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Space Stations
 Websites presented in alphabetical order China National Space Administration 
 Website for this Chinese government agency overseeing national space policy and international space cooperation agreements. Provides background, news and updates, white papers, photos and video clips, and other material about China's space activities. Includes special focus areas for lunar exploration, manned spaceflight, Asia-Pacific cooperation, and space debris. In English and Chinese. Note: images in the "Express Centers" section may not display properly. http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n615709/ Topics: Astronomy Last updated Dec 6, 2007 Jules Verne ATV
Background and updates about the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft for delivering supplies to the International Space Station. Provides news about the Jules Verne ATV, "the first of five ATVs planned to be launched from 2008 throughout the following ten years," and description of cargo (such as fuel, water, food, and spare parts), images, video clips, fact sheets, and a blog. From the ESA. http://www.esa.int/esaMI/ATV/ Topics: Astronomy Last updated Apr 17, 2008 NASA Human SpaceFlight
Includes a history of human space flight, photographs, "Behind the Scenes," news on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station, and more. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/ Topics: Astronomy, Technology Last updated May 22, 2005 Out of This World Thanksgiving
This essay describes the Thanksgiving experience in space, which usually includes rehydrated turkey and mashed potatoes. Includes historical highlights of Thanksgiving in space, images of the Thanksgiving meal, and a link to more information about space food. From NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/livinginspace/Space_Thanksgiving.html Topics: Astronomy, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Technology Last updated Oct 27, 2004 Skylab
Information about the four Skylab space missions in 1973 and 1974, which had the goals of proving "that humans could live and work in space for extended periods, and ... expand[ing] our knowledge of solar astronomy well beyond Earth-based observations." The Skylab station fell to earth on July 11, 1979. Includes flight and operations summaries, statistics, and links to related images and information. From NASA and the Kennedy Space Center. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/history/skylab/skylab.htm Topics: Astronomy, Technology Last updated Jul 19, 2005 Space Station: A Rare Inside View of the Next Frontier in Space Exploration
This companion site for a PBS television documentary that first aired in 2000 "follows engineers, scientists, managers and astronauts from sixteen nations, led by NASA, as they navigate the financial, technical and political challenges of creating the International Space Station" beginning with the station's origins in the cold war Reagan era. Includes fact sheets and related links. http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/ Topics: Astronomy, Technology Last updated Jul 7, 2004 |
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