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NASA Historical Archive for Manned Missions

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.

URL:

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/history.html

Author:

Jim Dumoulin

Excerpt:

The Kennedy Space Center's Apace Flight Archives document the history of the American space program from the NASA Space Act of 1958.

Annotation:

The Historical Archive of the Kennedy Center provides historical overviews of NASA, rocketry and aeronautics. More in depth examinations of NASA'a space flight missions are available. These include not only accounts of the mission objectives and results, but primary documents, images, video and audio files. An excellent research source, with links to many other NASA sites of historical interest.

Enola Gay Exhibition

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.

URL:

http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal103/gal103.html

Author:

National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Excerpt:

The Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber used in the atomic mission that destroyed Hiroshima, went on display June 28, 1995 at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The display commemorates the end of World War II,

Annotation:

Documents the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's exhibit of the Enola Gay which ran from June 28, 1995 to May 18, 1998. Includes a narrative describing the contents of the exhibit and the history behind its creation. The site also features QuickTime Virtual Reality movies of the cockpit and the fuselage, as well as crew lists, a photo gallery and B-29 specifications. Links are provided to other Air and Space sites including some concerning the B-29.

Museum of Broadcast Communications

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.

URL:

http://www.mbcnet.org/

Excerpt:

The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is one of only three broadcast museums in America. It opened to the public on June 13, 1987, after five years of development, led by Chicago broadcaster Bruce DuMont. The MBC will move from its current home in the Chicago Cultural Center into its new home at State & Kinzie Street in downtown Chicago, which will open in 2005.

Annotation:

Lots of goodies. Popular culture through sights and sounds of radio and TV.