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  2. 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 ...

  3. Yuri Gagarin - Wikipedia

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    Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin [a] [b] (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first human to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes.

  4. Look and Read - Wikipedia

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    BBC One, BBC Two. Release. 9 January 1967. ( 1967-01-09) –. 29 March 2004. ( 2004-03-29) Look and Read is a BBC Television programme for primary schools, aimed at improving children's literacy skills. [1] The programme presents fictional stories in a serial format, the first of which was broadcast in 1967 and the most recent in 2004, making ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Alan Shepard - Wikipedia

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    Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Shepard saw action with the ...

  7. Emily Calandrelli - Wikipedia

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    Calandrelli started a career in science communication when she became a host of Xploration Outer Space in Fox's Xploration Station educational block in 2014. In April 2017, she made several appearances on Netflix episodes of Bill Nye Saves the World. On August 25, 2020, Calandrelli's educational Netflix series titled Emily's Wonder Lab debuted.

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