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John Glenn is first American to orbit the Earth
CU astronaut (John Glenn) in spacesuit sitting in Friendship 7 space capsule during the Mercury 6 mission / Mercury 6 rocket ascending in sky as John Glenn is first American in orbit / people on beach watching John Glenn's blast-off and...
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Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-116
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-116 to the International Space Station to deliver the Station's P5 truss segment, a major rewiring of the station's power system / Shuttle on launch pad at night / CU rocket boosters firing...
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NASA Launches GRAIL Mission to the Moon
The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission objectives will be to determine the structure of the lunar interior, from crust to core and to advance understanding of the thermal evolution of the Moon
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Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-131
Space Shuttle Discovery launches mission STS-131 to the International Space Station to deliver a multi-purpose logistics module filled with science racks and perform three spacewalks at the orbital outpost / shuttle on launch pad / CU...
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Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-124
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-124 to deliver the main segment of Japanese Experiment Module (Kibo) module to the International Space Station / Shuttle on launch pad / CU rocket boosters firing / spectators watching...
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SpaceX Launches to the International Space Station
/ SpaceX launch of the first privately privately held company to send a cargo payload, carried on the Dragon spacecraft, to the International Space Station. SpaceX Launches to the International Space Station on May 22, 2012 in Cape...
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PAN Boy sitting in classroom smiling and holding rocket art project / Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom
PAN Boy sitting in classroom smiling and holding rocket art project / Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom
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NASA premieres Orion spacecraft
Event to launch Orion at Kennedy Space Center
SOUNDBITE 1 - Charles Bolden - Administrator, NASA
“Behind me but in front of you is a tangible piece of our path to Mars - an Orion spacecraft that going to travel farther into space than...
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Russians launch first space satellite rocket
/ drawing of a Sputnik space rocket in space / sketch of rocket on landing pad with three men standing at the base / animation of rocket blasting off into space / rocket splits in two / satellite comes off front of rocket / satellite...
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NASA Rocket Static Test Firing Fails
CU static test fire platform with NASA painted on it / inside is a rocket fuel engine / line of flames shoots up into the night sky / shockwave shakes the camera / debris and smoke begin to spread in Homestead, Florida.
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Prince Philip Visits Manned Spacecraft Center
Prince Philip Visits Manned Space Craft Center in Houston, Texas / EXT Manned Space Craft Center in Houston / Prince Philip arrives / large crowd hover around the prince as he inspects a Mercury space capsule / Prince Philip stands with...
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Apollo Saturn 1B Launch
CU Apollo-Saturn 1B spaceship on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral / crowd outside watch workers as they prepare for launch / rocket blasts off into the sky / rocket remains clear and detailed for camera as it flies into space / rocket...