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Space Flight Sites for EducatorsHuman
Space Flight Sites for Educators
A
Field Guide to American Spacecraft
Site created by Jim Gerard. Find out where spacecraft are and if they are on display. Includes images.
Kennedy
Space Center Home Page
This is THE SITE for info on manned space flight. Historical archives, current happenings, launch facilities, etc.
NASA Astronaut Biographies
One-stop site for information on Space Shuttle missions, the International Space Station, Mir, historical manned space programs, and even Mars exploration.
National
Space Society
Pro-space advocacy organization, supports increased, less expensive human space travel, including a return to the Moon and visiting Mars. From this site you can ask an astronaut your question, find a local chapter and look at Ad Astra, NSS's membership magazine.
The
25th Anniversary of Apollo 11: 1969-1994Apollo
Image Directory
From Johnson Space Center's Imagery Services. Pictures are grouped by mission, and each mission subdirectory is LONG. More pics than you ever dreamed of or will ever need.
Apollo
Lunar Surface Journal
Edited by Eric M. Jones, this is a record of lunar surface operations by the twelve astronauts who walked on the Moon. "This Journal is intended as a resource for anyone wanting to know what happened during the missions and why."
The
Apollo Missions (Apollo and Skylab)
Contains information on not just Apollo lunar missions, but
on Apollo missions to Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz. From NASA Headquarters' Web
site.
Apollo
Missions Information
From NASA Spacelink. Includes an image archive and related instructional materials.
From
the Earth to the Moon - HBO
Goes behind the scenes of the filming of the miniseries produced by Tom Hanks. Cast and crew interviews, episode details, also link to postings of people's experiences while they watched man land on the moon for the first time.
From
the Earth to the Moon - National Space Society
Interactive Viewer's Guide to the HBO miniseries produced by Tom Hanks. The miniseries focuses on rarely told stories and facts the public never knew before.
National
Air and Space Museum's Apollo Manned Space Program Virtual Exhibit
Contains more mission summaries, logos (patches), and information on the lunar modules, space capsules, and Saturn rockets.
From Kennedy Space Center's historical archive. Contains links to program overviews, and summaries of each mission, both unmanned and manned.
The
Saturn V Launch Vehicle Home Page
A private site created by Chuck Corway. Development, specs,
flight history and scale model info. Saturn I/IB info also included.
An
Annotated Bibliography of the Apollo Program
1994, compiled by Roger D. Launius and J. D. Hunley.
Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis
1994, Roger D. Launius. Commemorates the 25th anniversary of Apollo 11.
The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology
In four volumes, out of print. A useful reference for detailed research questions.
Chariots
for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft
1979, Courtney G. Brooks, James M. Grimwood, and Loyd S. Swenson, Jr. Out of print. Tells the story of the development of the Apollo Command and Service Modules and the people who designed and built them.
Moonport:
A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations
1978, Charles D. Benson and William Barnaby Faherty. Out of print.
Where
No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions
1989, William David Compton. This account traces the ways scientists and engineers resolved their differences in approach to carry out the mission of putting men on the moon and returning them safely back to the Earth. Roughly half the book details preparation for the lunar landings, and the remainder details the lunar explorations following Apollo 11, in which 12 astronauts visited the Moon and brought back lunar samples for scientific analysis.
Responsible Official: 
Nick
Koltun (nkoltun@vasc.org)
Site Maintainer: Nan Vollette
