| Asteroids |
Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking |
The NEO Page
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| Astronomy |
Astronomy.com
Astrosights (web directory for amateur astronomers)
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Comets
Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars
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| Books |
Books for aerospace engineers:
Applied Optimal Estimation
by Arthur Gelb
Design and Analysis of Modern Tracking Systems
by Robert Popoli and
Samuel Blackman
Fundamentals of Astrodynamics
by Roger R. Bate, Jerry E. White, Donald Mueller
Reducing Space Mission Cost (Space Technology Library)
-- James Richard Wertz(Editor), Wiley J. Larson (Editor);
Paperback
Other editions: Hardcover
Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control (Astrophysics and Space Science Library : Vol 73)
-- James R. Wertz(Editor);
Hardcover
Space Mission Analysis and Design (Space Technology Library)
-- Wiley J. Larson, James Richard Wertz (Editor);
Hardcover
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| Images |
buy Orbit
Photos by NASA Astronauts
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Anglo-Australian Observatory Images
Astrodynamical Image Library
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Color Landform Atlas Of The U.S.
Henrietta Leavitt Flat Screen Space Theater (gallery of astronomy images)
Hubble Heritage Project
Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbital Camera Image Gallery
The National Space Science Data Center Photo Gallery
Space Image Libraries
Space Telescope Institute
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Launch Vehicles |
Boeing:
Delta II |
Delta III |
Sea Launch
Eurockot
based on SS-19 first and second stage plus highly maneuverable Breeze upper stage
Kelly Space and Technology |
Lockheed Martin:
Athena |
Atlas2 |
Multi-Service Launch System (MSLS, refurbished Minuteman) |
Titan
Pioneer Rocketplane
Scorpius
Space Access LLC
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| NASA |
The NASA Homepage
The NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center Homepage
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The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The NASA Kennedy Space Center Homepage
The NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
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News and Views |
Satellite Today
Space.com
Space Daily
Space And Tech
Space News
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SpaceRef
Space Today
Spaceflight news from Florida Today
Universe Today
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Non-profit Organizations |
The British Interplanetary Society
National Space Society
The Planetary Society
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SETI
The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute
The Space Frontier Foundation
SEDS
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
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| Observatories |
European Southern Observatory
Mount Graham International Observatory
National Optical Astronomy Observatories
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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Steward Observatory
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Vatican Observatory
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Satellites and Satellite Systems |
Aqua (explore global water circulation)
Artemis (mobile satcom experiment)
Astrolink (Lockheed Martin geo satcom project)
Cassini arrives at Saturn in 2004
Chandra (X-ray space telescope)
Deep Space 1
Galileo Jupiter orbiter and probe
Genesis solar wind sampling mission
Globalstar
GPS Navstar Operations (site down?)
HESSI High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager
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Hipparcos Space Astrometry
Hubble Site
Jason (measure sea-level)
Mars Global Surveyor
MSTI Series
NEAR Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission
QuikToms (Quick Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer)
Stardust comet sample return mission
Teledesic
Ulysses
solar polar explorer
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Skywatcher's Resources |
Abrams Planetarium - Skywatchers Diary ...
Sky And Telescope - Sky At A Glance ...
Stig's Sky Calendar
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| Software |
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Space Environment |
Hiraiso Solar Terrestrial Research
Center/CRL Space Environment Information Service for
the Internet
Hiraiso Solar Activity Chart
The International Space Environment Service
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National Space Science Data Center
Space Environment Laboratory
Today's Space Weather published by
the Solar Environment Laboratory of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration,
contains today's solar image, a solar activity forecast, and X-ray, solar proton, solar
electron, etc. fluxes for the previous 24 hours.
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Space Resources |
Celestial WWW orbital
elements for satellites
Encyclopedia Astronautica
Galactic Surf (enormous space portal)
Gunter's Space Page
Iridium Two-line element sets:
Celestial WWW
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Jonathan's Space Report a weekly summary of launches
Lloyd's Satellite Constellations
Mission and Spacecraft Library
Outer Space in Cyberspace
Satellite Visibility Calculator
can be used to find the next seven days of Iridium flares for any
location
Space Policy Project
Space Science
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Star Catalogs and Sky Surveys |
Digitized Sky Survey
The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues
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The PPM star catalog
The SAO Star Catalog
Sky and Telescope -- Millennium Star Atlas
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