History	Rockets	Probes and Satellites	Telescopes
Space Shuttle	Space Missions	Space Stations	Astronauts
Solar System -| Solar System |Sun | Asteroids | Comets | Solar System Activities and Games |
Planets - |Planet Information |Mercury |Venus |Earth |Mars |Jupiter |Saturn |Uranus |Neptune|
Universe  - |Universe | Stars | The Milky Way | Galaxies | Black Holes | Quasars | Dark Matter |Wormholes

Compiled by Jackie Miers for the International Year of Astronomy 2009

HISTORY Exploring space http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/space_missions/ Space travel http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level1/travel.html Space exploration history http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/kids/science/Astronomy/Space%20Exploration/History.htm Space history http://www.aerospaceguide.net/spacehistory/index.html   SPACE ROCKETS The thunder of space rockets http://www.spacetoday.org/Rockets.html Build a bubble-powered rocket http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/rocket.shtml Rocket Science 101. Find out how to construct a rocket for space travel. There are three rockets to build http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/RocketScience101/RocketScience101.html SPACE PROBES AND SATELLITES Space probes http://library.thinkquest.org/J002762/P15tools1.html Space probes http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level1/probes.html Space probes http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/kids/science/Astronomy/Space%20Exploration/Probes.htm The stories of orbiting satellites http://www.spacetoday.org/Satellites.html Sputnik - The start of the space race http://www.3pounds.com/artyastro/activites/sputnik/sputnik.php Pioneer 10 - to infinity and beyond http://www.3pounds.com/artyastro/activites/pioneer/pioneer.php TELESCOPES Space telescopes http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/kids/science/Astronomy/Space%20Exploration/Telescopes.htm The magic of a telescope. Drag the virtual telescope around the sky to find some planets and other objects in space. Click on the page numbers at the bottom of the screen for more information. http://www.3pounds.com/artyastro/activites/telescope/telescope.php Hubble telescope http://library.thinkquest.org/J002762/P16tools2.html How good is the amazing Hubble Space Telescope? http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/wfpc_fact1.shtml The Hubble Space Telescope. After reading the 'Intro' , check out the 'Specs' and view the images http://www.3pounds.com/artyastro/activites/hubble/hubble.php The Hubble Space Telescope http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level1/hubble.html The Hubble Space Telescope - Photos http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-spacecraft.html#HST Hubble Telescope history http://www.aerospaceguide.net/spacehistory/hubble-history.html Ten amazing telescopes http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-amazing-telescopes.htm SPACE SHUTTLE Space shuttle http://library.thinkquest.org/J002762/P17tools3.html Space shuttle http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level1/shuttle.html Shuttles are the work horses of outer space http://www.spacetoday.org/SpaceShuttles.html Space shuttle. Click on to the diagram of the space shuttle to see information and video clips http://www.3pounds.com/artyastro/activites/shuttle/space_shuttle.php SPACE MISSIONS Apollo Mission http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal210/enter.html Apollo II http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level1/apollo11.html The Kepler Mission http://www.kepler.arc.nasa.gov/ Space Missions Web - Links to 30 space missions http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/missions/links.html&edu=elem Space Exploration - Links to various missions into our solar system http://www.aerospaceguide.net/spaceexploration/index.html SPACE STATIONS Space stations http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level1/space_station.html Space station http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/kids/science/Astronomy/Space%20Exploration/Station.htm Space stations http://library.thinkquest.org/J002762/P18tools4.html Space stations http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SpaceStations.html What is the international Space Station project? Click Next at the bottom of the page from more information http://iss.jaxa.jp/kids/en/station/01.html Space-Age Living - Building the International Space Station http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/spacestation/ Space station guide. Links to Information about the International Space Station (ISS), Skylab, MIR and more http://www.aerospaceguide.net/spacestation/index.html Living and working in outer space http://www.spacetoday.org/SpaceStations.html ASTRONAUTS AND LIFE IN OUTER SPACE Astronauts and Cosmonauts http://www.spacetoday.org/Astronauts.html Astronauts http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/Astronauts.html Who's who in space. Information about some famous astronauts http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level1/whos_who.html What's outer space like? Click on the icons http://iss.jaxa.jp/kids/en/space/index.html Life in Space. Find out about food, clothes, bathing, toileting, sleeping, exercise, cleaning, sickness and entertainment http://iss.jaxa.jp/kids/en/life/index.html Living in space http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/index.html Space wardrobe http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level1/wardrobe.html

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Teacher Librarian
South Australia

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