NASA

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) sites contain comprehensive information about the space flight missions and are easy to navigate and read.

• NASA Official Site
www.nasa.gov
Homepage of the US NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) organisation.

• NASA Space Flight
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov
Looks at the space flight missions with articles about the people involved.

• NASA Mars Exploration Programme
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/
Information about the Mars exploration programme.

• Planetary Exploration Archives
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/
Archives from all the US missions into space.

• National Space Science Data Center
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/
NASA's archive of images and information on the Moon and the planets.

Organisations

• Beagle 2
www.beagle2.com/
British-led effort to land on Mars as part of the European Space Agency's Mars Express Mission.

• European Space Agency
http://sci.esa.int/marsexpress/
Contains details of the Mars Express mission due to set off on its six-month journey from the Baikonur launch pad in Kazakhstan in June 2003.

• The Mars Society
www.marssociety.org
Official site dedicated to the research and development of Mars exploration.

• The Planetary Society
www.planetary.org
Details the Planetary Society's educational outreach programmes as well as contact details.

• The British National Space Centre
www.bnsc.gov.uk
Current information about Britain's development of space technology.

• The Irish Science Centres Association Network
www.iscan.ie
Contains listings of all scientific organisations in Ireland, with plenty of information about astronomy events.

• Hubble Telescope
http://hubble.nasa.gov
Regularly updated with photographic images that can be downloaded to view the planets and solar system.

• Malin Space Science Systems
www.msss.com
Designs, develops and operates instruments that have been used in robotic spacecraft. Offers photos and information on past missions.

Other useful sites

• Mars Daily
www.marsdaily.com
Newspaper-style website that allows you to catch up with what's been happening on Mars. Excellent articles about missions and technological discoveries.

• Dr Sky
www.drsky.com
Contains news on a wide variety of planetary activities, with good articles.

• Mars Watch
www.mars-watch.com
Site for the Mars enthusiast with good photo downloads and good links.

• Astronomy Magazine
www.astronomy.com
Online magazine which covers the universe of astronomy.

• Open Here
www.openhere.com
Search engine that provides good links for astronomical sites.

• Exosci
www.sciforums.com/news.php
A good mixture of articles and topics about space exploration.

Fun sites

• The Saucer and Unexplained Celestial Events Research Societywww.martiansgohome.com/smear
Online version of this publication, which deals with UFOs, the paranormal, Earth mysteries and all similar phenomena.

• Mars Shop
www.marsshop.com
Time to retire? Buy a piece of land on Mars or obtain information on how to apply for an alien passport.

• Art Bell's Official Site
www.artbell.com
Articles about UFOs, the paranormal, Earth mysteries and all similar phenomena.

• Life on Mars - The Band
http://lifeonmars.net
Life on Mars searches the cosmos for inspiration for their music. Led by Eric Mars, these musicians celebrate all the genres: from sufi to surfer, klezmer to juju, reggae to rock, New Orleans to outer space.

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