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NASA and the America's Cup /

Benefits From Beyond: In 1983, Australia won the Americas Cup. The USA needed an edge and they got it by using a combination of NASA technology, 3M manufacturing, and a component that was inspired by a rather unlikely contributor. The Cost: Fire crews in Los Angeles are setting alight the area of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Roberts, Paul (Director, Narrator, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Geelong, Victoria : Switch International, 2005.
Series:Above and beyond ; Episode 20
VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Aeronautics.
Astronauts.
Space flights.
Outer space > Exploration.
Space flight.
Aéronautique.
Astronautes.
Vol spatial.
Espace extra-atmosphérique > Exploration.
Space flight
Aeronautics
Astronauts
Exploration of outer space
Space flights
Outer space
Alexander Street Video.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Benefits From Beyond: In 1983, Australia won the Americas Cup. The USA needed an edge and they got it by using a combination of NASA technology, 3M manufacturing, and a component that was inspired by a rather unlikely contributor. The Cost: Fire crews in Los Angeles are setting alight the area of the San Gabriel Mountains to stop the wildfires that have destroyed many thousands of hectares and forests. Feature: The mission STS-103, how it has dramatically expanded astronomers' understanding of the cosmos.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 15, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (23 min.).
Playing Time:00:23:40