Brief bios of all of the members of the doomed Space Shuttle Columbia.

Article from February 2003 detailing the events surrounding the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

After discussing important flying inventions, students explore technological design by making paper airplanes.

On this website you can find pictures of Skylab missions 2,3, and 4.

Online exhibit that celebrates the flight of Friendship 7 manned by astronaut, John Glenn.

NASA profiles Wernher von Braun, "one of the most important rocket developers and champions of space exploration during the period between the 1930s and 1970s."

Control room at Jet Propulsion Laboratory where all NASA interplanetary and deep space missions are monitored.

How did we learn to fly? Resource takes users back through time to discover where the history of flight all started. Offers links to games, art and stories as well as activities.

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.

Design a space probe, and become the first space hero to conquer some of the universe's worst space weather.

The Museum of Flight collects and exhibits historically significant artifacts of air and space travel.

The BBC provides a brief profile of the Space Shuttle Columbia before its demise in 2003.

The BBC explores the Israel's reaction to the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy and the death of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon.

NASA site details what sets Saturn apart from the other planets in our solar system and why the Cassini spacecraft mission is important.

Read about the history of rocketry and the first rocket inventors who laid the initial foundation for the development of the spaceflight industry.

Background on the first shuttle flights in 1977.

A competition for students in Grades 5 and up, in which they design an experiment that would fly in space under conditions of microgravity. Winners in local competitions are chosen to submit their designs for inclusion in a...

This site from NASA goes into great detail about the physical makeup of the Space Shuttle, and includes sidebars with further information about NASA and the manned space program.

NASA-sponsored coverage and research on a range of topics related to space exploration -- flying weather stations, comets, first steps on the Moon, and other space-related topics -- are presented in age-appropriate activities, lesson...

This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the events immediately preceding the first American in orbit mission of the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7.

Feel like you were right there when Apollo 11 was launched as you listen to the actual Mission Control audio from that date. The mission is further brought to life by photos and video of the event as well as a virtual animation. Go...

Examine the features of Concorde that were designed and engineered for high-altitude, supersonic flight by exploring this detailed, interactive cross section.

An interactive game dodging asteroids and collecting objects in space. Students will practice hand-eye coordinated mouse skills while flying through space.

Learn about the changes that have occurred in commercial jet travel since 1958, when jet passenger service began in the United States.