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Saturn V | Facts On The World’s Most Powerful Rocket!

VanguardIndustries Saturn V | Facts On The World’s Most Powerful Rocket!2019-04-28T01:47:07+01:00
Apollo Moon Rocket Here you can enjoy learning Cool Facts about the amazing rocket which sent astronauts to the Moon! Built by NASA as part of the Apollo program, the…
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Early American Missiles/Rockets Of The Space Race

VanguardIndustries Early American Missiles/Rockets Of The Space Race2019-04-28T01:41:57+01:00
From Missiles To The Moon The Space Race was a mad dash between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop the best rockets! This lead to a race…
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Spectacular Rocket Failures During Launch 💥

VanguardIndustries Spectacular Rocket Failures During Launch 💥2019-04-28T01:46:19+01:00
‘Unplanned Rapid Disassembly’ The initial takeoff phase of a rocket launch is a particularly risky portion of the rocket flight with many failures occurring during this critical phase. This occasionally…
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Major Rocket Launch Sites

VanguardIndustries Major Rocket Launch Sites2019-04-28T01:47:44+01:00
Launch Pads, Spaceports & Cosmodromes! A spaceport (or cosmodrome) is a site for launching spacecraft into orbit around Earth on interplanetary trajectories and can include the launch complex infrastructure, storage…
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Interesting Facts About The Soviet Zenit Rocket

VanguardIndustries Interesting Facts About The Soviet Zenit Rocket2019-04-28T01:41:26+01:00
A Booster Blazing A Path Of Its Own The Zenit rocket is a medium sized Soviet-era launch vehicle with the boosters built in Ukraine that was originally designed as a…
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Energia – Facts About The Soviet Super Heavy-lift Rocket

VanguardIndustries Energia – Facts About The Soviet Super Heavy-lift Rocket2019-04-28T01:41:36+01:00
The Soviet Shuttle Carrier The Energia Rocket was a huge Soviet-era launch vehicle designed to lift heavy payloads (into Earth orbit) such as the Buran spacecraft - the equivalent of…
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Rocketry 101 | How Does A Rocket Work?

VanguardIndustries Rocketry 101 | How Does A Rocket Work?2019-04-28T01:47:23+01:00
Controlled Explosions! Want to learn about how a rocket works? Well, here you can enjoy learning all about them! From how a rocket engine works, what fuels they use, to…
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What Is The Soyuz Rocket And How Does It Work?

VanguardIndustries What Is The Soyuz Rocket And How Does It Work?2019-04-28T02:11:39+01:00
Russian Workhorse The Soyuz rocket is an expendable family of Soviet/Russian rockets, first launched in 1966! The three-stage Soyuz is the most frequently used rocket in the world with over…
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Long March – The Rocket ‘Made In China’

VanguardIndustries Long March – The Rocket ‘Made In China’2019-04-28T01:48:12+01:00
China’s Way To Space The Long March is the general name for the family of expendable Chinese rockets used for space launches. The rockets got their name from the Long…
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Ten Facts You Didn’t Know About The Ariane 5

VanguardIndustries Ten Facts You Didn’t Know About The Ariane 52019-04-28T01:45:19+01:00
Europe’s Launch Vehicle The Ariane 5 heavy-lift rocket is an expendable launch system used to launch payloads into orbit by paying commercial customers. The Ariane 5 is a European Space…
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Cool Future Space Missions And Launches

Early 2022 -  2nd Test Flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner!
Mid 2022  -  Launch of The Dream Chaser Spaceplane!
Mid 2022  -  NASA's Orion Journey to the Moon!
Mid 2022  -  Launch The Space Launch System Rocket!
August 2022  -  Launch Psyche Spacecraft - Journey to 16 Psyche!
Aug-Sept 2022  -  Launch of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Late 2022 -  First Crewed Flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner!
Early 2023  -  Launch of the New Glenn Rocket!
Mid 2023  -  SpaceX's Starship 'Dear Moon' Mission!
10th October 2024  -  Launch Europa Clipper - To Jupiter's Moon
December 19th 2024  -  Parker Solar Probe's closest approach to The Sun
December 2025  -  BepiColombo Enters Mercury Orbit
Mid 2026  -  SpaceX launches the Starship with crew bound for Mars (hopefully)
11th April 2030  -  Europa Clipper Enters Jupiter's Orbit
Early 2030  -  The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer Enters Jupiter's Orbit
In the 2030's  -  NASA plans to send Orion and Astronauts to Mars

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Psyche Metal World Probe Launches - August 2022!

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Launch of Europa Clipper to Jupiter!

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May 15-16th 2022 - Total Lunar Eclipse Across America's
December 8th 2022 - Mars at opposition (Closest to Earth)
April 20th 2023 - 1 min 16 sec Total Solar Eclipse!
October 14th 2023 - Annular (Ring of Fire!) Solar Eclipse!
April 8th 2024 - Total Solar Eclipse in Mexico & the USA!
May 6th 2025 - Saturn at equinox (the Rings disappear!)
August 2nd 2027 - 6 min 23 sec Total Solar Eclipse!
November 13th 2032 - Transit of Mercury
July 28th 2061 - Halley's Comet Returns!
December 10th 2117 - Next Transit of Venus
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