Spaceships

43 min • 2 augusti 2022

10....9.... Hey gang, Kids Month is about ready to blast off into space ....8....7....6 but before it does, we have one more topic exploring the childlike wonder of science to cover ....5....4...3 Spaceships! And wouldn't you know it? There's one more seat on our rocket! Climb in! ....2...1.... Lift off!

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Ariane 5 launches

https://www.space.com/39811-bad-coordinates-led-ariane-5-rocket-astray.html

https://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/launch.html

https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/faqs/faq.html#whyAriane5

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/all-hail-the-ariane-5-rocket-which-doubled-the-webb-telescopes-lifetime/

https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_history/Ariane_5_the_story_behind_the_100_launches

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