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Nasa: Jupiter Voyager 1
This site from NASA provides general information about the Voyager 1 spacecraft which visited Jupiter in 1979 and Saturn in 1980. Voyager is now the most distant man made object in the universe.
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Nasa: Wally Schirra Gemini 6 Summary
A brief outline of the Gemini 6 mission. Links to other NASA websites are available.
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Nasa: Wally Schirra Mercury 8 Summary
A brief outline of the third American Earth orbit mission. Links to other NASA websites are available.
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Nasa: Bibliography on Martian Exploration
This site from NASA provides a selected Annotated Bibliography on Martian Exploration presents classical Mars reading material from Percival Lowell and Alfred Russel Wallace from the turn of the last century, Werner von Braun and Willy...
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Nasa: The Jpl Aerobot
This site provides an overview of the JPL Aerobot and other autonomy technologies that are being developed by NASA.
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Nasa: Effect of the Sun's Energy on the Ocean and Atmosphere
A project based lesson where students' mission is to conduct a series of tasks that enable them to audit Earth's energy budget and help answer a number of science questions.
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The Solar Data Analysis Center (Sdac)
The Solar Data Analysis Center at NASA provides all the latest information learned about the sun. Content includes a look at information brought back by several satellites.
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Spongelab Interactive: Nasa: Grail & the Moon
[Free Registration/Login Required] A website dedicated to exploring the Grail spacecraft and its mission to the moon. Students can learn about the scientific investigations the Grail is performing to learn more about the moon.
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Surveyor (1966 1968)
See pictures of the Surveyor, as well as a small description of the Surveyor mission objectives, along with launch,landing dates and coordinates.
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Nasa: Martian Diaries
Learn what Mars is like from Martians! Well, people that are working on the Mars mission. This blog site contains firs-hand accounts on what is information is being recovered from Curiosity.
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Nasa: Project Apollo Patches
This site from NASA provides illustrations of the Apollo Program mission patches worn by the astronauts and used by NASA in connection with each mission.
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Mocomi: The Apollo Missions
Overview and interesting facts about NASA's Apollo missions.
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Nasa: Buildup for the Space Offensive
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the events immediately preceding the first American in orbit mission of the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7.
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Nasa: John Glenn the Hero
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of events following the successful 3 Earth orbit mission of the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft.
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Nasa: Ibex: Interstellar Boundary Explorer
This NASA article showcases the new Missions Operations Manager of the Interstellar Boundary Explorer. Learn about her educational background and why she decided to work for NASA.
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Nasa: Testing a New Spacecraft Material
This is a site from NASA that provides an activity where "You have invented a new material to use for the fuel tanks on the spacecraft. But before you send your new material into the harsh environment of space, you must test it on Earth...
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News in Science: Nasa Gives Hubble New Lease of Life
From ABC News in Science, this article (from November of 2006) discusses details related to the final NASA mission to repair and update the now somewhat aged Hubble telescope.
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Nasa: Nearside of the Moon: Apollo Landing Sites
This photo of the moon shows the landing sites for Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.
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Nasa: Saturn Arrival
This resource outlines Cassini's arrival at Saturn. Describes in specific detail it's approach, arrival and orbit.
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Nasa: Celebrating Voyager 1 & 2
This press release contains information about the Voyager and its history. The page gives facts about the past twenty years with the Voyager and all of its accomplishments.
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History.com: 5 Terrifying Moments During the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Mission
The astronaut crew had to troubleshoot a series of problems throughout the historic 1969 flight. This historic exchange on July 20, 1969 marked the end of a perilous journey to the lunar surface, but a multitude of threats still faced...
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Space Information Center: Nasa's Comet Probe Stardust
This resource contains a small amount of information on NASA's comet probe, Stardust.
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Nasa: Probing Earth Through the Clouds
This site from the National Aeornautics and Space Administration provides a fun activity for the subject. "Clouds often hide large areas of the Earth's surface. We can use radar to make detailed maps of Earth right through clouds or...
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Nasa: Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
Image of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) as seen at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in April, 2012. The aircraft was assigned to shuttle Discovery.