| Mrs. Bannister, the Mission Commander, welcomes everyone to Concord Mission Control at Oak Grove School. |  |
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Professor Full, the Mission Coordinator, deccribes the Mission to Mars. The Oak Grove Rover has landed and sent back its first images. |
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The Navigation Team uplinks commands to the Lander Team and the rover to go to the first destination, Four Corners Rock. |
| The Oak Grove Rover moves to Four Corners Rock except those on earth can't see it LIVE. The transmission time is over 8 minutes, so Mission Control only sees where the rover stops. Its blind navigation! |  |
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The Lander Team downloads the first data set. OGI (Oak Grove Imager) Iron oxide Carbon Dioxide 95.3% Drill APXS (Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrophotometer) Sulfur trioxide |
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The Science Team analyzes the data. Translation: We found RED DUST and the gas we breathe out. |
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The Navigation Team sends commands to the rover for the next destination. The Lander Team reports: CONCORD, WE HAVE A PROBLEM! The Oak Grove Rover is stuck in deep red dust. The commands did not result in any movement. |
| The Engineering Team literally scratches its head on what commands to uplink to the rover. |  |
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The Mapping Team looks for an alternate route to save the mission! |
| The Navigation Team uplinks the new commands to the rover. They are concerned! |  |
| The Camera Team and everyone else awaits the next image. |  |
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The commands worked! The rover arrived at Polar Ice Cap #3. |
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After a long delay, the Imager sent the following data. |
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The Science Team analyzes the data and starts DANCING!!! They conclude that the images are that of a micro-organism much like that found in a meteorite on earth. |
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The Science Team makes the official announcement, There was LIFE ON MARS!!!!! |
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Mission Commander Bannister concludes the mission and thanks the parents for coming! |
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