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NASA

Nasa: Virgil "Gus" Grissom Gemini 3 Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief outline of the Gemini 3 mission. Links to other NASA websites are available.
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NASA

Nasa: Alan Shepard Apollo 14 Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
An outline of the Apollo 14 Moon mission. Links to other NASA websites with detailed technical information and information on other Apollo missions are included on this site.
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NASA

Nasa: Wally Schirra Apollo 7 Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief outline of the Apollo 7 mission. Links to other NASA websites are available.
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PBS

Nova: To the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
This companion website of a NOVA program that aired in 1999 features extensive information that focuses on moon research and includes a history of the Apollo missions as well as the science of the moon's origins.
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Other

Charles in Space: Charles Simonyi Returns to Space

For Students 9th - 10th
Join Dr. Charles Simonyi on his space mission to the International Space Station in 2009. The first private explorer to complete a second mission to space shares highlights of the spaceflight, including videos, photos, and interviews...
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Canada Science and Technology Museum

Canada Science and Technology Museum: Background Information for Canada in Space

For Students 9th - 10th
Canada has accomplished some important achievements in space technology. Use the links to explore the main topics. Educators will appreciate connecting to the school program "Space: Space Exploration" on this site.
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New York Times

New York Times: Loss of the Shuttle

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Times website provides extensive coverage of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Here you can read an archive of news articles related to the disaster, and check out photo galleries and interactive features.
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US National Archives

Internet Archive: Moonwalk One, Ca. 1970

For Students 9th - 10th
Original film [1:34:43] published ca. 1970 details the 1969 coverage and events of the Apollo 11 launch.
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NASA

Nasa: Los Misterios Del Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the greatest dangers of space travel is the development of cancer through exposure to radiation in space. Scientists discuss studies of the development of cancer and its relation to this particular type of radiation.
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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Voyager 2 Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page contains pictures and brief descriptions of the pictures that the Voyager 2 took.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Apollo Program

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site focused on all of the Apollo missions. Includes details on launches and moon landings, with charts, statistics, and images. Especially interesting is the list of "Top Ten Apollo Results," which explains the major...
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Government of Canada

Canadian Space Agency: International Space Station

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Space Agency presents Canada?s partnership in the International Space Station that is orbiting the globe. Canada's contribution is explained and facts about the mission are explained with graphs and pictures. This site...
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Space Photographs: Hst's Greatest Hits 1990 1995

For Students 9th - 10th
Breathtaking images from the Hubble Space Telescope give a new perspective to our world.
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Other

U.s. Space and Rocket Center: Space Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Join the fun at the Alabama space camp everyone is talking about. Watch behind-the-scenes clips, learn about the program offerings, and register for a week of space adventures. Link to the different levels of camps including Space Camp...
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Government of Canada

Canadian Space Agency: Canadarm

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise description of the development, function and history of Canada's most famous robotic and technological achievement.
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Virginia Space Flight Academy: Summer Residence Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch campers count down for take-off and the ultimate rocket launch during this summer space camp experience. Read about programs offered including spaceships, aerodynamics, microgravity, robotics, rocket assembly and launching,...
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NASA

Nasa Space Place: El Space Place

For Students 3rd - 8th
NASA's space science site for kids - en Espanol. Features a wide range of activities, including games, projects, animations, and more. Also contains useful information on basic physics, chemistry, and other natural sciences, offering...
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Who's Who in Space (Level 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a list of people who have given their lives to studying space science. Each person has a biography that you can read.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Who's Who in Space (Level 1)

For Students 3rd - 5th
StarChild presents biographies of people who have contributed to space exploration from Tycho Brahe to Sally Ride.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Apollo to the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers an in-depth exploration of the U.S. space program and the role President John F. Kennedy took in setting the agenda for manned space flight to the moon.
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NASA

Nasa: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology is "the lead US center for robotic exploration of the solar system."
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NASA

Nasa: Voyager Missions

For Students 9th - 10th
This NASA site takes a look at the Voyager mission, now in its 25th year. Content includes a look at Voyager's mission, an overview of the spacecraft, the latest news, and much more.
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University of Southern California: Spacewalk

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive game is available for free download. Players are meant to be together in the same vicinity. In the game, players explore the International Space Station and leave it to take a walk in space.
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Chronology of John Herschel Glenn

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a chronology of John Glenn from his birth in 1921 to the present, including important events from his early spaceflights, his political career, and his return to space on board the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998.

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