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NASA Educational Materials

NASA publishes a variety of educational resources suitable for classroom use. The following resources, specifically relating to the topic of rocketry, are available from the NASA Teacher Resource Center Network. Refer to the next pages for details on how to obtain these materials.

Liftoff to Learning: Educational Video Series That Relates to Rockets

Space Basics

Length: 20:55
Recommended Level: Middle School
Application: History, Physical Science
Space Basics explains space flight concepts such as how we get into orbit and why we float when orbiting Earth. Includes a video resource guide.

Newton in Space

Length: 12:37
Recommended Level: Middle School
Application: Physical Science
Newton in Space demonstrates the difference between weight and mass and illustrates Isaac Newton's three laws of motion in the microgravity environment of Earth Orbit. Includes a video resource guide.

Other Videos

Videotapes are available about Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle projects and missions. Contact the Teacher Resource Center that serves your region for a list of available titles, or contact CORE.

Publications

McAleer, N. (1988), Space Shuttle - The Renewed Promise, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, PAM-521, Washington, DC.

NASA (1991), Countdown! NASA Launch Vehicles and Facilities, Information Summaries, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, PMS-018-B, Kennedy Space Center, FL.

NASA (1991), A Decade On Board America's Space Shuttle, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NP-150, Washington, DC.

NASA (1987), The Early Years: Mercury to Apollo-Soyuz, Information Summaries, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, PMS-001-A, Kennedy Space Center, FL.

NASA (1991), Space Flight, The First 30 Years, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NP-142, Washington, DC.

NASA (1992), Space Shuttle Mission Summary, The First Decade: 1981-1990, Information Summaries, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, PMS-038, Kennedy Space Center, FL.

Roland, A. (1985), A Spacefaring People: Perspectives on Early Spaceflight, NASA Scientific and Technical Information Branch, NASA SP-4405, Washington, DC.

Lithographs

HqL-367 Space Shuttle Columbia Returns from Space.

HqL-368 Space Shuttle Columbia Lifts Off Into Space.

 
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