Aviation/Space Exploration

NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL)

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

URL:

http://www.nara.gov/nara/nail.html

Author:

National Archives and Records Administration

Excerpt:

The Archival Research Catalog (ARC) is the online catalog of NARA's nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area, Regional Archives and Presidential Libraries. ARC allows you to perform a keyword, digitized image and location search. ARC's advanced functionalities also allow you to search by organization, person, or topic.

Annotation:

The National Archives and Record Administration (NARA) developed the Archival Research Catalog (ARC) to help users locate and access records held in a multitude of government libraries and repositories throughout the United States. To assist researchers, the site has a powerful search tool, a description of steps to finding records, and information on research tutorials and workshops. Links connect the NARA site with sites for individual archives and libraries and online articles outline government record-keeping procedures. Besides acting as a finding tool, the NARA also works to develop better techniques for preserving records that are valuable to the documentation of American history.

National Museum of American History

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

URL:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/

Excerpt:

The Museum offers three floors of exhibitions that explore the rich diversity of American history, from "First Ladies: Political Role and Public Image" to "America on the Move."

Annotation:

This is the website for the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The site is impressively done with many virtual exhibits. Its appeal ranges from interactive games for kids and to advanced search engines for scholars.

NASA Human Spaceflight

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

URL:

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/

Author:

Kim Dismukes and Radislav Sinyak, NASA

Excerpt:

Human space flight starts on the ground, where thousands of NASA employees, contractors and industry partners work together to send humans safely into space.

Do you want to see the International Space Station from your back yard? Check out NASA's SkyWatch application or Sightings by Cities to get the times in which the Station will be visible in your area.

Annotation:

This site developed by NASA contains information on current projects (International Space Station etc.) as well as histories of previous NASA projects. Some of the interesting features are the extensive image galleries, mission summaries, descriptions of past project goals and outcomes, and news releases about future plans. The history pages contain large amounts of detailed historical information including several full-length books.

P-38 Lightning Online

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

URL:

http://www.p-38online.com

Author:

Thomas Guettler

Excerpt:

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was simply the most versatile aircraft used in World War II. After a lengthy developmental period, the P-38 eventually flourished in multiple roles. In its designed role, the P-38 was an effective fighter and was the main aircraft for most of the aces in the Pacific Theater of Operations. However, the P-38 was modified to become a world-class reconnaissance aircraft, an effective night fighter, and even an excellent strike/attack aircraft. Many bomber crewmembers would see its distinctive profile approaching and feel a little safer. Many enemy fighters and bombers would tremble with fear with the approach of the Fork-Tailed Devil!

Annotation:

A site devoted to documenting the history of the P-38 Lightning, a fighter which had a considerable impact on World War II campaigns. The narratives of the P-38's exploits are complemented with many images, design and model specifications, pilot biographies, a bibliography and an extensive collection of links.

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.

U.S. Space & Rocket Center

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

URL:

http://www.spacecamp.com/museum/

Excerpt:

At the U. S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL, we have the greatest collection of rockets and space memorabilia anywhere. Click on the objects on our site map above to read about some of our exhibits and archives. Some of this information you can only learn about here on our Web site!

Annotation:

Mainly an informational site for the museum, with downloadable museum guides and other materials.

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.

Charles Lindbergh

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

Aviation/Space Exploration

URL:

http://www.microwings.com/mw_lindy.html

Author:

MicroWings, Inc., The International Association For Aerospace Simulations

Annotation:

This site is comprised of brief notes on Lindbergh's flight, as well as useful links to Roosevelt field in Long Island, New York, Le Bourget field near Paris, France, and other sites devoted to Lindbergh.

WWW Virtual Library

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

URL:

http://vlib.org/

Excerpt:

The VL is the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert; even though it isn't the biggest index of the web, the VL pages are widely recognised as being amongst the highest-quality guides to particular sections of the web.

Annotation:

Collection of links to other virtual libraries which catalog sites in the following topics: Agriculture, The Arts, Business and Economics, Communications and Media, Computing and Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Humanities and Humanistic Studies, Information and Libraries, International Affairs, Law, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Recreation, Regional Studies, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Society. Material is well maintained and can be browsed by subject or searched, and is available in English, Spanish, French and Chinese.