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Footloose
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Publisher: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
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This Smithsonian article is about astronaut Bruce McCandless' untethered spacewalk in 1984. Both McCandless and pilot photographer Robert Gibson were interviewed for the piece, which…
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/footloose-82112792/
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Radioisotope Power Systems
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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This NASA webpage discusses radioisotope power systems in past, present, and future space missions. It also discusses some of the successes that the radioisotopes have had on…
https://rps.nasa.gov/
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NASA: The Apollo Missions
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B. Dunbar; Editor: J. Ryba
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This website describes all the Apollo missions, including the goals, the spacecraft equipment, the events of the mission, and the outcomes. This website also includes links to…
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/index.html
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NASA Releases Images of Earth by Distant Spacecraft
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J. Cook and D. Brown
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This is a release of pictures of the Earth and Moon taken by the Cassini spacecraft from Saturn and taken by the Messenger spacecraft from Mercury. Five pictures are included in the…
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-229#5
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HyperPhysics: Global Positioning Satellites
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C. Nave
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This HyperPhysics page contains basic information on global positioning satellites and how they work together to pinpoint the location of a GPS receiver on Earth. The page includes…
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/gps.html
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The Apollo Program: Apollo 15
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Publisher: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
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This Smithsonian website hosts a number of webpages on the Apollo missions, whose objective was to map and investigate the lunar surface. This website is one of a series from the…
https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/apollo-missions/apollo-15
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: To Fly Free in Space
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Publisher: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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This Astronomy Picture of the Day shows astronaut Bruce McCandless in orbit away from the Space Shuttle (he maneuvered with a rocket pack). Text provides links and further information.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070916.html
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NASA's Mars Exploration Program: Science Overview
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This NASA website lays out NASA's four goals for the exploration of Mars. Each goal is described on a separate webpage--most with illustrations. The webpage for the fourth goal…
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/overview/index-science.html
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Mars Science Laboratory Mission
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Publisher: D. Yeomans
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This Jet Propulsion Laboratory website contains the science mission overview of the Mars Rover Curiosity. Links provide information about the scientific studies to be performed and…
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-curiosity/
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Mars--NASA Explores the Red Planet: Program Overview
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This NASA site contains a statement of NASA's strategy to investigate life on Mars. The main page has an image of Mars captured by a spacecraft flying by in 1965. The Science…
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/overview/index.html
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