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  Space Careers, the leading space and defense industry recruitment website. More space jobs than anywhere else.
Space Careers is a specialist niche jobs board designed to assist the space industry players with their recruitment issues on a worldwide basis.
Our purpose is to help those who are involved with the space industry manage their careers more effectively by bringing them the best information from the most reliable sources and to provide them with this information quickly, accurately and efficiently.
Space Careers is owned and operated by Spacelinks, a space consultancy firm based in Toulouse, the aerospace capital of Europe.
www.space-careers.com   (394 words)

  
 SPACE.com - Something Amazing Every Day
Continuing coverage of NASA's preparation to return the space shuttle to operations.
Space News 15th Anniversary Special: 100 Who Made a Difference
Imagery of pre-launch training and activities, as Greg Olsen prepares for his historic visit to the ISS.
www.space.com   (258 words)

  
 Space Adventures — Space Adventures® Announces American Entrepreneur As Next Private Space Explorer < March ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Space Adventures®, Ltd., the world's leading space experiences company, announced today that American technology entrepreneur Gregory Olsen, Ph.D. will be the next private space explorer client.
The company which organized the space flights for the world's first private space explorers, American businessman Dennis Tito in 2001, and the first African in space, Mark Shuttleworth, in 2002, disclosed Dr. Olsen's identity and his mission objectives during a press conference today in New York City.
Space Adventures, the only U.S. company to have successfully launched private tourists to the International Space Station, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with an office in Moscow, Russia.
www.spaceadventures.com /media/releases/2004-03/135   (1139 words)

  
 Space
This event triggers the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
In 1998, at age seventy-seven, John Glenn becomes the oldest person to fly in space, as part of the STS-95 space shuttle crew.
On June 3, 1965, Edward White II is the first American to walk in space on Gemini 4.
teacher.scholastic.com /space/space_firsts   (348 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Private Rocket SpaceShipOne Makes Third Rocket-Powered Flight
In a post-flight statement from the company, the SpaceShipOne team reported that their space plane flew to 212,000 feet altitude, almost 41 miles.
This federal paperwork gave Scaled Composites the go-ahead to fly a string of sub-orbital flights for a one-year period - the first license to authorize piloted flight on a sub-orbital trajectory.
In fact, the airport is already a natural center for research and development and certification programs, such as the rocket plane work of Scaled Composites and XCOR Aerospace.
www.space.com /businesstechnology/technology/rutan_flight_040513.html   (1040 words)

  
 World Almanac for Kids
The International Space Station is one of the brightest objects in the night sky.
On March 11, 2001, two astronauts, Colonel James S. Voss and Colonel Susan J. Helms, spent 8 hours and 56 minutes putting equipment into the International Space Station—the longest space walk in the history of the shuttle program.
The eight-day vacation of "space tourist" Dennis A. Tito, the world's first ordinary citizen in orbit, ended on May 6, 2001, when the Russian space capsule Soyez touched down in Kazakhstan.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/space.html   (349 words)

  
 OSIDA - Space Authority
On May 24, 1999, SB 719, the Space Industry Tax Incentive Act, was signed into law, encouraging commercial aerospace development in the state through tax credits.
Oklahoma is not a traditional site for space activities even though it is the "home" state of many astronauts.
Oklahoma has significant assets that are relevant to the emerging commercial space industry.
www.okspaceport.state.ok.us   (274 words)

  
 Space Future
Here you can learn about Space Tourism, see some of the proposed Space Vehicles, find out about the legal, medical, and environmental aspects of our Space Habitat, or discover the potential of Space Power.
You can also visit the Archive of papers and publications and browse the Space Future Journal for current news and features.
Add Space Future to your handheld when you synchronise via an AvantGo channel, or browse the wireless-friendly Space Future Journal and Update pages.
www.spacefuture.com   (273 words)

  
 Space Theme Screensavers - Space Screensavers Download
Space tourism is only available to very rich people.
They will see huge space stations and magnificent battleships on a voyage to conquer new civilizations.
Watch a space plasma object arriving from a galaxy far far away.
www.space-screensavers.com   (570 words)

  
 CNN.com - China claims its place in space - Oct. 15, 2003
Speaking from space, the 38-year-old astronaut reported back to mission controllers that he "feels good" and said the spacecraft is operating normally, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Yang, a former air force pilot, is expected to make 14 orbits in the Shenzhou V spacecraft before returning to Earth at a landing site in Inner Mongolia.
China's space program has close ties to the military and is surrounded by secrecy.
edition.cnn.com /2003/TECH/space/10/14/china.launch   (673 words)

  
 Discovery Channel :: Space
The space race is not just for NASA anymore.
Meet the astronauts, track the station in space and hop on our virtual tour of humanity's first off-world outpost.
Explore space weather, from boiling afternoons to 100-year cyclones.
dsc.discovery.com /guides/space/space.html   (151 words)

  
 Robert Lentz's Space Resources
Aero and Space - The Comic Book was created in 1992 as a handout for middle school students (grades 6-9).
Space Environment Effects and Interactions: The Basics, from the Space Environment Effects Branch.
Space Studies Institute: completing the missing technological links to make possible the productive use of the abundant energy and material resources in space.
www.ralentz.com /old/space/home-space.html   (566 words)

  
 Junk in Space   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Like the Earth's environment, the space environment is getting more and more cluttered.
Unfortunately, the past 45 years of space exploration have generated a lot of junk!
Space junk can be anything from hatches blown off space modules, paint fragments from the space shuttle, or satellites that no longer work.
www.windows.ucar.edu /tour/link=/games/junk_intro.html   (223 words)

  
 SpaceDaily.Com - Space News From Earth And Beyond
Space Shuttle, Station Were Mistakes : NASA Chief
NASA's chief had harsh words for the space shuttle and International Space Station, calling them costly strategic mistakes in an interview out Wednesday that raised doubts about US commitment to getting the shuttle back in flight.
The lifters are early prototypes of the technology that the company is developing for use in the LiftPort Space Elevator.
www.spacedaily.com   (1152 words)

  
 NASA Quest - Space Content main page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Meet the men and women of NASA who make up the space program and learn about their diverse and exciting careers.
Peek behind the scenes as these folks train astronauts, prepare the shuttle for human space exploration missions and make the International Space Station a reality.
Explore the solar system and beyond with the space scientists who study deep space and reasearch future space exploration.
questdb.arc.nasa.gov /content_search_space.htm   (222 words)

  
 Space Main Page
To know ourselves, it is good to know where we came from and where we are going - where we fit into the bigger picture.
There is no bigger topic than space and our universe of which we are all a part.
For those that use screen readers, there are animated letters and or images at the top of each content page spelling out the title of the page.
www.mcwdn.org /SPACE/SpaceMain.html   (132 words)

  
 SpaceRef - Space News As It Happens
Important clues to the environment in which the early Earth formed may be emerging from Purdue University scientists' recent study of a particular class of meteorites.
LiftPort Group, the space elevator companies, has announced that it has successfully completed preliminary tests of its high altitude robotic lifters under its waiver to use airspace granted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Global Aerospace Corporation proposes that the Mars exploration vehicle combining the global reach similar to that of orbiters and high resolution observations enabled by rovers could be a balloon.
www.spaceref.com   (658 words)

  
 Space - FirstGov for Kids
By the time you have completed the Space Stuff Section, you will be an expert on becoming an astronaut and space probes.
Now in its fifth year, it is a global celebration dedicated to the extraordinary achievements, benefits and opportunities in the exploration and use of space.
The goal of Space Day is to advance science, math, and technology education and to inspire young people to realize the vision of our space pioneers.
www.kids.gov /k_space.htm   (721 words)

  
 Open Directory - Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Astronomy and Space   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The polar aurora, the radiation belts, the solar wind, magnetic storms, "space weather", cosmic radiation--this is the site which tells you all about them.
Mission is to prepare the next generation to explore and develop space.
Also, view space science in action and discover some facts from gravity to telescope magnification.
dmoz.org /Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Astronomy_and_Space   (1693 words)

  
 Space Explorers, Inc.
Scientists have discovered that some of the earliest known galaxies in the universe are much more massive and mature than expected for their position.
Since 1995, Space Explorers, Inc. has been bringing space into classrooms around the world, helping students improve their skills in math, science, and technology.
Visitors also compared weights on different planets through a hands-on display, answered space trivia questions, tried science-themed crossword puzzles, colored space-related pictures, won a variety of prizes, and much more.
www.space-explorers.com   (276 words)

  
 Shuttle Discovery - Science News - Space & Cosmos - New York Times
By WILLIAM J. President Bush's plan to return humans to the Moon is dividing space experts and generating skepticism about its feasibility.
By WILLIAM J. The plan would rearrange the components of the space shuttle into a new design expected to be more powerful and safer.
Astronomers say they have now found a sort of archaeological record of the life of galaxies in the form of streaks in the sky.
nytimes.com /pages/science/space/index.html?adxnnl=1&.../Htisg   (304 words)

  
 Space
PSRD is a vital link for education, planetary and space science, and for learning how science works.
Intended mainly as an extensive resource for educators, students can nevertheless navigate the site for up to the minute information and research on the planets, the latest technologies, and key concepts.
Students can take a virtual field trip through space-- chose from being a surveyor on Mars, choosing a Magellan mission to Venus, or Galileo at Jupiter.
www.tooter4kids.com /Space/Spaceindex.htm   (687 words)

  
 Amazing Space
Find links to Amazing Space's latest features, the most recent Hubble pictures, and news for educators at What's new?
The Teaching tools index is a convenient new doorway to all the teaching materials at Amazing Space.
Educators get a special "overview" with every resource that suggests ways to use it in the classroom and provides links to related materials.
amazing-space.stsci.edu   (155 words)

  
 The Space Place :: Dr. Marc's Amazing Facts
Cool stuff to know about space, Earth, and technology.
How are space engineers way wilier than superheroes?
What space mission will give Earthlings a "sixth sense"?
spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov /en/kids/amazing_facts.shtml   (204 words)

  
 Spacesuited Women   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Also, look out for two spacesuited women (unidentified), boarding the space station encased in silver suits in the film "In Like Flint"(Pictured below) from 1967, There is also at least one more woman in a spacesuit in the series Space 1999.
She is seen in one episode in an eagle wearing her spacesuit.
The compiler of this web site has watched umpteen Space movies and TV series scouring for the lesser spotted Space Suited woman...and can confirm that none of the following movies feature any such thing..although Space Suited Men are found in all of them......You have been warned!!!!!
members.aol.com /munday6877/femalespacesuit.htm   (107 words)

  
 Space - Glory Through Conquest - A free massively multiplayer online game powered by Coldfire Studios   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Space - Glory Through Conquest - A free massively multiplayer online game powered by Coldfire Studios
Space - Glory Through Conquest is copyright © 1999-2005 Coldfire Studios LLC.
Space - Glory Through Conquest is a FREE MMORPG/MPOG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game/multiplayer online game)
space.coldfirestudios.com   (89 words)

  
 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Homepage
National Air and Space Museum to Acquire SpaceShipOne.
The Wright Brothers and The Invention of the Aerial Age
Seeking Latin American contributions to U.S. aviation and space.
www.nasm.si.edu   (93 words)

  
 Franklin Fellows/Wonders of Space
Since the beginning of time, man has been in awe of the mysteries of Space.
Join us as we explore space and venture into the unknown!
This resource has been created by Karen Walkowiak of Holy Redeemer School in Kanata, Ontario, Canada, in collaboration with her Grade 6 students, with the purpose of assisting teachers in integrating the Internet into their classroom curriculum.
www.fi.edu /fellows/fellow9/dec98/intro.htm   (82 words)

  
 CNN presents - Space: 2000 and Beyond
A H O M E I N S P A C E
C N N M I S S I O N M A R S
C N N S P A C E E X P L O R A T I O N G A L L E R Y
www.cnn.com /TECH/space/2000.and.beyond   (114 words)

  
 CNN.com - Science and Space
Engineers made final preparations Thursday for the weekend launch of a Soyuz spacecraft to the international space station, with a U.S. scientist who paid $20 million for the journey among those aboard.
New company wants Mars colony within 20 years
All external sites will open in a new browser.
www.cnn.com /TECH/space   (82 words)

  
 SPACE-TALK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
About the HST, the Space Telescope Science Institute and its Archive
Ariane, Delta III, Lightcraft, Roton, Sea Launch, Space Shuttle, Titan, X-3x,...
Huge, far away, faint and unreachable - Objects and phenomena in deep space
www.space-talk.com /ForumE/index.php3   (241 words)

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