United States
United States Links
- NASA History Office Current events; index of sites covering history of major aeronautic and astronautic programs, key NASA and NACA (1915-1958) officials, policy documents, statistics, timeline of air and space achievements; publications; links to other resources.
- NOVA Online: To the Moon Companion site to the special which chronicled the untold science and engineering story of how we got to the moon. Features 360-degree moon panoramas.
- President Kennedy's Moon Landing - A Positive Light 30th anniversary look back at the Moon Landing and the JFK speech that inspired the effort.
- The 6555th: Missile and Space Launches Through 1970 A detailed history of the United States Air Forces' 6555th Aerospace Test Wing at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida. Discusses the role of the 6555th in military missile tests and civilian launch operations at Cape Canaveral. Includes detailed references.
- Sector Moon Overview of the lunar programs with details of specific Apollo missions.
- Research in NASA History: A Guide to the NASA History Program Book providing details of the historical reference collections at NASA's Headquarters and ten Field Centers. [PDF]
- Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations The story of the Apollo launch facilities and launch operations from the beginning of design through the final launch.
- The Ultimate Space Plane - Space History Articles related to Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz space flights. Also covers past, present, and proposed future missions of the Shuttle.
- Shoot for the Moon! Outlines the highlights of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Space Programs from 1961 to 1972. Includes a brief bibliography.
- Robert Hutchings Goddard A biography of one of America's leading pioneers in rocketry. Includes his contributions to the development liquid and solid fuel rockets and their application to military and civilian purposes.
- Where No Man Has Gone Before W.D. Compton provides a solidly researched and authoritative history of the engineering and scientific accomplishments of the Apollo program from its inception to its last mission. Includes useful appendices and an extensive bibliography.
- NASA Historical Archive for Manned Missions Space history and information about NASA's manned missions. Mission descriptions, photos and videos of each of USA's manned space exploration missions.
- Dateline Moon A virtual museum exploring the role of the media in the space race. Discusses how media shaped American attitudes toward the lunar program and covered the historic moon landing.
- John Glenn: Three Orbits to History Presents a brief multimedia history of John Glenn's Mercury flight, the first American mission into Earth orbit. Discusses the training and technology of the Mercury Program and the events of Glenn's space flight.
- The Cape: Military Space Operations 1971-1992. A history of 6555th Aerospace Test Wing's role in missile and space launches at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station from 1971 to 1992. Solidly researched with an excellent citations.
- Highlights of the First 100 American Human Space Flights A selective chronology of historically important manned space missions from 1961 to 1995. Some flights not covered.
- The History of Space Flight Includes an index on US American space programs from Project Mercury to the Space Shuttle. Provides a concise summary of each flight and a mission patch. Also has links related to the history of rocketry, important figures in space travel, and prominent NASA centers.
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