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1. Space? Space Shuttle? Space Station? Space Science! July 20, 2009 is the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moonlanding. Here's another Site that Discusses the 1969 Moonlanding Observations from space can help us understand our planet's dilemma with climate change, global warming, environmental polluti...
2. Space Exploration Fun Facts Mankind has dreamed of space travel for centuries. Our quest to reach outer space has resulted in not only some interesting stories but some useful technology as well.
3. Solar system exploration : a fantastic voyage The Hubble Space Telescope was carried into orbit by the space shuttle in April 1990. It is one of the largest and most versatile telescopes, and is well-known as both a vital research tool and a public relations boon for astronomy. The latest serv...
4. Space Lapbook Take advantage of a child's natural fascination with outer space and space travel with this science unit study!  What child doesn't like to pretend he's an astronaut, flying a spaceship to a distant planet or yet to be discovered galaxy? Channel...
5. Hubble Deep Field NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is one of humanity's greatest achievements. Since it was launched into the orbit in 1990, the HST has changed the way we understand the Universe. Hubble has helped scientists determine a more accurate age of the Universe...
6. Rocket Science for Kids Mankind's quest to travel to outer space requires some pretty remarkable machinery. Some historians believe that simple rockets have been around for thousands of years. From the simple rockets used by the Chinese thousands of years ago to the complex...
7. Kalpana Chawla Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-American woman in space and the first Indian-American to fly the space shuttle. She was one of seven astronauts killed in 2003 when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry to the Earth's atmosphere.
8. Failure Is Not an Option Flight director for most of the NASA missions, from Mercury to the last landing on the Moon writes about the space missions from his perspective. Fascinating look at the early days of space flight - before there were computers, wall sized plasma disp...
9. Valentina Tereshkova Sally Ride was the first American woman in space, but Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova claims the distinction of being the first woman in space nearly 20 years before her American counterpart left earth's atmosphere.
10. First Moon Landing On July 20 of this year (2009), we will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the fulfillment of President John F. Kennedy's challenge to "land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth"--one of the greatest technological achievements in the histo...
11. Science Awareness Greetings and welcome! I am building this Science Awareness lens because I cannot imagine appreciating everyday life as much as I do without scientific literacy and understanding. This lens is here to be an expanding science awareness reference of re...
12. Travel Threads: Space My father was an aerospace engineer and my grandmother a planetarium director. So I've always had a personal relationship with the space program -- never as my career, but as something I followed avidly, the way children of military families are more...
13. Cassini-Huygens The sixth planet from the Sun, Saturn is a gas giant, comprised mostly of helium and hydrogen. Its complex system of rings, made up of rock and ice, extend hundreds of thousands of miles from the planet. Believed to be comprised of shattered moons, a...
14. How to watch a space shuttle launch in person? This lens provides tips and suggestions for getting the most out of personally attending a shuttle launch in person at Florida.
15. Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin is a former NASA astronaut who was the pilot of Apollo 11, the first lunar module to land on the moon, and he was the second man to ever set foot on the moon. Prior to joining NASA, he was an Air Force pilot who flew combat missions in th...
16. Solar System Montage of the Planets Solar_system an Astronomy and Space Telescope Giftshop for T-shirts, Hats, Mugs, and other Space & Astronomy Gifts with a montage of the planets in Our Solar System.
17. Terraforming Mars This may be the stuff of science fiction now. But, by this century's end, terraforming another planet may be technologically doable and necessary if we're to survive as a species.
18. Back to Space! Project Constellation It is planned that in 2010, after nearly 30 years of duty, the NASA Space Shuttle will be retired from service. To fill the void left behind by the Shuttle's retirement, a new spacecraft will be developed that will be capable of ferrying passengers a...
19. Shannon Lucid, Astronaut Shannon Lucid isn't a household name, but the NASA astronaut holds the women's record for the most flight hours in orbit, claims the title of the non-Russian with the most flight hours in orbit, and used to hold the women's record for the longest sta...
20. Space History Rocks! Sponsored and maintained by Today in Space History, Space History Rocks is THE Squidoo portal for all-things space history, space exploration and manned spaceflight.