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Space Images
Discover brilliant, ominous images of our solar system from space exploration's cutting edge technology. Although this is a commercial site that sells these images, they are still educational and fun to look at.
NASA
Kennedy Space Center: Skylab Operations Summary
This article has a summary of the Skylab mission, including specs on many aspects of the mission.
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Vibrationdata.com: Animal Astronauts
Information about some of the early animal astronauts who were launched into space to help determine the effects of space travel on human beings.
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Vibrationdata.com: Animal Astronauts
Information about some of the early animal astronauts who were launched into space to help determine the effects of space travel on human beings.
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Vibrationdata.com: Animal Astronauts
Information about some of the early animal astronauts who were launched into space to help determine the effects of space travel on human beings.
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Vibrationdata.com: Animal Astronauts
Information about some of the early animal astronauts who were launched into space to help determine the effects of space travel on human beings.
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Vibrationdata.com: Animal Astronauts
Information about some of the early animal astronauts who were launched into space to help determine the effects of space travel on human beings.
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See Explanation. Clicking on the Picture Will Download
This site presents a brief overview and newspaper clip documenting the first manned space mission. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alexseyevich Gagarin became the first human in space on April 12, 1961.
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Capt. Iven Kincheloe, With the X 2 Rocket Research Plane.
Use this site to learn all about the first man to reach the edge of space, paving the way for the space exploration program. Related links available.
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A Bell X 2 Drops Away From Its Boeing B 50 Mothership.
Use this site to learn all about the first man to reach the edge of space, paving the way for the space exploration program. Related links available.
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Capt. Iven Kincheloe
Use this site to learn all about the first man to reach the edge of space, paving the way for the space exploration program. Related links available.
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Capt. Iven Kincheloe, in the Cockpit of an F 104 Fighter.
Use this site to learn all about the first man to reach the edge of space, paving the way for the space exploration program. Related links available.
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Star Birth
The Hubble Space Telescope has provided the world with incredible information that has helped formulate our knowledge of the universe. This telescope will soon be retired and replaced by a newer, more powerful telescope. Read about the...
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Interview With Mike Griffin
Mike Griffin explains the importance of being a leader in space exploration. He describes some upcoming missions and the education necessary to fulfill those missions. [4 mins, 39 secs.]
Ducksters
Ducksters: Washington Dc: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Travel to Washington DC with the family on vacation. See the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
Math Science Nucleus
Math/science Nucleus: Rocket Trip Animation
Animated sing-along storybook "Zoom Zoom" takes readers on a ride to the moon.
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place
This site from NASA's Space Place is geared towards early elementary learners. It offers detailed instructions for crafts and activities related to space, games and a teacher resource area. Students can also ask an expert at this site.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Animal Astronauts
Learn about the animals who have been used in space missions, what each of their purposes were, and which vehicles took them to the stars.
The Tech Interactive
Tech Museum of Innovation: Eye on the Universe: The Hubble Space Telescope
This site provides information about the Hubble Space Telescope, and its mission into space.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Overview of the Hubble Space Telescope
This site gives an overview of the Hubble Space Telescope program. It also gives details about the previous and current science instruments used in the program, and information about the mission operations and observations.
The Tech Interactive
Tech Museum of Innovation: Hubble Space Telescope
As an online exhibit at the Tech Museum of Innovation, this site provides an overview of information as well as links and pictures of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Other
Espace: Park City Space (French)
Park City Space offers many supports discovery accessible to elementary students. Take a virtual tour.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Kalpana Chawla Biography
Useful biographical information and interesting facts about Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman to venture into space.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Third From the Sun
This site offers a short history of the evolution of the space program and man's quest for more revealing and detailed pictures of the earth.