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2. Mae Jemison - Wikipedia

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   Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to serve for the STS-47 ...

3. United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

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   Politics portal. The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ( COPUOS) is a United Nations committee whose main task is to review and foster international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space, as well as to consider legal issues arising from the exploration of outer space. [1] [2]

4. Outer space - Wikipedia

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   The boundary between space and Earth, at an altitude of 100 km, roughly where the yellow line of airglow is visible. Outer space (or simply space) is the expanse beyond celestial bodies and their atmospheres. It contains ultra-low levels of particle densities, constituting a near-perfect vacuum [1] of predominantly hydrogen and helium plasma ...

5. Astronaut training - Wikipedia

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   The trainees must learn medicine, language, robotics and piloting, space system engineering, the organization of space systems, and the acronyms in aerospace engineering during the basic training. While 60% to 80% of the astronauts will experience space motion sickness, including pallor, cold sweating, vomiting, and anorexia, [7] the astronaut ...

6. Space Camp (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Space Camp is an educational camp in Huntsville, Alabama, on the grounds of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) museum near NASA 's Marshall Space Flight Center. [1] It provides residential and educational programs for children and adults on topics such as space exploration, aviation, and robotics. Run by the Alabama Space Science Exhibit ...

7. United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs - Wikipedia

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   The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ( UNOOSA) is an office of the U.N. Secretariat that promotes and facilitates peaceful international cooperation in outer space. [1] It works to establish or strengthen the legal and regulatory frameworks for space activities, and assists developing countries in using space science and technology ...