency wrote on its website. Rovio has included in the game and on its a website a link to NASA's website, where the space agency offers more information about gravity and the effect it has on objects moving through space. "And we got to see all of this in a weightless environment, which is what the Angry Birds Space game is going to be like with gravity fields from planetary bodies," he added. It gets bent and it goes in a curved trajectory." and it will no longer move in a straight line. "Gravity will attract an object if it's moving in a straight line. "It is a straight line from our perspective here," he said of the bird's path. The set-up served as an example of a trajectory, which as Pettit said in the video is important for astronauts trying to plan their path when they launch on a rocket to the space station. Woo hoo! Look at that! Whoa, all the way down." "Launching Red Bird into space," Pettit said. ![]() Using a bungee cord that he spread across a hatchway, Pettit made a makeshift slingshot like the type used to launch the birds flying in the game. "Don't ask me how I got the eggs on space station," Pettit said. He also released two real eggs to float aboard the station. "It's a good thing I decided to be a scientist and an engineer instead of an artist 'cause I'd. "I'm not very good at art," admitted Pettit in the video. The Angry Birds then chase the claw into a wormhole and find themselves floating in a strange galaxy surrounded by space pigs.įor his real-life take on the game, Pettit made a makeshift pig by drawing a face on a green balloon. In the Angry Birds Space game, a giant claw kidnaps the birds' eggs. For his physics demo, he borrowed a small red Angry Bird stuffed toy that some of his crewmates had brought to the station last year. Pettit is currently serving as a flight engineer on board the International Space Station (ISS) about 240 nautical miles above the surface of the Earth. ![]()
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