Information about the United States space flight programs, including NASA missions and the astronauts who participate in the efforts to explore space.
- NARA Resources
- General Space Resources
- NASAs Space Centers and Space Programs
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Space Exploration Biographies
- Women in Space History
- Bibliography of Space Exploration Resources in ALIC
Stellar cluster taken by Hubble Space Telescope.
(Courtesy of the Hubble Heritage Team)
- Guide to the Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Describes the records of NASA held by the National Archives.
- Guide to the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Astronautics
- Explains the types of records available on the House Committee on Science and Astronautics and its predecessor committees from 1958 to the present.
- Guide to the Records of the U.S. Senate: Committee on Commerce and Related Committees
- Includes records of the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 1958-1976.
Mars taken by Hubble Space Telescope.
(Courtesy of NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team)
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Library And Museum: Space Sources
- The Early History and Development of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Provides digital images of records related to the establishment and development of NASA.
- Sputnik and the Space Race
- Provides digital images of records on Sputnik held at the Eisenhower Library, including press conferences, presidential addresses, and minutes to cabinet meetings.
John F. Kennedy Library & Museum: Space Sources
- 1962-09-12 Rice University
- "Video of the National Aeronautic Space Administration's (NASA) coverage of President John F. Kennedy's address at Rice University, Houston, Texas, concerning the nation's efforts in space exploration." Includes a transcript of the speech.
- JFK in History: Space Program
- This is a multimedia web site that offers audio and transcriptions of President Kennedys important speeches about space exploration.
- Media Gallery: Space
- 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.
- Nation