Today is the 100th anniversary of the founding of The Girl Guides in America; they would later be renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA. Here are some Girl Scout-oriented resources...
Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts Solar System Exploration, NASA
Programs for Girl Scouts, National Park Service
Water Drop Patch Project, EPA
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Showing posts with label National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Show all posts
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Saturday, July 30, 2011
July 30, 1971: Apollo 15 Mission
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 15 Mission, which saw David Scott and James Irwin land in Falcon on the moon with the first Lunar Rover.
For more information, check out these resources...
The Apollo 15 Flight Journal, NASA
Apollo Audio and Movie Segments, NASA
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For more information, check out these resources...
The Apollo 15 Flight Journal, NASA
Apollo Audio and Movie Segments, NASA
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
February 12, 2001: NEAR Shoemaker Lands on 433 Eros
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the NEAR Shoemaker's landing on 433 Eros, making it the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
For more information, check out these resources:
NEAR Shoemaker
Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Discovery: Missions : NEAR
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Missions: NEAR-Shoemaker
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEAR Shoemaker
Astrogeology Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Exploring Comets, Asteroids, and Other Bodies in the Solar System
U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
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For more information, check out these resources:
NEAR Shoemaker
Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Discovery: Missions : NEAR
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Missions: NEAR-Shoemaker
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEAR Shoemaker
Astrogeology Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Exploring Comets, Asteroids, and Other Bodies in the Solar System
U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
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Friday, January 28, 2011
January 28, 1986: Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster. On January 28, 1986, at 11:39 am EST (approximately one minute after liftoff), the Challenger spacecraft disintegrated off the coast of central Florida. The crew consisted of Commander Francis R. Scobee, Pilot Michael J. Smith, Mission Specialists Judith A. Resnick, Ellison S. Onizuka, Ronald E. McNair, Payload Specialists Gregory B. Jarvis and Sharon Christa McAuliffe. Christa McAuliffe was a school teacher who was selected as the primary candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Project on July 19, 1985.
Challenger STS 51-L Accident
NASA History Program Office
Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
(Volumes 1-5)
Investigation of the Challenger Accident
Report of the Committee on Science and Technology
House of Representatives (99th Congress)
Investigation of the Challenger Accident
Volume 1
Volume 2
Hearings before the Committee on Science and Technology
House of Representatives (99th Congress)
A New Day: Challenger and Spaceflight Thereafter
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Post-Challenger Evaluation of Space Shuttle Risk Assessment and Management
Committee on Shuttle Criticality Review and Hazard Analysis Audit
National Research Council
Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Challenger STS 51-L Accident
NASA History Program Office
Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
(Volumes 1-5)
Investigation of the Challenger Accident
Report of the Committee on Science and Technology
House of Representatives (99th Congress)
Investigation of the Challenger Accident
Volume 1
Volume 2
Hearings before the Committee on Science and Technology
House of Representatives (99th Congress)
A New Day: Challenger and Spaceflight Thereafter
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Post-Challenger Evaluation of Space Shuttle Risk Assessment and Management
Committee on Shuttle Criticality Review and Hazard Analysis Audit
National Research Council
Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
January 15, 2006: NASA's Stardust Mission Successfully Ends
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the ending of the Stardust Mission--the first to return dust from a comet. If you are interested in learning more, check out NASA's Stardust site, as well as the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory site Stardust: NASA's Comet Sample Return Mission.
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Monday, July 20, 2009
"One Small Step for Man...
One giant leap for mankind." Those words symbolize one of the greatest moments of history for the world and for the United States. That phrase was first uttered by Mission Commander Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969, as he descended from Apollo 11 onto the surface of the moon.
That's right, today is the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing. Here is the footage:
The Apollo 11 mission was launched on July 16, 1969, carrying Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon.
The mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's goal of reaching the moon by the end of the 1960s, which he expressed during a speech given before a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961:
"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."
View the video here: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/JFKSpeech/qthigh.html
For more information, visit NASA's pages:
That's right, today is the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing. Here is the footage:
The Apollo 11 mission was launched on July 16, 1969, carrying Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon.
The mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's goal of reaching the moon by the end of the 1960s, which he expressed during a speech given before a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961:
"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."
View the video here: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/JFKSpeech/qthigh.html
For more information, visit NASA's pages:
The Decision to Go to the Moon
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