This site from NASA provides a description of the circumstances and events surrounding his grounding from space flight during the Mercury and Gemini Programs.

This site from NASA provides a detailed description of events following the successful 3 Earth orbit mission of the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft.

This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the flight of the first American to travel into space aboard the Freedom 7 Mercury spacecraft in 1961.

This site from NASA provides detailed information about the successful flight of the Mercury 3, Freedom 7 spacecraft.

A comprehensive tutorial that depicts the parts of a subsystem within a system. This tutorial dissects a rocket and explains how each part is integral to its actual functioning. Excellent links to otherresources dealing with aerodynamics.

The main focus of this lesson is learning about aerospace engineering and the principles of rocketry. To accomplish this, learners will work in teams to design, build, and launch a rocket made out of a soda bottle, then present their...

This impressive exhibit of images and videos is available to see how NASA uses technology to track the weather. You can search by keyword for more specific images.

This article features an interview with astronaut Ellen Ochoa in which she discusses minority issues and encourages higher education. A lot of biographical information is also included.

This site from Wikipedia encyclopedia provides an overview of the series of manned space missions that occurred during the 1960s and early 1970s. The article describes the objectives of each of the manned eleven flights, and discusses...

An open-source encyclopedic site containing the biography of astronaut John Glenn discusses his many accomplishments and contributions to the space program.

Read the article or listen to the story of remembrances of the Apollo program, especially Apollo 11. Explains some of the challenges of sending astronauts to Mars.

This unit teaches students how and why engineers design satellites to benefit life on Earth as well as allows students an opportunity to explore motion, rockets and rocket motion. Students discover that the motion of all objects...

A description of the Voskhod spacecraft along with a listing of the Voskhod flights that occurred and ones that were cancelled.

This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the second flight of a Mercury spacecraft and the second American to travel in space.

This site from NASA provides details of the preparation for the second flight of a Mercury spacecraft, Liberty Bell 7.

This lesson will introduce your students to the scientific method using a fun, hands-on activity.

Learn about the scientific method in this lesson that uses rockets made from nothing but paper, tape, and straws.

Use this site to learn about John Glenn's accomplishments as a U.S. Marine, astronaut, and senator. This article includes links to further related information on Glenn as well as brief excerpts from the "My Hero Guestbook" in which...

A brief vocabulary overview describing the difference between asteroids, comets, and meteors.