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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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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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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...
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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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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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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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Return to Flight: The Journey of Space Shuttle Discovery
This video provides an in-depth look at the preparations and challenges faced by NASA as they work towards the crucial Return to Flight mission of the space shuttle Discovery. Highlighting the importance of the mission for the European...
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Tragedy and Challenges: The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster and its Impact on the Space Program
This video discusses the tragic loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its impact on NASA's shuttle program and the International Space Station. It highlights the challenges faced by the shuttle program, including problems with the...
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Spaceship One: Journey to Suborbital Spaceflight
Space Ship One is a privately built rocket, designed for sub-orbital space flight. It is carried aloft by the White Knight mother craft. The system was built in response to a challenge, known as the Ansari X Prize, for the first team...
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Planning for a Spacecraft Launch: Lucy Goes to Space
Discover the mysteries of the solar system through the eyes of the Lucy mission and its team members. This third episode features Project Manager Donya Douglas-Bradshaw, who discusses the preparation involved in getting the Lucy...
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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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Houston We Have a Podcast: Spaceship Crash Testing
Mark Baldwin, Orion Occupant Protection Specialist, talks about crash testing of the Orion spacecraft and why it is important to keep the crew safe during some of the most critical moments of their mission. HWHAP Episode 95.
SciShow
Spacecraft Need New Heat Shields. Cue the Cuttlefish?
Scientists are always searching for new materials that maximize strength and thermal protection while also minimizing mass for space flight. So, when developing new heat shields, why are they looking to cuttlefish for inspiration?
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What Happened on Orion's First Flight
SciShow Space News takes you step by step through the first voyage of the Orion spacecraft.
NASA
Unboxing a New NASA Spacecraft
Go behind the scenes as we unbox NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, after its arrival at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Northrop Grumman engineer Steve Turek and NASA EDGE's Chris Giersch walk us through the whole...
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Spaceship One: A Milestone in Private Space Exploration
Spaceship One, created by Paul Allen and Dick Rutan, is a groundbreaking spacecraft displayed at the Smithsonian Institute's National Air and Space Museum. It claimed the X Prize by completing two space flights within two weeks, carried...
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Houston We Have a Podcast: Spacecraft Displays
Jeff Fox, Chief Engineer of the Rapid Prototype Lab at the Johnson Space Center, tells the history and evolution of displays and controls in the space shuttle. Fox reveals details behind some of the new displays that are being designed...
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NASA | 3 Days in 1 Minute: Stacking the MMS Spacecraft
The Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, mission stacked all four of its spacecraft in preparation for vibration testing. This time lapse shows one image every thirty seconds over three days of work. First, the spacecraft are assembled...
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Houston We Have a Podcast: BEAM and Expandable Spacecraft
Rajib Dasgupta and Gerard Valle talk about the commercial test module currently attached to the International Space Station called the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM). The respective former and current project managers for BEAM...
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Remembering the Historic First Flight of NASA Space Shuttle Columbia
This video describes the first launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia in 1981, marking a significant milestone in space exploration. The mission, piloted by astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen, aimed to test the shuttle system's...
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Space Shuttle Discovery: Return to Flight Mission
The video captures the intense moments leading up to the successful launch of the space shuttle Discovery, marking NASA's return to flight after the Columbia disaster in 2003. Viewers witness the meticulous preparations, technical...
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Hubble Trivia: 8) When Was the Last Space Shuttle Servicing Mission to Hubble?
The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own! The question is: When was the last space shuttle servicing mission to Hubble? You might be...
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The Rise and Fall of the Space Shuttle
This video provides a brief overview of the United States' space shuttle program and highlights its role in assembling an orbiting space station. Learn about the dangers of the lack of an effective escape system and the tragic accidents...