The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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