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Far-out Pathways to Space: Great Guns? 
  
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This is a set of six web pages describing four unconventional methods of accelerating spacecraft. These are using cannons, nuclear power, solar sails and ion rockets. Gravity-assist…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/SSHARP.htm
Newtonian Mechanics 
  
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Algebra-based material at the high-school level, oriented towards astronomy and spaceflight, which explores Newton's Laws and their application. Concepts are stressed such as vectors…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smechopen.htm
From Stargazers to Starships: Spaceflight 
  
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This is an historical overview of spaceflight, stressing the technology of rockets, satellites and orbits, and its use in unmanned missions. It contains sections on rocket motion,…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Spaceflt1.htm
Flight to Mars: How Long? Along what Path? 
  
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This set of three web pages provides a calculation of paths, times, and distances for a flight to Mars and back. The author uses a Hohmann transfer ellipse between two circular…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smars1.htm
NASA: The Apollo Missions 
  
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This website describes all the Apollo missions, including the goals, the spacecraft equipment, the events of the mission, and the outcomes. This website also includes links to…
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/index.html
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures 
  
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This series of video lectures covers a wide range of current topics in astronomy and astrophysics given by leading scientists in their fields. These are recorded from regular…
https://www.youtube.com/user/SVAstronomyLectures
HubbleSite: Hubble's exciting universe 
  
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This web site presents Hubble's fascinating discoveries from 1990-2020 through pictures, videos, and stories that describe the universe's past, present, and future. Articles describe…
https://hubblesite.org/hubble-30th-anniversary/hubbles-exciting-universe
Spot the Station 
  
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This site provides watchers worldwide when and where the International Space Station can be seen as it passes overhead. It is visible to the naked eye, the third brightest object in…
https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/
NOAA Education Resources 
  
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This site serves as the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s classroom on the Web, linking users to specific resources on weather, climate change, oceans and…
https://www.noaa.gov/education
NOAA Satellites 
  
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The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) maintains this centralized resource on NOAA satellites, of interest to life and physical scientists alike. Featured and…
https://www.noaa.gov/satellites
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