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Space history and information about NASA's manned missions. Mission descriptions, photos and videos
of each of USA's manned space exploration missions.
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/inforcenter/history/history.html
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A Field Guide to American Spacecraft
Offers guides to locations of over 200 artifacts of USA's space program including X-15's and rocket
boosters.
http://aesp.nasa.okstate.edu/fieldguide/
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United States of America Space Program
Photographs of mission patches and astronauts.
http://www.angelfire.com/space/ajr-us-space-program/index.html
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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.
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/67.html
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Virtual Tour
Descriptions and photographs of the launch complexes and vehicles.
http://www.robsv.com/cape/
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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.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4214/cover.html
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Research in NASA History: A Guide to the NASA History Program
Book providing details of the historical reference collections at NASA's Headquarters and ten Field
Centers. [PDF]
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/hhrhist.pdf
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John Glenn: Three Orbits to History
Presents a brief multimedia history of John Glenn's Mercury flight, the first American mission into
Earth orbit. Discusses the training and technology of the Mercury Program and the events of Glenn's
space flight.
http://www.capstonestudio.com/mercury/
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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.
https://www.patrick.af.mil/heritage/6555th/6555fram.htm
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Shoot for the Moon!
Outlines the highlights of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Space Programs from 1961 to 1972.
Includes a brief bibliography.
http://www.apollo-society.org/shootmoon.html
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NASA History Office
Current events; index of sites covering history of major aeronautic and astronautic programs, key
NASA and NACA (1915-1958) officials, policy documents, statistics, timeline of air and space
achievements; publications; links to other resources.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/
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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.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Timeline/100flt.html
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The History of Space Flight
Includes an index on US American space programs from Project Mercury to the Space Shuttle. Provides
a concise summary of each flight and a mission patch. Also has links related to the history of
rocketry, important figures in space travel, and prominent NASA centers.
http://mirkwood.ucs.indiana.edu/space/space.htm
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The Ultimate Space Plane - Space History
Articles related to Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz space flights. Also covers
past, present, and proposed future missions of the Shuttle.
http://www.thespaceplace.com/history/space.html
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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.
https://www.patrick.af.mil/heritage/Cape/Capefram.htm
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