Sites Specifically for Students with Information About Space Travel

Be a Spacecraft Engineer: Introduces students to elements of spacecraft design using the STARDUST spacecraft and the International Space Station as examples. Students explore engineering choices to design a new spacecraft to protect it from orbital space junk.

CosmicQuest: An interactive activity that allows you to explore the universe and learn about how astronauts survive in space

NASA: Living in Space: Learn how astronauts stay strong, clean and neat.

Space Missions for Kids:Facts and Information - Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced: Space Exploration, Human Spaceflight, Satellites and Robotic Spacecraft


Sites with Information About Space Travel

Discovery Now: Developed by the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA); explore the newest advances and latest innovations in science and space; Ninety-second radio segments featuring highlights in aeronautics and astronautics technology, science, history, innovations, research, and inventions from the aerospace industry, worldwide.

Explorezone.com: Features daily updates on the latest innovations, the coolest discoveries, and hottest events in the world of Earth, space, and weather science

History of Space Exploration: Facts and information about space history, space exploration, and MORE

Nasa Space Travel Videos: Award winning videos celebrating NASA Aviation, Spaceflight, Science and Exploration missions past

NASA Human Spaceflight: Premier site for following both the Space Shuttle and Space Station missions; Covers everything from breaking news to press releases, facts and real time data, status reports, video clips, and much, much MORE

NASA's Quest: A rich resource for educators, kids and space enthusiasts who are interested in meeting and learning about NASA people and the national space program. NASA Quest allows the public to share the excitement of NASA's authentic scientific and engineering pursuits like flying in the Shuttle and the International Space Station, exploring distant planets with amazing spacecraft, and building the aircraft of the future

Office of Space Flight: Information about the space program, people, space flights, and MORE

Welcome to NASA: Facts and important information

Wikipedia: Space Exploration: THe history of space exploration with photographs


Ask a Scientist

Ask a NASA Scientist: If You Have a Question about Space Travel; a collection of past questions and answers


Astronauts and Astronaut Biographies  
Biographies of the U.S. Astronauts Astronaut - from Wikipedia
NASA: Astronaut Biographies Women of NASA

Astronaut Space Suits How Stuff Works: Space Suits
Astronautix.com: The Space Suit: A History How Do Astronauts Function in Their Space Suits for Hours at a Time?
History of the Space Suit Space Suit - from Wikipedia

International Space Station  
How Stuff Works: Space Stations NASA: International Space Station
International Space Station Nova Online: Terror In Space: Mir Space Station History
International Space Station Video and Reference Guide PBS: Space Station Facts and Photos


Manned Space Flights: Space Shuttle Information  
Spaceflight How the Space Shuttle Works with Photographs
neoK12: Space Exploration Videos Space Shuttle Mission Simulator
NASA: Space Shuttles NASA: Future Shuttle and Rocket Launch Missions
Individual Manned Space Flights Challenger
Apollo MSNBC: Seven Myths about the Challenger Disaster
Apollo History Challenger Disaster - A NASA Tragedy
Wikipedia - Apollo Spacecraft Space Shuttle Challenger - from Wikipedia
Apollo 11 Columbia
Apollo 11- 25 years later NASA: Space Shuttle Columbia
How Stuff Works: The Apollo Spacecraft Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
Man on the Moon Discovery
Atlantis NASA: Space Shuttle Discovery
NASA: Atlantis Space Shuttle Endeavor

Space Shuttle Atlantis - from Wikipedia

NASA: Endeavor Space Shuttle
  Space Shuttle Endeavour - from Wikipedia

NASA Mission Patches NASA Mission Patches

Space Camp U.S. Space Camp for Kids

Space Centers  
How Stuff Works: How NASA Works NASA: Kennedy Space Center
Johnson Space Center Russian Space Web: Baikonur Space Center


Space Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Astronautica- All About Space Travel

Space Mission Facts NASA: Behind the Scenes

Space Museum Smithsonian National Air and Space Travel Museum

Space News  
NASA: News and Events Space Daily

Spacecraft Guide Space Craft Guide: Complete Listings and Facts

Unmanned Space Crafts and Flights  
A History of Satellites and Robotic Space Missions: For Kids Exploration of the Moon - from Wikipedia
Satellites and Robotic Spacecraft Information for Kids Exploration of Saturn - from Wikipedia
Cassini Equinox Mission to Explore Saturn Robotic Exploration of the Moon
Exploration of Mars - from Wikipedia Voyager Space Mission

Games to Learn More About Space Travel Fun Trivia: Man in Space


Educational Science Powerpoints

Educational Science Videos

Reference Sites to Help in Your Research

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z

Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE



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