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NASA

Nasa: Marshall Space Flight Center

For Students 9th - 10th
In depth information about news and events happening at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. Includes photos and videos of numerous astronomical events.
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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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Simple Science: Muscle Loss in Space

For Students 5th - 8th
Learners investigate the effects of zero gravity. The resource has students measure the change in the area of calf muscle from before and after the flight to determine if muscle loss has occurred. Some topics included are muscle loss,...
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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: Jsc Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA's Johnson Space Center is located near Houston, Texas and was constructed as "the primary center for: design, development testing of spacecraft and associated systems for human flight; selection and training of astronauts; planning...
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NASA

Nasa: Astronaut Biography:john Glenn

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive biographical information with personal data, education, special honors, aviation experience, NASA experience and space flight experience.
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TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Blast Off

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Hands on activity where students focus on aerospace engineering to investigate space flight from the viewpoint of an engineer. They design, build, and launch their rocket, then share their experiences with the class.
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NASA

Nasa: Sts 107 (Space Shuttle Columbia)

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA.gov provides information regarding the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Content includes crew biographies, press releases, shuttle images, and scientific data and research.
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NASA

Nasa: Astronaut Biography: m.lopez Alegria

For Students 9th - 10th
Read biographical facts about this Spanish-born astronaut who is the veteran of three space flights including the Columbia, the Discovery, and the Endeavour.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Wright Brothers: Who Were Wilbur and Orville?

For Students 9th - 10th
Classroom activities, interactive experiments, timelines, and other artifacts that celebrate the Wright brothers' first flight.
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NASA

Nasa: First Space Shuttle Mission Sts 1

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA summary of the first flight of the space shuttle Columbia in 1981.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: America by Air: Airline Expansion and Innovation

For Students 9th - 10th
Air travel grew in the 1920s and 1930s despite the Great Depression. Read about the new commercial airlines of the time and what it was like to fly at the dawn of commercial passenger flight.
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NASA

Nasa: Return to Flight

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States has returned to flight. Find out more on this exciting mission to the moon in 2005. Watch footage documenting the mission, updates, and the findings from NASA's comprehensive site.
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Smithsonian Institution

Nat. Air and Space Museum: Pioneers of Flight: Rockets and Dream of Spaceflight

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the history of rocketry and the first rocket inventors who laid the initial foundation for the development of the spaceflight industry.
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NASA

Nasa: Scott Carpenter the Flight of Aurora 7

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the flight of Aurora 7 the second manned orbital flight of a Mercury spacecraft.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:nasa's Return to Flight: Testing Insulating Materials

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine online articles about the Columbia mission accident and liquid fuel propulsion. Conduct an experiment to determine the best material for insulation.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Pioneers of Flight: Amelia Earhart

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated essay on the pioneering step taken by Amelia Earhart when she became, in 1932, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Other

Spacefilght Now: Air Force Imagery Confirms Columbia Wing Damaged

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed article from February, 2003, which discusses Air Force photos that show that there was damage to a wing of the Space Shuttle Columbia. The article also recounts the last few moments aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia before its...
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FOX News

Fox News: Molten Aluminum Found on Columbia's Thermal Tiles

For Students 9th - 10th
In this March, 2003, article, the investigation board that was investigating the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster found more evident that hot gases was the cause of the disaster.
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Spacefilght Now: Nasa Studies Telemetry for Signs of Orbital Impact

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from February, 2003, reports on a possible object that might have separated from Space Shuttle Columbia that might have caused the disaster. Since this article, it has been found that a piece of foam did fall off of Columbia.
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Spacefilght Now: Dramatic Week Ends With Air Force Photo Release

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from February, 2003, covers the release of a photograph that shows possible structural damage to Space Shuttle Columbia before its disintegration. (February 2003)
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NASA

Nasa: Briefing the Briefers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides detailed information about the successful flight of the Mercury 3, Freedom 7 spacecraft.
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NASA

Nasa: Model Rocket

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive tutorial that depicts the parts of a subsystem within a system. This tutorial dissects a rocket and explains how each part is integral to its actual functioning. Excellent links to otherresources dealing with aerodynamics.
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TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Water Rocket Launch

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The main focus of this lesson is learning about aerospace engineering and the principles of rocketry. To accomplish this, students will work in teams to design, build, and launch a rocket made out of a soda bottle, then present their...

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