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Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on final mission STS-135
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the final mission (STS-135) of the American Space Shuttle program, delivering supplies to the International Space Station, including Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and a Lightweight...
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Juno launches on mission to Jupiter
NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft launches on a five-year 'New Frontiers' journey to Jupiter / Juno on launch pad, launching into space / views from onboard camera. At Kennedy Space Center on August 05, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida...
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Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-130
Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center on the STS-130 mission to deliver the Tranquility node and the Cupola, a robotic control station, to the International Space Station / Shuttle on launch pad / CU rocket boosters...
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Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-127
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches from Kennedy Space Center on the STS-127 mission to deliver and install the final two components of the Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO), the Exposed Facility (JEM EF), and the Exposed Section of the...
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Animation of Mars Rover Curiosity on Mars surface
Animation of Mars Rover Curiosity on Mars surface / Rover rolling around on surface / Rover shoots a laser at an object to learn more about it / Rover using tools to further explore items / Rover drilling into Mars rock and retrieving...
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Animation of Mars Rover Curiosity on Mars surface
Animation of Mars Rover Curiosity on Mars surface starting to explore its surroundings / mast with cameras are deployed / rover looking around, rolling along the dusty red surface and leaving wheel tracks behind
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Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on last Hubble Repair Mission
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-125 to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope with two new instruments, the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and the Wide Field Camera 3 / Shuttle on launch pad / Shuttle launches into...
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Animation of Mars Curiosity Rover being delivered to Mars surface
Animation of space launch vehicle delivering Mars Curiosity rover to Mars / rover enters Mars atmosphere at about 13,000 MPH / spacecraft using thruster to steer towards planet surface / parachute deploys to slow spacecraft down / heat...
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View of Space Shuttle Atlantis over the Earth
Top view of Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from the International Space Station, the earth below it. View of Space Shuttle Atlantis over the Earth
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ANIMATION of different views of Vesta asteroid
Animation of Vesta asteroid taken by the Dawn spacecraft from orbit. Vesta is the second most massive object in the asteroid belt
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Space Shuttle Discovery returns from mission STS-131
Space Shuttle Discovery returns from STS-131 mission that delivered a multi-purpose logistics module to the International Space Station / Space Shuttle in flight / view from behind of landing / front view of landing, parachute deploying...
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Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-129
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches from Kennedy Space Center on the STS-129 mission to deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station / Shuttle on launch pad / CU rocket boosters / Shuttle lifts off / spectators watching...
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Space Shuttle Atlantis returns from mission STS-132
Space Shuttle Atlantis returns from STS-132 mission / Space Shuttle in flight / view from behind of landing / front view of landing, parachute deploying. Space Shuttle Atlantis returns from mission STS-13 at Kennedy Space Center on May...
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Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on Hubble Repair Mission STS-125
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-125 to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope with two new instruments, the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and the Wide Field Camera 3 / Shuttle on launch pad / CU rocket boosters /...
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Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-132
Space Shuttle Atlantis launch on mission STS-132 to deliver the Russian Rassvet Mini Research Module, along with an Integrated Cargo Carrier-Vertical Light Deployable (ICC-VLD) to the International Space Station / Shuttle on launch pad /...
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Apollo 14 crew in space capsule
Commander Alan Shepard shaving in space, smiling for camera / Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa floating in zero gravity / Ed Mitchell shaving.