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Animation of lunar craft and NASA officials commenting
1. ANIMATION: various of rocket to be used in proposed lunar mission
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Shana Dale, NASA Deputy Administrator:
"The vision for space exploration also laid out a programme that is supposed to be sustainable and...
Curated Video
Two space shuttles come nose-to-nose in a rare meeting. The AP''s Lee Powell says Discovery is about to become a museum piece.
Headline: Rare Space: Shuttles nose to nose, say goodbye
Caption: Two space shuttles come nose-to-nose in a rare meeting. The AP''s Lee Powell says Discovery is about to become a museum piece. (April 19)
[April 19, 2012]
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Sky News
Nasa Mission Control centre in Houston, Texas
Nasa Mission Control centre in Houston, Texas
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Curated Video
+4:3 NASA announces new homes for retiring space shuttles
FILE: Cape Canaveral, Florida - date unknown
1. Various of one of the space shuttles taking off
AP Television
12 April 2011
2. AP Graphic showing the retirement locations for the 3 space shuttles as well as the Enterprise
Cape...
Curated Video
+4:3 World's most travelled space craft launches on final flight
1. Wide shot of Shuttle Discovery on the launch pad
2. Mid shot of Discovery's engines starting
3. Various of Discovery lifting off from launch pad
4. Camera aboard rocket pointed toward Earth shows Discovery gaining altitude
5. Wide...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Russia gains edge in space race as US shuttle bows out
CLEAN: Russia gains edge in space race as US shuttle bows out
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Discovery shuttle and crew prepare to retire
CLEAN: Discovery shuttle and crew prepare to retire
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Move to privatization may save US space program
CLEAN: Move to privatization may save US space program
Bloomberg
Space Race: Now Billionaires Lead the Way for U.S.
Jul.13 -- For decades, national policy and NASA technology drove the U.S. Space program. Now, billionaires lead the way. Bloomberg's Alix Steel and Ed Ludlow take a look back at the history of NASA and how private space companies like...
NASA
Nasa: Shuttle Launch Countdown Online
NASA Shuttle Countdown Information Center reveals timely information about launches, countdown, and other information relating to space shuttle launches.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The Challenger Disaster 25th Anniversary: Space Still Dangerous
Find three National Public Radio reports from 2006 on the 20th anniversary of the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster. The audio reports include recordings from the launch site as the Challenger was in its last moments.
NASA
Nasa: "Nasa at 50" Series: 1963: Lifting Body Design Concept Tested
Watch a brief video about the lifting body design being test. [4:43] This wingless aircraft was eventually used as the basis for the space shuttle. View the teacher's guide to use vocabulary definitions, classroom activities, and study...
NASA
Nasa: "Nasa at 50" Series: 2005: Huygens Probe Reaches Titan's Atmosphere
This video shows the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and its moon Titan and examine the role it plays for the future of space exploration. [6:35] Learn what a planet needs for life to survive on it and learn how the Cassini-Huygens...
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Space Videos: Space Shuttle Launch
Impressive video showing the space shuttle Discovery during takeoff in 2006. (Length: 3 min. 23 sec.)
New York Times
New York Times: The Return to Space
This amazing site chronicles the journey from the conception of the Discovery mission all the way up to the anticipated results. Great animation and detailed images make this an extremely valuable site.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: How a Lego Shuttle Got to Space
Raul Oaida, 18-years-old, attached a LEGO shuttle, a video camera and a GPS tracker, to a huge helium balloon and sent them into space. Oaida says flight time was just about three hours and the shuttle reached an altitude of 115,000 feet...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Early Space Shuttle Flights Riskier Than Estimated
A retrospective analysis found that early flights had a one-in-nine chance of catastrophic failure. [12 mins. 21 secs.]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Real Scientists: Biologist
Explore the job of a microscopist, and learn how microscopists have discovered new ways of growing plants on the space shuttle.