NASA
Nasa: Return to Flight
The United States has returned to flight. Find out more on this exciting mission to the moon in 2005. Watch footage documenting the mission, updates, and the findings from NASA's comprehensive site.
NASA
Nasa: Landing on Mystery Stuff
At this online lesson plan read about the exciting Comet Nucleus Sample Return Mission. Understand comets and then go and do the word search.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Get Me Off This Planet
The purpose of this lesson plan is to teach students about how a spacecraft gets from the surface of the Earth to Mars. The lesson plan first investigates rockets and how they are able to get us into space. Finally, the nature of an...
NASA
Nasa: Shuttle Missions
This site has links to information on each Space Shuttle mission with the missions grouped by year. Detailed information on each of the Shuttle is provided.
Other
Saturn Today: Your Daily Source of Saturn News
This resource archives and posts the most recent Cassini images of Saturn and its moons. Other missions and information on these objects are also posted here.
NASA
Nasa History Division
Learn about the history of NASA and what scientists have discovered about the Earth and space through NASA's explorations.
Science Daily
Science Daily
This research-oriented news source is devoted to reporting new developments in science, technology, and medicine. Includes video.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Manned Mission to Mars
This instructional activity will discuss the details for a possible future manned mission to Mars. The human risks are discussed and evaluated to minimize danger to astronauts. A specialized launch schedule is provided and the different...
PBS
Pbs Nova: Historic Space Suits
It sounds odd to think of some space suits as actually being historic! But we've been traveling in outer space for quite sometime and space suits were bound to change. Here is an interactive on the different aspects of space travel garb...
Other
Universe Today Space News From Around the Internet
Universe Today is an online news source covering the latest in astronomy, space exploration, and more.
NASA
Nasa: The Galileo Mission
This site from NASA has information on the Galileo space mission, which launched in October 1989. In spite of technical problems, Galileo transmitted enormous amounts of new data, especially about Jupiter and its satellites and rings,...
NASA
Nasa: Welcome to the Planets Mariner 10
This web page contains images and information on the Mariner 10 space mission. The information is available in audio format.
NASA
Nasa: Neil Armstrong Gemini 8 Mission Summary
This site from NASA provides a summary of the Gemini 8 space mission flown by Neil Armstrong and David R. Scott.
Other
Kid Power: Astronomy for Kids
Young children can find facts about the Solar System, the Sun, meteorites, stars, galaxies, planets, our moon, comets, asteroids, and space exploration. Pages offer clear photos and bullet-point information, which is easy to read and...
Other
Brainormous: Multiflyer Multiplication Game
Multiflyer allows you to play a cool space travel game while you work on learning (or reviewing) your multiplication tables. It's free to play online. There's an offer to purchase off-line play, but you can just click "No thank you" and...
NASA
Nasa: Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
Image of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) as seen at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in April, 2012. The aircraft was assigned to shuttle Discovery.
Read Works
Read Works: From the Earth to Outer Space
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about science fiction authors who predicted travel to outer space. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Curated OER
National Park Service: America's Space Program Exploring a New Frontier
This site includes a instructional activity for teachers to use when teaching about America's space program. Also included is the history of the space program, maps, readings, images of the space program, and benefits that resulted from...
Children's Museum
Field Guide to the Universe: Space Craft
Pictures and descriptions of the robot spacecraft that have explored the planets and outer space since the 1960s.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Johnson's Task, Unify Space Program
Russia was ahead in the "space race" in 1961. In this article, the Library of Congress discusses how President Kennedy assigned Lyndon Johnson the task of uniting the different parts of the U.S. space program into NASA.
California Institute of Technology
Stories From Space: Supercool Space Tools
A great story highlighting the history of space discovery and the tools then and now. Learn about the tools and technology that help us in our quest to go beyond our planet and our solar system.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Life in Space: The International Space Station
Students are introduced to the International Space Station (ISS) with information about its structure, operation and key experiments. The ISS itself is an experiment in international cooperation to explore the potential for humans to...
Ohio State University
Friendship 7: A 40 Year Legacy
Online exhibit that celebrates the flight of Friendship 7 manned by astronaut, John Glenn.
