Virtual Globetrotting: Space

Virtual Globetrotting: Space http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2008 admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:35:31 -0500 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Space Shuttle solid booster]]>

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Space Shuttle solid booster
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-08-16 19:35:31
The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) are the pair of large solid rockets used by the Space Shuttle during the first two minutes of powered flight. They are located on either side of the orange external propellant tank. During launch they provide 83% of its liftoff thrust. Each SRB produces 1.8 times more liftoff thrust than one F-1 engine – the most powerful single-chamber liquid-fueled rocket engine ever flown – 5 of which powered the Saturn V "moon rocket's" first stage. The SRBs are the largest solid-fuel rocket motors ever flown, and the first to be used for primary propulsion on human spaceflight missions. The spent SRBs are recovered from the ocean, refurbished, reloaded with propellant, and reused for several missions.]]>

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Space Shuttle
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-07-21 15:08:13
At the US Space and Rocket Center]]>

Space Shuttle
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-07-21 15:08:13
At the US Space and Rocket Center]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/53541/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/53541/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:08:13 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/53541/ 34.71395100 -86.65282800 <![CDATA[Saturn 1B rocket]]>

Saturn 1B rocket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-06-10 16:25:21]]>

Saturn 1B rocket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-06-10 16:25:21]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51459/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51459/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:25:21 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51459/ 34.71371300 -86.65498500 <![CDATA[Chinese Launch Complex at Pao-lu-wu-lo]]>

Chinese Launch Complex at Pao-lu-wu-lo
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By: boothy443
@ 2008-06-02 07:14:13]]>

Chinese Launch Complex at Pao-lu-wu-lo
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By: boothy443
@ 2008-06-02 07:14:13]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51088/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51088/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:14:13 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51088/ 41.30878500 100.31653800 <![CDATA[Japanese H-II rocket ground test vehicle]]>

Japanese H-II rocket ground test vehicle

Japanese H-II rocket ground test vehicle
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-05-24 15:36:16
The H-II (H2) rocket was a Japanese satellite launch system, which flew seven times between 1994 and 1999, with five successes. It was developed by NASDA in order to give Japan a capability to launch larger satellites of the 1990s. It was the first rocket Japan made using only technologies developed domestically. It was superseded by the H-IIA following reliability and cost issues.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50676/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50676/ Sat, 24 May 2008 15:36:16 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50676/ 30.37580000 130.95938600 <![CDATA[Soyuz spacecraft]]>

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Soyuz spacecraft
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 11:01:17]]>

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Soyuz spacecraft
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 11:01:17]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49918/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49918/ Tue, 06 May 2008 11:01:17 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49918/ 43.58654957 1.49333951 <![CDATA[Space Station Mir]]>

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Space Station Mir
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 11:01:08]]>

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Space Station Mir
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 11:01:08]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49917/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49917/ Tue, 06 May 2008 11:01:08 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49917/ 43.58573154 1.49394790 <![CDATA[Ariane 5]]>

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Ariane 5
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 11:01:00]]>

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Ariane 5
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 11:01:00]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49916/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49916/ Tue, 06 May 2008 11:01:00 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49916/ 43.58565450 1.49320667 <![CDATA[Segment of the Ariane 5]]>

Segment of the Ariane 5
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 10:54:48]]>

Segment of the Ariane 5
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 10:54:48]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49915/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49915/ Tue, 06 May 2008 10:54:48 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49915/ 49.00310731 1.93179131 <![CDATA[Segment of the Ariane 5]]>

Segment of the Ariane 5
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 10:54:46]]>

Segment of the Ariane 5
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 10:54:46]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49914/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49914/ Tue, 06 May 2008 10:54:46 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49914/ 49.00211490 1.93210244 <![CDATA[Soviet Space Shuttle 2.01 "Baikal"]]>

Soviet Space Shuttle 2.01 "Baikal"
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-04-22 11:12:01
Shuttle 2.01 was the third space shuttle vehicle of the Soviet Buran program, serial number 11F35 K3. It is often suggested that 2.01 was to be named "Baikal", named after Lake Baikal.

Image: http://www.buran.fr/bourane-buran/img/buran2.01-1.jpg

Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_2.01]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49266/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49266/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:12:01 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49266/ 55.84144300 37.46650100 <![CDATA[Racks for Space Shuttle external tanks]]>

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Racks for Space Shuttle external tanks
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-04-16 16:29:13
The Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) is an 832-acre (3.4-km²) site owned by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and located in Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is used for the construction of the Space Shuttle's External Tanks by its lead contractor Lockheed Martin. It is one of the largest manufacturing plants in the world with 43 acres (174,000 m²) under one roof and it employs approximately 2000 people.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49045/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49045/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:29:13 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49045/ 30.02145200 -89.91464300 <![CDATA[Jigs for assembly of Space Shuttle external tanks]]>

Jigs for assembly of Space Shuttle external tanks

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Jigs for assembly of Space Shuttle external tanks
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-04-16 16:27:12
The Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) is an 832-acre (3.4-km²) site owned by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and located in Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is used for the construction of the Space Shuttle's External Tanks by its lead contractor Lockheed Martin. It is one of the largest manufacturing plants in the world with 43 acres (174,000 m²) under one roof and it employs approximately 2000 people.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49044/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49044/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:27:12 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49044/ 30.02182300 -89.91420900 <![CDATA[Orbital 'Stargazer' Pegasus rocket launch platform]]>

Orbital 'Stargazer' Pegasus rocket launch platform

Orbital 'Stargazer' Pegasus rocket launch platform
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-12 22:06:19
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"Stargazer" is a Lockheed L-1011 commercial transport aircraft modified to carry the air-launched Pegasus rocket . Marshall Aerospace of Cambridge, England performed the modifications, removing unnecessary equipment such as passenger seats, reinforcing the internal wing structure and adding Pegasus support equipment. When not in use for Pegasus operations, Stargazer is available for aerospace research and development applications.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45570/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45570/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:06:19 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45570/ 35.05432300 -118.15069800 <![CDATA[Rotary Rocket Roton Atmospheric Test Vehicle (ATV)]]>

Rotary Rocket Roton Atmospheric Test Vehicle (ATV)

Rotary Rocket Roton Atmospheric Test Vehicle (ATV)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-12 22:01:05
Rotary Rocket, Inc, was a rocketry company headquartered in a 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m²) facility at Mojave Airport that developed the Roton concept in the late 1990s as a fully reusable Single Stage to Orbit (SSTO) manned spacecraft. Roton was intended to reduce costs of launching payloads into low earth orbit by a factor of ten. Gary Hudson championed the design and formed the company. A full-scale test vehicle made three hover flights in 1999, but the company ran out of funds and closed its doors in early 2001.]]>

Saturn 1B section at the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility

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Saturn 1B section at the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-07 12:46:30
This facility started life as the Saturn 1B test stand.

Built in 1957 by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency and transferred to NASA, this facility became the primary center responsible for the development of large vehicles and rocket propulsion systems. During the 1960s, under the direction of Dr. Werner von Braun, the Saturn Family of launch vehicles was developed here. Through its continual use and modification to meet the demands of new programs, this facility illustrates the primary mission assigned to the Army Ballistic Missile Agency and the Marshall Space Flight Center--the development of large launch vehicles and propulsion systems needed to support the American Space Program.]]>

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Saturn 1B at Alabama I-65 welcome center

Saturn 1B at Alabama I-65 welcome center
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 20:42:05
AS-211 Unused. First stage on display with the S-IVB Battleship Test Stage stacked in a launch ready condition at the Alabama Welcome Center on I-65 in Ardmore, AL]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44460/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44460/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:42:05 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44460/ 34.95450900 -86.89182900 <![CDATA[F-1 riocket engine]]>

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F-1 riocket engine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 20:15:33
The F-1 is a powerful rocket engine developed by Rocketdyne and used in the Saturn V. Five F-1 engines were used in the first stage of each Saturn V.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44458/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44458/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:15:33 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44458/ 34.71000700 -86.65413500 <![CDATA[Mars Mobile Laboratory]]>

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Mars Mobile Laboratory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 20:13:42]]>

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Mars Mobile Laboratory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 20:13:42]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44457/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44457/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:13:42 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44457/ 34.71014600 -86.65412300 <![CDATA[Rockets on static display]]>

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Rockets on static display
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 20:09:48
Starting in the back and going counter clockwise:

Saturn 1B
V1 Buzz bomb
Jupiter
Mercury Redstone
Atlas
Jupiter C
Redstone
Juno II]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44456/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44456/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:09:48 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44456/ 34.71039300 -86.65419400 <![CDATA[Full scale Skylab mock-up]]>

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Full scale Skylab mock-up
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 19:54:24
Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit, and the second space station ever visited by a human crew. The 75 metric ton station was in Earth orbit from 1973 to 1979, and it was visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974. It included a laboratory for studying the effects of microgravity and a solar observatory.

Two flight-quality Skylabs were built. The first was de-orbited and crashed in Western Australia in 1979; the second, a backup, is on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. A full scale training mockup once used for astronaut training is located at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center visitor's center in Houston, Texas. Another full scale training mockup is now kept at Huntsville, Alabama, made from spare parts. It is currently being restored.]]>

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Apollo Lunar Module
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 19:49:50
The Apollo Lunar Module was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program to achieve the transit from moon orbit to the surface and back. The module was also known as the LM from the manufacturer designation (yet pronounced "LEM" from NASA's early name for it, Lunar Excursion Module).]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44453/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44453/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:49:50 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44453/ 34.71039500 -86.65532200 <![CDATA[Rockwell X-30 Prototype]]>

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Rockwell X-30 Prototype
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 19:45:44
The X-30 National Aero-Space Plane (NASP) was an attempt by the United States to create a viable single stage to orbit (SSTO) spacecraft. The project was cancelled prior to the first craft being built.

A large, detailed scale mock up of the X-30 was built by engineering students at Mississippi State University's Raspet Flight Research Lab in Starkville, Mississippi. The mock up is currently on display at the U.S. Space Camp program facility in Huntsville, Alabama.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44451/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44451/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:45:44 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44451/ 34.70936100 -86.64201900 <![CDATA[Delta IV Common Booster Core (CBC) rocket]]>

Delta IV Common Booster Core (CBC) rocket

Delta IV Common Booster Core (CBC) rocket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-16 16:57:05
The Delta IV is a family of Delta rockets designed by Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems division and built in United Launch Alliance's facility in Decatur, Alabama with final assembly at the launch site by United Launch Alliance. The rockets were designed for the United States Air Force Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program and commercial satellite business, and are intended to reduce the cost and effort needed to launch payloads into orbit.

The first stage of a Delta IV consists of one, or in the Heavy variety three, Common Booster Cores (CBC) powered by a Rocketdyne RS-68 engine. Unlike most first-stage rocket engines, which use solid fuel or kerosene, the RS-68 engines burn liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.

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SPACE DEBRIS : SALYUT 7
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By: hanswoerzt
@ 2007-12-15 13:05:47
The Salyut 7/Cosmos 1686 space station fell back to Earth February 7, 1991. Many fragments came down in Argentina. One of the larger bits fell in a field at El Chañar, in the north of Entre Ríos province. It's the leftover of the interface through which 21 cosmonauts crawled onboard, among them the first woman spacewalker - Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya.
This large piece can be seen in Google Earth, lying near the amateur astronomical observatory of Oro Verde.
Their website shows a closeup image : http://www.astroentrerios.com.ar/]]>

Mercury Redstone Rocket at Cape Canaveral

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Mercury Redstone Rocket at Cape Canaveral
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By: Pdunn
@ 2007-12-06 16:35:16]]>

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Mercury Redstone Rocket at Cape Canaveral
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By: Pdunn
@ 2007-12-06 16:35:16]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/41817/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/41817/ Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:35:16 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/41817/ 28.43967100 -80.57328500 <![CDATA[Mars on Earth - Haughton Crater]]>

Mars on Earth - Haughton Crater
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By: KRL
@ 2007-10-11 09:41:39
Site of summer expeditions to simulate future Mars Expeditions. Link to NASA website below.]]>

Mars on Earth - Haughton Crater
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By: KRL
@ 2007-10-11 09:41:39
Site of summer expeditions to simulate future Mars Expeditions. Link to NASA website below.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39944/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39944/ Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:41:39 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39944/ 75.38184500 -89.63470500 <![CDATA[Another Romanian UFO]]>

Another Romanian UFO
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By: DonMartini
@ 2007-09-22 02:47:23]]>

Another Romanian UFO
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By: DonMartini
@ 2007-09-22 02:47:23]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39227/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39227/ Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:47:23 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39227/ 45.70069100 21.26359800 <![CDATA[Incom T65 X-wing starfighter on static display]]>

Incom T65 X-wing starfighter on static display

Incom T65 X-wing starfighter on static display
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-29 18:46:01
The Incom T65 X-wing is a starfighter in the fictional Star Wars universe, first seen in the movie Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It is depicted as the primary interceptor and dogfighter of the Rebel Alliance.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37841/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37841/ Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:46:01 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37841/ 48.87455000 2.77889300 <![CDATA[Saturn V rocket]]>

Saturn V rocket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-21 12:15:31
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The Saturn V (pronounced 'Saturn Five', popularly known as the Moon Rocket) was a multistage liquid-fuel expendable rocket used by NASA's Apollo and Skylab programs.

The largest production model of the Saturn family of rockets, the Saturn V was designed under the direction of Wernher von Braun at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, with Boeing, North American Aviation, Douglas Aircraft Company, and IBM as the lead contractors. It remains the most powerful launch vehicle ever brought to operational status, from a height, weight and payload standpoint, although the Russian Energia, which flew only two test missions, had slightly more takeoff thrust.

In all, NASA launched thirteen Saturn V rockets between 1967 and 1973, with no loss of payload. The design payload was the manned Apollo spacecraft used by NASA for moon landings, and the Saturn V went on to launch the Skylab space station.

At the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, made up of S-IC-D, S-II-F/D and S-IVB-D (all test stages not meant for actual flight)(soon to be moved to a new visitor's center).]]>

Saturn V rocket (replica)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-21 12:12:04
At the US Space and Rocket Center.

For years, residents of Huntsville could point to the Saturn I in the center of the Space and Rocket Center as a distant landmark (the museum is located a few miles from the city center). In 1999, a model of the Saturn V was erected near the Saturn I, extending the reach of this unique form of landmark (the moon rocket is nearly twice as tall).]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37289/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37289/ Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:12:04 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37289/ 34.71114500 -86.65584100 <![CDATA[Ariane 44LP rocket at Bremen Space Park]]>

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Ariane 44LP rocket at Bremen Space Park
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-18 12:27:53
Ariane 4 was an expendable launch system, designed by the European Space Agency and manufactured and marketed by its subsidiary Arianespace.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37055/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37055/ Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:27:53 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37055/ 53.11166200 8.74574600 <![CDATA[Redstone Rocket on static display]]>

Redstone Rocket on static display
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-16 11:43:40]]>

Redstone Rocket on static display
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-16 11:43:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/36905/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/36905/ Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:43:40 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/36905/ 43.92451600 -71.89263800 <![CDATA[Space Shuttle Booster and Fuel Tank]]>

Space Shuttle Booster and Fuel Tank
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-07 09:17:40]]>

Space Shuttle Booster and Fuel Tank
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-07 09:17:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/36309/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/36309/ Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:17:40 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/36309/ 28.52756500 -80.67960300 <![CDATA[2007-07-27 - Blast at desert spaceport kills 2, injures 4]]>

2007-07-27 - Blast at desert spaceport kills 2, injures 4

2007-07-27 - Blast at desert spaceport kills 2, injures 4
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-07-27 17:56:45
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- An explosion at an airport home to Scaled Composites -- the builder of the first private manned rocket to reach space -- killed two people and left four seriously hurt Thursday, a Kern County Fire Department official says.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35825/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35825/ Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:56:45 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35825/ 35.06530600 -118.13653300 <![CDATA[Soviet Space Shuttle - Buran OK-GLI]]>

Soviet Space Shuttle - Buran OK-GLI
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-06-27 10:33:46
The Buran has been stranded in Bahrain since mid-2002 due to a court dispute over who it belongs to.

Russian company NPO Molniya originally sold it to Singapore-based Space Shuttle World Tour, but later filed a case in the Bahrain courts claiming the latter failed to make all the payments. [buran-energia.com]]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/34728/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/34728/ Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:33:46 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/34728/ 26.19826500 50.60302700 <![CDATA[Scale Ariane 4 Rocket]]>

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Scale Ariane 4 Rocket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-05-17 11:27:21
At the entrance to the Landesmuseum für Technik und Arbeit in Mannheim.

Ariane 4 was an expendable launch system, designed by the European Space Agency and manufactured and marketed by its subsidiary Arianespace.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/33013/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/33013/ Thu, 17 May 2007 11:27:21 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/33013/ 49.47517700 8.49929800 <![CDATA[V-2 rocket]]>

V-2 rocket
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By: dda
@ 2007-05-01 12:06:53
Peenemünde Museum replica of the first successful V-2 rocket. Like the original, this rocket has the Frau im Mond logotype at its base.]]>