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- A collection of photographs related to President Kennedy's interest in the space program.
- Remarks in San Antonio, Texas at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health Center, 21 November 1963
- Given by Kennedy on the day before his assassination, this speech discusses the role of medicine and health research in space exploration. The page provides a link to audio of the speech.
- Why Choose the Moon? Debating the Decision to Go to the Moon
- Lesson plan designed for grades 6-9.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum: Space Resources
- Cooperation with the U.S.S.R. on Outer Space Matters, March 3, 1964
- Memo from Johnson to the Administrator of NASA endorsing cooperation with the Soviet Union in space.
- Oral History Project: Interview with James E. Webb, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961-1968
- Recalls Webbs tenure at NASA.
- Remarks at the Signing of the Treaty on Outer Space
- Celebrates the treaty which prohibited installation of "implements of war" in space, and the use of space or any celestial body for military purposes.
Richard Nixon Library: Space Resources
- FG 164 (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
- Information about documents related to NASA in the Nixon Presidential Library.
Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum: Space Resources
- Telephone Conversation of President Gerald R. Ford With Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Crews Following Rendezvous and Docking of the Spacecraft
- This conversation was broadcast live on radio and television on July 17, 1975.
Picture of the Trifid Nebula taken by Gemini North 8-meter Telescope.
(Courtesy of the Gemini Observatory/GMOS Image)
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum: Space Resources
- Civil and Further National Space Policy, October 10, 1978
- This directive established national policies on space programs and activities in compliance with the National Space Policy.
- A Coherent U.S. Space Policy, March 28, 1977
- Directs the Policy Review Committee to develop an overall statement of national goals in space.
- National 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, de