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How the Space Shuttle Atlantis Changed Space Exploration
From launching probes to ferrying experiment racks to the ISS, the Space Shuttle Atlantis has left quite the legacy on space exploration and scientific research.
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Buran: The Space Shuttle That Almost Was
Did you know the Soviet Union had its own Space Shuttle? Learn all about the Buran, what happened to it, and what innovations set it apart from its NASA counterpart.
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The Spacecraft That Wasn't Designed To Land, But Did
Many space missions take billions of dollars and decades of work to get develop, but 25 years ago this spacecraft delivered stunning results on a shoestring budget and a minimal development timeline.
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5 Spacecraft That Got a New Lease on Life
When something breaks on a spaceship, there's not an auto-shop it can pull up to, so NASA scientists have to get creative.
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What Happened to the Juno Spacecraft?
NASA’s Juno spacecraft is a trooper as it continues its 2-year-long mission.
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How Do Spacecraft Survive Re-Entry?
How do spacecraft survive the enormous heat and crushing g's of re-entry? And why don't astronauts actually land in rockets, like they do in cartoons and comic books? SciShow Space explains!
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AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02) Exam Prep Course - 2021 UPDATED! - Regions and Availability Zones (AZs)
This video explains the concepts of Regions and AZs. This clip is from the chapter "Solutions Architect Chapter 1 - Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Services Overview" of the series "AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02) Exam Prep...
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5 of the Strangest Prehistoric Crocs
Over the years, scientists have found evidence for a lot of weird prehistoric animals, but some of the strangest have been the crocodyliformes! Chapters MOURASUCHUS: THE WHALE CROCS 1:26 KAPROSUCHUS: THE BOAR CROC 3:21 ARMADILLOSUCHUS:...
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TED-Ed: Will future spacecraft fit in our pockets? - Dhonam Pemba
When you picture a rocket, you might imagine a giant ship carrying lots of fuel, people and supplies. But what if the next wave of spacecraft were small enough to fit into our pockets? Dhonam Pemba details the future of microspacecraft,...
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TED-Ed: Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved? | Helen Farr and Jon Adams
In 2017, researchers off the Bulgarian coast discovered the oldest intact shipwreck ever found. This ancient Greek vessel was not only nearly 2,500 years old, but was just one of 65 shipwrecks found at the bottom of the Black Sea in...
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Spaceship One: The First Privately Funded Venture into Space
The video discusses the X Prize-winning venture into space by Spaceship One, a privately funded spacecraft. It highlights the unique features of Spaceship One, such as being carried by a mothercraft called White Knight, its hybrid rocket...
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NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Prepares for Trip to Asteroid by Testing Solar Arrays
NASA’s Psyche mission is preparing for a 1.5 billion-mile (2.4 billion-kilometer) solar-powered trip to the metal-rich asteroid of the same name. In a cleanroom at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in February 2022, twin solar arrays were...
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Spaceship One: Revolutionizing Space Travel through Private Enterprise
Spaceship One, the first privately funded manned spacecraft, successfully completes a historic flight, aiming to win the X Prize. Designed by Bert Rutan and funded by Paul Allen, this innovative craft offers a cost-effective alternative...
NASA
The Rocket Ranch: Episode 29: First Space Shuttle Flight: Astronaut Bob Crippen on the Legacy of STS-1 & Columbia
The spotlights came on in the predawn hours of April 12th 1981, illuminating a spacecraft like no other, the space shuttle. Just before liftoff, Columbia's crew climbed inside for the very first test flight into space.
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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft to begin Pluto mission
Nine years and 3 billion miles after it was launched into space, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has awoken from hibernation and is preparing to travel to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. The New Horizons spacecraft, which weighs about half a...
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NASA Spacecraft Discovers New Magnetic Process in Turbulent Space
Though close to home, the space immediately around Earth is full of hidden secrets and invisible processes. In a new discovery reported in the journal Nature, scientists working with NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft — MMS —...
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Heat shield installed on the Orion Spacecraft
According to reports from NASA, an uncrewed Orion spacecraft will be launched during the Exploration Mission-1, beginning a three-week trip to space.
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Big Ideas - Episode 15 - Space Shuttle
The Big Idea of a reusable craft for space travel became a reality in the 1980 s. After two decades of successful missions, the first space shuttle commissioned for reuse was launched in 1981, to great fanfare. Since then, NASA engineers...
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NASA Dawn spacecraft captures first picture of dwarf planet Ceres
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is currently on its way to the asteroid belt where it will eventually meet with Ceres, its largest celestial body. The dwarf planet has an average diameter of about 950 km (590 miles). Dawn captured the first image...
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Take a Spin With NASA’s WFIRST Spacecraft
On schedule to launch in the mid-2020s, NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission will help uncover some of the biggest mysteries in the cosmos. The state-of-the-art telescope on the WFIRST spacecraft will play a...
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I WONDER - Can A Spaceship Land On Jupiter?
This video is answering the question of can a spaceship land on Jupiter.
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NASA Dawn mission: spacecraft takes first image of dwarf planet Ceres
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is currently on its way to the asteroid belt where it will rendezvous Ceres, its largest celestial body. Ceres, also classified as a dwarf planet, has an average diameter of about 950 km (590 miles) making it...
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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 59, Spacecraft Window Design Small Steps, Giant Leaps
NASA Spacecraft Window Design Expert Lynda Estes discusses the evolution of windows that give humans a unique view into space.
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