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FLAGSHIP PUBLICATIONS

Documentary Histories
Exploring The Unknown:

This is a projected eight volume series of selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program
• Logsdon, John M., ed., with Linda J. Lear, Jannelle Warren Findley, Ray A. Williamson, and Dwayne A. Day. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume I, Organizing for Exploration. NASA SP-4407, 1995.
• Logsdon, John M., ed, with Dwayne A. Day, and Roger D. Launius. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume II, External Relationships. NASA SP-4407, 1996.
• Logsdon, John M., ed., with Roger D. Launius, David H. Onkst, and Stephen J. Garber. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume III, Using Space. NASA SP-4407,1998.
• Logsdon, John M., ed., with Ray A. Williamson, Roger D. Launius, Russell J. Acker, Stephen J. Garber, and Jonathan L. Friedman. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume IV, Accessing Space. NASA SP-4407, 1999.
• Logsdon, John M., ed., with Amy Paige Snyder, Roger D. Launius, Stephen J. Garber, and Regan Anne Newport. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume V, Exploring the Cosmos. NASA SP-4407, 2001.
• Logsdon, John M., ed., with Stephen J. Garber, Roger D. Launius, and Ray A. Williamson. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume VI: Space and Earth Science. NASA SP-2004-4407, 2004.
• Logsdon, John M., ed., with Roger D. Launius. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume VII: Human Spaceflight: Project Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. NASA SP-2008-4407, 2008.
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Documentary Histories
The Wind and Beyond:

How ideas about aerodynamics first developed and how the science and technology evolved to forge the airplane into the revolutionary machine that it became is the epic story told in this projected six-volume series.
• Hansen, James R., ed. The Wind and Beyond: Journey into the History of Aerodynamics in America, Volume 1, The Ascent of the Airplane. NASA SP-2003-4409, 2003.
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• Hansen, James R., ed. The Wind and Beyond: Journey into the History of Aerodynamics in America, Volume 2, Reinventing the Airplane. NASA SP-2007-4409, 2007.
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Brief Histories of NASA:

Overviews of NACA and NASA accomplishments in aeronautics and space.
• Anderson, Frank W., Jr. Orders of Magnitude: A History of NACA and NASA, 1915-1980. NASA SP-4403, 1981. Out of print.
• Bilstein, Roger E. Orders of Magnitude: A History of the NACA and NASA, 1915-1990. NASA SP-4406, 1989. Out of print.
• Bilstein, Roger E. Testing Aircraft, Exploring Space: An Illustrated History of NACA and NASA. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. This book is an update of: Orders of Magnitude: A History of NACA and NASA, 1915-1990.

Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight:

This is a volume consisting of scholarship on the current state of the discipline of space history presented in a joint NASA and NASM conference in 2005. The essays presented in the book explore such issues as the motivations for spaceflight, and relative merits of human and robotic space exploration.
• Dick, Steven J. and Launius, Roger D., ed. Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight. (NASA SP-2006-4702).

Societal Impact of Spaceflight:

The purpose of this volume is to examine the effects of spaceflight on society through scholarly research, making use especially of the tools of the historian and the broader social sciences and humanities. Has the Space Age indeed had a significant effect on society? If so, what are those influences? What do we mean by an "impact" on society? And what parts of society? Conversely, has society had any effect on spaceflight? What would be different had there been no Space Age?
• Dick, Steven J. and Launius, Roger D., ed. Societal Impact of Spaceflight. (NASA SP-2007-4801).
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Memoirs:

This autobiography by Boris Chertok, a towering figure in Soviet/Russian space history, was originally published in Russian and has now been specially translated and edited for publication in the NASA History Series. These two books are the first of four volumes of Chertok's insightful reminiscences on his 60-year career in aviation and space.
• Chertok, Boris. Rockets and People, Volume 1. (NASA SP-2005-4110).
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• Chertok, Boris. Rockets and People: Creating a Rocket Industry, Volume II. (NASA SP-2006-4110).
  This thoroughly researched, insightful biography by a fellow New Zealander who came to the U.S. and worked with William Pickering, who became Director of JPL, is a timely addition to the literature and an engaging portrait of one of the pioneers of early U.S. robotic spaceflight.
• Mudgway, Douglas J. William H. Pickering: America's Deep Space Pioneer. (NASA SP-2008-4113).
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Aeronautics and Space Report of the President:

The annual "President's Report" is a summary of the Government's aerospace activities each year. Mandated by law, it contains information on aerospace activities conducted by 14 Federal departments and agencies. It also contains an executive summary organized by agency, narrative sections organized by subject, as well as extensive appendices containing useful historical data on spacecraft launches, budget figures, key policy documents from the fiscal year, and a glossary.
• Click here to view a pdf version of the fiscal year 2006 edition.
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• Click here to view the fiscal year 1996 edition.
• Click here to view the fiscal year 1995 edition in html or true-graphics pdf format.

NASA Historical Data Books:

The NASA Historical Data Book Series provides a statistical summary of the first 40 years of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA finances, personnel, and installations are covered along with the agency's major programs and projects. Volumes 1 and 2 are currently out of print and unavailable in electronic format . Volumes VII and VIII for 1989-1998 will be published soon .
• Van Nimmen, Jane, and Leonard C. Bruno, with Robert L. Rosholt. NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. I: NASA Resources, 1958-1968. NASA SP-4012, 1976, rep. ed. 1988. Out of print.
• Ezell, Linda Neuman. NASA Historical Data Book, Vol II: Programs and Projects, 1958-1968. NASA SP-4012, 1988. Out of print.
• Ezell, Linda Neuman. NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. III: Programs and Projects, 1969-1978. NASA SP-4012, 1988. Out of print.
• Gawdiak, Ihor, with Helen Fedor. NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. IV: NASA Resources, 1969-1978. NASA SP-4012, 1994.
• Rumerman, Judy A. NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. V: NASA Launch Systems, Space Transportation, Human Spaceflight, and Space Science, 1979-1988. NASA SP-4012, 1999.
• Rumerman, Judy A. NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. VI: NASA Space Applications, Aeronautics and Space Research and Technology, Tracking and Data Acquisition/Support Operations, Commercial Programs, and Resources, 1979-1988. NASA SP-4012,1999.

Astronautics and Aeronautics Chronology:

A Chronology of events in aeronautics, aviation, space science, and space exploration. Two volumes covering the periods 1996-2000 and 2001-2005 are forthcoming.

• Eugene M. Emme, comp. Aeronautics and Astronautics Chronology, 1915-1960. Aeronautics and Astronautics: An American Chronology of Science and Technology in the Exploration of Space, 1915-1960 (Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961). Out of print. Click here to view an HTML version of this chronology.
• Eugene M. Emme, comp. Aeronautical and Astronautical Events of 1961. Report of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, 87th Cong., 2d. Sess. (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1962). Out of print. Click here to view an HTML version of this chronology. Click here to view a PDF of this HTML version.
• Astronautical and Aeronautical Events of 1962. Report to the Committee on Science and Astronautics, Report to the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-eighth Congress, first session (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1963). Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1963: Chronology of Science, Technology,and Policy. NASA SP-4004, 1964. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1964: Chronology of Science, Technology,and Policy. NASA SP-4005, 1965. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1965: Chronology of Science, Technology,and Policy. NASA SP-4006, 1966. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1966: Chronology of Science, Technology,and Policy. NASA SP-4007, 1967. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1967: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4008, 1968. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1968: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4010, 1969. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1969: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4014, 1970. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1970: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4015, 1972. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1971: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4016, 1972. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1972: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4017, 1974. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1973: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4018, 1975.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1974: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4019, 1977. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1975: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4020, 1979. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1976: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4021, 1984.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1977: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4022, 1986.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1978: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4023, 1986.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1979-1984: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4024, 1988.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1985: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4025, 1990.
• Gawdiak, Ihor Y., Ramon J. Miro, and Sam Stueland, comps. Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1986-1990: A Chronology. NASA SP-4027, 1997.
• Gawdiak, Ihor Y. and Shetland, Charles. Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1991-1995: A Chronology. NASA SP-2000-4028, 2000.

NASA PUBLICATIONS BY SPECIAL PUBLICATION (SP) NUMBERS

Reference Works, (SP-4000 Series):

• Grimwood, James M. Project Mercury: A Chronology. NASA SP-4001, 1963. Out of print.
• Grimwood, James M., and Barton C. Hacker, with Peter J. Vorzimmer. Project Gemini Technology and Operations: A Chronology. NASA SP-4002, 1969. Out of print.
• Link, Mae Mills. Space Medicine in Project Mercury. NASA SP-4003, 1965. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1963: Chronology of Science, Technology,and Policy. NASA SP-4004, 1964. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1964: Chronology of Science, Technology,and Policy. NASA SP-4005, 1965. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1965: Chronology of Science, Technology,and Policy. NASA SP-4006, 1966. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1966: Chronology of Science, Technology,and Policy. NASA SP-4007, 1967. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1967: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4008, 1968. Out of print.
• Ertel, Ivan D., and Mary Louise Morse. The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology, Volume I, Through November 7, 1962. NASA SP-4009, 1969. Out of print.
• Morse, Mary Louise, and Jean Kernahan Bays. The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology, Volume II, November 8, 1962-September 30, 1964. NASA SP-4009, 1973. Out of print.
• Brooks, Courtney G., and Ivan D. Ertel. The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology, Volume III, October 1, 1964-January 20, 1966. NASA SP-4009, 1973. Out of print.
• Ertel, Ivan D., and Roland W. Newkirk, with Courtney G. Brooks. The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology, Volume IV, January 21, 1966-July 13, 1974. NASA SP-4009, 1978. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1968: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4010, 1969. Out of print.
• Newkirk, Roland W., and Ivan D. Ertel, with Courtney G. Brooks.Skylab: A Chronology. NASA SP-4011, 1977.
• Van Nimmen, Jane, and Leonard C. Bruno, with Robert L. Rosholt. NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. I: NASA Resources, 1958-1968. NASA SP-4012, 1976, rep. ed. 1988. Out of print.
• Ezell, Linda Neuman. NASA Historical Data Book, Vol II: Programs and Projects, 1958-1968. NASA SP-4012, 1988. Out of print.
• Ezell, Linda Neuman. NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. III: Programs and Projects, 1969-1978. NASA SP-4012, 1988. Out of print.
• Gawdiak, Ihor, with Helen Fedor. NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. IV: NASA Resources, 1969-1978. NASA SP-4012, 1994.
• Rumerman, Judy A. NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. V: NASA Launch Systems, Space Transportation, Human Spaceflight, and Space Science, 1979-1988. NASA SP-4012, 1999.
• Rumerman, Judy A. NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. VI: NASA Space Applications, Aeronautics and Space Research and Technology, Tracking and Data Acquisition/Support Operations, Commercial Programs, and Resources, 1979-1988. NASA SP-4012, 1999.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1969: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4014, 1970. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1970: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4015, 1972. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1971: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4016, 1972. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1972: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4017, 1974. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1973: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4018, 1975.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1974: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4019, 1977. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1975: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4020, 1979. Out of print.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1976: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4021, 1984.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1977: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4022, 1986.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1978: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4023, 1986.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1979-1984: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4024, 1988.
• Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1985: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy. NASA SP-4025, 1990.
• Noordung, Hermann. The Problem of Space Travel: The Rocket Motor. Edited by Ernst Stuhlinger and J.D. Hunley, with Jennifer Garland. NASA SP-4026, 1995. Out of print
• Gawdiak, Ihor Y., Ramon J. Miro, and Sam Stueland, comps. Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1986-1990: A Chronology. NASA SP-4027, 1997.
• Gawdiak, Ihor Y. and Shetland, Charles. Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1991-1995: A Chronology. NASA SP-2000-4028, 2000.
• Orloff, Richard W. Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference. NASA SP-2000-4029, 2000. The online version includes all the extensive text and useful tables of the hard copy edition. The author has also made a number of corrections to the data in the hard copy edition. The online version does not include the original photos.

Management Histories, (SP-4100 Series):

• Rosholt, Robert L. An Administrative History of NASA, 1958-1963. NASA SP-4101, 1966. Out of print.
• Levine, Arnold S. Managing NASA in the Apollo Era. NASA SP-4102,1982. Out of print.
• Roland, Alex. Model Research: The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,1915-1958. NASA SP-4103, 1985.
• Fries, Sylvia D. NASA Engineers and the Age of Apollo. NASA SP-4104,1992. Out of print.
• Glennan, T. Keith. The Birth of NASA: The Diary of T. Keith Glennan. Edited by J.D. Hunley. NASA SP-4105, 1993.
• Seamans, Robert C. Aiming at Targets: The Autobiography of Robert C. Seamans. NASA SP-4106, 1996.
• Garber, Stephen J., editor. Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Forty Years of Human Spaceflight Symposium. NASA SP-2002-4107.
• Mallick, Donald L. with Peter W. Merlin. The Smell of Kerosene: A Test Pilot's Odyssey. NASA SP-4108.
• Iliff, Kenneth W. and Curtis L. Peebles. From Runway to Orbit: Reflections of a NASA Engineer. NASA SP-2004-4109.
• Chertok, Boris. Rockets and People, Volume 1. (NASA SP-2005-4110). This volume is also available on-line: click here to view the first of three pdf parts, the second pdf, or the third of three pdf parts.
• Chertok, Boris. Rockets and People: Creating a Rocket Industry, Volume II. (NASA SP-2006-4110).
• Laufer, Alexander, Post, Todd, and Hoffman, Edward. Shared Voyage: Learning and Unlearning from Remarkable Projects (NASA SP-2005-4111).
• Dawson, Virginia P. and Bowles, Mark D. Realizing the Dream of Flight: Biographical Essays in Honor of the Centennial of Flight, 1903-2003. (NASA SP-2005-4112).
• Mudgway, Douglas J. William H. Pickering: America's Deep Space Pioneer.(NASA SP-2008-4113).
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• Swenson, Loyd S., Jr., James M. Grimwood, and Charles C. Alexander. This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury. NASA SP-4201, 1966, reprinted 1999.
• Green, Constance McLaughlin, and Milton Lomask. Vanguard: A History. NASA SP-4202, 1970; rep. ed. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1971. Out of print.
  This title is now available in a reprint edition from Dover Publications.
• Hacker, Barton C., and James M. Grimwood. On Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini. NASA SP-4203, 1977, reprinted 2002.
• Benson, Charles D. and William Barnaby Faherty. Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations. NASA SP-4204, 1978. The SP edition is Out of print, but the University Press of Florida has republished the book in two volumes, Gateway to the Moon and Moon Launch! .
• Brooks, Courtney G., James M. Grimwood, and Loyd S. Swenson, Jr. Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft. NASA SP- 4205, 1979. Out of print.
• Bilstein, Roger E. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles. NASA SP-4206, 1980 and 1996. This SP version is Out of print, but it has been reprinted by the University Press of Florida.
• Compton, W. David, and Charles D. Benson. Living and Working in Space:A History of Skylab. NASA SP-4208, 1983.
• Ezell, Edward Clinton, and Linda Neuman Ezell. The Partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. NASA SP-4209, 1978. Out of print.
• Hall, R. Cargill. Lunar Impact: A History of Project Ranger. NASA SP-4210, 1977. Out of print.
• Newell, Homer E. Beyond the Atmosphere: Early Years of Space Science. NASA SP-4211, 1980. Out of print.
• Ezell, Edward Clinton, and Linda Neuman Ezell. On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1978. NASA SP-4212, 1984. Out of print.
• Pitts, John A. The Human Factor: Biomedicine in the Manned Space Program to 1980. NASA SP-4213, 1985. Out of print.
• Compton, W. David. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions. NASA SP-4214, 1989.
• Naugle, John E. First Among Equals: The Selection of NASA Space Science Experiments. NASA SP-4215, 1991. Out of print.
• Wallace, Lane E. Airborne Trailblazer: Two Decades with NASA Langley's 737 Flying Laboratory. NASA SP-4216, 1994.
• Butrica, Andrew J. Beyond the Ionosphere: Fifty Years of Satellite Communications. NASA SP-4217, 1997.
• Butrica, Andrew J. To See the Unseen: A History of Planetary Radar Astronomy. NASA SP-4218, 1996.
• Mack, Pamela E., ed. From Engineering Science to Big Science: The NACA and NASA Collier Trophy Research Project Winners. NASA SP-4219, 1998.
• Reed, R. Dale. Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Story. NASA SP-4220, 1998.
• Heppenheimer, T. A. The Space Shuttle Decision: NASA's Search for a Reusable Space Vehicle. NASA SP-4221, 1999.
• Hunley, J. D., ed. Toward Mach 2: The Douglas D-558 Program. NASA SP-4222, 1999.
• Swanson, Glen E., ed. "Before This Decade is Out..." Personal Reflections on the Apollo Program. NASA SP-4223, 1999.
• Tomayko, James E. Computers Take Flight: A History of NASA's Pioneering Digital Fly-By-Wire Project. NASA SP-4224, 2000.
• Morgan, Clay. Shuttle-Mir: The United States and Russia Share History's Highest Stage. NASA SP-2001-4225.
• Leary, William M. We Freeze to Please: A History of NASA's Icing Research Tunnel and the Quest for Safety. NASA SP-2002-4226, 2002.
• Mudgway, Douglas J. Uplink-Downlink: A History of the Deep Space Network, 1957-1997 . NASA SP-2001-4227.
• Dawson, Virginia P. and Mark D. Bowles. Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket, 1958-2002 . NASA SP-2004-4230.
• Meltzer, Michael. Mission to Jupiter: A History of the Galileo Project. NASA SP-2007-4231.
• Heppenheimer, T.A. Facing the Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics. NASA SP-2007-4232.
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• Tsiao, Sunny. “Read You Loud and Clear!” The Story of NASA’s Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network. NASA SP-2007-4233.
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Center Histories, (SP-4300 Series):

• Rosenthal, Alfred. Venture into Space: Early Years of Goddard Space Flight Center. NASA SP-4301, 1985. Out of print.
• Hartman, Edwin, P. Adventures in Research: A History of Ames Research Center, 1940-1965. NASA SP-4302, 1970. Out of print.
• Hallion, Richard P. On the Frontier: Flight Research at Dryden, 1946-1981. NASA SP-4303, 1984. Out of print.
• Muenger, Elizabeth A. Searching the Horizon: A History of Ames Research Center, 1940-1976. NASA SP-4304, 1985. 
• Hansen, James R. Engineer in Charge: A History of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory,1917-1958. NASA SP-4305, 1987. Out of print.
• Dawson, Virginia P. Engines and Innovation: Lewis Laboratory and American Propulsion Technology. NASA SP-4306, 1991.
• Dethloff, Henry C. "Suddenly Tomorrow Came...": A History of the Johnson Space Center, 1957-1990. NASA SP-4307, 1993. Out of print.
• Hansen, James R. Spaceflight Revolution: NASA Langley Research Center from Sputnik to Apollo. NASA SP-4308, 1995.
• Wallace, Lane E. Flights of Discovery: An Illustrated History of the Dryden Flight Research Center. NASA SP-4309, 1996.
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• Herring, Mack R. Way Station to Space: A History of the John C. Stennis Space Center. NASA SP-4310, 1997.
• Wallace, Harold D., Jr. Wallops Station and the Creation of an American Space Program. NASA SP-4311, 1997.
• Wallace, Lane E. Dreams, Hopes, Realities.  NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:  The First Forty Years. NASA SP-4312, 1999.
• Dunar, Andrew J. and Waring, Stephen P. Power to Explore: A History of Marshall Space Flight Center, 1960-1990. NASA SP-4313, 1999.
• Bugos, Glenn E. Atmosphere of Freedom: Sixty Years at the NASA Ames Research Center. NASA SP-2000-4314, 2000.
• Schultz, James. Crafting Flight: Aircraft Pioneers and the Contributions of the Men and Women of NASA Langley Research Center. NASA SP-2003-4316, 2003.
• Bowles, Mark D. Science in Flux: NASA's Nuclear Program at Plum Brook Station, 1955-2005. NASA SP-2006-4317.
• Wallace, Lane E. Flights of Discovery: An Illustrated History of the Dryden Flight Research Center. NASA SP-4318, 2007. Revised version of SP-4309.

General Histories, (SP-4400 Series):

• Corliss, William R. NASA Sounding Rockets, 1958-1968: A Historical Summary. NASA SP-4401, 1971. Out of print.
• Wells, Helen T., Susan H. Whiteley, and Carrie Karegeannes. Origins of NASA Names. NASA SP-4402, 1976. Out of print.
• Anderson, Frank W., Jr. Orders of Magnitude: A History of NACA and NASA, 1915-1980. NASA SP-4403, 1981. Out of print.
• Sloop, John L. Liquid Hydrogen as a Propulsion Fuel, 1945-1959. NASA SP-4404, 1978. Out of print.
• Roland, Alex. A Spacefaring People: Perspectives on Early Spaceflight. NASA SP-4405, 1985. Out of print.
• Bilstein, Roger E. Orders of Magnitude: A History of the NACA and NASA, 1915-1990. NASA SP-4406, 1989. Out of print.
• Logsdon, John M., ed., with Linda J. Lear, Jannelle Warren Findley, Ray A. Williamson, and Dwayne A. Day. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume I, Organizing for Exploration. NASA SP-4407, 1995.
• Logsdon, John M., ed, with Dwayne A. Day, and Roger D. Launius. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume II, External Relationships. NASA SP-4407, 1996.
• Logsdon, John M., ed., with Roger D. Launius, David H. Onkst, and Stephen J. Garber. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume III, Using Space. NASA SP-4407,1998.
• Logsdon, John M., ed., with Ray A. Williamson, Roger D. Launius, Russell J. Acker, Stephen J. Garber, and Jonathan L. Friedman. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program,Volume IV, Accessing Space. NASA SP-4407, 1999.
• Logsdon, John M., ed., with Amy Paige Snyder, Roger D. Launius, Stephen J. Garber, and Regan Anne Newport. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume V, Exploring the Cosmos. NASA SP-4407, 2001.
• Logsdon, John M., ed., with Stephen J. Garber, Roger D. Launius, and Ray A. Williamson. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume VI: Space and Earth Science. NASA SP-2004-4407, 2004.
• Logsdon, John M., ed., with Roger D. Launius. Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume VII: Human Spaceflight: Project Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. NASA SP-2008-4407, 2008.
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• Siddiqi, Asif A., Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-1974. NASA SP-2000-4408, 2000.
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• Hansen, James R., ed. The Wind and Beyond: Journey into the History of Aerodynamics in America, Volume 1, The Ascent of the Airplane. NASA SP-2003-4409, 2003.
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• Hansen, James R., ed. The Wind and Beyond: Journey into the History of Aerodynamics in America, Volume 2, Reinventing the Airplane. NASA SP-2007-4409 , 2007.
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• Hogan, Thor. Mars Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Space Exploration Initiative. NASA SP-2007-4410, 2007.

Monographs in Aerospace History (SP-4500 Series):

• Launius, Roger D. and Aaron K. Gillette, comps. Toward a History of the Space Shuttle: An Annotated Bibliography. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 1, 1992.  Out of print.
• Launius, Roger D., and J.D. Hunley, comps. An Annotated Bibliography of the Apollo Program. Monograph in Aerospace History No. 2, 1994. Out of print
• Launius, Roger D. Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 3, 1994.
• Hansen, James R. Enchanted Rendezvous: John C. Houbolt and the Genesis of the Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous Concept. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 4, 1995.
• Gorn, Michael H. Hugh L. Dryden's Career in Aviation and Space. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 5, 1996.
• Powers, Sheryll Goecke. Women in Flight Research at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center from 1946 to 1995. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 6, 1997.
• Portree, David S.F. and Robert C. Trevino. Walking to Olympus: An EVA Chronology. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 7, 1997. Out of print
• Logsdon, John M., moderator. Legislative Origins of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958: Proceedings of an Oral History Workshop. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 8, 1998. This monograph is available online in a text-only pdf file or a large (8 MB) pdf file with graphics.
• Rumerman, Judy A., comp. U.S. Human Spaceflight, A Record of Achievement 1961-1998. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 9, 1998.
• Portree, David S. F. NASA's Origins and the Dawn of the Space Age. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 10, 1998.
• Logsdon, John M. Together in Orbit: The Origins of International Cooperation in the Space Station. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 11, 1998.
• Phillips, W. Hewitt. Journey in Aeronautical Research: A Career at NASA Langley Research Center. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 12, 1998.
• Braslow, Albert L. A History of Suction-Type Laminar-Flow Control with Emphasis on Flight Research. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 13, 1999.
• Logsdon, John M., moderator. Managing the Moon Program: Lessons Learned From Apollo. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 14, 1999.
• Perminov, V.G. The Difficult Road to Mars: A Brief History of Mars Exploration in the Soviet Union. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 15, 1999. This monograph is also available in two ~ 4MB pdf pieces: click here for the first part and here for the second part.
• Tucker, Tom. Touchdown: The Development of Propulsion Controlled Aircraft at NASA Dryden. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 16, 1999.
• Maisel, Martin, Giulanetti, Demo J., and Dugan, Daniel C. The History of the XV-15 Tilt Rotor Research Aircraft: From Concept to Flight. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 17, 2000 (NASA SP-2000-4517).
• Jenkins, Dennis R. Hypersonics Before the Shuttle: A Concise History of the X-15 Research Airplane. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 18, 2000 (NASA SP-2000-4518).
• Chambers, Joseph R. Partners in Freedom: Contributions of the Langley Research Center to U.S. Military Aircraft of the 1990s. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 19, 2000 (NASA SP-2000-4519).
• Waltman, Gene L. Black Magic and Gremlins: Analog Flight Simulations at NASA's Flight Research Center. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 20, 2000 (NASA SP-2000-4520).
• Portree, David S.F. Humans to Mars: Fifty Years of Mission Planning, 1950-2000. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 21, 2001 (NASA SP-2001-4521).
• Thompson, Milton O. with J.D. Hunley. Flight Research: Problems Encountered and What they Should Teach Us. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 22, 2001 (NASA SP-2001-4522).
• Tucker, Tom. The Eclipse Project. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 23, 2001 (NASA SP-2001-4523).
• Siddiqi, Asif A. Deep Space Chronicle: A Chronology of Deep Space and Planetary Probes 1958-2000. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 24, 2002 (NASA SP-2002-4524).
• Merlin, Peter W. Mach 3+: NASA/USAF YF-12 Flight Research, 1969-1979. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 25, 2001 (NASA SP-2001-4525).
• Anderson, Seth B. Memoirs of an Aeronautical Engineer: Flight Tests at Ames Research Center: 1940-1970. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 26, 2002 (NASA SP-2002-4526)
• Renstrom, Arthur G. Wilbur and Orville Wright: A Bibliography Commemorating the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the First Powered Flight on December 17, 1903. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 27, 2002 (NASA SP-2002-4527).
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• Chambers, Joseph R. Concept to Reality: Contributions of the NASA Langley Research Center to U.S. Civil Aircraft of the 1990s. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 29, 2003. (SP-2003-4529).
• Peebles, Curtis, editor. The Spoken Word: Recollections of Dryden History, The Early Years. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 30, 2003. (SP-2003-4530).
• Jenkins, Dennis R., Tony Landis, and Jay Miller. American X-Vehicles: An Inventory- X-1 to X-50. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 31, 2003 (SP-2003-4531).
• Renstrom, Arthur G. Wilbur and Orville Wright: A Chronology Commemorating the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the First Powered Flight on December 17, 1903. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 32, 2003. (NASA SP-2003-4532).
• Bowles, Mark D. and Arrighi, Robert S. NASA's Nuclear Frontier: The Plum Brook Research Reactor. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 33, 2004. (SP-2004-4533).
• Matranga, Gene J.; Ottinger, C. Wayne; Jarvis, Calvin R.; and Gelzer, D. Christian. Unconventional, Contrary, and Ugly: The Lunar Landing Research Vehicle. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 35, 2006. (NASA SP-2004-4535).
• McCurdy, Howard E. Low Cost Innovation in Spaceflight: The History of the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) Mission. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 36, 2005. (NASA SP-2005-4536).
• Seamans, Robert C. Jr. Project Apollo: The Tough Decisions. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 37, 2005. (NASA SP-2005-4537).
• Lambright, W. Henry. NASA and the Environment: The Case of Ozone Depletion. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 38, 2005. (NASA SP-2005-4538).
• Chambers, Joseph R.. Innovation in Flight: Research of the NASA Langley Research Center on Revolutionary Advanced Concepts for Aeronautics. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 39, 2005. (NASA SP-2005-4539). This monograph is only available on-line (If your browser does not open a table of contents with a link to the second half, click here to view that.)
• Phillips, W. Hewitt. Journey Into Space Research: Continuation of a Career at NASA Langley Research Center. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 40, 2005. (NASA SP-2005-4540). This monograph is only available on-line (If your browser does not open a table of contents with a link to the second half, click here to view that.)
• Rumerman, Judy A., comp. U.S. Human Spaceflight: A Record of Achievement, 1961-2006. Monograph in
  Aerospace History No. 41, 2007. (NASA SP-2007-4541). This is an updating by Chris Gamble and Gabriel Okolski of the similarly titled Monograph 9 that was published in 1998.

Dryden Historical Studies

• Tomayko, James E., author, and Christian Gelzer, editor. The Story of Self-Repairing Flight Control Systems. Dryden Historical Study #1.

Electronic Media (SP-4600 Series)

• Remembering Apollo 11: The 30th Anniversary Data Archive CD-ROM. (NASA SP-4601, 1999) Out of print.
• Remembering Apollo 11: The 35th Anniversary Data Archive CD-ROM. (NASA SP-2004-4601, 2004). This is an update of the 1999 edition.
• The Mission Transcript Collection: U.S. Human Spaceflight Missions from Mercury Redstone 3 to Apollo 17. (SP-2000-4602, 2001). Out of print. Now available commerically from CG Publishing.
• Shuttle-Mir: the United States and Russia Share History's Highest Stage. (NASA SP-2001-4603, 2002). This CD-ROM is available from NASA CORE.
• U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission presents Born of Dreams ~ Inspired by Freedom. (NASA SP-2004-4604, 2004).
• Of Ashes and Atoms: A Documentary on the NASA Plum Brook Reactor Facility. (NASA SP-2005-4605).
• Taming Liquid Hydrogen : The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket Interactive CD-ROM. (NASA SP-2004-4606, 2004).
• Fueling Space Exploration: The History of NASA's Rocket Engine Test Facility DVD. (NASA SP-2005-4607).
• Altitude Wind Tunnel at NASA Glenn Research Center. An Interactive History. (NASA SP-2008-4608).

Conference Proceedings (SP-4700 Series)

• Dick, Steven J. and Cowing, Keith L, ed. Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars. (NASA SP-2005-4701).
• Dick, Steven J. and Launius, Roger D., ed.Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight. (NASA SP-2006-4702).
• Dick, Steven J., ed. Remembering the Space Age. (NASA SP-2008-4703).
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Societal Impact of Spaceflight (SP-4800 Series)

• Dick, Steven J. and Launius, Roger D. Societal Impact of Spaceflight. (NASA SP-2007-4801).
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Historical Reports (NASA HHR)

• Boone, W. Fred. NASA Office of Defense Affairs: The First Five Years. (NASA HHR-32, 1970).
• Research in NASA History: A Guide to the NASA History Program. (NASA HHR-64, revised June 1997).

NASA Special Reports (NASA SP-4900)

• Kloman, Erasmus H. Unmanned Space Project Management: Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter. (NASA SP-4901, 1972). Out of print.

Other NASA Special Publications
(not in the formal NASA History Series)

• The Impact of Science on Society. NASA SP-482 by James Burke, Jules Bergman, and Isaac Asimov, 1985.
• Space Station Requirements and Transportation Options for Lunar Outpost. NASA, 1990.
• Space Station Freedom Accommodation of the Human Exploration Initiative. NASA, 1990.
• Why Man Explores. NASA EP-125, 1976.
• Results of the Second Manned Suborbital Space Flight, July 21, 1961. NASA, 1961. Out of print.
• Results of the Second U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight. NASA SP-6, 1962. Out of print.
• Results of the Third U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight. NASA SP-12, 1962. Out of print.
• Mercury Project Summary including Results of the Fourth Manned Orbital Flight. NASA SP-45, 1963. Out of print.
• X-15 Research Results With a Selected Bibliography. NASA SP-60, 1965. Out of print.
• Exploring Space with a Camera. NASA SP-168, 1968.
• Aerospace Food Technology. NASA SP-202, 1969.
• What Made Apollo a Success? NASA SP-287, 1971.
• Evolution of the Solar System. NASA SP-345, 1976.
• Pioneer Odyssey (NASA SP-349/396, revised edition, 1977) by Richard Fimmel, William Swindell, and Eric Burgess.
• Apollo Expeditions to the Moon. NASA SP-350, 1975. Out of print.
• Apollo Over the Moon: A View From Orbit. (NASA SP-362, 1978) edited by Harold Masursky, G.W. Colton, and Farouk El-Baz.
• Introduction to the Aerodynamics of Flight. (NASA SP-367, 1975) by Theodore A. Talay.
• Biomedical Results of Apollo. (NASA SP-368, 1975) , edited by Richard S. Johnston, Lawrence F. Dietlein, M.D., and Charles A. Berry, M.D.
• Skylab EREP Investigations Summary. (NASA SP-399, 1978)
• Skylab: Our First Space Station. (NASA SP-400, 1977), edited by Leland F. Belew.
• Skylab, Classroom in Space. (NASA SP-401, 1977), edited by Lee Summerlin.
• A New Sun: Solar Results from Skylab. (NASA SP-402, 1979) by John A. Eddy and edited by Rein Ise.
• Skylab's Astronomy and Space Sciences. (NASA SP-404, 1979), edited by Charles A. Lundquist.
• The Space Shuttle. (NASA SP-407, 1976)
• The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence. (NASA SP-419, 1977) , edited by Philip Morrison, John Billingham, and John Wolfe.
• Atlas of Mercury. (NASA SP-423, 1978) by Merton E. Davies, Stephen E. Dwornik, et. al.
• The Voyage of Mariner 10: Mission to Venus and Mercury. (NASA SP-424, 1978) by James A. Dunne and Eric Burgess.
• The Martian Landscape. (NASA SP-425, 1978)
• The Space Shuttle at Work. (NASA SP-432/EP-156 1979) by Howard Allaway.
• Project Orion: A Design Study of a System for Detecting Extrasolar Planets. (NASA SP-436, 1980), edited by David C. Black.
• Wind Tunnels of NASA. (NASA SP-440, 1981). Out of print.
• Viking Orbiter Views of Mars. (NASA SP-441, 1980)
• The High Speed Frontier: Case Histories of Four NACA Programs, 1920-1950. (NASA SP-445, 1980.)
• The Star Splitters: The High Energy Astronomy Observatories. (NASA SP-466, 1984) by Wallace H. Tucker.
• Planetary Geology in the 1980s. (NASA SP-467, 1985) by Joseph Veverka.
• Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft. (NASA SP-468,1985.) Out of print.
• The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF): Mission 1 Experiments. (SP-473, 1984) ed. by Lenwood G. Clark, William H. Kinar, et. al.
• Voyager 1 and 2, Atlas of Saturnian Satellites. (NASA SP-474, 1984) edited by Raymond Batson.
• Far Travelers: The Exploring Machines. (NASA SP-480, 1985) by Oran W. Nicks.
• Living Aloft:  Human Requirements for Extended Spaceflight. (NASA SP-483, 1985) Out of print.
• Space Shuttle Avionics System. (NASA SP-504, 1989) by John F. Hanaway and Robert W. Moorehead.
• Life Into Space: Space Life Sciences Research, Volumes I - III. 1965-2003 (NASA SP-534).
• Flight Research at Ames, 1940-1997. (NASA SP-3300, 1998).
• The Planetary Quarantine Program. (NASA SP-4902, 1974).
• Spaceborne Digital Computer Systems. (NASA SP-8070, 1971).
• Magellan: The Unveiling of Venus. (JPL-400-345, 1989)
• Guide to Magellan Image Interpretation. (JPL-93-24) by John Ford, Jeffrey Plaut, et. al.
• The Apollo Program Summary Report. (Document # JSC-09423, April 1975)
• Saturn Illustrated Chronology. (MHR-5, Marshall Space Flight Center, fifth edition, 1971) prepared by David S. Akens.
• Celebrating a Century of Flight. (NASA SP-2002-09-511-HQ). Edited by Tony Springer.
• Present and Future State of the Art in Guidance Computer Memories. (NASA TN D-4224, 1967) by Robert C. Ricci.

NASA Educational Publications

• Apollo 13 "Houston, we've got a problem." (NASA EP-76, 1970). Out of print.
• On the Moon with Apollo 16: A Guide to the Descartes Region. (NASA EP-95, 1972)
• Skylab: A Guidebook. (NASA EP-107, 1973), by Leland F. Belew and Ernst Stuhlinger.
• Spacelab: An International Short-Stay Orbiting Laboratory. (NASA EP-165) by Walter Froehlich.
• A Meeting with the Universe: Science Discoveries from the Space Program. (NASA EP-177,1981).

NASA Publications (NPs)

• Science in Orbit: The Shuttle & Spacelab Experience: 1981-1986. (NASA NP-119, Marshall Space Flight Center, 1988).

NASA Conference Proceedings

• Life in the Universe: Proceedings of a conference held at NASA Ames Research Center Moffet Field, California, June 19-20, 1979. (NASA CP-2156, 1981), edited by John Billingham.
• Proceedings of the X-15 First Flight 30th Anniversary Celebration of June 8, 1989.

NASA Technical Memoranda

• Destination Moon: A History of the Lunar Orbiter Program. ( NASA TM-3487,1977) by Bruce Byers. Out of print.

Contractor Reports

• Computers in Spaceflight: The NASA Experience. By James E. Tomayko. (NASA Contractor Report 182505, 1988)

Other Government Publications Related to Aerospace History

• History of Research in Space Biology and Biodynamics at the Air Force Missile Development Center, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1946-1958.
• Report of the Apollo 13 Review Board. (a.k.a. the Cortright Commission).
• Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident. (commonly called the Rogers Commission Report), June 1986 and Implementations of the Recommendations, June 1987
• Transiting from Air to Space: The North American X-15. This case study by Robert S. Houston, Richard P. Hallion, and Ronald G. Boston is a long chapter in The Hypersonic Revolution: Case Studies in the History of Hypersonic Technology (Air Force History and Museums Program: 1998). 
• Space Handbook: Astronautics and its Applications. This 1959 publication was a staff report of the Congressional Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration.
• The First Century of Flight: NACA/NASA Contributions to Aeronautics. This is an informative and attractive Web exhibit set up in a timeline format.

New Series in NASA History Published by the Johns Hopkins University Press:

• Cooper, Henry S. F., Jr. Before Lift-off: The Making of a Space Shuttle Crew. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987.
• McCurdy, Howard E. The Space Station Decision: Incremental Politics and Technological Choice. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990.
• Hufbauer, Karl. Exploring the Sun: Solar Science Since Galileo. Baltimore:Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991.
• McCurdy, Howard E. Inside NASA: High Technology and Organizational Change in the U.S. Space Program. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press,1993.
• Lambright, W. Henry. Powering Apollo: James E. Webb of NASA. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.
• Bromberg, Joan Lisa. NASA and the Space Industry. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
• Beattie, Donald A. Taking Science to the Moon: Lunar Experiments and the Apollo Program . Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
• McCurdy, Howard E. Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
• Johnson, Stephen B. The Secret of Apollo: Systems Management in American and European Space Programs. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
• Lambright, W. Henry, editor. Space Policy in the 21st Century. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
• Bilstein, Roger E. Testing Aircraft, Exploring Space: An Illustrated History of NACA and NASA. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
• Butrica, Andrew J. Single Stage to Orbit: Politics, Space Technology, and the Quest for Reusable Rocketry. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.
• Conway, Erik M. High-Speed Dreams: NASA and the Technopolitics of Supersonic Transportation, 1945-1999. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.
• Launius, Roger D. and Howard E. McCurdy. Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
• Conway, Erik M. Atmospheric Science at NASA: A History. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.

NASA History Titles Published by Texas A&M University Press

• Schorn, Ronald A. Planetary Astronomy: From Ancient Times to the Third Millennium. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1998.

NASA History Titles Published by The University Press of Kentucky

• Gorn, Michael H. Expanding the Envelope: Flight Research at NACA and NASA. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 2001.
• Reed, R. Dale. Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Story . Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 2002.
• Ed. by Launius, Roger D. and Dennis R. Jenkins. To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles . Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 2002.

NASA History Titles Published by the University Press of Florida

• Ed. by Swanson, Glen W. "Before This Decade is Out...": Personal Reflections on the Apollo Program . Gainesville: The University Press of Florida, 2002.
• Benson, Charles D. and William B. Faherty. Moon Launch!: A History of the Saturn-Apollo Launch Operations. Gainesville: The University Press of Florida, 2001.
• Benson, Charles D. and William B. Faherty. Gateway to the Moon: Building the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex . Gainesville: The University Press of Florida, 2001.
• Bilstein, Roger E. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles. (Originally published as NASA SP-4206 in 1980 and reprinted in 1996). Gainesville: The University Press of Florida, 2003.
• Siddiqi, Asif A. The Soviet Space Race with Apollo. Gainesville: The University Press of Florida, 2003.
• Siddiqi, Asif A. Sputnik and the Soviet Space Challenge. Gainesville: The University Press of Florida, 2003.
• Lipartito, Kenneth and Butler, Orville R. A History of the Kennedy Space Center. Gainesville: The University Press of Florida, 2007.

NASA History Titles Published by Harwood Academic Press

• Ed. by Roger D. Launius, John M. Logsdon and Robert W. Smith. Reconsidering Sputnik: Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite. London: Harwood Academic Press, 2000.

NASA History Titles Published by the University of Illinois Press

• Ed. by Roger D. Launius and Howard McCurdy. Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1997.

NASA History Titles Published by Greenwood Press

• Launius, Roger D. Frontiers of Space Exploration . Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998.

NASA History Titles Published by the Smithsonian Institution Press

• Heppenheimer, T.A. Development of the Shuttle, 1972-1981. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2002.
• Dethloff, Henry C. and Ronald A. Schorn. Voyager's Grand Tour: To the Outer Planets and Beyond. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2003.
• Hallion, Richard P. and Michael H. Gorn. On the Frontier: Experimental Flight at NASA Dryden . Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2003.

NASA History Titles Published by CG Publishing, Inc.

• The Mission Transcript Collection: U.S. Human Spaceflight Missions From Mercury Redstone 3 to Apollo 17 (NASA SP-2000-4602).

NASA History Titles Published by Abrams Press

• Dick, Steven, editor, et. al. America In Space: NASA's First Fifty Years. New York : Abrams, 2007.

  As the world remembers the dawn of the Space Age in 2007 and the golden anniversary of NASA in 2008, the historic legacy of the agency is captured in a new photo book, America in Space , published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York.

  The book uses nearly 500 stunning photographs to tell the agency's story, from the drama of lift-off, to tension in mission control, to the humor and humanity portrayed in the faces of astronauts, scientists, engineers, and political leaders.

  Published in cooperation with NASA, the book features a foreword by Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong.

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Miscellaneous Publications of NASA History

• Dawson, Virginia. Ideas Into Hardware: A History of the Rocket Engine Test Facility at the NASA Glenn Research Center. Cleveland, 2004.

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