NASA
Nasa: Cassini Solstice Mission Timeline
Interactive timeline allows user to view the entire history of the Cassini Solstice Mission to Saturn due to be completed in 2017.
NASA
Goddard Education: Eclipse 99
Information is provided about the eclipse of 1999; in addition, facts about elcipses throughout history are also included.
Other
Space Exploration: History
Here is an article explaining how the Skylab idea and program came about.
Other
Museum of Flight
The Museum of Flight collects and exhibits historically significant artifacts of air and space travel.
Other
The Space Race
Although the space race was originally a competition between two Cold War foes,it ultimately resulted in many benefits for the people of the Earth. Find information on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, and Soviet space programs,...
NASA
Nasa: Space Shuttle Overview: Discovery
This competent site provides a brief history of Discovery, construction milestones associated with this space shuttle, and information related to upgrades and features.
NASA
Kennedy Space Center: Skylab: America's First Space Station
Here you can read about the history and goals for the Skylab mission.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Third From the Sun
This site offers a short history of the evolution of the space program and man's quest for more revealing and detailed pictures of the earth.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The Frontiers Decade: Decade in Space
Investigate the invention of the Pathfinder rover's landing apparatus by designing, constructing and testing an original model of a bouncing lander. Compete to see which landers work best to keep the cargo from breaking.
Curated OER
National Park Service: America's Space Program Exploring a New Frontier
This site includes a lesson plan for teachers to use when teaching about America's space program. Also included is the history of the space program, maps, readings, images of the space program, and benefits that resulted from space...
California Institute of Technology
Stories From Space: Supercool Space Tools
A great story highlighting the history of space discovery and the tools then and now. Learn about the tools and technology that help us in our quest to go beyond our planet and our solar system.
European Space Agency
European Space Agency: Story of the Universe
The story of the universe is told in this engaging site by the European Space Agency. The history of European space science is timelined with dates ranging from 1066 to present day. The birth of galaxies, the big bang, and the beginnings...
NASA
Hsf: The Apollo Program
This site has links to many NASA resources about the Apollo program. Detailed information on each of the Apollo missions as well as a large number of images are available from this site.
NASA
Nasa: Solar System Exploration: The Robotic Exploration of Space
Discover the evolution of robotic exploration of space during the first half of the twentieth century through narrative and images.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Solar System!
An introduction to our solar system: the planets, our Sun and our Moon. Students begin by learning the history and engineering of space travel. They make simple rockets to acquire a basic understanding Newton's third law of motion. They...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Mission to Mars
The Mission to Mars curricular unit introduces students to Mars-the Red Planet. Students discover why scientists are so interested in studying this mysterious planet. Many interesting facts about Mars are revealed, and the history of...
NASA
Nasa: Gemini, Bridge to the Moon
This site has links to many NASA resources about the Gemini program. Detailed information on Gemini missions and many images are available from this site.
Read Works
Read Works: Climbing Space
[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt from a speech given by President John F. Kennedy on the United States Space Effort. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Journey to Pluto, the Farthest World Ever Explored
Alan Stern explains how NASA's New Horizons mission will to allow us to see Pluto for the first time.
NASA
Nasa: Ed White Gemini 4 Summary
This site from NASA provides a brief outline of the Gemini 4 space mission, which White flew with James A. McDivitt. Links to other NASA websites are available.
NASA
Nasa: Scott Carpenter Mercury Aurora 7 Summary
NASA mission summary for the Aurora 7 Mercury space mission.
NASA
Nasa: Gordon Cooper Mercury 9 Faith 7 Mission Summary
A summary of the last Mercury space mission. Links to related Web sites are included.
NASA
Nasa: "Faith 7 for 22 Orbits"a
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the final Mercury mission where Gordon Cooper orbited the earth 22 times alone for the last "Solo" American space mission.
NASA
Nasa: Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Gemini 12 Mission Summary
This site from NASA provides a summary of the Gemini 12 space mission with James Lovell Jr. as Commander and Edwin Aldrin as pilot.