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Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-117
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-117 to the International Space Station with a new set of solar arrays / spectators watching launch / CU rocket boosters / shuttle launching into space. Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on...
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MS Young girl and boy sitting at classroom table working on rocket art project / Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom
MS Young girl and boy sitting at classroom table working on rocket art project / Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom
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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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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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The East Anglian Rocketry Society
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, UNITED KNGDOM - MAY 01: Malcolm Jennings recovers his largest rocket of the day after landing on May 01. 2010 in Elsworth, Cambridgeshire.The Bank holiday went with a blast for this group of rocket enthusiasts today (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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Test flight of F15's new engine
/ B52 plane carries new F15 rocket ship into the air over Edwards Air Force Base / CU of engine / F15 disengages and flies alone, piloted by Scott Crossfield / lands on ground. Test flight of F15's new engine on November 17, 1960 in East...
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MS T/L View of Korean flag in Mockup rocket in Naro Space Centre Park / Goheunggun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
MS T/L View of Korean flag in Mockup rocket in Naro Space Centre Park / Goheunggun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
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US plans to launch man-made satellite to outer space
Title: "Conquest of Space - U.S. Plans to Launch Man-Made Satellites" / View of ground from rocket lifting off / WS aerial view of ground / CU New York Herald Tribune headlines "U.S. To Build Tiny Moon to Circle Earth - Russia Joins in...