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Space related resources...
Watch Starshine 1 being deployed from Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-96)
1.2 MB Real Video version | 2.4 MB QuickTime version.
More info about Project Starshine from Nasa...
Listen to Starshine 3! This satellite contains a radio beacon transmitting at 145.825 MHz. The Starshine Telemetry web site has all the details on how you can tune in.
See how a Space Shuttle Launch works...
Visit the Space Shuttle home page.
Visit the Hubble Space Telescope home page.
Visit Project Starshine.
NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION :
4 April 2002.
Watch the entire mission on the Internet! (56k) (ADSL)
(These links are only active around the time of the mission - occasionally there are other science programmes transmitted) - Windows Media Player.
What will the astronauts do in space this time?
See the pre-flight videos and animations
Do you want to do come colouring?
Build your own Space Shuttle Glider...
Visit NASA for Kids
Find out which satellites are visible now! (from Leeds) (from Anywhere)
Where is the International Space Station at the moment?
Wow! wow! Wow! Have you heard of Iridium?
It's a series of satellites orbiting the earth at 780km. Each satellite has a highly polished surface much bigger than our Starshine mirrors - and when it shines - it really shines - like a laser beam!
If you catch an Iridium satellite at the right moment it can easily be the brightest object in the night sky. They are so bright you can even see them in daylight!
Use Heavens-above to get a prediction for the next few satellites to be visible in your area (from Leeds click here).
Books & Video...
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Follows the development of the space programme from the early years up to present day and the possibilities for the future. The illustrations show every stage the shuttle goes through - from being built, before take-off, missions into space, re-entry and landing.
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How do astronauts eat, sleep and go to the loo on a space shuttle? Where is a satellite stored? This pop-up book enables children to discover the complex world inside a space shuttle. Illustrations, including photographs from NASA, and space facts are included.
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NASA's worst nightmare turned into one of the space agency's most heroic moments in 1970, when the Apollo 13 crew was forced to hobble home in a disabled capsule after an explosion seriously damaged the moon-bound spacecraft. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton play (respectively) astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise in director Ron Howard's intense, painstakingly authentic docudrama. The Apollo 13 crew and Houston-based mission controllers race against time and heavy odds to return the damaged spacecraft safely to Earth from a distance of 205,500 miles. Using state-of-the-art special effects and ingenious film-making techniques, Howard and his stellar cast and crew build nail-biting tension while maintaining close fidelity to the facts. The result is a fitting tribute to the Apollo 13 mission and one of the biggest box-office hits of 1995. --Jeff Shannon
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Train for your first journey into space! Then blast off from mission control.
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Harry Potter Box Set
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