History

Information on planetary missions, experiments, and data sets held at NSSDC from the NSSDC Master Catalog.

Rocket Man: Robert H. Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age
David A. Clary
Hyperion; 1st edition (August 2003)
ISBN 0786868171

NASA History On Line

"POWER FOR PROGRESS": Reaction Motors, Inc., 1941-1972

The X-15

An overview of the X-15 program from the Dryden Flight Resaearch web site

The Research Results of the X-15 - NASA Publication SP-60

Transiting from Air to Space: The North American X-15

X - 15 Hypersonic Research at the Edge of Space

The X-15: to the Edge of Space

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Retro Rockets Experimental Rockets 1926-1941
Peter Alway
Saturn Press
ISBN: 0-9627876-6-3

The X-Planes: X-1 to X-45, 3rd Edition
by Jay Miller, Chuck Yeager (Introduction)
Specialty Press; 3rd edition July 2001
ISBN: 1857801091

The Space Shuttle Operators Manual
Kerry Mark Joels, Gregory P. Kennedy (Contributor), David Larkin (Contributor)
Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345341813

Soviet X-Planes
by Yefim Gordon, Bill Gunston
Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers; (January 2001)
ISBN: 1857800990

At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program
by Milton O. Thompson, Neil Armstrong
Smithsonian Institution Press; April 1992
ISBN: 1560981075

X-15: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin (Compiler)
Apogee Books; Book and CD-ROM edition January 2001
ISBN: 1896522653

Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Story
by R. Dale Reed, Darlene Lister
University Press of Kentucky; June 2002
ISBN: 0813190266

A Vertical Empire: The History of the UK Rocket and Space Programme 1950-1971
by C. N. Hill
World Scientific Pub Co; April 2001 ISBN: 1860942679 (hb)
ISBN: 1860942687 (pb)

Flying Without Wings: Nasa Lifting Bodies and the Birth of the Space Shuttle
by Milton O. Thompson, Curtis Peebles
Smithsonian Institution Press; (May 1999)
ISBN: 1560988320

Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System: The First 100 Missions
Dennis R. Jenkins
Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers
ISBN: 0963397451

Hypersonic: The Story of the North American X-15
by Dennis R. Jenkins, Tony Landis, Scott Crossfield
Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers; March 2003
ISBN: 158007068X

To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles
by Roger D. Launius (Editor), Dennis R. Jenkins (Editor)
University Press of Kentucky; November 2002
ISBN: 0813122457

For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut
by Scott Carpenter, Kris Stoever
Harcourt; 1st edition January 27, 2003
ISBN: 0151004676

Moon Launch! (The NASA History Series)
by Charles D. Benson, William B. Faherty
University Press of Florida; February 12, 2001
ISBN: 0813020948

Before Lift-Off: The Making of a Space Shuttle Crew
by Henry S.F. Cooper
Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; October 1987
ISBN: 0801835240

Thirteen: The Apollo Flight That Failed
by Henry S.F. Cooper
Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; September 1995
ISBN: 0801850975

Carrying The Fire
by Michael Collins, Charles A. Lindbergh
Cooper Square Press; June 1, 2001
ISBN: 081541028X

All She Ever Wanted
by Linda Shaw
Harlequin; September 1982
ISBN: 0373535430

Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
by Gene Kranz
Berkley Pub Group; Reissue edition May 8, 2001
ISBN: 0425179877

Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13
by Jim Lovell, Kluger Jeffrey, James A. Lovell, Jeff Klugger (Contributor)
Houghton Mifflin Co; October 1994
ISBN: 0395670292

Deke!: U.S. Manned Space: From Mercury to the Shuttle
by Donald K. Slayton, Michael Cassutt, Deke Slayton
Forge; Reprint edition July 1995
ISBN: 031285918X

The Unbroken Chain (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Guenter Wendt, Russell Still
Apogee Books; Book and CD-ROM edition October 2001
ISBN: 189652284X

We Have Capture: Tom Stafford and the Space Race
by Tom Stafford, Michael Cassutt (Contributor), Thomas P. Stafford
Smithsonian Institution Press; January 2004
ISBN: 1588341011

Always Another Dawn: The Story of a Rocket Test Pilot
by A. Scott Crossfield
Ayer Co Pub; Reprint edition July 1972 ISBN: 0405037589

The Pre-Astronauts: Manned Ballooning on the Threshold of Space (Bluejacket Paperback Series)
by Craig Ryan
United States Naval Inst.; (March 31, 2003)
ISBN: 1591147484

Development of the Space Shuttle, 1972-1981 (History of the Space Shuttle, Volume 2)
by T. A. Heppenheimer
Smithsonian Institution Press; April 2002
ISBN: 1588340090

Dyna-Soar: Hypersonic Strategic Weapons System (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin
Apogee Books; July 2003
ISBN: 1896522955

Arrows to the Moon: Avro's Engineers and the Space Race (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Chris Gainor
Apogee Books; (October 2001
ISBN: 1896522831

Space Shuttle: The First 20 Years -- The Astronauts' Experiences in Their Own Words
by Tony Reichhardt, Smithsonian Institution, Dorling Kindersley Publishing
DK Publishing; 1st edition June 1, 2002
ISBN: 0789484250

NASA Mission Reports

X-15: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin (Compiler)
Apogee Books; Book and CD-ROM edition (January 2001)
ISBN: 1896522653

Freedom 7: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin, Steve Whitfield
Apogee Books; Book and CD-ROM edition (June 2001)
ISBN: 1896522807

Gemini 6: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin, Compiler
Collector's Guide Pub; Book and CD-ROM edition (December 20, 1999) ISBN: 1896522610

Friendship 7: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin (Compiler), United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apogee Books; Book and CD-ROM edition April 1999
ISBN: 1896522602

Apollo 7: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin (Compiler)
Apogee Books; Book and CD-ROM edition October 2000
ISBN: 1896522645

Apollo 8: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin
Collectors Guide Publishing, Inc.; 2nd edition August 2000
ISBN: 1896522661

Apollo 9: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin (Compiler), United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
CG Publishing Inc.; Book and CD-ROM edition January 31, 1999
ISBN: 1896522513

Apollo 10: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin, Apogee Books
Apogee Books; 2nd Book and CD-ROM edition November 2000
ISBN: 1896522688

Apollo 11: The NASA Mission Reports, Volume 1 (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apogee Books; Book and CD-ROM edition July 1999
ISBN: 189652253X

Apollo 11: The NASA Mission Reports, Volume 2 (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin
Collectors Guide Publishing, Inc.; Book and CD-ROM edition July 29, 1999
ISBN: 1896522491

Apollo 12: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin
Apogee Books; Book and CD-ROM edition (October 1999)
ISBN: 1896522548

Apollo 13: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin
Collector's Guide Pub; Book and CD-ROM edition March 22, 2000
ISBN: 1896522556

Apollo 14: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin
Apogee Books; Book and CD-ROM edition January 20, 2001
ISBN: 1896522564

Apollo 15: The NASA Mission Reports, Volume 1 (Apogee Books Space Series)
by David Scott, Robert Godwin
Apogee Books; Book and CD-ROM edition (August 2001
ISBN: 1896522572

Space Shuttle Sts 1-5: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin
Apogee Books; Book and CD edition May 2001
ISBN: 1896522696

Mars: The Nasa Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Robert Godwin, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apogee Books; Book and CD-ROM edition June 2000
ISBN: 1896522629