- Voyage to the Milky Way - http://www.pbs.org/milkyway/
Companion site to the PBS film. Mars missions, interactive speed timeline, and a look at where space exploration is taking us.
- Canadian Space Milestones - http://www.space.gc.ca/about/canspamil/
Major achievements in Canada's satellite and astronaut programs.
- Residence in Space - http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/residence_space
A collection of a few short articles on various topics within space history.
- History of Space Exploration - http://www.solarviews.com/eng/history.htm
Several articles and publications, with illustrations and educator guides.
- The Problem of Space Travel - http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4026/cover.html
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.
- Space Exploration - http://library.thinkquest.org/27463/
Past and future mission timelines, and a history of early launches.
- A Giant Leap for Mankind - http://www.life.com/Life/space/giantleap/
Life Magazine's photo and video essay of the space race.
- Indian Space Program - http://www.geocities.com/indian_space_story/
Brief overview the of Indian Space Exploration Program. Includes a chronology and description of programs.
- Canada In Space - http://www.cbc4kids.cbc.ca/general/the-lab/space/canada.html
Basic overview of Canada's space telecommunications program.
- The Space Race - http://www.thespacerace.com/
Information on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, and Soviet space programs, astronauts, and rockets. Includes a glossary and discussion board.
- Space Exploration Merit Badge - http://my.execpc.com/~culp/space/space.html
How to get a Boy Scout Space Exploration Merit Badge. Includes a brief summary of early space travel and a timeline of events in space exploration from the 1950s.
- Woomera - http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~woomera/
Offers history of Australia's activities in rocket and missile testing at the Woomera Range. Includes personal memories of many ex-residents.
- Encyclopedia Astronautica - http://www.astronautix.com/
Comprehensive resource providing detailed articles on most space technology subjects and space flight history.
- From Sputnik to Moon Shot - http://alrich.org/timeline/index.html
Annotated timeline showing all space missions from Sputnik I to Apollo XI, with some pictures.
- collectSPACE - http://www.collectspace.com/
Source for space history and artifacts; features a worldwide appearance of astronaut appearances and original news articles
- Romance to Reality - http://www.marsinstitute.info/rd/faculty/dportree/rtr/
Annotated bibliography of moon and Mars planning documents.
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