National Aeronautics and Space Administration

MMS Technology Display

Data Collection, Communication

The information on this page is identical to and in the same order as the information found on your MMS Technology Display panel. Here we have added links to additional resources and activities!

Key Message:
By observing magnetic reconnection, MMS studies the ultimate driver of space weather which affects modern technological systems such as:

• Communications Networks
• GPS Navigation
• Electrical Power Grids

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Technology Activities Spacecraft Diagrams Technology Image Gallery Instrument Descriptions Career Interviews

Relationship to Education Standards:

• Technology is essential to the science of MMS for such purposes as:
  • Access to outer space
  • Data collection and storage
  • Simulations and models
  • Communication of information

(The above statement is an MMS adaptation of Benchmark (3A\M2) taken from the ‘Project 2061’s Benchmarks’. Project 2061’s benchmarks are statements of what all students should know or be able to do in science, mathematics, and technology by the end of grades 2, 5, 8, and 12.)