Space
Information about the United States鈥� space flight programs, including NASA missions and the astronauts who participate in the efforts to explore Earth's galaxy.
Contents:
- NARA Resources
- General Space Resources
- Timeline
- NASA鈥檚 Space Centers
- NASA鈥檚 Space Programs
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Space Exploration Biographies
- Women in Space History
Space Centers
- NASA site that develops information technologies including supercomputing, networking and intelligent systems. Named after physicist Dr. Joseph S. Ames.
听 - NASA鈥檚 primary site for atmospheric flight research and operations. Named after Neil A. Armstrong, research pilot and astronaut.
听 - Develops systems technologies and capabilities that enable exploration of the solar system and beyond. Named after Astronaut John Glenn.
"Buzz" Aldrin posing by U.S. flag on moon鈥檚 surface.
(Courtesy of NASA JSC Digital Image Collection)
- Develops and operates spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study the Earth, the sun, our solar system, and the universe. Named after Dr. Robert Goddard, "The Father of American Rocketry."
听 - Conducts quality control testing for software; governed by the Goddard Space Flight Center and the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance.
听 - NASA鈥檚 site for robotic exploration of the solar system.
听 - Site of astronaut training and the Mission Control Center, also manages the International Space Station. Named after President Lyndon B. Johnson.
听 - Main launch center for both manned and unmanned missions since 1962, named after President John F. Kennedy.
Picture of sun.
(Courtesy of NASA Skylab)
- Site of research in aeronautics and global climate change.
听 - NASA鈥檚 leading center in space transportation systems and space propulsion, named after George C. Marshall.
听 - Web site of NASA Headquarters.
听 - Home of science program selection, grant administration, planning, scheduling, and public outreach activities for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
听 - NASA program manager for rocket propulsion testing and earth science applications. Named after former U.S. Senator John C. Stennis.
听 - Handles management and implementation of suborbital research programs; part of Goddard Space Flight Center.
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Space Programs
Project Mercury, 1961-1963
- Kennedy Space Center site dedicated to Project Mercury, the United States鈥� first man-in-space program: project goals and history, flight summaries, astronaut biographies, technical diagrams, and an extensive image collection.
听 - This NASA site includes links to Mercury's Goals, Mercury Technical Diagrams/Drawings, the First 100 U.S. Human Space Flights, and more.
听 - Drawings and diagrams of the Redstone engine, spacecraft instrument panel, navigational aids, and more.
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Close up of Alan Shepard in his pressure suit.
(Courtesy of NASA JSC Digital Image Collection)
Project Gemini, 1965-1966
- Project goals and history, flight summaries, astronaut biographies, and an extensive image collection.
听 - Online version of NASA Special Publication-4203 by Barton C. Hacker and James M. Grimwood.
听 - Explanation of Gemini鈥檚 goals, descriptions of each mission, brief launch video, and link to extensive history.
听 - Drawings and diagrams of spacecraft cabin equipment, parachute landing system, and more.
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Apollo Program, 1968-1972
- National Air and Space Museum site dedicated to the Apollo Program. Features online exhibits, a blog, lectures, and a book talk.
听 - Transcripts of astronauts鈥� conversations with each other and with Mission Control in Houston; includes video clips.
听 - Links to a large number of NASA and non-NASA sites including over fifteen online books about the Apollo Program, press kits, flight journals, and transcript and audio of President Kennedy's speech before Congress on space flight.
听 - Drawings and diagrams of Command Module main control panel, guidance navigation and control systems, Lunar Module landing configuration, and more.
Picture of Earth taken from surface of the moon from Apollo 11 spacecraft.
(Courtesy of NASA JSC Digital Image Collection)
- Apollo 1, 1967 (Apollo 1 never reached flight status.)
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Dedicated to the Apollo 1 fire that claimed the lives of Gus Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee. Gives information about the accident, the investigation into the accident, and the conclusions; includes a section on the incident from chapter nine of book Chariots of Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft.
- Apollo 11, 1969
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Pictures, sound recordings of crew and mission control, links to other Apollo 11 sites.
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Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing: links to crew interviews, cost figures, picture galleries, and the flight log.
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This site is a cooperative venture of the Johnson Space Center and the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University. It provides scanned photographs, videos, and information from Projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo.
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Digitized version of LIFE Magazine's Special Edition, August 11, 1969.
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This site, produced by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing with a multimedia presentation that follows the flight from prelaunch activities to the landing on the moon to the return to earth.
Apollo 11 crew during training.
(Courtesy of NASA JSC Digital Image Collection)
- Apollo 13, 1970
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Links to the Apollo 13 Surface Journal, a chronology of events, and a narrative on the mission, and the Air and Space Museum's Apollo 13 Virtual Exhibit.
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Large collection of photographs showing pre-flight activities, launch preparation, launch, in-flight activities, recovery and post-flight activities.
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Skylab, 1973-1974
- Online version of NASA publication by John A. Eddy.
听 - Links to the program鈥檚 goals, flight summary, statistics, images, and more.
听 - Drawings and diagrams of configuration detail, crew quarters, airlock module interior, and more.
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Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, 1975
- Overview of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: goals, flight summary, and a digital image collection.
听 - An online version of a book written by Edward Clinton Ezell and Linda Neuman Ezell, originally released as NASA Special Publication-4209 in the NASA History Series, 1978.
Picture of Astronaut Thomas Stafford and Cosmonaut Aleksey Leonov in Soyuz Orbital Module.
(Courtesy of NASA JSC Digital Image Collection)
- Drawings and diagrams of the docking module, Apollo spacecraft configuration, the Soyuz spacecraft, and more.
听 - This site provides a chronology of the project.
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Space Shuttle Program, 1981-2011
- Includes general information, technical information, publications, and information about specific missions.
听 - An interactive site from NASA that provides an overview of the shuttle program, a timeline, videos, and more.
听 - NASA鈥檚 main page about the space shuttle, including information on shuttle missions and multimedia features.
Picture of Astronaut Piers Sellers on spacewalk.
(Courtesy of NASA Human Space Flight Gallery)
- Challenger Disaster and Investigation, 1986
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Detailed sequence of events surrounding the loss of the Challenger.
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Extensive links to NASA and non-NASA sites on Challenger; includes links such as the sequence of events, biographical information on the crew, and transcripts from the mission voice recorder.
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Online version of the findings of the investigation into the Challenger disaster.
- Columbia Disaster and Investigation, 2003
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Official web site of the board charged with investigating the cause of the loss of the space shuttle Columbia; includes links to reports and news releases.
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Brief informational report to Congress regarding issues surrounding the return to space flight after the Columbia accident.
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Text of President George W. Bush's speech to the nation.
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NASA web site that honors the astronauts killed in the break-up of Columbia; includes a link to the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) report.
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Shuttle-Mir, 1994-1998
- NASA site on the Shuttle-Mir Program: links to the history of the program, scientific experiments, spacecraft information, and information about the participating astronauts and cosmonauts.
听 - Information about the Shuttle-Mir Program. Includes the Shuttle-Mir Image Gallery and the Shuttle-Mir Audio/Video Gallery.
听 - Description of the Visual Earth Observations project conducted by the Johnson Space Center鈥檚 Office of Earth Sciences aboard Mir.
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Sunrise from Space Shuttle Endeavor Mission STS-068.
(Courtesy of NASA Human Space Flight Gallery)
International Space Station, 2000-present Flights
- This site tracks the position of the ISS, including the view from the ISS directly down to earth.
听 - NASA鈥檚 main site for the International Space Station; includes reference guide, information about past, present and future missions, multimedia, and more.
听 - Modules include How the Crew Lives, How It Works, and ISS 360 Tour.
听 - Shows the position of the space station in earth orbit.
听 - This website provides lists of opportunities to watch the ISS from locations around the world.
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
- Article from the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada featuring Hubble鈥檚 scientific findings.
听 - Hubble site from the Public Broadcasting System featuring information provided by the Space Telescope Science Institute. Includes diagram of the Hubble, information about its scientific instruments, data storage and transmission, and mission operations and observations.
Storm of turbulent gases taken by Hubble Space Telescope.
(Courtesy of NASA, European Space Agency, and J. Hester (ASU))
- Hubble trivia.
听 - Official NASA Hubble Site at Goddard Sapce Center.
听 - Hubble section on the Space Telescope Science Institute web site with extensive information about Hubble, its instruments, and programs scheduled for observation.
听 - Created by the Space Telescope Science Institute. Includes an image gallery, news center, reference desk, discoveries, technical information on the telescope, and more.
听 - A collection of images sent by the Hubble Space Telescope. Provided by the European Space Agency.
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