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10....9.... Hey gang, Kids Month is about ready to blast off into space ....8....7....6 but before it does, we have one more topic exploring the childlike wonder of science to cover ....5....4...3 Spaceships! And wouldn't you know it? There's one more seat on our rocket! Climb in!  ....2...1.... Lift off!

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[Trivia Question]

Ariane 5 launches

https://www.space.com/39811-bad-coordinates-led-ariane-5-rocket-astray.html

https://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/launch.html

https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/faqs/faq.html#whyAriane5

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/all-hail-the-ariane-5-rocket-which-doubled-the-webb-telescopes-lifetime/

https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_history/Ariane_5_the_story_behind_the_100_launches

[Fact Off]

Cataloging junk around the Moon from Biosphere 2

https://news.arizona.edu/story/75m-effort-seeks-prevent-lunar-traffic-jams

Artificial gravity test during Gemini XI

http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/space-exploration/gemini/m-equals-1-all-up-mission-gemini-xi-part-2/

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-081A

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/watch-the-first-artificial-gravity-experiment/

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/capsule-gemini-xi/nasm_A19680260000

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sept-14-1966-gemini-xi-artificial-gravity-experiment

[Ask the Science Couch]

Gyroscopes in spacecraft (Inertial Navigation Systems)

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2016/03/Gyroscopes_in_space

https://science.howstuffworks.com/gyroscope.htm

http://www.aerostudents.com/courses/avionics/InertialNavigationSystems.pdf

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20100021932

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/nmp/st6/TECHNOLOGY/mems.html

https://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/propulsion/2-what-is-attitude-control.html

[Butt One More Thing]

Project Mercury butt molds

https://www.wired.com/2009/08/astronautbutts/

https://www.wired.com/2010/07/nasa-archive-astronaut-butt-mold-inspection/

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