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==== Astronomy and orbital sciences ==== | ==== Astronomy and orbital sciences ==== |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=359615|Medieval cosmology confuses me]]**, discussion thread on medieval astronomic/cosmologic ideas started by [[offtopic:Emperor Norton I]] |
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**[[http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/12lys.html|The Universe within 12.5 Light Years - The Nearest Stars]]** - An overview. | **[[http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/12lys.html|The Universe within 12.5 Light Years - The Nearest Stars]]** - An overview. |
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**[[http://eea.spaceflight.esa.int/portal/|Erasmus Experiment Archive]]** - ESA's database of scientific experiments performed in space. Very useful as a historical reference tool for science in space. | **[[http://eea.spaceflight.esa.int/portal/|Erasmus Experiment Archive]]** - ESA's database of scientific experiments performed in space. Very useful as a historical reference tool for science in space. |
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| **[[https://twitter.com/FakeAstropix|FakeAstropix]]** - Debunking photoshopped or hoaxed astronomy pictures spread on the Internet. "Bringing you all the best (and worst) fake, misidentified & uncredited astro images! We follow cool astro types and not fakers! Favourited not an endorsement!" |
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==== General interest websites ==== | ==== General interest websites ==== |
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| **[[http://www.braeunig.us/space/glossary.htm|Glossary of Spaceflight and Rocket Technology]]** |
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**[[http://www.astronautix.com/|Encyclopedia Astronautica]]** - Detailed information on past and planned space operations, vehicles and technologies. | **[[http://www.astronautix.com/|Encyclopedia Astronautica]]** - Detailed information on past and planned space operations, vehicles and technologies. |
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**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20091023090326/http://geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/6133/index.html|Britain in Space]]** (website archived via archive.org) | **[[http://web.archive.org/web/20091023090326/http://geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/6133/index.html|Britain in Space]]** (website archived via archive.org) |
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| **[[http://www.retrospaceimages.com/|Retro Space Images.com]]** - High Resolution Mission Image Discs from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and STS missions. |
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**[[https://www.youtube.com/user/SpaceRip|Space Rip]]** - Official YouTube channel for roughly half hour long documentaries on astronomy and astronautics. Includes topics like extrasolar planets, future spaceflight concepts, the history of robotic planetary exploration, etc. | **[[https://www.youtube.com/user/SpaceRip|Space Rip]]** - Official YouTube channel for roughly half hour long documentaries on astronomy and astronautics. Includes topics like extrasolar planets, future spaceflight concepts, the history of robotic planetary exploration, etc. |
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**[[http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Preparing_for_the_Future/GSP/Study_Reports/%28print%29|ESA Study Reports]]** - A list of completed GSP studies, ordered by starting date. | **[[http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Preparing_for_the_Future/GSP/Study_Reports/%28print%29|ESA Study Reports]]** - A list of completed GSP studies, ordered by starting date. |
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| **[[http://space.skyrocket.de/index.html|Gunter's Space Page]]** - "Information on spaceflight, launch vehicles and satellites." |
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| **[[http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/rocket.html|The Relativistic Rocket]]** |
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==== Launchers and satellites ==== | ==== Launchers and satellites ==== |
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| **[[http://www.silverbirdastronautics.com/LVperform.html|Launch Vehicle Performance Calculator]]** |
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| **[[http://web.archive.org/web/20120316061755/http://www.pmview.com/spaceodysseytwo/spacelvs/index.htm|Introduction to Future Launch Vehicle Plans (1963-2001)]]** - Database of launch vehicle and manned/cargo spacecraft concepts from the early 1960s to the 2000s. Compiled and updated by Marcus Lindroos. |
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**[[http://books.google.com/books?id=JnoZTbVLx0MC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle]]** - A free, online book that covers the history of the Saturn V rocket. | **[[http://books.google.com/books?id=JnoZTbVLx0MC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle]]** - A free, online book that covers the history of the Saturn V rocket. |
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**[[http://www.fastcoexist.com/3036887/out-of-this-world-the-mysterious-mental-side-effects-of-traveling-into-space|The Break-Out Effect - The Mysterious Mental Side-Effects of Traveling Into Space]]** | **[[http://www.fastcoexist.com/3036887/out-of-this-world-the-mysterious-mental-side-effects-of-traveling-into-space|The Break-Out Effect - The Mysterious Mental Side-Effects of Traveling Into Space]]** |
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| **[[http://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/lsah_home1.aspx|Lifetime Surveillance of Astronaut Health (LSAH)]]** - NASA's long-term medical research programme. Additional info [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK215995/|here]]. |
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| **[[http://web.archive.org/web/20120316061755/http://www.pmview.com/spaceodysseytwo/spacelvs/index.htm|Introduction to Future Launch Vehicle Plans (1963-2001)]]** - Database of launch vehicle and manned/cargo spacecraft concepts from the early 1960s to the 2000s. Compiled and updated by Marcus Lindroos. |
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**[[https://web.archive.org/web/20120616210332/http://www.deepcold.com/index.html|Deep Cold]]** - "Secrets of the Cold War in Space, 1959-1969." (archived via archive.org) | **[[https://web.archive.org/web/20120616210332/http://www.deepcold.com/index.html|Deep Cold]]** - "Secrets of the Cold War in Space, 1959-1969." (archived via archive.org) |
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**[[http://www.pmview.com/spaceodysseytwo/station/sld094a.htm|1980s Japanese Manned Spaceflight Plans]]** | **[[http://www.pmview.com/spaceodysseytwo/station/sld094a.htm|1980s Japanese Manned Spaceflight Plans]]** |
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| **[[http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/H/HOTOL.html|David Darling's HOTOL website]]** |
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| **[[http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/ESA_history/History_Hermes_spaceplane_1987|Hermes spaceplane]]** |
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| **[[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/cosmo.html|Cosmonaut biographies]]** |
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| **[[http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Astronauts|ESA astronauts]]** |
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| **[[http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/sharman_helen.htm|Helen Sharman biography]]** |
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==== Space news sites ==== | ==== Space news sites ==== |
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**[[http://www.universetoday.com/|Universe Today.com]]** - "Space and Astronomy News." | |
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**[[http://www.thespacereview.com/|The Space Review]]** - "Essays and commentary about the final frontier." | **[[http://www.thespacereview.com/|The Space Review]]** - "Essays and commentary about the final frontier." |
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| **[[http://www.universetoday.com/|Universe Today.com]]** - "Space and Astronomy News." |
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**[[http://spaceflightnow.com/|Spaceflight Now]]** - "The leading source for online space news." | **[[http://spaceflightnow.com/|Spaceflight Now]]** - "The leading source for online space news." |
==== Navigation ==== | ==== Navigation ==== |
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