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The Planets and Solar System
Memorie Yasuda |
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An accompaniment to the presentation. Please note that some of the information and comments within these notes are not necessarily the views of science experts. |
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Why Study the Planets and Solar System
The big picture
Web-based Resources
The Space Race
Sputnik and the Dawn of the Space Age NASA John F. Kennedy Moon Speech - Rice Stadium - September 12, 1962 Video and entire text of the historic speech. Johnson Space Center, NASA The Apollo Program Video and entire text of the historic speech. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Apollo NASA The Apollo Program NASA
Major Space Disasters
Apollo 1 (204) NASA Astronomy magazine podcast: Remembering Apollo 1 Audio podcast - "On January 27, 1967, a fire raced through the Apollo 1 capsule, killing the crew: Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee. In this week's show, NASA historian Glen Asner discusses what caused this fire and how it influenced future Apollo missions." Astronomy.com - February 1, 2007 On this Day: January 28, 1986 Historic article describing the Challenger accident. BBC News Challenger STS 51-L Accident NASA 7 myths about the Challenger shuttle disaster NSNBC.com
Plans for Space Tourism
Space Race: Mojave Companies Vying for Ridership Investors enticed by suborbital space rides by Interorbital Systems, a startup competing for space tourism dollars. The Bakersfield Californian online - March 19, 2007 Poway Exec Steps Down to Focus on Selling Rides in Space "The founder of Poway rocket-maker SpaceDev has stepped down as chief technology officer and chairman of the board to start a business that will sell 20-minute spaceship rides 60 miles above the Earth." - exceprt from the San Diego Union Tribume. Benson Space Company - September 29, 2006 The New Space Race: Gold Rush on the Final Frontier MSNBC.com - Ongoing
Resources on Other Planetary Bodies
Mining the Moon An essay by Apollo astronaut, Harrison Schmitt, presenting why he thinks that the Earth's moon might be a source of non-polluting energy for our future. Popular Meachnics Seeking El Dorado in Space CNN.com - May 16, 2001
Recent Inventions Related to Space Exploration
Shake, Rattle and Zoom: VISAR, the newest NASA spin-off, steadies our vision. Check out the differences between the processed and unprocessed images. NASA Featured Invention: Langley Soluble Imide "One of the invention's many benefits is in its use as a flexible coating for electronic circuits." NASA NASA Invention of the Year Competition Winners MASA
Going Back to the Moon
The Vision for Space Exploration The Constellation Program - "Ares rockets and the Orion capsule will send future astronauts to the moon, Mars and beyond." NASA
National Space Agencies
National Aeronautics and Sapace Agency (NASA) British National Space Centre Canadian Space Agency China National Space Administration European Space Agency (ESA) The French Natioal Aerospace Research Establishment (ONERA) German Aerospace Center Indian Space Research Organization Italian Space Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Russian Federal Space Administration (Roskosmos) Swedish National Space Board |
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©2007 by Memorie Yasuda |