Gemini Space Program: Final Development of the Spaceship
With the preliminary requirements set, NASA moved quickly to solidify the design of the new spacecraft. As it was to carry two astronauts, NASA turned …
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Gemini Space Program - Developing a Spacecraft to Perfect Rendezvous Techniques
Developing the Gemini spacecraft proceeded relatively smoothly wiith the Mercury experience to build on. But there were challenges and controversies. …
Continue ReadingAres V Launch Vehicle: The Largest Rocket Ever Built by NASA
NASA has taken steps to return to the Moon by the end of the next decade by developing the largest and most powerful rocket since Project …
Continue ReadingBarack Obama's Space Policy & NASA
NASA is currently in the midst of a push to develop America’s next manned space vehicle as well as a rocket capable of returning to the Moon. …
Continue ReadingHistory of the Saturn V Rocket: The Original Moon Rocket
Nearly 40 years after the first successful landing on the Moon, the Saturn V still stands as one of the premier engineering accomplishments of all …
Continue ReadingPlanetary Symbols as Used in Astronomy & Astrology
Each planet has an associated symbol that represents it. These symbols have been used both by the scientific community in the field of astronomy and …
Continue ReadingDeveloping Launch Vehicles for the Mercury Space Program and Manned Spaceflight
While NASA was using proven vehicles for boosters, there’s a difference in reliability and safe for man. The launch vehicles had to be …
Continue ReadingMissions of NASA's Mercury Program, Astronauts, and Spacecraft
American manned spaceflight began with two quick testing of the waters dips on suborbital flights aboard the Mercury Redstone. Then, atop the more …
Continue ReadingWhat Causes Space Weather? How Space Weather Affects Life and Technology on Earth
The concept of space weather might seem strange, but it appears less so once you realize this kind of weather doesn’t involve rain, snow, heat, …
Continue ReadingWhat Are the 12 Constellations of the Zodiac?
Ancient astronomers looked to the sky and, like us, saw patterns. The constellations that make up the astrological zodiac were appropriated long …
Continue ReadingHow Types of Galaxies are Classified Through the Hubble Tuning Fork
After Edwin Hubble discovered the nature of galaxies, he developed a means of classifying them. His basic system remains in use today, although it has …
Continue ReadingInformation and Facts About the Soyuz Spacecraft its Design and the Launch Vehicle Used for the Soyuz Program
The Soyuz program developed into a variety of civilian and military projects, after the the Luna program was abandoned for technological reasons. …
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