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A collection of content related to Space Exploration. 

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  • May 5 - National Astronaut Day
  • May 7 - National Space Day

 

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Space Shuttle Orbiter Tour, Part 3 | Project Discovery 3

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Space Shuttle Orbiter Tour, Part 3 | Project Discovery
Episode 3
This segment is a tour of a full-scale model of a shuttle. We see the cargo bay of the shuttle, the containers in which astronauts store their belongings, and the airlock where depressurization of the...
Kennedy Space Center, Part 1 | Project Discovery 1

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Kennedy Space Center, Part 1 | Project Discovery
Episode 1
Jim Gerard, an aerospace education specialists at Kennedy Space Center, discusses the astronauts becoming weightless and demonstrates a ball that, when dropped, alarms as it falls and is momentarily...
Spaceport USA, Part 2 | Project Discovery 2

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Spaceport USA, Part 2 | Project Discovery
Episode 2
Spaceport USA is the visitor's center for Kennedy Space Center. Spaceport USA has free parking and free exhibits. The IMAX movies and the bus tour of Kennedy Space Center are the only attractions for...
Crawler Transporter, Part 5 | Project Discovery 5

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Crawler Transporter, Part 5 | Project Discovery
Episode 5
In this segment, we meet the engineer who drives one of the two largest track vehicles in the world, the transporter. Built in 1963, the transporter is approximately 120 feet by 115 feet in width, and...
Space Program | Open Line (1981) 1

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Space Program | Open Line (1981)
Episode 1
South Carolina ETV was there as the first space shuttle was launched on April 12, 1981. What possibilities lie ahead? What problems? After several years of delays, the space shuttle Columbia launched...
Space Program | Open Line (1981) 2

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Space Program | Open Line (1981)
Episode 2
Dr. LeConte Cathey discusses the uses of satellite technology and how the space shuttle could lead to the discovery of other life forms. The space shuttle provides the opportunity to put delicate...
Roaring Rockets

Lesson

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Roaring Rockets

In this lesson, students will learn a brief history of rockets, rocket design, and build and test a foam rocket. This lesson can be used in a larger Force and Motion Unit.

Bioengineering: Space Travel | diSCovering science

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Bioengineering: Space Travel | diSCovering science
Delphine Dean, Ph.D., looks at how space travel affects the human skeleton and cartilage - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers from South Carolina’s...
S.C. in the Space Age | Palmetto Special

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S.C. in the Space Age | Palmetto Special
Colonel Charles Bolden is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. He was educated at W. A. Perry Junior High School and C. A. Johnson High School where his father was football coach and his mother, the...
Ronald Erwin McNair | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Ronald Erwin McNair | S.C. Hall of Fame
One of three astronauts inducted into the South Carolina Hall Of Fame, Ronald McNair was one of the shuttle astronauts killed in the Challenger explosion on January 28, 1986. Born and raised in Lake...
S.C. Astronauts | S.C. Hall of Fame

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S.C. Astronauts | S.C. Hall of Fame
S.C. Astronauts is a mini-documentary about South Carolina's three astronauts: Charles Duke, Jr. of Apollo 16; Ronald McNair of the Space Shuttle Challenger; and Shuttle Astronaut and current NASA...
Space Camp | Project Discovery Revisited

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Space Camp | Project Discovery Revisited
Space Camp is a popular camp for children who dream of going into space. The Project Discovery crew visited the Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. The purpose of the camp is to use the excitement of...
General Jacob Edward Smart | S.C. Hall of Fame

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General Jacob Edward Smart | S.C. Hall of Fame
Jacob E. Smart served with the legendary General "Hap" Arnold in World War II, planning the daring bombing raid "Operation Tidal Wave". During the Cold War General Smart became an important leader in...
Charles Duke | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Charles Duke | S.C. Hall of Fame
Inducted into the South Carolina Hall Of Fame, Charles Duke, Jr. is one of only twelve people to ever walk on the Moon as part of the historic Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Charles Moss "Charlie" Duke...
Charles Bolden | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Charles Bolden | S.C. Hall of Fame
One of three astronauts inducted into the South Carolina Hall Of Fame, Charles Bolden, Jr. flew on four space shuttle missions while an astronaut, and in 2009 was appointed by President Obama to be...