The History of Human Spaceflight



Mercury, Gemini and Apollo:
History of Human Space Flight
NASA Human Spaceflight Programs
The Mercury 13
For Monday, 28 September:
Space Shuttle history (from Century of Flight)


Suggested reading:
Carrying the Fire

Suggested viewing:
The Right Stuff
Apollo 13

Suggested listening:
On Board Recording of John Glenn During Friendship 7 Mission
Recording of the Flight Director and Mission Controllers during the first Moon landing (The link is to an article about the rediscovery of the tape; the audio is RealPlayer only)
More Apollo 11 audio (including what we heard in class)

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Last updated 26 September 2009 by Shoshanna Cole.