Resources Related to NASA and the Space Program

Resources at the State Library and Archives of Florida

1. Florida Electronic Library (Some FEL resources are available only in Florida, or with a Florida library card.)

   The Florida Electronic Library is a gateway to select Internet resources that offers access to comprehensive, accurate, and reliable information. Available resources include electronic magazines, newspapers, almanacs, encyclopedias, and books, providing information on topics such as current events, education, business, technology, and health issues. The Florida Electronic Library offers information for all age groups, including homework help for students and resources for teachers.

2. Ask A Librarian

   Ask a Librarian provides Florida residents with live virtual reference services via local library customized web sites from 10 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday (EST), and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday (EST).

Other Resources

1. NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

   News, mission reports and resources for students and teachers.

   • NASA's History Office The NASA History Program was first established in 1959 (a year after NASA itself was formed) and has continued to document and preserve the agency's remarkable history.
2. Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plans, National Park Service
   • America's Space Program: Exploring a New Frontier This lesson is based on National Register of Historic Places registration files for Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (with photographs) in Florida, and for properties located at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, and the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Texas.