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1. The CBS News Space Place
   Coverage of the US space program from CBS correspondent Bill Harwood. Includes links to current and future manned missions, progress on the International Space Station, deep space exploration, and space statistics.
   http: //cbs.com/network/news/space/
   
   
2. This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury
   Part of the NASA Historical Series describing the origins, preparation, and nature of America's first achievements in manned space flight and details the basic events in the managerial and technological history of Project Mercury.
   http: //hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4201/...
   
   
3. Historic Wings : One Small Step - the story of Apollo 11 and the Journey to the
   A brief multimedia history of the American lunar program. Discusses Soviet competition, lunar space probes, early US manned space flights, the Apollo missions, and spacecraft technology. Includes historic imagery, videos, and audio resources.
   http: //historicwings.com/features99/apollo/
   
   
4. Project Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis
   This NASA study provides the historical background for the American decision to go to the moon. Discusses the objectives of the Apollo program and how this shaped the US manned space program during the 1960s and after. Solidly researched and thoroughly referenced.
   http: //hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollomo...
   
   
5. Apollo Mode Decision
   Examines the various mission profiles for placing astronauts on the moon and explains NASA's decision in favor of lunar orbit rendezvous.
   http: //people.clemson.edu/~pammack/apmode.htm
   
   
6. Chariots for Apollo
   A history of the Apollo spacecraft covering the three phases of spacecraft evolution: defining and designing the vehicles needed to do the job, developing and qualifying them for the task, and operating them in space.
   http: //hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4205/...
   
   
7. Mercury-Redstone 3 Introduction
   Detailed history of the first manned Mercury sub-orbital launch. Based on an original NASA press kit released before the actual flight. Includes rare photos of pre-flight operations.
   http: //pambytes.com/mercury-redstone3/presskit...
   
   
8. The Problem of Space Travel
   A translation of Hermann Noordung's 1929 Das Problem der Befahrung des Weltraums, this book is one of most extensive early studies of the technical and engineering details of a space station. Part of the NASA history series.
   http: //hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4026/...
   
   
9. 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: //hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/
   
   

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