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LINKS
    NASA's rover page        JPL rover news page        NASA's Mars exploration site
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NASA Search Engines
Watch NASA-TV
NASA's 5 Strategic Enterprises
NASA for Kids and Education
Solar System and Planets
NASA's Earth Science Enterprise
NASA's Origins Program
NASA: Recommended Independent Sites
Hubble Telescope
Images 
    Specific Photograph Collections & Resources
    Other Regional Planetary Image Facilities
    Online Sources of Earth and Planetary Imagery
International Space Station
Space Shuttle Launches
Educational Technology Programs
NASA Educational Excursions
NASA Educational Materials
NASA Educational Video Corner
Education at NASA Centers

Other Links:

Other NASA related pages added to this site:
Space Imagery
Space Probes e.g. Mars Odyssey, Genesis Spacecraft, more.
Space Vehicles Rockets, Spacecraft
NASA History Page  Historical Archive

    Space History       

• NASA Space Act of 1958
• Rocket History
• Early Astronauts
• Astronautics History
• Chronology of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Mission Patches
• Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations
• The Voyager Mission The Greatest Space Adventurer

    Manned Missions       

• Project Mercury
• Project Gemini
• Project Apollo
• Project Skylab
• Apollo Soyuz Test Project
• Space Shuttle

NASA Search

The 4 million public Web pages in NASA's Web space provide a considerable
challenge for people searching them. Here are your options:

NASA-Wide Search -- You can search the broadest collection of public NASA Web pages by using this search engine, provided by Spacelink at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.

NASA News Search -- Search the archives of NASA's news releases and media advisories.

JPL Search -- If you're looking for information on planetary exploration or Earth science, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a good place to start. Enter your search text in the box near the upper right corner of the Web page.
Photo search -- If you're looking for images, try the NASA Image Exchange or the Greatest Images of NASA. Both sites have search capability.

NASA Technology Site Map

FirstGov Search -- Search all U.S. Government public Web sites. To limit your search to the NASA

1. Click on the "Advanced Search" link
2. Enter the text you wish to search for.
3. In the box that says "Anywhere", change the selection to: "The Domain:
4. In the next box enter "nasa.gov" (without the quotes).

Watch NASA-TV

Launch Schedule        Kennedy Space Center          Launch Schedule

NASA Enterprises

Aerospace Technology The mission of this Enterprise is to pioneer the identification, development, verification, transfer, application and commercialization of high-payoff aeronautics and space transportation technologies.

Biological and Physical Research  The mission of this Enterprise is to conduct basic and applied research to support human exploration of space and to take advantage of the space environment as a laboratory for scientific, technological, and commercial research.

Earth Science  The mission of this Enterprise, formerly the Mission to Planet Earth Enterprise, is to use the unique vantage point of space to provide information about Earth's environment that is obtainable in no other way.

Human Exploration and Development of Space  The mission of this Enterprise is to open the space frontier by exploring, using and enabling the development of space and to expand the human experience into the far reaches of space.

Space Science  The mission of the Space Science Enterprise is to solve mysteries of the universe, explore the solar system, discover planets around other stars, search for life beyond Earth from origins to destiny, chart the evolution of the universe and understand its galaxies, stars, planets, and life.

NASA for Kid & Education

Kids Only Earth Science isn't just for grownups anymore!

The GLOBE Program  a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment.

Educational Resources

StarChild - A Learning Center for Young Astronomers

Teaching Earth Science NASA Education strategies, reports, etc.

Ames Research Center NASA Ames Research Center educational outreach activities seek to stimulate student interest in science, mathematics, and technology; to attract students to career paths in these areas; and to enhance the knowledge and skills of faculty at all levels.
WEB GROUND SCHOOL

NASA Technology Portal  A portal web site is a gateway to other sites on the Internet. A portal's content consists primarily of links to other sites that have similar information. The NASA Technology Portal collects information from a variety of sources to provide a central point for learning about NASA Technology. Watch NASA-TV.

Office of Space Science Solar System Exploration Education and Outreach Forum
intended to be a gateway for the public to the vast educational and informational resources of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that pertain to Solar System exploration.
Teachers will find lesson plans about the Solar System in the catalog. We hope to eventually arrange the lessons by grade level in order that educators will be able to drop them into their curriculum with ease. We also plan to arrange them according to the national science and mathematics standards so that teachers can teach the theme of Space Science to their students without fear of missing key concepts that all students of each grade level must master.
Educators will also find career opportunities here, i.e., workshops, national grants and summer job opportunities.
Students of all ages will eventually be able to follow the links within these pages and search the catalog to do research on our space neighborhood for papers and projects.
Space enthusiasts of all kinds will find direct access to current research on Solar System Exploration by following the links and using the resource catalog. Then, they can test their knowledge with challenging space activities.

Space Science Education/Public Outreach  ...The Education Forums will serve as major centers for space science education and public outreach in each of the four OSS Science Themes...The Broker/Facilitators will work with the space science and education communities to identify high-leverage opportunities for education and public outreach and help arrange collaborations between scientists and educators.

The Space Science Education Resource Directory is a convenient way to find NASA space science products for use in classrooms, science museums, planetariums, and other settings.

 

Educational Technology Programs

The Classroom of the Future™ (COTF) program is helping to bridge the gap between America's classrooms and the expertise of NASA scientists...

NASA's Learning Technologies Project (LTP) promotes the growth of a national information infrastructure using the vast amount of information the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has acquired and continues to acquire. Access to this knowledge allows the public, academia and industry to contribute to rapid and significant advances in science, engineering, and technology.

NASA Educational Excursions

Distance Learning Outpost
Johnson Space Center - Interactive learning site.

NASA Connect
is an annual series of FREE, 30 minute, standards-based, instructional distance learning programs designed to enhance the teaching of math, science and technology concepts in grades 6-8. A resource-rich educator’s guide describing a hands-on activity and a web activity accompanies each NASA CONNECT program and is available in Adobe Acrobat format. NASA CONNECT is broadcast on PBS stations, Cable Access Stations, NASA TV and can be down-linked from satellite.

NASA Quest Learning Technologies Channel
WebCast Events - requires Real Video player.

NASA Quest Live Events
NASA Quest is a rich resource for educators, kids and space enthusiasts who are interested in meeting and learning about NASA people and the national space program.

Videoconferencing Workshops for Teachers and Students
The NASA Glenn Research Center Learning Technologies Project (LTP) offers videoconferencing connections between teachers and students and NASA scientists, engineers, researchers, and education specialists. We have the capability to connect to most videoconferencing networks.

Educational Materials

Aerospace Education     Earth to Orbit    Human Spaceflight   NASAexplores     Space Science Education and Outreach    
 Space Science Education Resource Directory     Teaching Earth Science

Educational Video Corner

Destination Tomorrow     NASA CORE    Liftoff to Learning    NASA Why? Files

Education at NASA Centers

Ames Research Center     Dryden Flight Research Center     Glenn Research Center
Goddard Space Flight Center     Goddard Institute for Space Studies     Johnson Space Center     Kennedy Space Center    
 Langley Research Center     Marshall Space Flight Center     Stennis Space Center     Wallops Flight Facility

Solar System & Planets

Solar System at a Glance

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

See How Big the Planets and Moons Are

NASA Earth Science Enterprises

is dedicated to understanding the total Earth system and the effects of natural and human-induced changes on the global environment. The vantage point of space provides information about Earth's land, atmosphere, ice, oceans, and biota that is obtainable in no other way.

Destination: Earth  NASA's unique look at Earth from Space.

Earth Observatory

NASA Oceanography
Each ocean observing satellite mission represents a unique contribution to the understanding of our ocean planet. NASA's ability to continually collect global information on our oceans and analyze this data over time, in combination with data gathered through other regional and global efforts, allows us to better predict climate changes and use this knowledge to enhance our life on earth.

Looking at Earth from Space
40+ years of NASA Earth Science exploration.

The mission of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) is to develop a scientific understanding of the Earth system and its response to natural or human-induced changes to enable improved prediction capability for climate, weather, and natural hazards.

How are global precipitation, evaporation, and the cycling of water changing? How is the global ocean circulation varying on inter-annual, decadal, and longer time scales? Plus many other topics.

How is stratospheric ozone changing, as the abundance of ozone-destroying chemicals decreases and new substitutes increases?  What trends in atmospheric constituents and solar radiation are driving global climate? Plus many other topics.

What changes are occurring in the mass of the Earth's ice cover? How is global sea level affected by climate change? Plus many other topics.

How do ecosystems respond to and affect global environmental change and the carbon cycle? How are global ecosystems changing? Plus more.

How do ecosystems respond to and affect global environmental change and the carbon cycle? What are the effects of regional pollution on the global atmosphere, and the effects of global chemical and climate changes on regional air quality? Plus much more.

Suborbital Science
Enables earth science research and applications by providing an atmosphere-based observational capability complementary to space-based observing systems.

NASA Origin Programs

The Origins Program
NASA's Origins Program seeks to answer two enduring human questions that we once considered around ancient campfires, yet still keep alive in today's classrooms: Where do we come from? Are we alone?

Missions
While the majority of Origins efforts are focused on developing space-based observatories above Earth's atmosphere, investigations on the ground pave the way for future achievements in orbit.

Where Do We Come From? Are We Alone? To seek answers to the two defining questions of the Origins Program, scientists have outlined four goals that will speed us on our way to discovery:

Educator Resources
The overarching program funded by NASA that enables researchers to pursue these questions is called "The Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems," or ORIGINS for short. The "Forum" is the public gateway to the research results, the data, the information, and the human expertise behind this quest.

Launch Programs
Project Mercury
Initiated in 1958, completed in 1963, Project Mercury was the United States' first man-in-space program.

Project Gemini
The second U.S. manned space program was announced in January 1962. Gemini involved 12 flights, including two unmanned flight tests of the equipment.

Apollo-Soyuz
The mission started with the Russian Soyuz launch on July 15, 1975, followed by the U.S. Apollo launch on the same day. Docking in space of the two craft occurred on July 17, and joint operations were conducted for two full days. Both spacecraft landed safely and on schedule.

Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle is a viable part of American History. Standing as one of NASA's foremost projects, the shuttle has accomplished many tasks that have enhanced the quality of life on Earth. View archives of every shuttle mission here.

Station Programs

Skylab
Designed for long duration missions, Skylab program objectives were twofold: To prove that humans could live and work in space for extended periods, and to expand our knowledge of solar astronomy well beyond Earth-based observations.

Shuttle-Mir
Phase 1 was a NASA program encompassing 11 space shuttle flights over a four-year period. It used existing assets - primarily U.S. shuttle orbiters and the Russian Space Station Mir - to build joint space experience and start joint scientific research.

International Space Station
The most complex engineering and construction project in the world is taking place in space. 16 countries and over 100,000 people are contributing to this monumental achievement.

History Reference

NASA's History Office
Since its inception in 1958, NASA has accomplished many great scientific and technological feats in air and space.

NASA Histories On-line
On-line versions of more than 100 NASA history publications are available at this Web site.

Walking to Olympus: An EVA Chronology
An online PDF (3.5M) chronicle of EVAs conducted since the dawn of the space age.

Yesterday's Space Facts
Search the Human Space Flight Web's archive of Space Facts.

NASA Space Shuttle Launches

NASA Headquarters

Kennedy Space Center

NASA Ames Research Center

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

NASA Glenn Research Center

Goddard Space Flight Center

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Johnson Space Center

Langley Research Center

The Marshall Space Flight Center

Space Telescope Science Institute

Stennis Space Center

Wallops Flight Facility
 

NASA: Recommended Sites

Independent WWW sites:

The Molecular Expressions Website
View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons.

Exploring the Environment (ETE)
is a three-year project to develop Environmental Earth Science modules that make use of NASA's Earth Science database.

PUMAS (Practical Applications of Math And Science)
a collection of one-page examples of how math and science topics taught in K-12 classes can be used in interesting settings, including everyday life.

Space Place JPL's education page
One of NASA's pages for young children, their parents and their teachers.

NASA's Quest Project
provides support and services for schools, teachers and students to fully utilize the Internet, and its underlying information technologies, as a basic tool for learning.

Windows to the Universe
a site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences.

Welcome to the Planets by California Institute of Technology.

Scientific American
to acknowledge our very favorite Web sites—five each in 10 subject areas—with the Scientific American.com Sci/Tech Web Award.

Hubble Telescope

The Hubble Project
Not since Galileo turned his telescope towards the Heavens in 1610 has any event so changed our understanding of the Universe as the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Hubble Space Telescope Archived System

Images & Videos

NASA Centers Video Archives  Langley, Ames, Dryden, etc.

Selected Imagery from the CEPS RPIF Collection
Choose a planet, satellite, or asteroids for information on photography, imagery and cartographic data holdings of the RPIF collection. The mission dates and objectives of the spacecraft that produced the imagery are also listed. This online resource is for browsing and information purposes and represents only a portion of the RPIF collection. For specific holding, contact our photo librarian. The Planetary Image facility houses over 300,000 photographs and images of the planets and their satellites. Cartographic products generated from these images are also available. Earth-looking photographs from early manned missions and from the Center's extensive collection of space shuttle photographs, as well as selected images from LANDSAT and other remote sensing experiments, are used for research in comparative planetology

Specific Photograph Collections & Resources

• The Apollo Program - Photograph Collection
   
• Space Shuttle Photographs
   
• Sources of Earth and Planetary Photography
   - guide to obtaining Earth and planetary data products.
   
• Other Online Sources of Earth and planetary imagery.

Online Sources of Earth & Planetary Imagery

The following online resources provide browse imagery and information:

• Visualization of Remote Sensing Data
   
• National Space Science Data Center - special CD products.
   
• Exploring The Planets - NASM/CEPS exhibition.
   
• JPL - Welcome to the Planets - solar system photographic tour
   
• USGS "Browse the Solar System" - solar system photographic tour
   
• The Nine Planets - solar system photographic tour
   
• JPL - NASA Imaging Radar Home Page - SIR-C radar imagery of the Earth.
   
• NASA - Johnson Space Center Imagery Services Branch
   - Earth observation and lunar photography.

• See also: Exploring The Planets - Links to Online Resources
• See also: Air and Space Links

International Space Station

Human Spaceflight  Real-time news on crews, shuttles, stations, etc.

Space Shuttle Launches

Launch Schedule Kennedy Space Center

NASA's Aerospace Technology Newsletter
This bimonthly newsletter highlights selected items from NASA aerospace and access-to-space research so that industry, government agencies, universities and the public understand what NASA is doing to improve air travel. It also showcases promising technologies for lowering the cost of sending a payload into orbit.

Astronautics History

Kennedy Space Center

NASA Space Shuttle Launches

NASA History Office

Human Space Flight (HSF) - Space History

NASA Historical Archive for Manned Missions

History of Shuttle-Mir Home Page

Additional Government Site Links:

U.S. Government Web Sites for Kids

 PBS Article Archive

• NASA Centennial of Flight Resources
• Where to Find Information on the Solar System and the Universe (5/02)
• NASA Student Glovebox: Create a Space Shuttle Laboratory in Your Classroom (2/02)
• NASA Resource Centers (11/01)
• NASA Quests: Women of NASA Project (3/00)

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