Space & Aviation
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Her parents cleaned the offices of rocket scientists, now she is one of the people shaping NASA missions.
This pre-visit video is designed to help prepare visitors for situations they may encounter at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. It addresses what to expect, museum rules and routines . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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Some of the space rocks exploded, causing loud booms, and a piece of one may have crashed into a house
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Few members of the media were at the unexpected arrival site. Military police officer Ron McQueeney was one of the few photographers who documented the occasion
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The agency wants the mission to head to Mars by the end of 2028
In the Cold War, space was a new and critical frontier for intelligence. We learn what motivated two early spy satellite programs, why they were so important to future satellite development, and how to recover film capsules mid-air using a . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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L98-59d seems to be a molten planet with an atmosphere full of hydrogen sulfide
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A bright meteor streaked across the afternoon sky and exploded over southeast Texas this weekend