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All About Titan and the Huygens Probe
Students examine the characterisitics of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. They discuss what they think is on Titan and what the Huygens probe can tell them about the moon. They write a summary about the information they gathered during...
NASA
Nasa Science Missions
A look at the many space missions from the past, present, and future. Each mission has a link to more information such as where it is at this point and where it is heading.
Government of Canada
Canadian Space Agency: Canadian Astronauts Space Missions
This is a list of Canadian space missions beginning in 1984 to 2008. Included are future missions for Julie Payette and Robert Thirst in 1009. Links provide detailed descriptions of the astronauts and the missions.
NASA
Nasa: Cassini Solstice Mission Timeline
Interactive timeline allows user to view the entire history of the Cassini Solstice Mission to Saturn due to be completed in 2017.
Other
British National Space Centre: Missions a Z
Descriptions of space missions the United Kingdom was involved in as of 2006. Information is dated and further research is required to discover the success of these missions. From the British National Space Centre.
Other
Imperial College London: Space Missions: Ulysses
Has a basic description of the Ulysses mission, along with explanations of some of the instruments and data.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Apollo Program
This is an extensive online review of the 17 Apollo missions. Resources are organized by mission number and include descriptions, mission details, photographs, and scientific data sets.
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Apollo Program
A comprehensive site focused on all of the Apollo missions. Includes details on launches and moon landings, with charts, statistics, and images. Especially interesting is the list of "Top Ten Apollo Results," which explains the major...
NASA
Nasa: Missions: Space Shuttle
Read a brief background about the NASA's space shuttle program and, then, dig deeper by watching videos, participating in interactive activities and reading additional information about the missions and the retirement of the shuttles.
NASA
Nasa Star Child:space Probes (Level 1)
This page of NASA's excellent Starchild site deals with Space Probes. Learn about the various planetary probes by clicking on the planet of interest.
NASA
Nasa: Explorer: America's First Spacecraft
Featuring various multimedia resources, NASA provides a comprehensive overview of America's first space satellite, Explorer 1, that launched the United States into space exploration.
Children's Museum
Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Cosmic Quest: Space Craft
Travel to other planets and even outer space, and explore various spacecraft. Get a synopsis about each of the featured planetary space probe missions.
BBC
Bbc: Uranus a Mission
Very good narrative about Voyager's mission past Uranus. Details the difficulties of the voyage, as well as containing very good pictures of its moons.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: The Mariner Missions
This web page contains detailed information on the Mariner 4 spacecraft. The page explains that the Mariner 4 was the first spacecraft to obtain information at close range on Mars. This page also contains information about other Mariner...
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 4 11 16: "Year in Space" Brings Us One Step Closer to Mars
Article reports on some of the things learned from astronaut Scott Kelly's year in space, and how that information will contribute to future space exploration missions. Includes video.
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Apollo 13
This site contains facts and images pertaining to the crew, spacecraft, and mission of Apollo 13.
NASA
Nasa: Missions: Venus: Mariner 5
Designed as a backup craft for Mars exploration, Mariner 5 was refurbished for a flyby mission to Venus in 1967. This site provides basic information about the spacecraft and its mission.
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.
NASA
Nasa: Discovery Mission: Messenger
The MESSENGER (MErcury: Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) mission is a scientific investigation of the planet Mercury. This site provides information about its mission objectives and management.
Other
Encyclopedia Astronautica: Manned Spacecraft
An index of all major manned missions into space. A great resource and starting point.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Galileo Project Information
This is the homepage of all of the archived information about and from the Galileo Mission. Included is data from the flybys of Venus, Earth, Moon, and Asteroids Gaspra and Ida, as well as the current data from Jupiter and its moons. See...
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Space Probes to Venus
A brief discussion of the space probes that have reached the planet Venus.
BBC
Bbc News: Animated Guide: The Rosetta Mission
This brief animated guide to the Rosetta mission allows you to see how it is going to get to the comet, and then what it will do once it arrives there.
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