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Programs, people & discoveries
Explore 19 courses and 82 connected lessons. Start with a program that interests you, then follow its links into science, engineering, and history.
Some courses compare several programs or follow shared projects. Each keeps its own lesson sequence and suggested preparation.
19 courses to explore
Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate
From the first test flights to the work of returning to the Moon
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Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate
A shared doorway between rivals
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Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate
Learning to share a long stay in orbit
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Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate
Building and sustaining a shared orbital laboratory
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Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate
A small moon, ambitious instruments and the limits of a mission’s final phase
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Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate
Balloons in the clouds, spacecraft at a comet and a worldwide observing team
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Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate
Forty years of weather observations and a lasting climate record
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Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate
European positioning, precise time and trusted navigation data
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Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate
From observations of Earth to information people can use
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Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate
Small payloads, shared rides and the evidence behind recovery
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Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate
European launch access across changing generations
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Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate
An orbital outpost design and a changing lunar strategy
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