The Space Shot

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Enterprise OV-101- NASA Archived Webpage

Star Trek Fans Win on Space Shuttle- Associated Press

Gerald Ford Presidential Library

Enterprise Background- NASA.gov

Video- Space Shuttle Enterprise- Approach Landing Test Flight 1

Shuttle's maiden solo flight Friday- Beaver County Times- August 11, 1977

USS Enterprise- List of Ships in the United States Navy and fictional Star Trek ships

Navy to Give Final Farewell to USS Enterprise at Decommissioning

Matt Jefferies- Obituary- StarTrek.com

Matt Jefferies Official Website

U.S. Department of Defense News Release

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Lunar Orbiter 1 Mission Page

Destination Moon: A History of the Lunar Orbiter Program

Destination Moon: Photography Page

Lunar Orbiter 1 Contractor Report

[The Greatest Meteor Show of All Time]- NASA Blog](https://blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Skies/2017/08/03/the-greatest-meteor-show-of-all-time/)

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In the coming two months I've got multiple interviews lined up, so there's going to be some longer form episodes mixed in with the daily space history content. I'm still working on a super secret project that's almost to the point where I will be able to talk about it in more detail, so stay tuned for those details! :) The rest of 2017 is going to be amazing!

Meals Ready to Eat: Expedition 44 Crew Members Sample Leafy Greens Grown on Space Station

Here's a great Tumblr post by NASA that details the steps of growing lettuce in space.

Here's a sneak peek of the coffee in space I was talking about.

Vertical Farming- AeroFarms

Futuristic Japanese indoor vertical farm produces 12,000 heads of lettuce a day with LED lighting

Lunar Orbiter 1

STS-105

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OSO 6- NASA Space Science Data Archive

Mars 7- NASA Space Science Data Archive

Luna 24- NASA Space Science Data Archive

WESTAR 3- NASA Space Science Data Archive

Chinese Chang'e 3 Landing Video

4K Ultra HD Gets a Lift with Successful DIRECTV Satellite Launch- Market Watch Press Release

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NASA E-Book Collection

Asif Siddiqi- Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-1974

John Logsdon- John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon

John Logsdon- After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program

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I love reading this series, and I'm so pumped for the next season!

STS-28 Mission Summary

STS-118 Mission Summary

Genesis- Search for Origins

SpaceX CRS 12 is scheduled for mid-day on Sunday.

The Planet Venus- NASA Student Page

Pioneer Venus Project Information

HAVOC- Mission Information

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Apollo 15- Failed Parachute

President Clinton's Remarks on the Possible Discovery of Life on Mars

STS-85 Mission

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Ambition- YouTube Link

SpaceFlight Now- Curiosity rover shows new signs of wheel wear

Curiosity Mission Overview

Check out the cool interactive map on this website, and see the interesting route that Curiosity has taken around Mars.

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If you check out one link, make it the 7 Minutes of Terror video! The skycrane lander that was used is crazy to think about. Worth the 5 minutes or so to watch.

Phoenix Lander In Depth

ULA Atlas V Information Page

Biography of Neil Armstrong

Mariner Missions

Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water

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MARS Exploration Program- Phoenix Mission

Phoenix Mars Mission Page

Phoenix Mars Mission Overview

NASA Fact Sheet- Mars Surveyor Program and Mars Orbiter Spacecraft

NASA Fact Sheet- Mars Phoenix Lander

MAVEN Mission

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MESSENGER Spacecraft and Instruments