Space Systems Management resources

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA

http://www.nasa.gov

NASA home page.

NASA Human Spaceflight

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov

Subdivision of the NASA site focusing on the shuttle and the space station, exploring the past and present of the human spaceflight program.

NASA Reference Desk

http://www.sti.nasa.gov/ref.html

Part of NASA's Scientific and Technical Information page (see next link). This is a good way to access the plethora of information on the other NASA websites. Sections include, e.g., Aircraft, Doing Business With NASA, Planets/Solar System, and Visit a NASA Center. This last is useful since many of the NASA Centers websites also have excellent information.

NASA Scientific and Technical Information

http://www.sti.nasa.gov/STI-public-homepage.html

NASA's collection of "facts, analyses, and conclusions resulting from scientific, technical, and related engineering research and development efforts, both basic and applied."

U.S. organizations

Aerospace America

http://www.aiaa.org/aerospace

A monthly publication of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), archived back to September 2000. About half of the content is offered online. Also has a link to AIAA's homepage.

American Astronautical Society

http://www.astronautical.org

Home page of the "the premier independent scientific and technical group in the United States exclusively dedicated to the advancement of space science and exploration. We are also committed to strengthening the global space program through cooperation with international space organizations." They have an extensive section of links to other sites.

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)

http://seds.org/

"SEDS is an independent, student-based organization which promotes the exploration and development of space. SEDS pursues this mission by educating people about the benefits of space, by supporting a network of interested students, by providing an opportunity for members to develop their leadership skills, and inspiring people through our involvement in space-related projects."

International agencies

British National Space Centre

http://www.bnsc.gov.uk

Overview of the UK's space programs involving 10 Government Departments and Research Councils. Sections include Earth Observation, Education, Technology, Industry, and Space Exploration.

European Space Agency

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/index.html

Home Page of The European Space Agency (ESA), coordinating programs and activities for 15 European nations.

Links to Many Space Agencies

http://www.conae.gov.ar/orgespaciales.html

Web links to space agencies of different nations around the world.

Space images

Anglo-Australian Observatory

http://www.aao.gov.au/images/

This page is the gateway to a unique collection of wide-field astronomical photographs, mostly made with the telescopes of the Anglo-Australian Observatory by David Malin

Astronomy and Space Exploration Photo Archives

http://www.j-2.com/space

Space exploration and astronomy: the latest high-resolution photos, news, information, and links.

Astronomy Picture of the Day

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

A new picture a day with an explaination

Clementine Lunar Image Browser 1.5

http://www.nrl.navy.mil/clementine/clib

Allows you to select and magnify a lunar image.

Dundee Tracking Station

http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk

The Dundee Satellite Receiving Station, Dundee University, UK, maintains an up-to-date archive of images from NOAA, SeaStar, Terra and Aqua polar orbiting satellites. While users must register, the images are free.

PDS Imaging Node

http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov

The Imaging Node is the curator of NASA's primary digital image collections from past, present, and future planetary missions.

Remote Sensing

http://www.bomis.com/rings/Mgeomatics-remote_sensing-science

A gateway to many websites on remote sensing and imagery, hosted by Bomis.

Space news

Space publications, e-Mailing lists, and newsgroups

http://www.ssl.umd.edu/space/publications.html

List of space publications compiled by the University of Maryland.

Space & Satellite news

http://www.aticourses.com/spacenews.htm

Jim Jenkins' free monthly Ezine with space and satellite news, articles and space-related announcements. Also includes space and satellite short course announcements and technical articles for space engineers and scientists.

The Universe Today - Space Exploration News

http://www.universetoday.com/index.html

Space exploration news brought to you from around the Internet, updated daily. Free weekly newsletter.

Aerospace

Aerospace Business Links

http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Aerospace_and_Defense/

From the Google Directory. See also the subdivision Space

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Guide

http://www.csulb.edu/library/subj/mechanicalengineering.html

A subject guide from Califormia State University, Long Beach.

Global Positioning System Overview

http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/gps/gps_f.html

Developed by Peter H. Dana for The Geographer's Craft Project, and the Department of Geography at the University of Colorado in Boulder, this site provides an overview of global positioning systems, a reference list, and related links and documents.

Internet Aerospace Links

http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~padam/htmls/AeroLinks.html