In 2001 NASA celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the first flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981. The Space program has led to new scientific and engineering knowledge and many new commercial products since the first orbiting statellite, Sputnik, was launched in 1957. If you are interested in Space Exploration check out these publications and web sites for more information. This is not a comprehensive list. You will find more titles in the library catalog. Visit our web page at: http://www.lib.muohio.edu/libinfo/depts/documents/treasures
Early Rocketry and the formation of NASA
Prelude to the space age : the rocket societies, 1924-1940 / Frank H. Winter. Washington : Published for the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution by the Smithsonian Institution Press : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1983. SI 9.2:Sp 1
Eisenhower Presidential Library Resources including Sputnik and the Space Race.
Sputnik: First Artificial Satellite
Pioneer odyssey / by Richard O. Fimmel, William Swindell, Eric Burgess. Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1977. Rev. ed. NAS 1.21:349/2
Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program / John M. Logsdon, editor with Linda J. Lear ... [et al]. Washington, D.C. : NASA, 1995-<1999>. NAS 1.21:4407
Organization of the U.S. National Space Effort.Y 4.Sci 2:Sp 1/3
Legislative origins of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 : proceedings of an oral history workshop : conducted April 3, 1992 : moderated by John M. Logsdon. Washington, DC : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Office, Office of Policy and Plans : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., 1998. NAS 1.2:L 52
JFK Special Message to Congress 5/25/1961 Hear Kennedy's speech.
Transfer of Von Braun team to NASA. Hearing before the NASA Authorization Subcommittee of the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, United States Senate, Eighty-sixth Congress, second session, on H. J. Res. 567, a bill to effect immediately the transfer of the Development Operations Division of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. February 18, 1960. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1960. Y4.Ae8:V89
Space activities of the United States, Soviet Union, and other launching countries/organizations : 1957-1990 : report / prepared by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, transmitted to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, first session. Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1991. Y 4.Sci 2:102/E
Lyndon Johnson's Memo on the Space Program, 1961
Origins of NASA names / Helen T. Wells, Susan H. Whiteley, and Carrie E. Karegeannes.Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1976. NAS 1.21:4402
Round trip to orbit : human spaceflight alternatives : special report. Washington, DC : Congress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [1989]. Y3.T22/2:2 Or1
A Field Guide to American Spacecraft.
Corona : America's first satellite program / editor, Keven C. Ruffner. Washington, D.C. : History Staff, Center for the Study of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, 1995. UG1523 .U55 1995.
Manned space flight and the race to the moon
Discussion of Soviet man-in-space shot. Hearing before the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U. S. House of Representatives, Eighty-seventh Congress, first session. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1961 Y4.Sci2: 87-1/6
Apollo, Gemini, Mercury; The voyages to the Moon.
Project Mercury; a chronology.Washington, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; [for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1963. NAS 1.21: 4001
Mercury 13 - the Women of the Mercury Era
Project Gemini: technology and operations; a chronology. Prepared by James M. Grimwood and Barton C. Hacker with Peter J. Vorzimmer. Washington, Scientific and Technical Information Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1969. NAS 1.21: 4002
Apollo by the numbers : a statistical reference / by Richard W. Orloff. Washington, DC : NASA History Division, Office of Policy and Plans, NASA Headquarters : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2000. NAS 1.21:2000-4029
NASA Apollo 11 30th Anniversary
The Apollo 13 accident. Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, second session. June 16, 1970. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1970. Y4.Sci2:91-2/19
Apollo 13 mission review. Hearing, Ninety-first Congress, second session. June 30, 1970. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1970. SW Depository Y 4.Ae 8:Ap 4/3/rev.
Steps to the moon / by Alvin E. Dale and William L. Newman. [Reston, Va.?] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, [1992]. I19.2:M77/2/992
The first lunar landing : 20th anniversary / as told by the astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, Michael Collins. [Washington, D.C.?] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor, 1989?]. NAS 1.19: 73/989
Astronauts and cosmonauts biographical and statistical data : report / prepared by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, transmitted to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, second session. Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O. Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1994 Edition Rev. Aug. 31, 1993. Y 4.SCI 2:103/I
Meeting with the Astronauts (Project Mercury-Man in Space Program). Y4.Sci2:86/37
Who Are the Apollo 13 Astronauts?
Welcome to the Astronaut Hall of Fame
John Glenn oral history interview.
Reusable transport:the space shuttle program
The space shuttle decision : NASA's search for a reusable space vehicle / by T.A. Heppenheimer. Washington, DC : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Office, Office of Policy and Plans, 1999. NAS 1.21:4221
Chronology of Space Shuttle flights, 1981-2000 / compiled by Judy A. Rumerman with Stephen J. Garber. Washington, DC : NASA History Division, Office of Policy and Plans, NASA Headquarters, [2000]. NAS 1.2:C46
Investigation of the Challenger accident : hearings before the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, second session, July 15, 16, 23, 24, 1986. Washington : U.S. G.P.O., For sale by the Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, U.S. G.P.O., 1986-. Y4.Sci2:99/137 & 139
Report to the President / by the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident. Washington, D.C. : The Commission, 1986. PR 40.8:SP 1/R 29
NASA's response to the committee's investigation of the "Challenger" accident : hearing before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, One hundredth Congress, first session, February 26, 1987. Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, U.S. G.P.O., 1987. Y4.Sci2:100/7
NASA Human Spaceflight - Space Shuttle
Cities in space: the space station and the advent of international cooperation
Skylab, ... our first space station / edited by Leland F. Belew. Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., [1977]. NAS 1.21:400
Where is the International Space Station?
Together in orbit : the origins of international participation in the space station/ John M. Logsdon. Washington, DC : NASA History Division, Office of Policy and Plans, NASA Headquarters, [1998]. NAS1.2: OR1/5
U.S.-Russian cooperation in human spaceflight, parts I-V : hearings before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session, September 18, 1997, and May 6, June 24, August 5, and October 7, 1998. Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1998 [i.e. 1999] Y4.Sci2:105-79
NASA Human Spaceflight - International Space Station
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Portal
Benefits
of the exploration of outer space
Kennedy remarks at Aerospace Medical Center, San Antonio, Tx. 11/21/1963
SPINOFF 1997: 25 YEARS OF REPORTING DOWN-TO-EARTH BENEFITS... NASA-NP-226... DEC. 16, 1997. [S.l. : s.n., 2000?]. Docs Micro. NAS 1.83:226
Space Spinoffs for People with Disabilites.
NASA's Earth Observing System Terra Spacecraft, NP1999-08-124-GSFC. [S.l. : s.n., 2001?]. NAS 1.83: 1999-08-124-GSFC
Space shuttle safety : hearing before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first session, September 23, 1999. Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 2000. Y4.Sci2:106-36
Discovering Mars. [Washington, D.C.?] : NASA, Solar System Exploration Division, [1997?]. NAS 1.83:1997-02-223-HQ
Report of the Mars Program Independent Assessment Team. (Young Report).
NASA's Mars program after the Young report, parts I & II : hearing before the Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, April 12 and June 13, 2000. Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : [U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, distributor], 2001. Y4.Sci2:106-96
The age of space commercialization : the proceedings of a preparatory UNISPACE III seminar held 29 January-1 February 1998 in Alpbach, Austria. New York : United Nations, 1999. DOCUN HD9711.75.A2 S45 1999
NASA at 40, what kind of space program does America need for the 21st century? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session, October 1, 1998. Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1998 [i.e. 1999]. Y4.Sci2:105/90
NASA Human Spaceflight - Mars and Beyond.
Red Colony.com - Future of Mars Today.
Vision 2001: Future Space. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics. Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, April 3, 2001. Washington: U.S. GPO, 2001. Y4.SCI2:107-1.
Miami University Department of Physics
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