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World Space Links

• African in space - Mark Shuttleworth, a South African entrepeneur, is in the advanced stages of negotiating a seat on an upcoming launch the the International Space Station, this is his web site.
• AMSAT - The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation AMSAT is a worldwide group of Amateur Radio Operators who share an active interest in building, launching and then communicating with each other through non-commercial Amateur Radio satellites. By any measure, AMSAT's track record has been impressive. Since its initial founding, over 25 years ago, AMSAT has used predominantly volunteer labor and donated resources to design, construct and, with the added assistance of government and commercial space agencies, successfully launch, over two dozen Amateur Radio communications satellites into Earth orbit.
• Argentina - National Commission on Space Activities - (CONAE) (Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales)
• ASIA pacific FTA Sat TV Guide - Your source of Free to Air Satellite TV Program Schedules
• Austrian Space Agency - The Austrian Space Agency strives to enlarge the importance and convey the fascination of space to open new opportunities both in terms of business, science and human expansion. Austria joined the European Space Agency (ESA) as a full member in 1987.
• Brazilian National Institute for Space Research - (INPE)
• British National Space Centre - The British National Space Centre (BNSC) is Britain's space agency. BNSC advises and acts on behalf of Government and the Research Councils, to provide a focus for UK civil space policies, and help win the best possible scientific, economic and social benefits from putting space to work.
• Canadian Space Agency - (CSA - ASC - Agence Spatiale Canadienne)
• Carnegie Institution of Washington - The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit organization engaged in basic research and advanced education in astronomy, the earth sciences, and biology. It comprises five research campuses, including the Observatories, the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, and the Geophysical Laboratory. Its website includes descriptions of research under way at Carnegie, an Ask-The-Experts page, and information about the Institution's education outreach programs.
• Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales - (CNES) The French Space Agency.
• Center for the Study of Earth from Space - CSES was founded in 1985 as part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) within the University of Colorado at Boulder. CSES provides a focus for the development and application of modern remote sensing techniques used in the research of all aspects of earth sciences.
• CNN Space - Top space stories. SPACE AGENCY NEWS The latest news releases from worldwide space agencies. SPACE CALENDARS Calendars of upcoming launches and other events from worldwide space agencies.
• Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales - (CONAE, Argentina) Information on the Centro Regional de Datos Satelitales (CREDAS) and on Argentina's National Space Plan.
• Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) - CEOS membership encompasses the world's government agencies responsible for civil Earth Observation (EO) satellite programs, along with agencies that receive and process data acquired remotely from space.
• Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) - was established by The International Council for Science (ICSU) in October 1958 to continue the cooperative programs of rocket and satellite research.
• Danish Space Research Institute - (DSRI, Denmark.
• Destination Earth - (NASA) The official Website for NASA's Earth Science Enterprise.
• Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft und Raumfahrt - (DLR) DLR is Germany's national aerospace center as well as the national space agency.
• Earthview from any satellite - To view the Earth as currently seen from a satellite in Earth orbit, choose the satellite from the a wide list. The satellite database is updated regularly but may not reflect the current position of satellites, such as the U.S. Space Shuttle, which maneuver frequently after reaching orbit.
• European Space Agency - (ESA), the European Space Agency, provides a vision of Europe's future in space, and of the benefits for people on the ground that satellites can supply. It also develops the strategies needed to fulfil the vision, through collaborative projects in space science and technology. Main access points are:
• ESA - European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) Noordwijk, The Netherlands,
• ESA - Astrophysics Division (RSSD) an overview of the activities of the Astrophysics Division, information of the projects, location, etc.: local information - staff, general news, job vacancies, meetings and symposia, astrophysics research activities at ESTEC, ESA astronomy project activities, astronomical data archives. Links to several sites likely to be useful to astronomers are also provided.
• ESA - European Space Operations Centre (ESA/ESOC) ESOC is the satellite control centre of the European Space Agency (ESA). It is responsible for the operations of all satellites and related ground stations and communications network.
• ESA - European Space Research Institute (ESRIN) is one of the four establishements of the European Space Agency. ESRIN's main activities are centered on the acquisition, archiving and dissemination of data from Earth Observation missions in particular ERS-1 for which it is responsible for operating the ground infrastructure needed. ESRIN's main function is as the Agency's data handling and dissemination centre, being at the forefront of technologically advanced information systems.
• ESA - Human Space Fligh - European Astronaut Centre (EAC) - The European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency is situated in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1990 as a result of Europe's commitment to human space programmes and is the home base of the 16 European astronauts who are members of the European Astronaut Corps. The role of the EAC is to prepare and implement astronaut training programmes for a variety of missions, including those for the International Space Station. It also coordinates astronaut training between ESA and its International Space Station Programme partners.
• ESA - Villafranca Satellite Tracking Station (VILSPA). (ESA - VILSPA: IUE, ISO) General information on the ESA Satellite Tracking Station and on the projects supported at Villafranca: IUE, Marecs and ISO (in the near future).
• ESA - ESTEC - European Space Agency - (ESA/ESTEC) European Space Technology Centre (ESTEC),
• ESA - European Southern Observatory - (ESO) ESO, the European Southern Observatory, is a multinational organisation of eight European member states. It operates astronomical observatories in Chile and has its headquarters in Munich, Germany.
• ESA - Launches - Europe's Spaceport at Kourou, situated in French Guiana in South America, has enabled ESA to provide the European space industry with a launch faciility ideally placed for launches into geostationary transfer orbit as its closeness to the equator means that few changes have to be made to a satellite's trajectory.
• Galileo Images and Animations - The release of Galileo images during the extended mission
• HST Greatest Hits 1990-1995 Gallery - a selection of Hubble Space Telescope's most spectacular images.
• Indian Space Research Organisation - (ISRO) The main objective of the Indian space programme includes development of satellites, launch vehicles, Sounding Rockets and associated ground systems.
• Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial - (NTA) The National Space Agency in Spain.
• International Space Science Institute - (ISSI) ISSI is an Institute in Switzerland at which scientists from different countries can work together. Its main task is to contribute to the achievement of a deeper understanding of the results from space-research missions, adding value to those results through multi-disciplinary research in an atmosphere of international cooperation.
• International Space University - (ISU) The International Space University is an interdisciplinary, intercultural and international institution preparing individuals to respond to the current needs and the increasing and evolving demands of the space sector, through multidisciplinary education and research programs.
• International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry - (IVS) IVS is an international collaboration of organizations which operate or support Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) components. IVS provides a service which supports geodetic and astrometric work on reference systems, Earth science research, and operational activities.
• Interorbital - Interorbital Systems Corporation's primary goal is to develop a low-cost commercial manned space launch capability.
• Italian Space Agency - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) The Italian Space Agency (ASI) is a government agency, founded in 1988, having the responsibility: to promote, coordinate and manage national programs and bilateral and multilateral cooperation programs; to promote and support Italian scientific and industrial participation in the European Space Agency ( ESA) programs, in harmonization with national programs.
• Launchspace - Launchspace Training is a division of Launchspace, Inc. a space technology company that provides training and consulting services to the space industry.
• Mark's Links - An interesting collection of space links can be found here.
• Microsoft's TerraServer - Views from space.
• National Space Society USA - The National Space Society's vision is people living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth. NSS members promote change in social, technical, economic, and political conditions to advance the day when people will live and work in space.
• NASDA - National Space Development Agency of Japan
• NAS/NRC Space Studies Board - The SSB is an advisory board within the National Research Council, which is in turn the operational arm of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering. The SSB operates a number of standing committees and task groups that perform studies in space science and policy for the federal government.
• NASA Ames Research Center - (ARC)
• NASM/CEPS Planetary Image Facility -
• NASM/CEPS Space Shuttle Photographs -
• NASA Dryden Flight Research Center - (DFRC)
• NASA Glenn Research Center - NASA's John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field. Formerly known as the Lewis Research Center. The new name became official on March 1, 1999.
• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - (GSFC, Greenbelt, MD)
• NASA Image eXchange (NIX) -
• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - (JPL)
• NASA Johnson Space Center - (JSC)
• NASA JSC Digital Image Collection -
• NASA Kennedy Space Center - (KSC)
• NASA's Liftoff to Space Exploration -
• NASA Langley Research Center - NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, has been established in 1917 as the first national civil aeronautics laboratory. NASA Langley has become a world-class center for aeronautics, earth science, space technology and structures and materials research.
• NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - (MSFC)
• NASA Multimedia Gallery -
• NASA Office of Space Sciences -
• NASA pages by subject - (NASA)
• NASA SCAN - WAIS index to abstracts from NASA's Selected Current Space Aeronautics (SCAN) abstract service
• NASA Scientific and Technical Information - (STI)
• NASA Search - (NASA wide search engine) This service allows you to easily search through hundreds of thousands of documents published on NASA web sites. Enter a word or phrase and press the return key. The results will be sorted by best match.
• NASA Space Science Data Operations Office - (SSDOO)
• NASA Space Sensors and Instrument Technology - ( NASA OSAT Space Instrument Technology ) The intention of the Sensors and Instrument Technology home page is to provide convenient access to program information for those involved or interested in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Sensors and Instruments Technology Program. This is an experimental service provided by the Spacecraft Systems Division staff of the Office of Space Access and Technology at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.
• NASA's Origins program - NASA's Origins Program will search for clues to help us find our cosmic roots.
• National Academy of Sciences - Board on Physics and Astronomy - ( National Research Council )
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration - (NASA)
• National Solar Power Research Institute -
• National Space Development Agency of Japan - (NASDA)
• Netherlands National Aerospace Laboratory - (NLR)
  Norwegian Space Centre -
• NSS chapters around this globe -
• NSSDC Photo Gallery -
• NSS's Spaceviews News -
• NSS's Spaceviews Sites of the week -
• Polish Space Research Centre - (SRC)
• Real-time Spacecraft Tracker -
• Romanian Space Agency - (ROSA) The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) is the National public institution which co-ordinates and represents the space activities in Romania. ROSA co-ordinates the Romanian Space Programme, mainly the research and development components.
• Russian Space Science Internet - (RSSI)
• SatNews.com - A comprehensive site covering the satellite, broadband, cable, broadcasting and multimedia industries.
• SETI Institute - The mission of the SETI Institute is to explore, understand and explain the origin, nature, prevalence and distribution of life in the universe.
• Solar Views - Views of the Solar System presents a vivid multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more.
• Space Sites for Children - A list of sites recommended for children from preschool through age 14
• Space Adventures - "The worlds leading space tourism coompany"
• Space/Astronomy Links -
• Space.com - The definitive space Web site, offers the richest and most compelling content, featuring news, information, technology, science, business, entertainment and an education channel. Space News
• Space Daily - Your Portal to Space, a very good resource.
• Space Day Site - Advancing the State of Space-Related Education.
• Space Newsfeed - Free space industry news on the web and by email to your desktop
• Space Research Institute - (IKI) As the leading organization of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the field of investigations of Outer Space, Solar System planets and other objects of the Universe, Space Research Institute (IKI) is primarily in charge of long-range planning and elaboration of space research programs of which a considerable part is performed within the framework of international space research cooperation.
• Space Research Organization of the Netherlands - ( SRON ) SRON is a foundation within the framework of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). Its mission is to initiate, to develop, to build and to use internationally outstanding instruments for scientific research in and from space.
• Space Today - Covering Space From Earth to the Edge of the Universe
• Space Weather Resources - Links for Space Weather studies the environmental dynamics of "geospace".
• Space Web Site Directory - A list of space-related web sites.
• Swedish Institute of Space Physics - (IRF)
• United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs - Home page of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs focusing on United Nations activities in outer space matters, particularly on planetary exploration and astronomy.
• Universe Today - Space news from around the Internet, updated every weekday
• U.S. Geological Survey -
• United Launch Services International -

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