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On October 4, 1957, at the height of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, the Soviets launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into orbit around the Earth.
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The International Space Station (ISS) is a low-flying research facility jointly operated by the space agencies of the U.S., Russia, Canada, Japan, and eleven European countries.
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The NASA-supported Classroom of the Future is a multimedia resource for both students and teachers.
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The first features that caught my eye were the Interactives such as the Spacewalk...
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"Imagine waking up in the morning, looking out your window and seeing this view. Breathtaking, isn't it? What would it be like to live in space?"
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I can't possibly summarize all the great content NASA provides on their ISS pages, so here are just of few of my favorite sections.
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"The Space Station is the largest manned object ever sent into space, encompassing 43,000 cubic feet of living and working space - the equivalent of two Boeing 747's"
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The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990 by space shuttle Discovery, orbits the earth about 380 miles above us. It uses two cameras and two spectrographs to record images of space. Hubble's pictures have delighted scientists and star gazers for more t
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In its twenty-five-year history, NASA's Space Shuttle program (officially called Space Transportation System or STS), has flown more than one hundred missions. It has enjoyed extraordinary success (such as the building of the International Space Station,
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Outer space holds a fascination for kids of all ages, and today's site picks include material for early elementary ages, as well as high schoolers (and beyond.) Before we start, here's bonus tip: NASA hosts a multitude of online chats with astronauts, a
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In honor of Space Day 2000 (May 4), today's topic explores the mysteries of space. In addition to today's site explorations, children eight through twelve are invited to join John Glenn, Sally Ride and other space visionaries at the live Space Day Web ca
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Because NASA has contributed so many gigabytes of material to the WWW, space travel is one of the best covered subjects on the Web. Photos, video and audio are a terrific way to bring the space program home. For would-be space travelers (and their parents
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