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Guide to historical missions.
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Grand Tour! A Planetary Exploration Page I blame you for the moonlit sky and the dream that died with the eagle's flight I blame you for the moonlit nights when I wonder why are the seas still dry? Tasmin Archer, Sleeping Satellite Space Probes of the...Annotated bibliography of moon and Mars planning documents.
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It is part of the nature of man to start with romance and build to a reality Ray Bradbury Romance to Reality contains more than 400 detailed annotations (that is, summaries and descriptions) of classic, seminal, and illustrative moon and...Companion site to the PBS film. Mars missions, interactive speed timeline, and a look at where space exploration is taking us.
http://www.pbs.org/milkyway/
Major achievements in Canada's satellite and astronaut programs.
http://www.space.gc.ca/about/canspamil/
A collection of a few short articles on various topics within space history.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/residence_space
Several articles and publications, with illustrations and educator guides.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/history.htm
A book-length history of the period between Sputnik I and the creation of NASA, by the NASA History Office.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4211/cover.htm
A translation of Hermann Noordung's 1929 "Das Problem der Befahrung des Weltraums", this book is one of most extensive early studies of the technical and engineering details of a space station. Part of the NASA history series.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4026/cover.html
Past and future mission timelines, and a history of early launches.
http://library.thinkquest.org/27463/
Timeline of space missions impacting on human physiology and medicine.
http://www.nsbri.org/HumanPhysSpace/appendix/appendixa.html
Original magazine articles from key events in space exploration.
http://www.time.com/time/newsfiles/spaceexploration/
Life Magazine's photo and video essay of the space race.
http://www.life.com/Life/space/giantleap/
Brief overview the of Indian Space Exploration Program. Includes a chronology and description of programs.
http://www.geocities.com/indian_space_story/
Information on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, and Soviet space programs, astronauts, and rockets. Includes a glossary and discussion board.
http://www.thespacerace.com/
How to get a Boy Scout Space Exploration Merit Badge. Includes a brief summary of early space travel and a timeline of events in space exploration from the 1950s.
http://my.execpc.com/~culp/space/space.html
Comprehensive resource providing detailed articles on most space technology subjects and space flight history.
http://www.astronautix.com/
Annotated timeline showing all space missions from Sputnik I to Apollo XI, with some pictures.
http://alrich.org/timeline/index.html