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Spacelab 1 module in the payload bay of the space shuttle orbiter Columbia on the flight STS-9, which was launched on Nov. 28, 1983. Spacelab 1 STS-65; Mukai, Chiaki
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Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.
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Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration
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The Space Shuttle Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39A on July 1 1997 to begin the 16-day STS-94 Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission.
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1965) The Gemini-8 Astronauts David R. Scott and Neil A. Armstrong are suited up for water egress training aboard the NASA Motor Vessell Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico. Training for Gemini 8, Gemini-titan-8
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German Hindenburg Zeppelin Explodes while trying to dock at station in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. It was the worlds largest airship
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The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.
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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
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Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
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Camel caravan moving across the Sahara desert sand dunes, Morocco, North Africa
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Spacelab: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: Space.com - Spacelab: Space Shuttle Flew Europe's First Space Module 30 Years Ago. Sep 23, 2019
Add new Web site: ESA - Spacelab. Sep 23, 2019
Added a photograph of astronaut Chiaki Mukai aboard Spacelab. Feb 28, 2019
Article revised and updated. Feb 28, 2019
Add new Web site: Federation of American Scientists - Spacelab. Feb 06, 2011
Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Spacelab. Feb 06, 2011
New article added. Nov 19, 2007
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