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Military.com: Francis Gary Powers: One Man, Two Countries

For Students 9th - 10th
This profile of the American pilot Francis Gary Powers discusses the mission of the U-2 reconnaissance flights during the Cold War as well as the international incident surrounding the shooting down of his U-2 over the Soviet Union.
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NASA

Lightning & Atmospheric Electricity Research at the Ghcc

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage for the Global Hydrology and Climate Center's Lightning Team. On this site, you will data from the Lightning Team's experiments; documents, reports, press releases, and an assortment of other information related to...
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NASA

Nasa: The Rocket Motor

For Students 9th - 10th
An online version of a book pertaining to task of launching rockets into space and subsequently navigating them through space. The first several "chapters" (pages) describe the influence of gravity on Earth and the barriers which it...
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Framingham: Christa Mc Auliffe

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Christa McAuliffe from her home town. A famous painting of McAuliffe is also provided.
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Noaa: Operational Significant Event Imagery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains satellite images from around the world organized by significant events such as dust storms, floods, severe weather, etc. Not very user friendly, but the images are there for those willing to search.
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Columbia University

Columbia University: The Ibm 360/91

For Students 9th - 10th
The IBM 360 was introduced in 1966 with the claim that it was the most powerful computer in the world. This site describes the capabilities of the IBM 360 and its applications, including several historical photographs of the computer in...
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Traditions of the Sun: Chaco Canyon National Historical Park

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual tour of the Chaco Cultural Historical National Park with satellite images, aerial photos of the ancient structures and accompanying text. A collaboration between NASA and the National Park Services.
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Chaco Canyon

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual tour of the Chaco Cultural Historical National Park with satellite images, aerial photos of the ancient structures and accompanying text. A collaboration between NASA and the National Park Services.
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"Best of Chaco Canyon" Slideshow

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual tour of the Chaco Cultural Historical National Park with satellite images, aerial photos of the ancient structures and accompanying text. A collaboration between NASA and the National Park Services.
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"Best of the Yucatan" Slideshow

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual tour of the Chaco Cultural Historical National Park with satellite images, aerial photos of the ancient structures and accompanying text. A collaboration between NASA and the National Park Services.
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NASA

Mariner Planetary Space Probes

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page contains information about the Mariner space probes. It gives detailed pictures of the probes.
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NASA

Kennedy Space Center: Skylab Operations Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This article has a summary of the Skylab mission, including specs on many aspects of the mission.
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NASA

Kennedy Space Center: The Flights: Skylab

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find information about each of the four Skylab missions from 1973-74.

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