Surf these sites: Apollo 8 Homepage -- A history of the first manned voyage into lunar orbit. . Covers the Apollo 8 mission from liftoff to going into orbit around the moon to splashdown. Includes image galleries, videos, and related links. Apollo Expeditions to the Moon -- E.M. Cortright edited a thorough history of the Apollo program. Discusses lunar probes, launchers, spacecraft, astronaut selection and training, and the lunar missions. Includes appendices and bibliography. Apollo Mode Decision -- Examines the various mission profiles for placing astronauts on the moon and explains NASA''s decision in favor of lunar orbit rendezvous. Apollo by the Numbers -- Author Richard Orloff presents comprehensive information and statistical data about Project Apollo. Documents viewed using Adobe Acrobat. Apollo, Gemini, Mercury: The voyages to the Moon -- Highlights the objectives and milestones of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Projects. Offers a brief quiz on the US space program and links to further resources on the Web. Beyond Land and Sky: History -- Provides a brief historical overview of US manned space programs and diagrams of spacecraft. Includes links to a glossary, an annotated bibliography, a picture/video/audio gallery, and mission timelines. CBS News List of Useful Space Links -- A collection of resources related to NASA news and facilities and American manned and unmanned space projects. 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. From Mercury to Apollo - American Early Manned Space Program Mission Histories -- Provides in-depth histories of all the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space flights. Also includes links to science news, including space-related issues. 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. Historic Wings : One Small Step - the story of Apollo 11 and the Journey to the Moon -- A brief multimedia history of the American lunar program. Discusses Soviet competition, lunar space probes, early US manned space flights, the Apollo missions, and spacecraft technology. Includes historic imagery, videos, and audio resources. Icarus Rising... A Memorial to the Crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger -- A brief account of the Challenger Shuttle accident of 1986. Includes a gallery of images from the Challenger disaster and links to related sites. John Glenn Returns to Space -- A brief history of John Glenn''s first mission into space in 1962. Includes photos from the mission, a transcript of the flight, and related links. 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. Mercury-Redstone 3 Introduction -- Detailed history of the first manned Mercury sub-orbital launch. Based on an original NASA press kit released before the actual flight. Includes rare photos of pre-flight operations. 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. Origins of the USAF Space Program -- A history of the US Air Force''s early space program. Discusses the evolution of the military space program from its beginnings to the development of specific projects and systems. Includes glossary and index. President Kennedy''s Moon Landing - A Positive Light -- 30th anniversary look back at the Moon Landing and the JFK speech that inspired the effort. Project Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis -- This NASA study provides the historical background for the American decision to go to the moon. Discusses the objectives of the Apollo program and how this shaped the US manned space program during the 1960s and after. Solidly researched and thoroughly referenced. Redstone Arsenal Historical Information -- The US Army’s Redstone Arsenal was at the forefront of the early American space program. Includes links to photos and videos of early rockets, declassified information about its missile and satellite projects, articles on leading personnel, and a chronology of Redstone''s history. 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. Shoot for the Moon! -- Outlines the highlights of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Space Programs from 1961 to 1972. Includes a brief bibliography. SpaceZone - History -- One paragraph and one photo each on Apollo 7 and Apollo 11, bio page on Astronaut Colonel Walt Cunningham. 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. The CBS News Space Place -- Coverage of the US space program from CBS correspondent Bill Harwood. Includes links to current and future manned missions, progress on the International Space Station, deep space exploration, and space statistics. 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. 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. 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. This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury -- Includes the full text of NASA''s official history of Project Mercury. Provides extensive historical background on the origins, the astronauts, the spacecraft, and the space flights of Mercury. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions -- W.D. Compton provides a solidly researched and authoritative history of the Apollo program from its inception to its last mission. Includes useful appendices and an extensive bibliography.
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