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  • 21Soviet Moonshot — This article deals only with preparations for manned flight to the Moon by the USSR. For information about the unmanned spacecraft sent to the Moon by the USSR see Luna programme. Details of the Soviet Moonshot ( N1/L3 ) were kept intensely… …

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  • 22Shenzhou program — The Shenzhou program (zh cp |c=神舟 |p=Shén Zhōu) is a manned spaceflight initiative by the People s Republic of China. The program put the first Chinese citizen into orbit on 15 October 2003. Development began in 1992, under the name of Project… …

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  • 23Earth and Space Sciences — ▪ 1996 Introduction GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY       In 1995 significant developments took place in the realm of geologic mapping, which provides the foundation for the presentation and comparison of data in the Earth sciences. The most important… …

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  • 24Saturn V — Infobox rocket caption = The first Saturn V, AS 501, before the launch of Apollo 4 name = Saturn V function = Manned LEO and Lunar launch vehicle manufacturer = Boeing (S IC) North American (S II) Douglas (S IVB) country origin = United States… …

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  • 25List of NASA missions — Piloted Mercury launches All Gemini Launches from GT 1 through GT 12 …

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  • 26In-flight aborts and rescue options — In the context of the Orion spacecraft, in flight aborts and rescue options are activities which might take place if there were an emergency during a mission. Like all previous U.S. manned spacecraft, an in flight abort can occur when a major… …

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  • 27Jules Verne ATV — infobox Spacecraft Name = Jules Verne (ATV 001) Caption = Jules Verne ATV approaches the International Space Station Organisation = ESA Major Contractors = EADS Astrium (Prime), Thales Alenia Space Mission Type = ISS resupply Satellite Of = Earth …

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  • 28Soyuz spacecraft — Soyuz (Russian: Союз , pronounced|saˈjus); English: Union) is a series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space program by the Korolyov Design Bureau. The Soyuz succeeded the Voskhod spacecraft and was originally built as part of the Soviet… …

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  • 29Glynn Lunney — Infobox Person name = Glynn Lunney image size = 200px caption = Glynn Lunney in 1974, as manager of the Apollo Soyuz Test Project. birth date = Birth date and age|1936|11|27|mf=y birth place = Old Forge, Pennsylvania occupation = NASA manager and …

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  • 30Space probe — Pioneer H hangs in a museum A space probe is a scientific space exploration mission in which a spacecraft leaves Earth and explores space. It may approach the Moon, enter interplanetary, flyby or orbit other bodies, or approach interstellar space …

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