Aeronautics & Space Exploration

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Aeronautics - General Information

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration):

The Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics: Topics include Re: Living the Wright Way; Beginner's Guide to Propulsion; Aeronautics of Baseball; Aeronautics of Soccer; Beginner's Guide to Model Rockets and more. From Glenn Research Center NASA.

NASA - Leading the Future of Aeronautics

Since the Wright Brothers' first flight in 1903, aeronautics has always been a pillar of American innovation and international competitiveness. NASA and the agency's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, have pioneered new technologies that helped aviation evolve from a niche form of transport for the wealthy into an affordable form of mass travel with unrivalled safety and efficiency. The image below highlights the extent to which NASA's scientific breakthroughs have made this evolution possible." Under the image of an airliner at their website, they also feature this external PDF document link to NASA's contributions to commercial aviation. Main website provided by Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). PDF is from NASA.gov.

Aeronautics - Rockets / Rocketry

Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard Digital Collection

This collection includes over 48,000 scans of documents created by or about Dr. Robert H. Goddard, the father of modern rocketry. The writings by Dr. Goddard include the handwritten notebooks in which he documented his theories and techniques as well as his diaries, kept throughout his life. After his death Dr. Goddard's wife, Esther, made transcriptions of the notebooks and diaries which are included. Also digitized are scrapbooks of articles about Dr. Goddard; those that have copyright restrictions must be viewed at the Clark University Archives. In addition, this site has the complete three-volume set, "The Papers of Robert H. Goddard," comprising information gathered by Mrs. Goddard." From Clark University's Robert H. Goddard Library.

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration):

Rocket Index

A "list of all the topics available from the Beginner's Guide to Rockets web site." For students K-12. From National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Dr. Robert H. Goddard, American Rocketry Pioneer: Concentrates on his career and contributions to rocket propulsion. From NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
How Do Rockets Stack Up?
A Pictorial History of Rockets: Illustrated PDF document that starts in ancient times and goes up to the Dragon and Space Tourism. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Rockets and Launches: Historical photos of rockets and the launchers. From the NOAA Photo Library.

National Association of Rocketry

The National Association of Rocketry (NAR) is a non-profit tax-exempt scientific organization dedicated to consumer safety, youth education, and the advancement of technology in the hobby of spacemodeling (sport rocketry) in the United States.

NOAA Photo Lab: Collections

Topics include National Weather Service; Historic Fisheries; NOAA in Space; America's Coastline; NOAA's People and much more. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Rockets and Launches

Historical photos of rockets and the launchers. From the NOAA Photo Library.

Commercial Aerospace Companies

Blue Origin: Manufacturer of reusable launch vehicles.
Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell Aerospace products and services are found on virtually every commercial, defense and space aircraft in the world.
Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin builds satellites and spacecraft that do amazing things in space for government and commercial customers.
SpaceX: SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft." See also NASA's SpaceX mission updates.

Space Agencies & Administrations

Canadian Space Agency

Past, current, and future space missions developed by Canada.

China National Space Administration (CNSA)

Past, current, and future space missions developed.

European Space Agency (ESA)

Past, current, and future space missions. Includes images, maps, and illustrations.

ESA Satellite Fleet Downloads: The images have different versions, such as 3D model, 3D print model and 3D paper model. Not all versions are available for evey image.

French Space Agency (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales - CNES)

France's space program. Includes news, missions, and more.

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Germany's space program. Includes news, missions, and more.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India's space program. Includes news, missions, and more.

Israel Space Agency

Israel's space program. Includes news, missions, and more.

Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana)

Italy's space program. Includes news, missions, and more.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Past, current, and future space missions developed by Japan.

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

Past, current, and future manned and unmanned space missions.

Other NASA space exploration websites include:

Basics of Space Flight: Glossary": Definitions of terms used in space exploration. From NASA.
NASA E-books: Topics include: Aeronautics e-books; Science e-books; e-Book Archive; ISS Researcher's Guides; and Guide to e-Book Formats.
Human Space Flight: Past, current, and future Space Shuttle and Space Station missions as reported by NASA.
International Space Station (ISS): Past, current, and future missions and astronauts on the ISS. News, images, and other information provided by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). See also the European Space Agency (ESA) ISS web pages.
Mars Exploration Program: Past, current, and future Mars exploration missions as reported by NASA/JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory). See also NASA's Mars Rovers website
NASA History Timelines: Includes special chronologies such as defining events in NASA history, lunar exploration timeline and highlights of the first 100 U.S. human space flights. Also includes events in aviation starting in 1915. From NASA.
NASA Science: Missions: An interactive table of NASA's missions that includes launch date, phase, NASA division, and mission names. Click on Name for detailed information and sort the list be clicking on column headings. From NASA.
National Space Science Data Center: Serves as the permanent archive for NASA space science mission data.
Solar System Exploration: Includes Planets; Missions; People; History; 3D Simulator; Galleries; News; Kids; ad Education.
Space Missions Pages: News, reports and studies, and other information on past, current, and future astronomy and space exploration missions: ACE, AIM, Apollo, Aqua, Aquarius, ARCTAS, Ares, ASTRO-1, ASTRO-2, Aura, CALIPSO, Cassini, CHAMP, Chandra, CINDI, Clementine, Cloudsat, Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, Constellation Program, Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), Dawn, Deep Impact, Earth Radiation Budget Satellite, EPOXI, Exploration Plans, Explorer, Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer, FAST, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Fire and Smoke, FUSE, GALEX, Galileo, Gemini, Genesis, Geotail, GLAST, Glory, GOES, GOES-O, Gravity Probe-B, Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, HETE-2, Hinode (Solar-b), Hubble Space Telscope, IBEX, ICEsat, IMAGE, International Space Station (ISS), James Webb Space Telescope, Jason, Kepler, LAGEOS 1 and 2, Landsat 7, LCROSS, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), Magellan, Mars Rovers, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Mars Pathfinder, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), Mars Science Laboratory, Mercury, MESSENGER, Mini-RF, Moon Mineralogy Mapper, Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR), New Horizons, NMP EO-1, NOAA-N, NOAA-N Prime, NPP, Ocean Surface Topography Mission, Orbiting Carbon Observatory, Orion, Phoenix, Pioneer, POES, Polar, QuikSCAT, Ranger, RHESSI, Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT), RXTE, SDO, SERVIR, Space Shuttles, Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, Skylab, Small Satellites, SOFIA, SOHO, Solar Anomalous and Magnetospherice Particle Explorer (SAMPEX), Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment, SORCE, Space Shuttle, Spitzer, Stardust, STEREO, Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS), Surveyor, SWIFT, Terra, THEMIS, TIMED, TOMS-EP, TOPEX/Poseidon, TRACE, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, Ulysses, Upper Atmosphere Radiation Satellite (UARS), Viking, Voyager, Wide-Field Infrared Explorer, WIND, WISE.
Space Shuttles: Space shuttle launches and missions. News, images, and other information provided by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
Space Technology Hall of Fame: Technologies, organizations and individuals who have transformed technology developed for space exploration into products that help improve the quality of life on Earth. From the Space Foundation and NASA.
Spinoff: Includes: Archives (1976 to the present); Spinoff Database that is searchable by Topic, NASA Center, Manufacturer, State, Category, and Spinoff Issue; and an Exploration and Innovation Timeline in PDF format. From the Technology Transfer Program of NASA.

Russian Space Agency

United Kingdom Space Agency

Worldwide Space Agencies

From the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.

Astronauts & Astronautics

An Astronaut's Guide to Life in Space

YouTube videos from Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.

From NASA:

Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

Commemorating the 40th Anniversay of the Mercury 7.

Astronaut Biographies

Topics include Active Astronauts; Management Astronauts; Former Astronauts; and Partner Astronauts.

See also:

International Astronauts: From international space agencies who have trained or served with NASA Astronauts." Includes Canadian, European, Japanese and Russian astronauts.

Astronautics and Aeronautics Chronologies

Timelines and historical facts.

Astronauts

Learn about the astronauts and cosmonauts of the current Expedition. Read their biographies and their interviews. Also, check out the crew members from past Expeditions." Includes the Astronaut Fact book and How to Apply to Be an Astronaut.

Gagarin Research & Test Cosmonaut Training Center

State Organization 'Gagarin Research & Test Cosmonaut Training Center' was built to support manned space programs, space exploration activities, space engineering, cosmonauts' training, as well as ensuring cosmonauts' safety in space and providing post-flight rehabilitation program for cosmonauts."

See also:

Cosmonauts and Astronauts: From the Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Center.

International Space Station (ISS): Crews and Expeditions

Current and past astronauts and missions aboard the ISS.

July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind

Apollo 11 mission landing video of Neil Armstrong stepping from the Lunar Module Eagle onto the Moon and making his famous proclamation, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

Space Suits and Spacewalks

Includes Spacewalking Videos, an interactive Clickable Spacesuit and more.

Learn About Spacesuits
Spacesuit and Spacewalk History Image Gallery: Includes Mercury Spacesuits; Gemini Spacesuits; Apollo Spacesuits; Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Spacesuits; Skylab Spacesuits; Space Shuttle Spacesuits; and Space Station Spacesuits. From NASA.gov.

Suit Up

Includes: Space Suit Gallery, The Next Generation of Suit Technologies, Extravehicular Activity (EVA), 50 Years of Spacewalking, and more.

Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space

Russian cosmonaut.

Who Was Alan Shepard?

Women at NASA

This material is being kept online for historical purposes. Though accurate at the time of publication, it is no longer being updated. The page may contain broken links or outdated information, and parts may not function in current web browsers. Visit NASA.gov for current information." This is an archived site of women who worked at NASA, but may not work there currently.

Women@NASA

At the bottom of the page, you will find links to Women of 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011. From NASA.gov.

Women in Space

Names and statistics up to 2017.

Astronauts: Human Spaceflight and Exploration

News and information from the European Space Agency (ESA).

Famous Astronauts

Biographies of astronauts including: Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Guion S. Bluford, Eileen Collins, Michael Collins, Christopher Ferguson, Yuri Gagarin, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Chris Hadfield, Mae C. Jemison, James A. Lovell, Jr., Barbara Morgan, Carlos Noriega, Ellen Ochoa, Sally Ride, and Alan Shepard. From Biography.com.

How Astronauts Work

Topics include: Astronaut Recruitment, Types of Astronauts, Astronaut Training, Soyuz Flights, and Life in Space.

General Information about Space & Space Exploration

Astronomy & Cosmology

Astronomical observatories, observations, astronomers, astrophyics, related topics.

Google Sky

Pan and zoom through the visible universe through this virtual map, which consists of combined images and information from various astronomical observatories around the world as well as space telescopes such as Hubble. You can also search for planets, moons, stars, constellations, galaxies, nebulae, and switch the view to different wavelengths (visible, X-ray, infrared). Also check out Google Moon and Google Mars.

Human Computers: The Women of NASA

Their calculations would chart the course of many ground-breaking space missions, yet their stories remain mostly unknown. Get the story behind the women mathematicians, engineers and scientists working at NASA." Includes women of all races. From History.com.

Inducted Space Technology Hall of Fame Technologies

The Space Technology Hall of Fame® comprises many extraordinary innovations - all derived from or significantly improved by space research or exploration. Learn about the inducted technologies and the innovators here. You can scroll through all the years or find something specific using the handy search bar.. " From the Space Foundation.

NASA.gov (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

Space exploration missions (past and present), image galleries, news, educational resources, and much more.

NASA: 3D Resources: Here you'll find a growing collection of 3D models, textures, and images from inside NASA. All of these resources are free to download and use. Please read the Usage Guidelines." From NASA.gov.

Object Collections of the National Air and Space Museum

Includes Aerial Cameras, Aircraft, Awards and Insignia, Instruments and Avionics, Propulsion, Social and Cultural, Apollo 11 Artifacts, Eyewitness to Space, Fly Now!, The Birth of the Balloon, Military Personal Items, Civilian Applications Satellites, Guidance, Navigation and Control, Human Spaceflight, International Space, National Security Space, Rocketry, and Space Science. From the Smithsonian Institute.

Space Exploration

From the National Archives.

Sky and Telescope

Web edition of the magazine. Includes news, information, blogs, star maps, and other information about current and future space exploration missions.

Space.com

News, information, and multimedia about space missions and studies worldwide.

Space Shuttle Videos

Video highlights from each shuttle mission, narrated by the astronauts." Also includes mission patches and posters of the crews. From the National Space Society.

Sputnik, 1957

From the Office of the Historian of the Department of State.

U.S. Government Space Program

These federal agencies are charged with executing the space activities of the U.S. government." Twelve agencies from NASA to Defense Space Council. From SpaceFoundation.org.

The Women of NASA

A slide show about "[w]omen have played an essential role in the functions of NASA for almost a century." From the National Women's History Museum.