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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: La Historia De Hoy: Today's History (Spanish)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the depths of space and science comprehensive information about the meteor showers in 2004, the transit of Venus, virtual reality, and other interesting science history.
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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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European Space Agency

European Space Agency: Impress: Heat Transfer

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the transfer of thermal energy through concise information, and illustrated animations. Contains descriptions of conduction, convection, and radiation.
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NASA

Nasa Space Shuttle: Solid Rocket Boosters

For Students 9th - 10th
A page describing the solid rocket boosters used on NASA's space shuttle. Physical characteristics of the booster rockets are discussed, and considerations critical to the effectiveness of the rocket engines are explained.