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NASA  - Main Official page - news, links, mission schedules, and NASA for kids.

Aeronautics Cyberpostcards - NASA center providing a feature to e-mail electronic postcards with pictures about aeronautics.

Deep Space Network (DSN) - NASA's worldwide antenna network to support the exploration of the solar system.

Discovery Program - An ongoing program that offers the scientific community the opportunity to assemble a team and design exciting, focused science investigations that complement NASA's larger planetary science explorations. The goal is to launch many smaller missions with fast development times.

Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer - FUSE is a NASA-supported astronomy mission, developed by The Johns Hopkins University, to explore the Universe using the technique of high-resolution spectroscopy in the far-ultraviolet spectral region.

Global Tropospheric Experiment (GTE) - Part of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth project, examining, through airborne field campaigns, the natural and human factors affecting global tropospheric chemistry.

Headquarters Human Resources & Education - NASA agencywide training and development program

Human Exploration and Development of Space - A division of NASA's Office of Space Flight established 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.

NAIS Home Page - Procurement office of NASA provides industry with immediate access to current acquisition information over the Internet.

NASA Academy Alumni Association - Official alumni organization of the NASA Academy.

NASA and Space Grant University Web Sites - Image map to locate web sites of NASA centers and NASA Space Grant Universities. Many University links, contacts and full addresses.

NASA Astrophysic Data System - Free online abstracts and full-text papers in astronomy, astrophysics, planetary sciences, and solar physics.

NASA Commercial Space Center Links - Texas A&M provides these links to NASA Centers, commercial space centers, and space-related companies.

NASA Earth Observatory - Explore the causes and effects of climatic and environmental change through the use of real satellite data.

NASA Headquarters - Located in Washington, D.C., NASA HQ exercises management over the space flight centers, research centers, and other installations that constitute NASA; includes organizational charts and addresses.

NASA Headquarters Business Opportunities - HQ Procurement Operations Office Business Opportunities

NASA Human Spaceflight - Coverage of current Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions. Also includes links to past space flights, Mars exploration, and image galleries.

NASA Jobs - NASA's human resources recruitment page, with information about opportunities and on how to apply.

NASA Office of Space Science - Links to images and current news stories.

NASA People - Our role in NASA Human Resources and Education is to translate NASA's business strategy into world-class workforce capabilities, maximize NASA employee contributions toward the organization's success,and collaborate with NASA leadership in making cultural and organizational changes.

NASA Search - Allows you to easily search through hundreds of thousands of documents published on NASA web sites.

NASA Space Science - The central site for all of NASA's astronomy, planetary, and solar science missions and programs.

NASA Space Telerobotics Program - This NASA program was shut down in 1997, and the research and technology development task supported by the program were transferred to other efforts. This site is kept on line for historical purposes, and as a reference for the robotics community. It reflects the state of robotics technology as it was at the end of the program in 1997, and not the current NASA efforts in robotics technology and space system development.

NASA Web - Directory and links to many NASA sites.

NASA WWW Servers - Links to astronomy & space resources available at NASA.

NASA's Aerospace Technology Enterprise - Serves as a center of science and technology for air and space transportation research.

NASA's Office of Policy & Plans - Serves as the focal point for representation and advocacy with executive branch officesand other federal agencies and departments for Agency-level policy issues.

National Space Biomedical Research Institute - Established in 1997 through a NASA competition, the National Space Biomedical Research Institute is a consortium of 12 institutions working to prevent or solve health problems related to long-duration space travel and prolonged exposure to microgravity. The group's primary mission objective is to ensure safe and productive human space flight.

Office of Headquarters Operations (Code C) - This Headquarters functional office serves as the single focus on matters pertaining to the planning, execution, and evaluation of Headquarters institutional management activities.

Office of SpaceFlight Space Hotlist - Directory of general space-related links published by NASA.

ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) for Biogeochemical Dynamics - The ORNL DAAC offers Earth science data for global change research and Earth systems studies. Sponsored by NASA, the archive includes field data, remote-sensing data, imagery, and the results of ecosystems modeling.

ORPHEUS World Wide Web server - This server is for distributing information about the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), and about the Coronal Diagnostics Spectrometer (CDS) instrument aboard that spacecraft. It is also the server for the NASA/GSFC Solar Extreme-ultraviolet Research Telescope and Spectrograph (SERTS) sounding rocket program.

Solar Data Analysis Center - Solar images, solar news, eclipse information, solar data, NASA solar physics programs.

Solar System Exploration - Part of NASA's Office of Space Science that describes NASA's program to explore the solar system.

The Space Infrared Telescope - SIRTF will be the largest infrared telescope ever launched into space and the final mission in NASA's Great Observatories Program.

Spaceline - A free internet based bibliographic database referencing citations to publications on space life sciences research. A joint project of NASA and the US National Library of Medicine.

Technical Standards Program - Features overview and repository of space standards. Access to the standards requires registration.

Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe - Cosmology - WMAP is a NASA Explorer Mission that will measure the temperature of the cosmic background radiation over the full sky with unprecedented accuracy. This map of the remnant heat of the Big Bang will provide answers to fundamental questions about the origin and fate of our universe.

Nasa education and kids sites

Aeronautics Activities - Contains many ready-made K-12 lessons, activities, and experiments that deal with the science of aerodynamics.

Aeroquiz - Archives of quiz challenges for high school level.

Aerospace Resources for Education - A wide range of NASA online educational programs, products, and services that are designed to capture the interest of students while helping educators incorporate the exciting work of NASA's Aerospace Technology Enterprise into math, science, and technology curricula at all levels.

Ames Education - Provides overview and link to educational resources of this NASA center.

ARC Kids & Teachers Page - 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.

Astronomy Picture of the Day's Educational Links - A list of resources that excel in astronomy education. Each is distinctly different, having been chosen to highlight a wide range of interests.

Basics of Space Flight Learners' Workbook - The goal of this training module from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is to provide an aid for identifying and understanding the general concepts associated with space flight in general and deep space missions in particular.

Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics - The site was prepared at NASA Glenn to provide background information for secondary math and science teachers on the basic aerodynamics of airplanes. Students of all ages are welcomed.

The CERES S'COOL Project - The CERES S'COOL Project invites schools around the world to make ground truth measurements for a NASA Earth-observing satellite mission.

Days of Air and Space Calendar - Click on a month and learn what happened on this day in history in the space program.

Destination: Earth - NASA's Earth Science Enterprise is an initiative to advance Earth science.

Destination Tomorrow - A series of five, 30-minute educational programs that focus on NASA research. Produced in a magazine-style format, the goal of the series is to increase scientific literacy.

Distance Learning Outpost - Interactive learning expeditions to Johnson Space Center via live videoteleconference. Available expeditions for K-12 class visits are listed by grade level and topic.

Distance Learning Workshops - Offers virtual NASA visits through workshops on numerous aerospace-related topics using videoconferencing technology.

The Earth Science Educator - The educational portal site of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Earth Sciences Directorate. It contains hundreds of teaching and learning resources available from within the Earth Sciences Directorate and provides teachers and students with quick access to a set of rich and scientifically-oriented educational resources on a wide range of Earth Science research activities.

EarthKAM - A NASA sponsored program that provides stunning, high quality photographs of our planet taken from the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. Since 1996, EarthKAM students have taken thousands of photographs of Earth by using the world wide web to direct a digital camera on select space flights.

Educational Resources from TOPEX/Poseidon - Oceans, climate, and satellite altimetry resources for kids, teachers, and the general public.

Electronic Resources for Educators from NASA - List of links to earth and space science educational materials throughout the Web.

EventScope Mars Exploration Interface - Exciting software that helps students of all ages discover Mars in a fully interactive 3D game-like world using telepresence technology from NASA.

Exploration In Education - a NASA-supported program of the Special Studies Office (SSO) of the Space Telescope Science Institute features Electronic Picture Books

Exploring Our Universe: From the Classroom to Outer Space - Education kits on astronomy and the FUSE satellite are designed to help secondary school students develop an understanding of how what they learn in science and math classes relates to the world in which they live, and how it applies to modern science and technology.

Exploring Technology with Satellite Imagery - An educational outreach program based at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center that allows your students (grades 6-12) to post process raw, realtime, remote sensing image data from satellites.

Farming in Space--Space Station Challenge - Offers teachers and students a chance to examine a number of basic principles and concepts in plant biology and crop production through hands on experiments using a simulated Biomass Production System.

Fingerprints of Life? - Astrobiology educational resources from NASA JSC including educator information and classroom activities.

Forces of Change - A comprehensive program developed by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, through funding from NASA and other donors, to explain the geological, environmental, and historical processes that have shaped our world.

Free Software Downloads - NASA's Glenn Research Center offers five applets to instruct students in the basics of aerodynamics.

From A Distance - Provides formal and informal educators a resource for easy-to-use technology-based lesson plans. The lesson plans utilize the applications of remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning system (GPS).

GEO Gateway: Geospatial Education Opportunities - A portal to information about Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS) and remote sensing. Learn more about this growing industry, whether you are a novice or a professional.

Glenn Icing Research Center Virtual Tour - Take a virtual tour of the NASA Glenn IRT, the oldest and largest refrigerated icing wind tunnel in the world. It has been used to research ice detection systems and develop icing technologies used on many of today's aircraft.

Glenn Learning Technologies Project - K-12 educator resources, aeronautic educational resources, and internet access research.

The GLOBE Program - A worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program. GLOBE is a cooperative effort of schools, led in the United States by a Federal interagency program supported by NASA, NSF, EPA and the U.S. State Department, in partnership with colleges and universities, state and local school systems, and non-government organizations.

Goddard DAAC Educational Resources - We are one of the Mission to Planet Earth (MTPE) data centers. The data are used to study changes in Earth's atmosphere, lithosphere,hydrosphere, and biosphere. We are developing educational materials for the high school and college level that may be used for personal and classroom enhancement of scientific knowledge.

Goddard Space Flight Center Eclipse Page - Learn About the Total Solar Eclipse of February 1998 and visit the links to other sites on eclipse information.

Handbook Cool Hidden Stuff - Items which are hidden links from top level pages of the Space Educators Handbook are found here.Read the account given by Jim Lovell of the Apollo 13 rescue in April of 1970 or read about the death of a star. What famous comic strip characters travelled to the Moon? Read about the astronauts communicating by HAM RADIO with operators on Earth and over 20 more cool hidden facts.

High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center - Education and Public Outreach Activities at the HEASARC/NASA

ILIAD - Your Personal Offline Search Engine; A NASA/JSC Learning Technologies Project that is particularly useful for the vision-impaired.

The Inspire Project - A non-profit scientific, educational corporation whose objective is to bring the excitement of observing natural and manmade radio waves in the audio region to high school students. INSPIRE is an acronym for "Interactive NASA Space Physics Ionosphere Radio Experiments". Since 1990, The INSPIRE Project has been involved in the investigation of very low frequency (VLF) radio signals in the earth's magnetosphere.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Education Gateway - A directory to the resources available to teachers, students and the general public on the topic of space exploration.

Johnson Space Center Education & Student Programs - Programs for K-12, university students, educators, minorities and women, and additional resources and links for all grades.

JSC Educational Outreach - Topics for teachers and students include astrobiology, earth science, space science, astromaterials, planetary science, and planetary missions.Links to all other NASA educational sites are also included.

J-Track Satellite Tracking - Shuttle, Mir, and other satellite tracking Java Applet which also shows Day/Night and near current weather conditions--a NASA site

Kids Science News Network! - A series of newsbreaks that present basic science concepts to kids of all ages. These "spots" are free and available to broadcasters for use on commercial, public access, and PBS stations.

Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics - A resource about the world of space off our planet. Created and maintained at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, this site offers the latest in information and education about the region of space from our Sun through all nine planets and just beyond.

LDAPS: LEGO Design and Programming System - Introduces engineering into K-12 education.

MAEL - Educators across the U.S. are being offered a unique opportunity to explore how technology can be used as a tool to transform learning. NASA's Mobile Aeronautics Education Laboratory (MAEL) eases students and teachers into the "classroom of tomorrow" by bringing a technology-assisted classroom to their hometown.

Marshall Space Flight Center Education - This site provides information, contacts, and resources for its education and outreach programs.

Mathmatical Thinking in Physics - Articles, essays, and problems designed for students to learn more about the importance of math in the study and application of physics.

Measuring Rainfall from Space - Teacher lesson plans, activities and movies devoted to learning about how rainfall is measured from space.

Minority University Research and Education Programs (MUREP) - Dedicated to the support and advancement of underrepresented students in the fields of math, science, engineering, and technology.

Minority University-SPace Interdisciplinary Network (MU-SPIN) - MU-SPIN is a comprehensive educational initiative of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Other Minority Universities (OMUs). The focus of the program is on the transfer of advanced computer networking technologies to HBCUs and OMUs and their use for supporting multi-disciplinary research.

Mission to Geospace - An International Solar Terrestrial Physics outreach educational site for the general public to learn more about the sun-earth connection, the earth's magnetosphere, and solar features and interactions with earth.

NASA Academy - NASA's premier leadership training program. Selected college students work on-site with Center researchers, visit other NASA Centers and NASA Headquarters, and meet aerospace business leaders during a 10-week session designed to build leadership skills and give the students a glimpse of the aerospace industry as a whole. There are Academies at four NASA Centers.

NASA Aeronautics Match Game - Concentration game from the Propulsion Systems Analysis Office at the NASA Glenn Research Center.

NASA Astrobiology Academy 2001 - A unique summer institute of higher learning whose goal is to help guide future leaders of the U.S. Space Program by giving them a glimpse of how the whole system works. The Academy is an intense summer experience at Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in California.

NASA Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE) - A national distribution center for NASA's audiovisual educational materials. For a minimal fee, NASA CORE will provide educators unable to visit one of the NASA Educator Resource Centers with materials through its mail order service.

NASA Classroom of the Future Program - The COTF at Wheeling Jesuit University develops and conducts research on technology-based learning materials that challenge students to solve problems by using datasets and other information resources provided by the four strategic enterprises of NASA: Aero-Space Technology, Human Exploration and Development of Space, Earth Science Enterprise, and Space Science.

NASA Connect - An award-winning series of instructional programs designed to enhance the teaching of math, science and technology concepts in grades 5-8; establishes the "connection" between the mathematics, science, and technology concepts taught in the classroom and NASA research.

NASA Earth Observervation - Provides space Earth observation resources for educators.

NASA Educational Workshops - NASA-funded summer workshops for K-12 teachers. Educators will be provided with an opportunity to observe NASA’s state-of-the-art research and development through direct interaction with NASA scientists, engineers, technicians, and educational specialists at a NASA Field Center. Travel, housing, and meal expenses are provided by NASA. Graduate credit is available. The two-week workshops occur during mid-June through mid-August.

NASA Educator Resource Center Network - NASA provides expertise and facilities to help educators access and utilize science, mathematics, and technology instructional products aligned with national standards and appropriate state frameworks and based on NASA's unique mission and results

NASA Field Center Educator Resource Centers - Contacts for educators.

NASA Genesis Mission Outreach - An abundance of standards-based science education materials allows teachers, students, and the public to study the sun and solar system origins as a NASA mission unfolds.

NASA Glenn Educational Activities - Targeted to educators and students in our six-state region (MN,WI,MI,IL,IN & OH), we encourage students through classroom presentations, guided tours of our facility, teacher resources, and an online collection of K-12 resources developed under the High Performance Computing and Communication project.

NASA LIVE: Learning through Interactive Videoconferencing Experiences - Free videoconferencing programs for K-12 and college students and teachers that enrich math, science, and technology instruction; provide professional development, and facilitate communication with NASA researchers in an interactive, virtual environment.

NASA Quest - Dedicated to bringing NASA people and science to classrooms through the internet. Space Team Online, Aerospace Team Online, Solar System Online, and Deep Space Online. NASA Quest is the ultimate resource for educators and kids interested in meeting and learning about NASA people and space science.

NASA Quest Calendar of Events - Monthly calendar of webcasts for school educators and kids interested in meeting and learning about NASA people and space science.

The NASA Qwhiz - A Prime Online Game - A real-time, multi-player K-12 web game for math and science teachers and students.

NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities - Sponsored by NASA and administered by the Texas Space Grant Consortium, this program provides a unique academic experience for undergraduate students to successfully propose, design, fabricate, fly and evaluate a reduced-gravity experiment of their choice over the course of six months. The overall experience includes scientific research, hands-on experimental design, test operations and educational/public outreach activities.

NASA Space Grant College and Fellowship Program - This undergraduate and graduate grant and fellowship program contributes to the nation's science enterprise by funding research, education and public service projects through a national network of 52 university-based Space Grant consortia.

NASA Space Science Center At DePaul University - An education and public outreach support system that serves the space science and education communities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

NASA Space Science Education Resource Directory - This Directory is a convenient way to find NASA space science products for use in classrooms, science museums, planetariums, and other settings.Search by grade level.

NASA Spacelink - Searchable guide to all of NASA: space program, education programs, electronic publications, photos, Internet resources, NASA TV's program schedule, much more.Teachers, faculty, and students will find that Spacelink offers not only information about NASA programs and projects, but also teacher guides and pictures that can enhance classroom instruction.

NASA Spinoff 1995 - This publication is an implement of the Technology Transfer Program intended to heighten awareness among potential users of the technology available for transfer and the economic and social benefits that might be realized by applications of NASA technology to U.S. commercial interests.

NASA Structure and Evolution of the Universe - Beyond Einstein - From the Big Bang to Black Holes.The education pages sponsored by the SEU Theme Office at the Office of Space Science at NASA Headquarters, with a link to the Educators Forum.

NASA Student Involvement Program (NSIP) - an educational program of investigations and learning activities for students in grades K-12. NSIP facilitates learning in science, mathematics, technology, and geography.

NASA Student Team Experiment Competition - This NASA program is designed for high school students. Student teams will develop a proposal for a microgravity experiment for a NASA drop tower. Five winning proposals will be selected, and those five teams will proceed to build their experiment and test them at a NASA drop tower!

NASAexplores - Provides free weekly K-12 educational articles and lesson plans on current NASA projects. Printable and downloadable, these supplemental curriculum resources meet national education standards.

NASAexplores: Express Lessons and Online Resources for K-12 - Provides free weekly K-12 educational articles and lesson plans on current NASA projects. Printable and downloadable, these supplemental curriculum resources meet national education standards.

NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center -Educator Resource Center - Consists of centers located in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, and Tennessee. Each Educator Resource Center (ERC) demonstrates and facilitates the use of education technologies; provides in-service and pre-service training utilizing NASA curriculum support products; and partners with local, state, and regional educational organizations to become part of the systemic initiatives in the state.

NasaMike - NASAMike, director of the COOLSpace program, jumps at every chance he has to explore a region of the globe he has not yet seen. Join him on his journeys.

NASA's Observatorium - A public access site for Earth and space data. We have pictures of the Earth, planets, stars, and other cool stuff, as well as the stories behind those images.

NASA's SSDOO Summer Intern Activities - Each summer the Space Science Data Operations Office hosts a number of interns from various education programs supported by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center(GSFC). Students from different colleges/ universities across the country and several local high schools join staff members for six to eight weeks to work on various scientific and technical tasks.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Education Programs - NASA has created a comprehensive Education Program containing a portfolio of activities directed toward education at all levels, undertaken by the NASA Office of Human Resources and Education, the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs, the NASA Enterprises, and the NASA Field Centers.

Neurolab Online - Students and teachers are invited to join NASA personnel in studying brain and nerves in space.

Origins Education Outreach - Educational portal with educator resources, scientist resources, answers to FAQ, curriculum support, and research topics about the NASA Origins Program.

Origins: Timeline of the Universe - This NASA tutorial follows the 15-billion-year-long history of the Universe.

Practical Uses of Math And Science (PUMAS) - 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. The examples are written primarily by scientists and engineers, and are available to teachers, students, and other interested parties via the PUMAS Web Site.

Project Radio Jove - An educational project to involve secondary school students in collecting and analyzing observations of the natural radio emissions of Jupiter and Sun. Participating students get hands-on experience in gathering and working with space science data.

Project SkyMath - Making Mathematical Connections is designed for middle school mathematics teachers. It is a middle school mathematics module using the science and language of patterns to explore the weather by incorporating real-time weather data.

Project SPACE - Features libraries of K-12 activities, images, movies, games, and discoveries relating to our solar system.

Project STELLAR: The Care and Feeding of Black Holes - The Care and Feeding of Black Holes; How Can You See Something that Swallows Light?

PURSUE - The NASA Preparation for University Research of Students in Undergraduate Education (PURSUE) Program at the University of New Mexico is a program for mathematics, science, engineering, and technology undergraduates to participate in hands-on research projects.

Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network - The NASA Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program SHARP PLUS is a research-based mentorship program. During their eight-week SHARP PLUS research experiences, apprentices work with industry-or university-based mathematics, science, and engineering (MSE) professionals and engage in "hands-on" research.

The Remote Sensing Tutorial - This is a very exhaustive on-line tutorial approach to learning about the role of space science and technology in monitoring the Earth's surface and atmosphere. It is sponsored by the Applied Information Science Branch at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and will serve as a primer for the new user as well as a teaching tool for the educational community.

Robotics Education Project - A NASA project dedicated to encouraging people to become involved in science and engineering, particularly building robots. Visit this website to learn about robotics competitions and how to get involved.

The ROVer Ranch- K-12 Experiments in Robotic Software - NASA's place to learn about robotic engineering, the development of robots and use a 3-D VRML simulation to run a robot you build. Build, test and run Remote Operating Vehicles in simulated environments.

The RXTE Learning Center - a forum for explaining the science the satellite RXTE does, as well as striving to introduce concepts of X-ray astronomy to the public and to provide teachers with data and lesson plans that can be used in the classroom. This NASA site also includes descriptions of discoveries RXTE has made. Ages: Upper High School to adult.

Scale Model Demo of Solar System - This demonstration uses NASA's Starship 2040 to illustrate the size of the planets and the distances between them.

The Science Education Gateway - SEGway (formerly SII) is a collaborative NASA project which brings together the expertise of NASA scientists, science museums, and K-12 educators to produce NASA science-based Earth and space science curricula for classroom and public use via the World Wide Web.

Science for the Millennium - A beautifully designed virtual museum of science and industry which will be of interest to students and others with an interest in science and computing provided by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.

The Science of Star Trek - Is Star Trek really a science show? Could people really DO the fantastic things they do on the Star Trek programs?

SeaWiFS: Teachers Resources - Monitoring the Earth from Space with SeaWiFS.An online presentation about ocean color..

See Learning In A Whole New Light - The Educator Astronaut program from NASA is new and looking for candidates. Nominate a teacher or find out how to apply.

SHARP - NASA's Summer Highschool Apprenticeship Research Program. Each year, approximately 400 students will be selected to participate in NASA SHARP for a minimum of eight weeks during the summer.Learn how to apply.

SIMON - School Internet Manager Over Networks - A search tool for educators.

SOLAR - Students On-Line Atmospheric Research - The SOLAR web site introduces students and teachers to one of NASA's major satellite-based programs designed to study the Earth's atmosphere, the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III (SAGE III).

The Solar System Ambassador Program - A public outreach program designed to work with motivated volunteers across the nation who organize and conduct public events that communicate exciting discoveries and plans for exploration in Solar System research and technology through non-traditional forums, e.g. Rotary Clubs, libraries, museums, planetariums, "star parties," and mall displays.

Solar System Exploration Education and Public Outreach Forum - We're the official NASA destination for educational activities and materials related to solar system exploration.

Solar System Online - Provides the K-12 educational community with new, exciting information on space science, project information, and interaction with astronomers and space scientists.

Space Biology: An Educator's Resource - Provides downloadable teaching materials and profiles of available references for undergraduate education.

Space Educators Handbook - A NASA list of great space-related sites for educational use.

The Space Infrared Telescope Facility Education and Outreach - NASA's one-stop page for students, teachers, and anyone else who wants to learn more about infrared astronomy, the electromagnetic spectrum, or simply enjoy various games and activities.

A Space Library - A mixture of space-related images and programs which will help you visualize the Solar System and NASA space missions using computer graphics.A solar system simulator lets you view any body in the solar system from any other. There are maps and images of the surfaces of planets, and accurately-rendered star backgrounds that include up to one million stars.

Space Optics Manufacturing Technology Center--Education - Offers educator guides, information, and project details related to NASA's space optics program.

Space Science Curriculum Standards Quilt - A fast track to lesson plans that engage, entertain and adhere to the National Science Education Standards. By grade level and topic.

Space Science Education Resources - Includes links to NASA Affiliated sites, Professional Organizations and Standards,Schools/Museums/Planetariums, and more, from the Space Science Data Operations Office of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Space Team Online (STO) - Hosted by NASA's Quest Project, STO is a location on the Internet that allows Internet users to interact with members of NASA, and publish their work online. Live activities include Web chats with members of NASA.

Spaceflight and Life Sciences Training Program - In this NASA-sponsored program, undergraduate college students spend six weeks in an intensive program at Kennedy Space Center doing supervised laboratory work with investigators.

Spacelink - NASA Educational Products - Listed in this area are the current NASA educational products available on Spacelink. Throughout the year NASA produces new items and revises existing products. The publication number shown with the product indicates its version.

SSC: FIRST Robotics - FIRST is an acronym, which means "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology." We sponsor a national robotics contest immersing high school students in the exciting world of engineering.

STARDUST Microchips - STARDUST was launched on February 7, 1999 carrying microchips.Two of the microchips are inside the Sample Return Capsule, and will return back to Earth with the capsule in the year 2006. The other two chips are on the spacecraft body and will remain in space forever. We have a listing of all of the names that have been inscribed onto the microchips.You can search for your name.

Sub-orbital Space Experiment Module (Sub-SEM) - Developed by NASA Wallops Flight Facility to offer hands-on flight experiences that can be accomplished in a single school year. Student experiments are integrated into a NASA sounding rocket payload.

Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program - SHARP, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is designed for students who have demonstrated an interest in and aptitude for mathematics, science, engineering and technology (MSET). Held during the summer at 11 NASA locations. Eligibility information and application form available.

Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program - NASA’s program for enrichment of high school students (SHARP). What it is and how to apply.

The Teacher's Corner: Multidisciplinary Classroom Activities - A multidisciplinary resource for lesson plans, study guides, and laboratory activities for middle school to college level. Math, Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy are all taught through the single unifying theme of the exciting world of high-energy astrophysics! The Teacher's Corner also includes information on NASA programs and opportunities.

Texas Aerospace Scholars Program - Johnson Space Center's educational outreach program for Texas high school students to learn online and then apply for a one week internship at the center.

Thursday's Classroom - News, research, lesson plans and educational activities from NASA.

UNIVERSE! An Educational Forum - A national center for teaching and learning about the scientific study of the structure and evolution of the universe; sponsored by NASA's Office of Space Science.

Wallops Education Office - Overview of educational resources and educator support provided by this center of NASA.

WebStars: Astrophysics in Cyberspace - This list of astronomical resources created by the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. It is intended as a resource for users who have a general interest in astronomical topics.

Welcome to COOLSpace! - "You be the Scientist", earth images from space, and virtual trips are on this NASA site which strives to involve more students in the study of COOL (Communications Over Obscure Locations) Space.

Welcome to Jackson and Tull's PCs IN SPACE - Freeware interactive educational Earth and space science software.

Western Region Western Region Education and Outreach Broker/Facilitator Program - Supporting the involvement of the space science community in partnership with the education community to enhance K-14 science education and the public understanding of science in CO, AZ, NM, UT, WY, NV, MT, ID, WA, OR, Northern CA, and AK.

Windows to the Universe - An extensive and graphics intensive astronomical learning system. Learn all about the Earth and Space Sciences.A NASA sponsored site.

Women of NASA - Interactive project designed to encourage young women to pursue careers in math, science and technology by providing as role models outstanding women working in diverse fields at NASA

You Be The Scientist - This EOS Aqua Education Outreach uses emerging digital satellite technology to distribute satellite imagery data from NASA and NOAA directly into schools.

Aerospace Team Online - Connects students to information on flight simulators and wind tunnels, and enables them to communicate with NASA employees who are conducting aerodynamic research.

Ask the Space Scientist: FAQ page - Archive of answers from this site which receives 30-50 questions a day about the earth, the moon, the cosmos, and other space topics; a NASA site.

Astrobiology Education - Links to the best educational sites for students to learn about Astrobiology.

Athena - Earth and space science resources for K-12 from NASA.

Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics - Prepared at NASA Glenn by the Learning Technologies Project (LTP) to provide background information on basic aerodynamics and propulsion for secondary math and science teachers. Includes interactive animated illustrations of many concepts.

Beginner's Guide to Propulsion - Provides information on propulsion for the K-12 audience.

Captain Comet - Learn about comets with videos, coloring pages, puzzles, and stories about the NASA Stardust mission.

Cub Scout Achievements & Electives at The Space Place - NASA provides a new feature on the Space Place website that offers resources and alternative ways to earn merits ( all approved by the Boy Scouts of America!)

Design a Flying Car! - The NASA Langley Research Center, Aerospace Vehicle Systems Technology Office, invites high school classrooms and/or student teams to submit their ideas for a practical flying car. High School Student Competition for 2004.

Design an Engine - Engine design fun challenge provided by the Propulsion Systems Analysis Office at the NASA Glenn Research Center.

Earth Crew - An exciting, interactive Web-based program that links participants with space-related educational activities. Earth Crew members can join in activities and NASA missions without ever leaving the ground.

Earth to Orbit - The ETO Engineering Design Challenges Program connects students in their classrooms with the challenges faced by NASA engineers as they design the next generation of aerospace vehicles. Students in grades 6-9 work on design challenges with their teachers. These design challenges help students achieve national goals in science, mathematics, and thinking skills.

Exploring the Solar System with Meteorites from Antarctica - Learn how meteorites are collected in the world's coldest continent, concentrating on specimens originating from the Moon and Mars.

For Kids Only - Earth Science Enterprise - Learn about NASA earth science projects related to air, thunderstorms, the earth's crust, tropical rainfall and water. Sponsored by NASA's Earth Science Enterprise.

From Stargazers to Starships - The motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics, spaceflight and spacecraft, and a math refresher, on a high school level. This site deals with the world of gravity--of massive planets and stars, and the way spaceflight is achieved despite their strong pull.

Fun Activities for Students - Directory of aerospace sites with fun things for kids.

Galaxy Hunter - Journey to the deepest regions of space and wrestle with the cosmic giants called galaxies. In "Galaxy Hunter," students can go online and use actual data from the Hubble Space Telescope to study galaxies in deep space.

IMAGERS - NASA Science Education for Elementary Children - Interactive Multimedia Adventures for Kids in grades 2-5 introduces students to remote sensing and biodiversity from a constructivist approach.The Teacher's Guide contains classroom activities and lesson plans that provide a structure to integrate the interactive adventure into the classroom.

Imagine The Universe! - Dedicated to a discussion about our Universe... This site from NASA is intended primarily for ages 14 and up. If you are interested in a lower level, more basic discussion about astronomy and space exploration, try StarChild site.

Infrared Astronomy - Maintained for grades 6 to 12 by NASA's Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC), this site introduces students to Infrared Astronomy and the detection and study of infrared radiation emitted from objects in the Universe.

Just For Kids - Games and activities to teach about space flight and what happens to the human body in space; a site sponsored by NASA's Life Sciences Data Archive

The Liftoff Academy - The Space Academy contains explanations of some of the knowledge we use to make the space program a success.A NASA site for kids.

NASA for Kids - NASA resources and links recommended for kids.

NASA KIDS - The best place for kids interested in space, science, rockets, astronauts and the solar system.

The NASA SCIence Files? - A distance learning initiative created by the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. It is designed to enhance and enrich the teaching of mathematics, science, geography, and technology in grades three though five. The NASA SCIence Files is a television and web-based project that provides students with the opportunity to apply the methods of science while solving real world problems.

NASA Spacelink Cool Picks - There is no single definition of cool, but here we have gathered some of the intriguing NASA materials and sites for your review.

Science Links - The science section of Imagine the Universe! from NASA. Explore a universe of black holes, dark matter, and quasars...

S'COOL :STUDENTS' CLOUD OBSERVATIONS ON-LINE - NASA Langley Research Center located in Hampton, Virginia , is home to the site of the Students' Cloud Observations On-Line. Learn how you and your school can participate.

Shuttle Small Payloads Project - Space Experiment Module - NASA has developed an educational program for kids who want to discover more about space by building experiments that may ultimately fly on a Space Shuttle. The program is called the Space Experiment Module or SEM.

Soil Science Education - This NASA web site contains a lot of new, exciting, fun and informative material on the soil. There is a Soil Gallery, where you can see the Soil of the Month and read some soil stories in Once Upon a Sandy Loam. You can even sing some soil songs in Rock 'N Soil.

Space Comics - Includes Apollo 13, the Charles Lindberg Story, The Wilbur and Orville Wright Story, and Aero and Space in comic book format for students.The on-line comic "Aero & Space" is done by the graphics group at NASA's Langley Research Center is an outstanding creation which has done much to encourage the pursuit of space education.

The Space Place - The Space Place is a NASA site for children and adults with fun activities and amazing facts related to the exploration of space--past, current, and future.

StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers - Primarily for budding astronomers under the age of 14. A service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center at NASA.

Virtual Astronaut - Interactive distance learning material for grades 5-8. Includes a variety of "space missions" that brings students through a variety of scientific subjects.

Virtual Skies - Explore the exciting worlds of aviation technology, air traffic management, and current research in this web site designed by NASA for use in high schools and flight technology programs.

Nasa history

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.

Shoot for the Moon!   - Outlines the highlights of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Space Programs from 1961 to 1972. Includes a brief bibliography.

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.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Virtual Tour - Descriptions and photographs of the launch complexes and vehicles.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NASA Historical Archive for Manned Missions - Space history and information about NASA's manned missions. Mission descriptions, photos and videos of each of USA's manned space exploration missions.

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]

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.

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.

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.

United States of America Space Program - Photographs of mission patches and astronauts.

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.

Nasa pictures and movies

Multimedia Gallery   - Officila Nasa site features a very extensive multimedia collection from space projects and space science.

Around the World in Eighty Scenes - NASA' Observatorium's cybertake on the Jules Verne classic. This Image Gallery exhibit takes you from A(Alexandria, the ancient Egyptian port city) to Z (Wellington, New Zealand) and 78 other Earthly points in between. See the world as it looks from an orbiting satellite in full color and with brief explanations.

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive - Daily updates, archives since June 1995. Descriptions and bookmarks by an astronomer.

Comet Observation Home Page - Comet images.

Destination Tomorrow - Television program produced by NASA. Features program overviews, schedule and TV station listings.

Dryden Research Aircraft Photo Gallery - This gallery contains digitized photos of many of the unique research aircraft flown at what is now known as NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, California. These images date from the 1940s to the present. No copyright protection is asserted for these photographs.

Earth from Space - Astronauts Views of the Home Planet - A dataset of selected astronaut acquired imagery of earth.

Earth Sciences and Image Analysis from JSC - Includes a searchable, updated database of Earth photos made from the space station's windows.

The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth - The NASA Space Shuttle Earth Observations Photography database of over 400,000 images.

Global Composite Weather Satellite Infrared Pictures from NASA GHCC - Global composite of geostationary satellite weather images. You may interactively zoom and animate the pictures.

GRIN (Great Images in NASA) - A collection of over a thousand images of significant historical interest scanned at high-resolution in several sizes. This collection is intended for the media, publishers, and the general public looking for high-quality photographs.

GSFC Science Visualization Studio Images - Presents visualization of remote sensing data with conceptual scientific animations . Nice images available.

Hot Pics - Cool Movies - Space images

HubbleSite - Gallery - At the official online home of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope exists a gallery of the best pictures that the Hubble has taken.

Images from High Energy Astrophysics - A NASA image library from high-energy astrophysics missions.

Images of Saturn and Its Satellites - A NASA compilation of all the exciting images from the Cassini mission.

Imaging Radar - The JPL Imaging Radar Home Page provides access to images from and information about NASA's shuttle imaging radar missions.

IPAC Gallery - This gallery provides images and information about projects that have been and currently are being supported by NASA's Infrared Processing and Analysis Center.

KSC Shuttle Countdown Image/Movie Archive - These electronic images depict some of the preflight, launch and landing activities conducted at the Kennedy Space Center for Space Shuttle Missions. Please Note: These photos are available only in electronic form.

LAVA Home Page - NASA Langley Research Center's animation and video repository.

Life Sciences Digital Image Library - Images and information about NASA's life sciences missions. Images of astronauts, life sciences experiments and hardware, and artists concepts.

Lunar and Planetary Maps - Lunar and planetary maps from the National Space Science Data Center.

Magellan Image Data - Imaging radar mosaics from the Magellan mission.

NASA - JSC Digital Image Collection - 9,000+ press release photos from all NASA manned space flight programs, including Shuttle missions up to STS-79. Low resolution imagery only. No longer updated.

NASA - KSC Video Feeds - Kennedy space center video feeds and link to NASA TV feeds (realvideo, realaudio, realmedia)

NASA Human Space Flight Gallery - Search the gallery archives for images and video.

NASA Image eXchange (NIX) - Provides a single entry point for performing searches for photographs and images at multiple NASA Centers simultaneously.

NASA Images and Movies - A collection of links leading to many NASA image archive sites.

NASA Television - NASA Television (NTV) is a resource designed to provide real-time coverage of Agency activities and missions as well as providing resource video to the news media, and educational programming to teachers, students and the general public.

NASA TV on CU-SeeMe - Information on receiving NASA TV via the CU-SeeMe software

NASA/Kennedy Space Center Photographs - Best of KSC photos.

NASA's Observatorium - Pictures of the Earth, planets, and stars, as well as the stories behind those images.

NASA's Visible Earth - A searchable directory of images, visualizations, and animations of earth.

Neurolab Online Photo Gallery - Archived images from Neurolab: Animal images,Laboratories and Equipment,Physiology,Life in Space,Kennedy Space Center's Pictorial Countdown to Launch, and Animations and Demos: Neurolab Virtual Tour.

NSSDC Photo Gallery - A collection of popular and frequently requested imagery from NASA's data archive.

PDS Imaging Node - The curator of NASA's primary digital image collections from past, present, and future planetary missions.

Planetary Image Finders - A list of the best sources of high-resolution, often unprocessed images, for each planet or moon. If you are interested in seeing just a few good pictures of a planet or moon, or in information about them, try one of these other resources listed.

Planetary Photojournal - NASA's Image Access page of publicly released images from various Solar System exploration programs.

Planetary Photojournal - Do advanced searches of NASA photos by date, spacecraft, feature, image id number, or organized set.

Planetary Photojournal: NASA's Image Access - Publicly released images from various Solar System exploration programs.

SeaWiFS Project Image Archive - Sample color ocean data sets and images are available.

SkyView - a Virtual Observatory on the Net generating images of any part of the sky at wavelengths in all regimes from Radio to Gamma-Ray.(suppoted by NASA)

Solar Images from SDAC - Daily pictures from the SOHO and Yohkoh space platforms, the US National Solar Observatory, and the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory.

Solar System Simulator - A NASA/JPL/Caltech spyglass on the cosmos. Select from the options to have the simulator create a color image of your favorite planet or satellite.

Space Colony Artwork 1970 - Artwork of space colonies housing 10,000 people made by NASA in the '70s.

Space Image Libraries - space-related images presented by NASA's Aerospace Education Services Program at Oklahoma State University.

Space Imagery On The Web - Links to NASA and other web sites offering photos and movie files from manned spaceflight, satellite missions, computer-generated graphics, and Earth-based instrumentation.

A Space Library - Welcome to a NASA/JPL/Caltech spyglass on the cosmos.Here you will find a mixture of space-related images and programs which will help you visualize the Solar System and NASA space missions using computer graphics.

Space Movies Cinema - Cinema clips of space events such as a movie of the first golf shot on the moon and the first step on the moon that are brought to you by NASA; 25 movie clips are available for download.

SpacePhotographs.com - Online ordering of photographic prints of NASA images from missions ranging from Apollo to the Shuttle. Including Hubble and Earth views.

TOPEX Quick-Look - The Physical Oceanography DAAC at JPL provides access to a number of images from the TOPEX/POSEIDON mission.

Tour the Cosmos - This is a part of the HubbleSite which lets you see webcasts, links, background materials and more about the Universe.

Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars - Descriptions and MPEG movies that take you on exciting trips. These movies are scientifically accurate computer animations made with strict adherence to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. The descriptions are written to be understandable on a variety of levels - from the casually curious to the professionally inquisitive.(a NASA supported site)

Welcome to the Planets - A collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program. The collection has been extracted from the interactive program "Welcome to the Planets" which was distributed on the Planetary Data System Educational CD-ROM Version 1.5 in December 1995.

Nasa news

About Space - Taxing The Trekkies - Read about the proposal of one republican candidate to tax science fiction like Star Wars and Star Trek to fund NASA.

Aerospace Technology Innovation - A bimonthly publication of the Commercial Technology Division at NASA Headquarters and your source for information on NASA projects and opportunities in the areas of technology transfer/commercialization, aerospace technology development, and the commercial development of space.

Ames Research Center News - The latest NASA Ames news releases, an image archive, fact sheets, employee newsletter and outreach program information.

Current Events in Science, Space, and at NASA - Science news of current interest.

CyberSpace Roundup - Published every regular workday for all Johnson Space Center employees.

Discovery Program News - News from the NASA Discovery Program.

Gridpoints Quarterly - Introduction to Gridpoints, the quarterly magazine of the NAS Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center.

KSC Countdown Newsletter - Kennedy Space Center's current and archived news.

Microgravity News - Online news about research activities, people, and events in the field of microgravity science. Provides links related to microgravity science, applications, education, and outreach.

NASA Heads Up Online - Headquarter news and archives.

NASA News and Information - directory of NASA information sites

NASA' s $273 million launch system is grounded - CLCS was a replacement for the 25-year-old Launch Processing System, and has been cancelled due to cost overruns-- news article 9/17/02 in the GCN.

NASAWatch - Current and archived news stories on NASA and aerospace related news.

Science @ NASA - News and features about NASA research, aimed at the general public. Includes sections on astronomy, space science, beyond rocketry, living in space, earth science, biological and physical sciences.

Science Rules! - Includes NASA news stories about their research, live sky events, space weather, and links for educators.

Space Center Roundup - An official biweekly publication of NASA's Johnson Space Center for all space center employees.

Space Info - The latest news and information on the International Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope, Mars Polar Lander, Magnetar, and other manned and unmanned space missions.

Space RAD Health Newsletter - A newsletter about current research regarding radiation hazards in human spaceflight and exploration.

SpaceOnLine - News about International Space Station, Space Shuttle and all Amateur Radio Satellites. Real Time Tracking ISS, and audio files from Space.

SpaceWarn - This is a monthly listing of current-month and past launches, both domestic and foreign, and the payloads that were involved.

Spinoff - This annual publication captures success stories of commercially available products and services (spinoffs) that have resulted from the secondary use of NASA technology.

Today@nasa.gov - News about space, science and missions.

Universe - Published every other Friday by the Office of Communications and Education of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Nasa missions

Mission and Spacecraft Library   - Comprehensive and detailed information about programs, missions, and spacecraft of all types and nations. Provides a general overview of each space mission, with launch facts and related links.

Astronomy Today: Space Exploration - Articles on space missions.

Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration - A comprehensive timeline of all nations' space missions to Earth's moon and the planets. Includes spacecraft and mission profiles, and many related links. From the NASA National Space Science Data Center.

Chronology of Space Exploration - A large annotated list of solar missions, categorized by planetary body.

Database of Space Launch - Search for mission data for all space launches from 1957 to the present.

Exploring the Moon - Detailed mission information on both Soviet and American manned and unmanned programs.

NASA Space Science Missions - Features a directory of scientific space missions where NASA is involved.

NASA Office of Space Flight - A wealth of information on NASA's current projects and missions.

NASA Program Patches - Basic mission information and images of each emblem patch, also available for sale.

Outer Space - Basic information about space shuttle missions, the International Space Station, NASA TV schedule, and missions to Mars.

Space Database - A comprehensive database of space hardware and products with technical information and links to the original manufacturers' data pages.

Space Missions and Launches - News articles and images of NASA missions and launches, and other rocket launches and space missions.

Spaceprogram - Details of latest and recent missions. Also offer web design services.