The lead U.S. center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
Timeline of missions to Earth's moon and the planets, by year, from the NASA Data Center.
Includes facts about launches, satellites, space stations, and astronaut training.
A timeline of space exploration from the 1957 launch of Sputnik I to the present time. Includes links to other sites.
A 3D game-like computer interface that allows students to virtually explore remote places like Mars and other planets. Students assume the roles of space scientists in the exploration of these locations from their own classrooms.
About the usefulness of this technology, with a section on space probes and satellites, Canada's role, and some pictures.
See why Mars is so fascinating to many astronomical scientists. Includes photos of the rover and the planet, as well as a glossary of terms and timeline.
NASA's homepage for the Jupiter-orbiting spacecraft. Includes mission reports, planetary facts, a summary of Galilean discoveries, animations, and an extensive photograph gallery.
Drive a LEGO Rover over the internet at a series of Mars Stations.
Follow the biweekly communications of two LEGO minifigures who are flying to Mars as part of the Mars Exploration Rover mission set to land in January 2004 on the red planet.
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