History of NASA
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Access Points
Dewey Decimal System
387 – Water, air, space transportation
The 600s deal with technology and the applied sciences.
603 Encyclopedias
606 Organizations
629 Engineering, including aeronautics
629.4 Space Flight.
970 History of North America
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Aeronautics
Astronautics
Astronautics – United States – History
Space flight
Space flight to the moon
Space flight training
Space flight training facilities
Space launch industry
Space sciences
Space sciences – United States – History
United States – National Aeronautics and Space Administration – History
Print Resources
Angelo, J.A. 2006. Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy. New York: Facts on File. Call number: 520 ANG 2006
Adult Nonfiction Encyclopedia
Barbree, J. 2007. Live from Cape Canaveral: covering the space race, from Sputnik to today. New York: Smithsonian Books / Collins. Call number: 629.45 BAR Adult Nonfiction
Benson, C.D. and Faherty, W.B. 2001. Gateway to the moon: building the Kennedy Space Center launch complex. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. Call number: 629.47 BEN Adult Nonfiction
Brzezinski, M. 2007. Red moon rising: Sputnik and the hidden rivalries that ignited the Space Age. New York: Times Books. Call number: 629.41 BRZ Adult Nonfiction
Cadbury, D. 2006. Space race: the epic battle between America and the Soviet Union for dominion of space. New York: HarperCollins. Call number: 629.409 CAD Adult Nonfiction
D’Antonio, M. 2007. A ball, a dog, and a monkey: 1957, the Space Race begins. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Call number: 629.43 DAN Adult Nonfiction
Dick, S.J. and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration History Office. 2007. America in space: NASA’s first 50 years. New York: Abrams. Call number: OVERSIZE 629.40973 AME Adult Nonfiction
Launius, R.D. 1998. NASA and the exploration of space: with works from the NASA art collection. New York: Stewart, Chabori, and Chang. Call number: 629.4 LAU Adult Nonfiction
McGowen, T. 2009. Space race: the mission, the men, the moon. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers.
Call number: JUV 629.454 MCG Juvenile Nonfiction
Websites
SPUTNIK
The first artificial Earth satellite, launched on October 4, 1957 by the USSR. This site details every aspect of the Sputnik rockets: the development history, technology, the missions, and the people involved.
CREATION OF NASA
In reaction to Sputnik’s launch, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the act that authorized the creation of NASA on July 29, 1958.
WHY NASA WAS CREATED
An essay by NASA historian Steven Dick outlines the chronology leading up to the creation of NASA and details exactly why it was created. Includes citations for further reading.
KENNEDY’S SPEECH TO CONGRESS
Given in front of a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced his intention to get an American on the moon before the end of the decade.
KENNEDY’S “MOON SPEECH”
Given at Rice University on November 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy called for a national dedication of NASA landing on the moon which he’d first mentioned in March of 1961. Includes links to both listen to and watch the speech.
THE SPACE RACE
A brief and simple-to-use “Space Exploration Timeline” that chronicles the events from 1957 through 1969 and clearly illustrates which were events of the United States and which were the USSR’s.
Dewey Decimal System
387 – Water, air, space transportation
The 600s deal with technology and the applied sciences.
603 Encyclopedias
606 Organizations
629 Engineering, including aeronautics
629.4 Space Flight.
970 History of North America
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Aeronautics
Astronautics
Astronautics – United States – History
Space flight
Space flight to the moon
Space flight training
Space flight training facilities
Space launch industry
Space sciences
Space sciences – United States – History
United States – National Aeronautics and Space Administration – History
Print Resources
Angelo, J.A. 2006. Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy. New York: Facts on File. Call number: 520 ANG 2006
Adult Nonfiction Encyclopedia
Barbree, J. 2007. Live from Cape Canaveral: covering the space race, from Sputnik to today. New York: Smithsonian Books / Collins. Call number: 629.45 BAR Adult Nonfiction
Benson, C.D. and Faherty, W.B. 2001. Gateway to the moon: building the Kennedy Space Center launch complex. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. Call number: 629.47 BEN Adult Nonfiction
Brzezinski, M. 2007. Red moon rising: Sputnik and the hidden rivalries that ignited the Space Age. New York: Times Books. Call number: 629.41 BRZ Adult Nonfiction
Cadbury, D. 2006. Space race: the epic battle between America and the Soviet Union for dominion of space. New York: HarperCollins. Call number: 629.409 CAD Adult Nonfiction
D’Antonio, M. 2007. A ball, a dog, and a monkey: 1957, the Space Race begins. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Call number: 629.43 DAN Adult Nonfiction
Dick, S.J. and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration History Office. 2007. America in space: NASA’s first 50 years. New York: Abrams. Call number: OVERSIZE 629.40973 AME Adult Nonfiction
Launius, R.D. 1998. NASA and the exploration of space: with works from the NASA art collection. New York: Stewart, Chabori, and Chang. Call number: 629.4 LAU Adult Nonfiction
McGowen, T. 2009. Space race: the mission, the men, the moon. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers.
Call number: JUV 629.454 MCG Juvenile Nonfiction
Websites
SPUTNIK
The first artificial Earth satellite, launched on October 4, 1957 by the USSR. This site details every aspect of the Sputnik rockets: the development history, technology, the missions, and the people involved.
CREATION OF NASA
In reaction to Sputnik’s launch, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the act that authorized the creation of NASA on July 29, 1958.
WHY NASA WAS CREATED
An essay by NASA historian Steven Dick outlines the chronology leading up to the creation of NASA and details exactly why it was created. Includes citations for further reading.
KENNEDY’S SPEECH TO CONGRESS
Given in front of a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced his intention to get an American on the moon before the end of the decade.
KENNEDY’S “MOON SPEECH”
Given at Rice University on November 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy called for a national dedication of NASA landing on the moon which he’d first mentioned in March of 1961. Includes links to both listen to and watch the speech.
THE SPACE RACE
A brief and simple-to-use “Space Exploration Timeline” that chronicles the events from 1957 through 1969 and clearly illustrates which were events of the United States and which were the USSR’s.