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Monday, 13th July 2009

Resources of the Week -- Round-Up -- Resources, Facts, and Real Time Tracking for STS-127: Space Shuttle Endeavour

Resources of the Week -- Round-Up -- Resources, Facts, and Real Time Tracking for STS-127: Space Shuttle Endeavour
By Gary Price, Senior/Founding Editor

After several delays the shuttle is set to launch today at about 7pm (EDST). Here's a set of resources -- all from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- that might be of interest.

Real Time Tracking
+ Shuttle and ISS Tracker
+ Real Time Shuttle, ISS and Satellite Tracking (Java)
+ JTrack 3D (Java)
+ Skywatch 2.0 (Java Applet)
+ Space Shuttle and ISS Real Time Ground Spotting Opportunities

Blogs, Twitter Feeds, RSS Feeds, Video
+ Launch Blog
+ NASA Twitter Feed
+ Astronaut Twitter Feed (Mark Polansky, Commander of STS-127)
+ NASA Facebook Page
+ STS-127 RSS Feed
+ NASA's YouTube Channel
+ NASA TV Schedule (You Can Watch This Service Online)
+ Direct to Live NASA TV Feeds (5 channels Available)

Materials and Press Kits for STS-127
+ Mission Press Kit (6.8 Mb PDF)
+ Mission Summary (429 Kb PDF)
+ Launch and Landing Facts
+ Crew Bios
+ STS-127 Countdown Timeline
+ STS-127 Mission Timeline (Requires Flash)

Shuttle Fast Facts
+ Remaining Space Shuttle Missions (PDF)
+ Flights by Orbiter
+ Night Launches
+ Extended Missions
+ Extended Duration Missions
+ Shortened Missions
+ End of Mission Landings

Imagery
+ NASAImages.org (a Service of the Internet Archive)

Some related resources:

+ History of U.S. Space Flight (David Shedden, Library Director, Poynter Institute)

This page deals with the history of space flight, including links to resources about the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Space Shuttle, and other space flights.

+ Congressional Research Service Reports (via OpenCRS)

+ Miscellaneous Reports (via DocuTicker)


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