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Apollo 13, We Have a Solution
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This detailed 2005 article describes how saving the Apollo 13 spaceship, which was launched on April 11, 1970, and returned to earth on April 17, 1970, after a forced cancellation of its lunar mission, was the result of years of preparation, not a hu ...
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http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/apr05/2697 |
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Space Shuttle Mission Information: STS-123
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Background and updates about the space shuttle Endeavour mission STS-123 (launching in March 2008), which will "deliver the Japanese Kibo Logistics Module and the Canadian Dextre robotics system to the International Space Station." Provides ...
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts123/ |
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Space Debris Basics
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Background about orbital debris, which "generally refers to material that is on orbit as the result of space missions, but is no longer serving any function." Topics include description of debris and debris degradation and breakup, debris r ...
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http://www.aero.org/capabilities/cords/debris-basics.html |
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Space Shuttle: Shuttle Mission: STS-121
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Background and updates about this space shuttle mission that launched on July 4, 2006 with a primary purpose of testing shuttle safety improvements "to build on the findings from Discovery's flight last year." Includes fact sheets, status r ...
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts121/ |
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NASA Mission Information: STS-117
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Details about the NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis mission, launched in June 2007, to the International Space Station that will "will install a new truss segment, unfurl new solar arrays and fold up an old one -- all tricky stuff that's been done on ...
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/ |
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NASA's 50th Anniversary
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This website celebrates the 50th anniversary in 2008 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which began operation in October 1958. Provides a history of this government agency, a calendar of anniversary events through October 20 ...
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http://www.nasa.gov/50th/ |
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Challenger STS 51-L Accident
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Links to resources about the Challenger STS 51-L space shuttle, which exploded during take-off, on January 28, 1986. Includes official NASA documents about the Challenger, its crew, and the accident, and links to other websites documenting the disast ...
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http://history.nasa.gov/sts51l.html |
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Yeats: An Irish Airman Foresees His Death
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This poem, written for wartime, describes the "lonely impulse of delight" shared by pilots, astronauts, and aviation workers everywhere. From Bartleby.com.
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http://www.bartleby.com/148/3.html |
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Shuttle Online Press Kit
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"NASA, United Space Alliance and The Boeing Company have joined forces to compile and present the definitive source for Shuttle mission information." The site features downloadable press kits for dozens of flights, with information about th ...
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http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/index.html |
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Spaceflight Now
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This space news site reports on breaking news (e.g. the Columbia flight STS-107 tragedy), current and future shuttle missions, and launch schedules, plus related space activities, archived news, and current video clips. Don't miss the spectacular pho ...
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http://spaceflightnow.com/ |
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