The rocket is a reaction-propulsion device that carries all of its propellants internally. It has been around for over a millennium since its invention in China around the year 1000. The 1900s saw a technological explosion of new rocket-propulsion systems, using both solid and liquid propellants. Within a couple of decades, rockets and missiles had begun to alter the course of the twentieth-century—and beyond.
The rocket is a reaction-propulsion device that carries all of its propellants internally. It has been around for over a millennium since its invention in China around the year 1000. The 1900s saw a technological explosion of new rocket-propulsion systems, using both solid and liquid propellants. Within a couple of decades, rockets and missiles had begun to alter the course of the twentieth-century—and beyond.
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Restoring the Museum’s V-2 Missile
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Story Time: Zoom Rocket Zoom
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Thursdays in July 2024 at 11:00 am
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Story Time: Zoom Rocket Zoom
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays in July 2024 at 11:00 am
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Story Time: Zoom Rocket Zoom
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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What’s New in Aerospace: Sewing Machines, Balloons, and Rocket Fuel
Ian Clark, from JPL, provides historical context for the development of technologies and talks about the need for improvements as Mars missions move to larger and larger payloads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyxJQBe7h_M&feature=youtu.be
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Mission to Mars"
We return to our three friends as they imagine what it would be like to plan a trip, build a rocket, and travel on a mission to Mars.
https://youtu.be/bNfrt_SumRY
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Human spaceflight, Rockets, Science, Solar System, Spaceflight
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Spaceport on the Moon"
Our three friends talk about plans to build a spaceport on the Moon. Then they build a habitat for Ruth's new pet hamster, Rocket, that has everything she needs, just like a Moon spaceport would.
https://youtu.be/vbdqdZrSze8
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What’s New in Aerospace: Sewing Machines; Balloons; and Rocket Fuel
Ian Clark; from JPL; provides historical context for the development of technologies and talks about the need for improvements as Mars missions move to larger and larger payloads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyxJQBe7h_M&feature=youtu.be
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Air and Space Live Chat: SLS Test Flight Around the Moon
NASA is planning an uncrewed test flight for NASA's Artemis program — which aims to return humans to the Moon. Watch this episode to learn more about this mission and the Space Launch System (SLS).
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What’s New in Aerospace: Journey to Juno: A Look at the Historic Mission to Jupiter
Scott Bolton, lead scientist on the Juno mission, shares images of Jupiter, spoke of what we have learned from them, and revealed how you can get involved in the Juno mission.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYMMc-8vUUE
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Spaceflight: A Concise History
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X-15: The World's Fastest Rocket Plane and the Pilots Who Ushered in the Space Age
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