Exploration
Links
Astrobot Diaries
http://redrovergoestomars.org/astrobots/index.html
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.
Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/chrono.html
Timeline of missions to Earth's moon and the planets, by year, from the NASA Data Center.
Event Scope
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.
Liftoff to Space Exploration
Includes facts about launches, satellites, space stations, and astronaut training.
Mars Stations: Drive A Rover
http://redrovergoestomars.org/drive.html
Drive a LEGO Rover over the internet at a series of Mars Stations.
Moonshot
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/moonshots/
A timeline of space exploration from the 1957 launch of Sputnik I to the present time. Includes links to other sites.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The lead U.S. center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
Space Technology
http://www.freewebs.com/bjennifer/
About the usefulness of this technology, with a section on space probes and satellites, Canada's role, and some pictures.