Educational Information Web Sites

• Latest Shuttle Launch Schedule (VARA)
• Satellite Tracking Programs and Pass Predictions - Where to get Keplerian Elements, tracking software, etc. (VARA)
• Space Camp for students
• Enter the Firing Room - Virtual tour of KSC's launch firing room (NEW)
• NASA For Kids! - From NASA HQ
• NASA For Kids - From MSFC
• NASA SpaceLink Educational Information
• NASA KSC Students & Educators
• Space Science News - "Science@NASA" has headline news, scientific/educational articles;  e-mail list
• Thursday's Classroom - Science@NASA spin-off;  educational items and student projects
• Dreamtime - Images, sounds, documents, blueprints and plans from NASA's archives
• The Space Place!
• Space and Astronomy for Kids (The Mining Company)
• Space Day (Lockheed Martin) - Educational site for students and teachers
• National Aerospace Education Alliance (Space Connection) - Students, Educators, and Parents
• Teacher Resource Links (Geosync Publications)
• Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)
• Challenger Center for Space Science Education 
• Astronaut Memorial Fund - Training programs;  located at KSC
• Aerospace Virtual Library (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
• Basics of Space Flight Learners' Workbook (NASA JPL)
• Space Educators' Handbook (NASA JSC)
• Quest (NASA's K-12 Internet initiative)
• Mark Wade's Encyclopedia Astronautica (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
• Planet 10 - Educational programs and materials for sale (non-profit)
• Is there alien life in space?  Contact, from Florida Today
• Space Exploration Merit Badge (Boy Scouts)

Interactive / Hands-on Sites

• Meteor Impact Calculator - Estimate the disaster impact of a user-specified meteor impact (University of Arizona, Tucson)

NASA Status/Reference Information

• Latest Shuttle Launch Schedule - Table of upcoming flights with dates, times, orbits, crew size, payloads (VARA)
• Satellite Tracking Programs and Pass Predictions - Where to get Keplerian Elements, tracking software, etc. (VARA)
• NASA KSC Status Reports - Shuttle, Cape Weather, and Payload Status Reports from KSC
• NASA JSC Public Affairs Office - Mission Status Reports, Press Releases, Mission Info, Mars, NASA TV, etc.
• NASA JSC Weekly Roundup - Primarily for NASA JSC employees;  PDF format
• NASA JSC Daily Space Roundup - Daily employee newsletter but with interesting topics of general interest
• Space Weather Bureau - Solar flares, coronal mass ejections, aurora borealis, meteors and the like

International Space Station Sites

• NASA's Space Station Home Page
• United Space Alliance (Shuttle Contractor) ISS Web Page
• European Space Agency Space Station Home Page
• ISS and Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo" (NASDA Japan)

• ISS Reference Guide
• Space Stations Page (MSFC Lift-off)
• ISS On-line CAD Library
• JSC Vehicle Definition Online Services (ftp)
• NASA Space Station Mockup, Trainer and Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
• Discovery Channel "Inside the Space Station"

Space Shuttle Sites

• NASA's Space Shuttle Home Page
• Space Shuttle Reference Manual
• United Space Alliance (Shuttle Contractor) Shuttle Press Kit
• Kennedy Space Center (NASA)
  • Countdown
  • Missions
  • Next Generation
  • Orbiters
  • Photos and Movies  and index of more Movies
  • Resources
  • Technology (NSTS News Reference Manual)
  • Upgrades to Shuttle
• SpaceLink Shuttle Web Page

Mir Space Station Sites

• NASA's Mir Home Page
• Current location of Mir (NASA MSFC)
• MirCorp (Commercial use of Russian Mir Space Station)
• Mir News (from Netherlands)
• CNN's Mission Mir special section (dated material)
• Mir International Amateur Radio EXperiment (MIREX) home page
• Manned Amateur Radio Experiment, North American Division home page
• Receiving Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images from Mir - From Greg, WB6FZH

NASA Centers Web Sites

• NASA Main Home Page
• NASA Web Pages listed by project
• NASA Headquarters (HQ) - Washington, DC
     Smithsonian Institution's National Air & Space Museum
     Headquarters Information Center
• Johnson Space Center (JSC) - Houston, TX
     Space Center Houston (visitor's center)
• Kennedy Space Center (KSC) - Cape Canaveral, FL
• Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) - Greenbelt, MD
• Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) - Huntsville, AL
     U.S. Space & Rocket Center
     SpaceLink Educational Resource Site
• John H. Glenn Research Center (GRC) - Cleveland, OH
       formerly Lewis Research Center (LeRC)
• Langley Research Center (LaRC) - Hampton, VA
     Virginia Air & Space Center
• Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), California Institute of Technology - Pasadena, CA
• Ames Research Center (ARC) - Moffett Field, CA
     Quest - Internet in the classroom
• Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) - Edwards Air Force Base, CA
• Stennis Space Center (SSC) - Bay St. Louis, MS
• Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) - Wallops Island, VA

• History of NASA
• Human Exploration and Development of Space

Astronauts

• NASA Astronaut Biographies
• Requesting an Astronaut Appearance
• How to become an Astronaut - Job openings, military and civilian educational & physical requirements

Aerospace Contractor Sites

• Boeing (and McDonnell Douglass) - International Space Station prime contractor
• EMS Technologies Space and Electronics Group - Canadian division formerly Spar Aerospace (ISS antenna systems)
• L-3 Communications Systems - Communications & Tracking (C&T) contractor (see link below)
• Lockheed Martin - Space program contractor
• Loral Space & Communications - Satellite systems
• Spar Aerospace (Canada) - Telerobotics;  Mobile Servicing System contractor
• Rotary Rocket Company (Redwood City, CA) - Developers of commercial Roton reusable rotary rocket
• Thiokol Propulsion Systems - Manufacturer of the Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRM)
• United Space Alliance (USA) - Shuttle Program prime contractor (Boeing/Rockwell & Lockheed Martin)

For Sale - Commercial Sites

• NASA JSC Exchange Trading Post 3 - Items for sale by NASA:  shirts, mugs, toys, collectibles, memorabilia, etc.
• Countdown Creations - Apparel with logos of past, present and future missions, NASA shirts, etc.
• Planet 10 Store - Lots of Shuttle/Station and other NASA-type items, including shuttle model
• Rocketarium - Model Rocket Kits
• The Shop at the Space Center - Books, models, memorabilia, patches, etc.
• Space Adventures - Tours, Zero-G flights, flight adventures, spaceflight reservations, etc.
• The Space Center - Shop, Library, FAQ, Time Line, Biographies, Robots, etc.
• The Space Store - Apparel, Patches, souvenirs, models of Space Station (museum quality), etc.
• Spacenuts - Items for sale, chat room
• Spaceport UK - From Great Britain, model, cards, photos, space food, patches, toys, etc.
• The Ultimate Space Place - Space collectibles, space memorabilia, autographs, history, NASA spin-offs, etc.

Newspapers, Magazines and Journals

• Aviation Week & Space Technology - The news magazine for the aviation and space industry
• Houston Chronicle "Space Central"
• Launch Space - publishers of Launchspace, Newsline and International Space Industry Report
• Space On-line (Florida Today Newspaper) 
• Space News - published by Army Times
• Spaceviews - a space industry new magazine

Video and Television

• NASA TV using RealPlayer  -- 
• NASA TV using Microsoft MediaPlayer  --   
• Space.com NASA TV Online (works behind firewalls!)
  
• NASA TV Broadcast Schedule
   
• Virtual Reality Model of International Space Station  -- 
   
• KSC Live Video Camera Views  |  View of Launch Pad 39A

Search NASA Sites

• NASA Search Engine

International Partners - International Space Station

• United States - National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA)
• Brazil - Agência Espacial Brasileira (AEB) (Portuguese)
• Canada - Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
• Europe - European Space Agency (ESA)
  • Austria:  ASA - Austrian Space Agency
  • Belgium:  Belgian Federal Science Policy Office
  • Italy:  ASI - Italian Space Agency
  • United Kingdom:  BNSC - British National Space Centre
  • France:  CNES - Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (French)
  • Germany:  DLR - German Aerospace Center
  • Denmark:  DSRI - Danish Space Research Institute
  • Spain:  INTA - Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial
  • Switzerland:  ISSI - International Space Science Institute
  • Netherlands:  NLR - National Aerospace Laboratory  |  Space Research Organization Netherlands
  • Norway:  NSC - Norwegian Space Centre
  • Sweden:  SSC - Swedish Space Corporation
• Japan - National Space Development Agency (NASDA)
• Russia
  • Space Research Institute (IKI)
  • Russian Space Agency (RKA)
  • Russian Space Science Internet

World Launch Sites

Foreign Language Sites (non-English)

• La Station orbitale russe Mir (French) - Mir Space Station;  also Mir visibility predictions for French cities

Aerospace Organizations

• American Astronomical Society (AAS) - established 1899;  for astronomers, primarily in North America
• American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• Association of Space Explorers (ASE)
• Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) - FAA Committee
• International Space Station Foundation - sponsored by Florida Today newspaper
• National Space Society
• Space Frontier Foundation
• United States Space Foundation

Amateur Radio

• ARISS (Amateur Radio on International Space Station)
• AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) Home Page  |  Education Liaison
• ARRL (American Radio Relay League) School Teacher Support Programs
• NASA Space Station Ham Radio Reference