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.
invent.org/book/book-text/46.html 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.
hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Timeline... Historic Wings : One Small Step - the story of Apollo 11 and the Journey to the
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.
historicwings.com/features99/apollo/ Canada In Space
Timeline of Canada's space telecommunications program.
pacific-space-centre.bc.ca/SRC/history.htm 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.
pafb.af.mil/heritage/6555th/6555fram.ht... Where No Man Has Gone Before
W.D. Compton provides a solidly researched and authoritative history of the engineering and scientific accomplishments of the Apollo program from its inception to its last mission. Includes useful appendices and an extensive bibliography.
hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4214/... Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration
Timeline of missions to Earth's moon and the planets.
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/chrono.html A Giant Leap for Mankind
Life Magazine's photo and video essay of the space race.
lifemag.com/Life/space/giantleap/ 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.
solarviews.com/history/SP-350/cover.htm... 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.
newseum.org/datelinemoon/index.htm 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.
pafb.af.mil/heritage/Cape/Capefram.htm Space Business Archives
Preserved documents and artifacts dealing with the commercialization of space.
spacearchive.org/intro.html Race to the Moon
Chronology of the exploration of the moon from 1950.
khanda.unl.edu/~nikku/moonrace.html Space Calendar
Activities and anniversaries for the coming year and related links.
jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/ 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.
nara.gov/exhall/featured-document/apoll... The Apollo Spacecraft - A Chronology. Vols 1-4
Part of the NASA Historical Series. The chronology of the development of the Apollo spacecraft and the lunar mission. Provides specific documented information covering a wide range of events related to the Apollo manned spaceflight program.
hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4009/...
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