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MIX: Marshall Image Exchange

This Marshall Space Flight Center website presents images that "represent America's past, present, and future space programs." The images are organized into seven categories: benefits from NASA, International Space Station, Space Shuttle Projects, Space Transportation, Around Marshall, History, and Science. After reading the summary for a group, users can select a sub-category in order to view the...

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/home/
NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts

The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) is a truly remarkable site about some of the most compelling technology concepts and ideas. The NIAC's aim is to foster creative thinking and support research that could turn today's science fiction into tomorrow's science fact. Numerous projects, both from past efforts and from current investigations, are profiled on the institute's Web site. For...

http://www.niac.usra.edu/
NASA Space Research: Membranes on Mars

This online article, produced by NASA's Office of Biological and Physical Research, discusses the research initiative to develop membranes that could solve some of the problems associated with traveling to and from Mars. With the help of a comprehensible explanation and a diagram, visitors can learn how NASA is planning to extract CO2 from the Martian atmosphere to propel rockets and rovers. The...

https://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/technologies/03dec_membran...
NASA's Implementation Plan for Space Shuttle Return to Flight and Beyond

Since the tragic accident involving the space shuttle Columbia, the remainder of NASA's space shuttle fleet has been grounded indefinitely. This paper is "a periodically updated document demonstrating our progress toward safe return to flight and implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board recommendations." Nearly 250 pages in length, the paper looks at specific systems of the...

https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/53420main_RTF_vol1_rev1_1_ALL_11210...
NASA's Return to Flight

NASA promotes Discovery's mission to return astronauts to space more than two years after the Columbia accident. The website offers an overview of the flight mission and the crew members. Individuals can view images and videos of the scientists preparing for the space shuttle mission. Through short, informational videos, students can learn how the main engines, external airlock, parachutes, and...

https://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/main/index.html
NASASpaceShuttle: STS-93 Post-Mission Summary

This week, Space Shuttle mission STS-93 deployed the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the world's most powerful X-Ray telescope. The third of NASA's "Great Observatories," the Chandra X-Ray Observatory will study X-Rays rather than visible light (the Hubble Space Telescope) or gamma rays (the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory). This site offers overviews and news of the Observatory and its mission. This...

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/a...
National Air and Space Museum: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

This Smithsonian website promotes the building of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy center "for the display and preservation of its collection of historic aviation and space artifacts." Visitors will find images, diagrams, and descriptions of many of the over 200 aircraft and 135 spacecraft that will be on display at the center such as the Boeing B-17D Swoose, Spacelab Module, and Space Shuttle Orbiter...

https://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center
New Scientist: Commercial Space Flight

This article from New Scientist highlights the most recent actions that are bringing us closer to commercial space flight -- the granting of the first licence to a private company. The one-year license authorizes the launching of people up to 100 kilometers. Apparently, the company is competing with other companies to win a prize being offered by the X Prize Foundation, which will be awarded to...

https://www.newscientist.com/section/news/
Private Manned Space Plane Unveiled

On April 18, 2003, an historic event in space travel was marked by the unveiling of the first private manned spacecraft and launch platform (called SpaceShipOne and White Knight, respectively). Already constructed and in the test flight stage of its development, the project was hidden from the public in order to reveal a finished product rather than just schematics. The news article describes the...

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3077811
Rocket and Space Technology

Orbital mechanics, propulsion, rocket hardware, space centers and missions are among the topics featured on Robert A. Braeunig's Rocket and space Technology page. Braeunig is a civil engineer whose hobby is learning about space flight. This page is well-researched, and all sources are credited. The text disseminates relatively simple explanations of the mechanics of rocket flight and includes...

http://www.braeunig.us/space/index.htm
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