Check this resource for NASA's present, past, and future Mars' missions. Launch periods, descriptions of the mission, and related press releases are provided for each mission.

This lesson plan will discuss the details for a possible future manned mission to Mars. The human risks are discussed and evaluated to minimize danger to astronauts. A specialized launch schedule is provided and the different professions...

Some interesting projects for students interested in the space program.

Background information on gamma rays and the sources of gamma rays in the universe. Discusses the purpose of the GLAST space mission and the types of findings which they wish to make. A link to the GLAST movie provides an excellent...

A summary of the last Mercury space mission. Links to related Web sites are included.

This site is provided for by Amazing Science. "NASA needs your help in planning a Hubble Servicing Mission. Join the team!"

A description of the missions of Chandra. There is also an audio song. Glossary, graphics and printable version of page included.

A short description of the CGRO and its mission. Printable version available. Includes graphics and vocabulary words are linked to a glossary of terms.

This online lesson helps students explore primary sources, including photographs and audio and video recordings, in order to learn about the Apollo crew and spacecraft, the history of the space race, and the incredible technological...

The Cosmic Background Explorer, or COBE, satellite began its space mission in November of 1989. Its task was to measure radiation levels from the early stages of the universe. This site explains the mission goals, COBE's specialized...

NASA scientist Sten Odenwald calls this his "web site for the astronomically disadvantaged." Do you have lots of questions about space that you can't seem to get answers to? Would you like to learn about a career in astronomy, Big Bang...

Biography of Alan Shepard, who was the first American in space and a pioneer of the space age.

Information on Mercury 6, the first American manned orbital space mission.

New analysis of data returned by the Mariner 10 mission. Includes several photo images. Examines the possibility of volcanism in the history of Mercury and comparisons to Hawaiian and Lunar volcanic events.

The goal of this electricity and electronics science fair project is to understand how ions are used to propel spacecraft in space, and to use a NASA online simulator to design your own ion engine. The Science Buddies project ideas are...

This site, which is provided for by the German Aerospace Center, contains detailed information on missions to Mir from March '92 to March '97 displayed in the links below.

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.

A Falcon rocket recently launched in Florida that will carry supplies to astronauts in the International Space Station. This articles summarize the significance of this mission and links to other space features.

Article reports on a planned mission by NASA to send a robot to one of Jupiter's moons to hunt for life.

This site provides information about the Hubble Space Telescope, and its mission into space.

This site gives an overview of the Hubble Space Telescope program. It also gives details about the previous and current science instruments used in the program, and information about the mission operations and observations.

Pictures of the "workhorse" of the Russian space program.

This is the home page of the Huygens probe, which will be launched into Saturn's moon Titan's atmosphere.

Discover facts about Saturn including its surface, moons and planets that surround it, and interesting images.