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History of US Manned Space Flight, from Alan Shepard to STS-26 "Return to Flight" 1988 NASA
more at scitech.quickfound.net "The history of America #39;s space program, from Alan Shepard #39;s Mercury flight to Space Shuttle flight STS-26." Excellent US manned spaceflight highlights, with sound, but no distracting narration. Public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization. en.wikipedia.org The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation #39;s civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. Since February 2006, NASA #39;s mission statement has been to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research." On September 14, 2011, NASA announced that it had selected the design of a new Space Launch System that it said would take the agency #39;s astronauts farther into space than ever before and provide the cornerstone for future human space exploration efforts by the US NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The agency became operational on October 1, 1958. US space exploration efforts have since been led by NASA, including the Apollo moon-landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle ...From:webdev17Views:0 2ratingsTime:12:43More inScience Technology

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