al Space Policy, May 11, 1978
- Explains the national policies in regard to the conduct of space-related programs and activities.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Space Resources
- Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger
- Text of the speech President Reagan delivered after the Challenger disaster.
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum: Space Resources
- Beyond the Moon: NASAs Continuing Mission
- Web page describing an exhibit which ran from September 19, 2008 to August 23, 2009 at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Includes links to further information, such as songs used to awaken astronauts on space missions.
- Remarks to the Crewmembers of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Winners of the Orbiter-Naming Competition
- Transcript of a speech made by President Bush on May 16, 1989.
- Remarks to the Young Astronaut Council and a Teleconference with the Crew of Space Shuttle Discovery
- Drawn from the Public Papers of the President, this web page provides the transcript of a speech made by President Bush and a teleconference with shuttle astronauts on January 24, 1992.
William J. Clinton Presidential Library: Space Resources
- Fact Sheet: National Space Policy, September 19, 1996
- Details the goals and guidelines of the future of Americas space policy.
- The Future Management and Use of the U.S. Space Launch Bases and Ranges
- This report examines the role of government agencies and the U.S. commercial space sector in the policy and management issues of space launches.
- Joint Statement of the Space Station Partnership, December 6, 1993
- Announces the invitation to Russia to join the international Partnership.
- Remarks by the President and Colonel Eileen Collins at the Announcement of First Woman Shuttle Commander, March 5, 1998
- Includes the text of the comments of the first woman shuttle commander, Col. Eileen Collins, and President Clinton.
- Space Station, June 19, 1998
- Staff paper prepared for the Presidents Commission to Study Capital Budgeting, describes the investment needed for a space station.
- Space Station Redesign, July 17, 1993
- History of the redesign of the Space Station programs under President Clinton, includes the pertinent reports.
- Statement on National Space Transportation Policy, August 5, 1994
- Outlines a clear course for the nations space program, providing a coherent strategy for supporting and strengthening U.S. space launch capability.
Neptune taken by Voyager spacecraft.
(Courtesy of NASA, JPL, and CALTech)
- Apollo to the Moon
- Extensive site by the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, covers the history of spaceflight.
- Astronaut Fact Book
- Gives information on astronaut candidate selection and astronaut alma maters; lists former and current astronauts.
- A Brief History of Animals in Space
- Information about the use of animals to test the effect of space flight on living organisms.
- Congressional Research Service Reports on Space Policy
- A selection of CRS Reports complied by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS).
- Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Entries on all things space-related.
- Johnson Space Center (JSC) Digital Image Collection
- Image database of NASAs flights.
Jupiters red spot taken by Voyager spacecraft.
(Courtesy of NASA, JPL, and CALTech)
- Legislative Origins of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 1958
- Chronicles the history of the act creating NASA, includes oral histories of those who were instrumental in its creation.
- NASA Human Spaceflight
- Contains extensive information about the various space programs, including the shuttles and the space station, plus a look behind the scenes of manned space missions.
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
- "Provides access to aerospace-related citations, full-text online documents, and images and videos." Can be browsed or searched.
- NASA Multimedia
- This web site provides access to NASA's image galleries, video, TV, interactive features, podcasts, and 3D resources.
- National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958
- Public Law #85-568, 72 S