Archives of American Aerospace Exploration

In this section, you will find resources related to astronautics and space flight.

Astronautics is the science of designing and building crafts for travel beyond earth's atmosphere. In addition to the science of astronautics, the materials below contain information about the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its projects over the years.

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Astronautics and Space Flight

• Bender, Albert K. (ed). Space Review. 1962.
• Bloomfield, Lincoln P. The Peaceful Uses of Space. 1962.
• Clarke, Arthur C. The Exploration of Space. 1951.
• Cox, Donald W. The First Manned Lunar Landing Spacecraft: its Design, Manufacture, Ground Test and Mission. 1994.
• Leonard, Jonathan Norton. Flight into Space: the Facts, the Fancies, and Philosophy. 1953.
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Speaking of Space & Aeronautics. Vol. 1, no. 4. March 1965.
• University of Maryland at College Park. What is the Value of Space Exploration?: a Symposium. 1996.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• Baals, Donald D. and Corliss, William R. Wind Tunnels of NASA. 1981.
• Belew, Leland F., George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Skylab, our First Space Station. 1977.
• Corliss, William R. Putting Satellites to Work. 1969.
• Ertel, Ivan D. Gemini Program. 1966.
• Froelich, Walter. Apollo Soyuz. 1976.
• Gray, George W. Frontiers of Flight: the Story of NACA Research. 1948.
• Hallion, Richard P. (ed). NASA's Contributions to Aeronautics. Two volumes. 2010.
• Hansen, James R. Engineer in Charge: a History of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, 1917-1958. 1987.
• Keller, Michael David. Fifty Years of Flight Research: a Chronology of the Langley Research Center, 1917-1966. 1966.
• Levine, Arnold S. Managing NASA in the Apollo Era. 1982.
• National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. NACA Reunion II: Williamsburg, VA. November, 1982. 1982.
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Apollo Program Summary Report. 1975.
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Fifty Years of Aeronautical Research. 1968.
• Page, Lou Williams and Page, Thornton. Apollo-Soyuz Pamphlet[s]. Eight volumes. 1977.
• Phillips, William Hewitt. Journey into Space Research: Continuation of a Career at NASA Langley Research Center. 2005.
• Roland, Alex. A Guide to Research in NASA History. 1979.
• Wheelock, Harold J. Mariner Mission to Venus: Prepared for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1963.

• William J. Alford, Jr. Papers, 1951-1988 (Ms1987-007)
• James J. Avitabile Papers, 1963-2001 (Ms2001-057)
• John V. Becker Papers, 1936-1980 (Ms1990-052)
• B.P. Blasingame Papers, ca. 1962-1978 (Ms1987-010)
• Robert Burton Collection of Apollo Mission Reports, 1965-1973 (Ms2023-054)
• Evert B. Clark Papers, 1949-1988 (Ms1989-022)
• Michael Collins Papers, 1907-2004 (Ms1989-029)
• Mike Cooper ABC Collection, 1965-1971 (Ms2024-075)
• Blake W. Corson Papers, 1861-1984 (Ms1990-055)
• James Dean Collection, 1961-1988 (Ms2003-061)
• John E. Duberg Papers, 1927-1980 (Ms1990-056)
• Robert R. Gilruth Papers, 1936-1989 (Ms1990-053)
• Samuel Herrick Papers, 1930-1974 (Ms1978-002)
• Paul R. Hill Collection, 1936-1996 (Ms2010-068)
• Henry J. Kelley Papers, 1948-1988 (Ms1988-021)
• Christopher C. Kraft Papers, 1941-1988 (Ms1985-001)
• F. Edward McLean Papers, 1950-1985 (Ms1990-054)
• NASA Project Tapes, 1963-1966 (Ms2001-020)
• C. Wayne Ottinger Papers, 1992 (Ms1992-038)
• Thornton L. Page Papers, 1936-1983 (Ms1983-002)
• Otis Jerome Parker Papers, 1963-1975 (Ms1987-065)
• W. Dale Parker Papers, 1914-2006 (Ms1989-093)
• William Hewitt Phillips Papers, 1918-2008 (Ms2005-019)
• James Robbins Randolph Papers, 1922-1969 (Ms1971-001)
• Donald K. "Deke" Slayton Collection, 1974-1979, 1995 (Ms2023-058)
• Hartley A. Soule Papers, 1945-1972, n.d. (Ms1987-004)
• Earl A. Thornton Collection, 1885-2000 (Ms2010-026)
• John W. Townsend, Jr. Papers, 1949-1990 (Ms1990-068)
• Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers, 1960-1994 (Ms1986-003)