Book Review: Space Ace
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
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Space Elevator Conference 2009 Explore the frontiers of space exploration this summer with a four-day conference on the Space Elevator in Redmond, Washington at the...
This video on solar energy from space, directed and narrated by CBC science adviser Bob McDonald, was presented for the first time to students from...
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World Moon Bounce Day will be June 27 in Australia and June 26 in the U.S., Echoes of Apollo (EOA), an international space education organization,...
MEDIA ADVISORY : M09-052 NASA will honor astronaut James “Jim” Lovell, Jr., with the presentation of an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his contributions to...
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