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Nasa: Space Shuttle Mission Archives: Sts 95

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the mission in which John Glenn returned to space 36 years after his 3-orbit Mercury program mission in 1962. A description of the mission is provided. Information on the other six members of the crew is included.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Force: Introduction to Rocket Propulsion

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to state Newton's third law of motion, explain the principle involved in propulsion of rockets and jet engines, derive an expression for the acceleration of the rocket , discuss the factors...
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Nasa: Sts 107

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides information about STS-107, the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia flight. Find information about the flight, biographies of the crew, mission objectives, etc.
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Nasa: Buildup for the Space Offensive

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the events immediately preceding the first American in orbit mission of the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7.
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NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Remote Sensing

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the history of remote sensing from early cameras to the first space shuttles. Learn about the different remote sensing methods and accomplishments made by NASA.
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NASA

Nasa: Vehicle Assembly Building

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building, why it was built, what each "Bay" of the building is used for, area dimensions of the building, numerical data about the different parts of the building, and a comparison to other large U.S....
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Nasa: Ulysses: Missions to Our Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic informational resource about Ulysses describing the spacecraft and its payload. There is also a mission time table showing what Ulysses has done and will do.
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Nasa: John Glenn the Hero

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of events following the successful 3 Earth orbit mission of the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft.
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Nasa: Astronaut Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information on all NASA astronauts and many Russian Cosmonauts.
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Nasa: Astronaut Biography: Ronald E. Mc Nair, ph.d

For Students 9th - 10th
Official NASA biography of Ronald McNair, the mission specialist on the Challenger spacecraft which exploded shortly after launch.
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Nasa: Astronaut Biography: Ellison S. Onizuka

For Students 9th - 10th
Official NASA biography of Ellison S. Onizuka, the mission specialist on the Challenger spacecraft which exploded shortly after launch.
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A&E Television

History.com: 8 Ways the Original 'Star Trek' Made History

For Students 9th - 10th
When "Star Trek" premiered on NBC in the fall of 1966, it promised "To boldly go where no man has gone before." More than half a century later, it has done just that. The original "Star Trek," which lasted for only three seasons, birthed...

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