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Key NASA History Web Sites

From our home page, http://history.nasa.gov, you may navigate in several ways: by using the topical index (A–Z), by major subject (e.g., space versus aeronautics, then human space flight, then Apollo), by keyword (within the thousands of specific NASA History Office pages or NASA-wide), or by our site map. Our “What’s New” page (http://history.nasa.gov/what.html) is also a good place to check frequently to learn about new Web sites and publications.

Our “About the NASA History Office” page (http://history.nasa.gov/program.html) provides information about how and when our historical program got started, as well as the kinds of historical work we do. We frequently update our list of NASA History Series publications (http://history.nasa.gov/series95.html). This list includes details about what’s in or out of print, how to purchase hard copies of our various publications, and how to reach online versions of many of our publications.

The current issue of our quarterly newsletter (http://history.nasa.gov/nltrc.html) includes information about new publications, Web sites, contract history opportunities, and upcoming conferences. At the end of the newsletter and at http://history.nasa.gov/listserv.html, there are instructions about how to sign up for our electronic mailing list. We recommend this as a good way to receive our newsletter and other timely announcements that may interest readers.

Our “NASA History in Brief” page (http://history.nasa.gov/brief.html) contains a funnel-shaped approach to learning more about the substance of NASA history: it starts out with a brief overview and contains links to more detailed information. If you are new to aerospace history, you may also want to look at Celebrating a Century of Flight (http://history.nasa.gov/SP-09-511.pdf), a good overview of aerospace research developments since the Wright brothers’ historic flight in 1903.

We also have a page with information about how to research NASA history (http://history.nasa.gov/contact.html). This includes links and information about the materials we have in our office and other relevant materials at the NASA Field Centers and the National Archives.

In addition, we host the GReat Images in NASA (GRIN) photo database (http://grin.hq.nasa.gov). GRIN contains over 1,000 historically significant images from NASA Headquarters and all of the Field Centers in a searchable, user-friendly format. At no cost, you may download high-resolution images or simply read the informative captions.

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