Surf these sites: A Giant Leap for Mankind -- Life Magazine''s photoessay of the space race. Information on early Soviet space firsts and the major accomplishments of the American American Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. Includes imagery and videos. A Summary of Human Space Flight History -- A timeline of important Americana and Soviet space missions in terms of their relevance to human physiology and space medicine. ABCNEWS.com : Jim Oberg''s Past Columns -- An index to articles by noted space expert Jim Oberg on such topics as Mir, the International Space Stations, a proposed low budget Mars missions, a bogus astronaut, and the politics of manned missions. Regularly updated. Apollo 11 Flight Plan -- The detailed flight plan of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Includes speeches by President John F. Kennedy on the US space program. Canada In Space - History -- Includes a brief historical timeline of Canada''s space effort. Discusses Canada''s satellite and telecommunications industry as well as a partnership with NASA in the Space Shuttle program. Canada''s History in Space -- A timeline highlighting notable events in Canadian space history from 1916 to 1996. Covers Canada''s astronauts, satellites, experiments, and launches. Provides links to further information on Canada''s space program. Canadian Space Milestones -- Important milestones and achievements in the development of Canada''s satellite and astronaut programs. Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration -- Chronology of past, present, and potential future unmanned missions to the moon and the planets. Covers American, Soviet, and other nation''s space probes. Includes a link to a NASA archive on planetary and lunar data and imagery. Chronology of Manned Space Missions -- Presents a listing of American and Soviet manned mission from 1961 to 1993. Includes brief biographies of the crew members and mission highlights. Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Aeronautics and Space History -- Selected links to on-line aeronautics and space history resources at the Smithsonian Institution. Includes links to space-related artifacts that are or were once on display at the museum. Exploring the Moon -- Discusses the history of Soviet and American manned and unmanned programs to explore the moon. Also outlines potential future missions. Firsts in Satellite History -- A short list of "firsts" in manned and unmanned space flights. Links to a listing of satellite names and the countries that own them. Basic information on how satellites work and are launched. John''s Space Chronicle -- An evolving chronological history of American, Soviet/Russian, and other countries'' space efforts. Includes coverage of manned and unmanned missions with links to related images and websites. Langley''s Role in Project Mercury -- Discusses the role of NASA''s Langley Research Center in training the first astronauts, designing and testing the Mercury space capsule, and managing the ground-based tracking system. Includes a link to a photo gallery. Lunar Exploration -- Provides information on past, current, and future programs to study and map the Earth''s Moon. Also offers excellent historical information on the manned and unmanned Apollo space flights. Milestones of Flight -- The US National Air and Space Museum''s timeline of important milestones in space and aviation with links to imagery and information. Space Business Archives -- An archive created by industry officials to preserve documents and artifacts dealing with the commercialization of space. The archive contains business plans, proposals, video tapes, pictures and other key papers. Space Calendar -- Covers space-related activities and anniversaries for the coming year and links to related webpages. There are also archives of the 1998 and 1999 versions of the calendar. Space Exploration: From Talisman Of The Past To Gateway For The Future -- John F. Graham provides basic background information on space, Soviet and American manned missions, satellites and space probes, space policy and law, and future developments. The Astronaut Connection -- Timeline of space history, including U.S. and Russian space ventures. The Race to the Moon -- Excellent chronology of the American and Soviets efforts to explore the moon with probes and manned missions. Coverage is from 1950 to 1978. Time Line of Space Exploration -- A concise summary of the history of space exploration from the 1950s to the 1990s. Presents information on notable US and Soviet satellite launches, manned missions, and space firsts. nameinspace.com -- Rocket history features: "From China to Robert Goddard" and "WW2 and the German Rocket Team."
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