
SWOT Mission Overview and Challenges

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What has been NASA's primary focus since 1978 in terms of satellite missions?
Studying the Sun
Observing distant galaxies
Measuring Earth's water cycle
Exploring Mars
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main goal of the SWOT mission?
To explore the surface of Mars
To measure the surface portion of Earth's water cycle
To study the effects of solar flares
To map the Milky Way galaxy
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the estimated lifecycle cost of the SWOT mission to NASA?
$500 million
$755 million
$400 million
$1 billion
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What technical issues have increased the SWOT project's development costs?
Weather conditions
Mechanical and electrical issues with the primary instrument
Software bugs
Lack of funding
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary instrument of the SWOT mission?
A spectrometer
A telescope
A wide-swath radar interferometer
A solar panel array
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What challenges have international partners faced in the SWOT mission?
Budget cuts
Lack of interest
Unexpected design modifications and delayed components
Political disagreements
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was missing from SWOT's JCL analysis?
A timeline for the mission
Detailed tasks for integrating and testing the payload module
A list of international partners
A budget overview
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