Space Video

All kinds of videos of super-cool space things (lots of rockets).

1961: Yuri Gagarin & Alan Shepard – First Men in Space

In 1961 mankind first rode rockets into space.  The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin, a cosmonaut from the Soviet Union (Russia), orbiting the earth in a flight lasting 108 minutes. Eager to show that they too could put a man into space, the United States launched astronaut Alan Shepard shortly after Gagarin’s...

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The Moon Speech – John F. Kennedy 1962

“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard.” Words chosen and delivered well can propel man across the heavens. In 1962 US President John F. Kennedy gave a speech in which he explained his commitment to America...

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Smithsonian: Robert Goddard and the “Hoopskirt” Rocket

From the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum / YouTube page: Dr. Michael Neufeld, curator in the Space History Division at the National Air and Space Museum, discusses Robert Goddard and his “hoopskirt” rocket. This informal gallery talk was recorded on October 27, 2010 as part of the National Air and Space Museum’s “Ask...

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Smithsonian: The Roswell Incident

From the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum / YouTube page: Dr. Roger Launius, senior curator in the Space History Division of the National Air and Space Museum, discusses the 1947 Roswell Incident — UFOs, the Cold War and Chicanery in the desert. This informal gallery talk was recorded on March 20, 2011 as...

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Virgin Galactic Video

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