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NASA

Touchdown

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Individuals design and build a set of shock absorbers to protect their astronauts when they land. Using a limited amount of supplies, pupils build a system that will keep two large marshmallows from flying out of a cup when it lands...
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NASA

Nasa: Enterprise (Ov 101)

For Students 9th - 10th
Background on the first shuttle flights in 1977.
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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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Other

Phy6: De Astronomos a Astronaves

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains four main categories: Astronomy of the Earth's motion in space, Newtonian mechanics, the sun and spaceflight and spacecraft.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Glenn

For Students 9th - 10th
An open-source encyclopedic site containing the biography of astronaut John Glenn discusses his many accomplishments and contributions to the space program.
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NASA

Nasa: Astronaut Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information on all NASA astronauts and many Russian Cosmonauts.
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Other

John Glenn: Astronaut/senator

For Students 3rd - 5th
A concise biography which describes the highlights of the life of John Glenn. Two photos are included in this site.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Voskhod

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Voskhod spacecraft along with a listing of the Voskhod flights that occurred and ones that were cancelled.

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