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Also Try Space Missions Lists Space Exploration Search (NASA) Searches NASA for information on space exploration, such as flights to Mars or the Moon, the Space Station, telescopes, pictures of planets, and more. Space Shuttles (Yahoo) Provides links for space shuttles. 12-05 News -01-28-06 Myths About the Challenger Shuttle Disaster (MSNBC News) "It didn't explode, the crew didn't die instantly and it wasn't inevitable." "The [astronaut's] cabin hit the surface [of the ocean] 2 minutes and 45 seconds after breakup, and all investigations indicate the crew was still alive until then." 01-06 -06-27-05 Commission: NASA Fails on Safety (BBC News) "The US space agency (Nasa) has failed to meet tough safety recommendations issued after the Columbia shuttle break-up in 2003, experts say." "The independent Stafford-Covey Commission said risk remained that pieces of foam and ice could break off and hit the shuttle at lift-off." "It also said the orbiter had not been sufficiently hardened and it lacked an in-flight repair system." 6-05 -07-06-06 Shuttle Discovery Begins Docking at Space Station (ABC News) "Space shuttle Discovery has started docking with the international space station. Earlier, Discovery did a back flip so the international space station's crew could photograph its belly for any signs of damage." 07-06 -07-27-05 NASA Grounds Shuttles (CNN News) "There will be no more shuttle launches until NASA engineers determine the effect of debris that fell from the shuttle Discovery during blastoff Tuesday, said Bill Parsons, space shuttle program manager." 7-05 -08-09-05 Discovery Lands Safely (ABC News) "Discovery and its crew of seven glided safely back to Earth on Tuesday, ending a riveting, at times agonizing, 14-day test of space shuttle safety that was shadowed by the ghosts of Columbia." 8-05 -08-20-05 Discovery's Trip Home Delayed (ABC News) "Discovery had been expected to arrive at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday after riding piggyback atop a jumbo jet across the country, but NASA delayed the trip for a day because of weather concerns, said Bruce Buckingham, a spokesman with the space agency." "After landing, Discovery underwent maintenance inside a steel structure on the base two hours north of Los Angeles. Crews purged the shuttle of hazardous substances, removed fuel from the on-board tanks and attached a 10,000-pound aluminum tail cone to eliminate drag during flight." 8-05 09-19-05 NASA to Replace Shuttle Design (Bloomberg.com) "NASA plans to replace the space shuttle with a reusable spacecraft shaped like the Apollo capsule that first took U.S. astronauts to the moon in 1969, the U.S. space agency said today." "The Crew Exploration Vehicle will be three times as big as the Apollo capsule and can be used as many as 10 times, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said in a statement." "The spacecraft will be able to take as many as four astronauts to the moon and as many as six people on missions to Mars, NASA said. It will also be able to deliver supplies and crews to the International Space Station." 9-05 Space Exploration and Astronauts (EdSpace NASA) Provides educational information about the U.S. space program and the astronauts. 2-03 Space Station and Shuttle (NASA Human Spaceflight - Dismukes and Humphries) Provides news on events surrounding space stations and shuttles. 2-01 Space Stations and Shuttles News (KidsAstronomy.com) Provides information on the latest space missions, discoveries, and achievements each day. 11-00. Papers Astronaut Application (NASA) Provides information to apply to become an astronaut. 2-03 Astronauts (NASA) "Welcome to the astronaut biographies home page, providing biographical information on the members of the space flight crews and candidates for future missions in NASA's space flight program." "The term 'astronaut' derives from the Greek words meaning 'space sailor,' and refers to all who have been launched as crew members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for orbit and beyond." 2-03 Mir - Space Shuttle to Mir (NASA) Provides information on different shuttles to Mir and includes the John Glenn flight. New Spaceship Design (NASA) "Before the end of the next decade, NASA astronauts will again explore the surface of the moon. And this time, we're going to stay, building outposts and paving the way for eventual journeys to Mars and beyond. There are echoes of the iconic images of the past, but it won't be your grandfather's moon shot." 02-06 Space Flight - Map of Web Site (NASA) Provides information on space flights, including stories on the International Space Station. This new NASA site has a search engine and consolidates most other NASA Web sites for space exploration. Space Flight News (NASA) Provides information on space flights, including stories on the International Space Station. This new NASA site has a search engine and consolidates most other NASA Web sites for space exploration. Space Shuttle Columbia - History (NASA) Provides a history of the Columbia space shuttle. 2-03 Track Satellites, Hubble Telescope and Mir (J-Track) Provides the location of satellites, the Hubble telescope, Mir space station and other objects orbiting in space. Also see which parts of the earth have daylight. Projects Shuttle Discovery - Move It (CNN) Allows visitors to move the Discovery space shuttle using movements of the mouse. (Requires free animation software.) 4-01 Space Exploration Activities (SpaceDay.com) Provides activities to celebrate Space Day and the future of flight. Includes a student survey. 3-03

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