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History and philosophy of science


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Flyover of Amundsens path to the South Pole 1602 Antarctica Supporting Media
Richard Byrds Flight (high-resolution still) 1001 Byrd's Flight
An animation of Byrds flight path overlaid on RADARSAT data of Antarctica 1000 Byrd's Flight Path
The full, narrated 13-minute Glacier Bay video 98 Glacier Bay, Alaska, from the Ground, Air and Space
Celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2009, Goddard Space Flight Center has seen a lot of changes over its first five decades. Yet at the same time, the core values and mission of the center has changed little. This vintage film from 1976 shows a time-capsule glimpse of GSFC's early foundations and how remarkably similar they are to today. <p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href= 10440 Goddard Space Flight Center (1976)
Dr. Robert H. Goddard is the undisputed father of modern rocketry and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. is named in his honor. This illustrated film tells the story of Dr. Goddard's contributions to science and engineering. Dug from the Goddard Multimedia archives, this short piece is almost as old as the center itself.<p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href= 10431 Dr. Robert H. Goddard: Father of Modern Rocketry (1961)
Dug out of the NASA archives is this history of Venus exploration, a history that ended over a decade ago and leaves many questions still today. 10197 Return to Venus