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Size Didn't Really Matter For The Alice Rockets
Alice rockets are fueled by an environmentally-friendly rocket fuel made of aluminum and ice. -
Who Came Up With NASA?
In October of 1957 the Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite, setting into motion the events that led to the founding of the USA's own space agency. Shortly after the launch President Dwight D. Eisenhower held a press conference in which he announced that the president of MIT, Dr. James R. Killian, Jr. was to become his Special Assistant for Science... -
STS-95 Mission Lapel Pin At The Space Store
OUR STS-95 LAPEL PIN, IS A HIGH QUALITY, ENAMEL PIN, WHICH IS MADE BY THE OFFICIAL NASA VENDOR. THE STS-95 MISSION LAUNCHED FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA ON 29 OCTOBER 1998, USING THE ORBITER DISCOVERY. IT WAS THE 25TH FLIGHT OF DISCOVERY AND THE 92ND MISSION FLOWN SINCE THE START OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM IN APRIL 1981. IT WAS A HIGHLY PUBLICIZED...
