Web Directory

» A History of Unmanned Space Missions
   Chronological listings of unmanned missions from 1957-2004. Includes dates and mission highlights.
   http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/space_missions/unmanned_table.html

» CYGAM
   Offers description and data on a gamma-ray telescope flown on several space missions.
   http://www.iki.rssi.ru/cygam/english/contents.htm

» Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex
   One of the three Deep Space Network stations, CDSCC provides critical communications and tracking information to interplanetary space probes.
   http://www.cdscc.nasa.gov/

» GAIA: The Galactic Census Project
   A European Space Agency astrometry satellite mission designed to determine the composition, formation and evolution of our Galaxy, and create a detailed 3D map of over a billion stars.
   http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=GAIA

» High Energy Missions
   NASA guide to the scientific equipment and research aboard high-energy astrophysics missions.
   http://astroe.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/alphabet.html

» INTEGRAL
   Provides updated mission status, spacecraft and scientific data about a gamma ray observatory spacecraft of the European Space Agency.
   http://sci.esa.int/home/integral/

» Infrared Space Observatory
   Provides background material and results from the European Space Agency's Infrared Telescope, ISO, as well information for users of the facility.
   http://isowww.estec.esa.nl/

» Interball
   Provides overview of Russian participation in a mission studying plasma processes with several spacecraft at the L1/L2 Sun/Earth libration points.
   http://www.iki.rssi.ru/interball/

» RXTE Mission
   Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer is a Goddard mission which was launched on December 30th, 1995. RXTE is designed to facilitate the study of time variability in the emission of X-ray sources with moderate spectral resolution.
   http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/XTE.html

» Solar System Exploration: Missions
   Browsable information on dozens of interplanetary NASA programs. Includes links to official mission homepages.
   http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/

» Space Interferometry Mission
   Scheduled for launch in 2006, the SIM will determine the positions and distances of stars several hundred times more accurately than any previous program. Information on the SIM and its technology.
   http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/

» Space Science Missions of the European Space Agency
   Information and data on those of ESA's past, present, and future satellite missions related to astronomy and astrophysics.
   http://sci.esa.int/

» The New Millennium Program
   NASA's low-cost, experimental spacecraft program. Includes the "Deep Space" missions.
   http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/

» The Suzaku Learning Center
   Suzaku (formerly Astro-E2) is a satellite launched on July 10, 2005 for studying X-rays emitted by stars, galaxies, and black holes. Includes news, science primer, details about the instruments, educational resources, and data.
   http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/astroe_lc/

» The Wide Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE)
   A spaceborne, cryogenically-cooled imaging telescope designed to explore the evolution of starburst galaxies and to search for protogalaxies.
   http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/wire/

» USGS Astrogeology Research Program
   Features planetary imagery, research, GIS, mapping, and image processing software. Offers data from a variety of space mission.
   http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/

» Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)
   Offers project and scientific information on a coming infrared observatory mission to observe stars and galaxies.
   http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/

» XMM-Newton
   The European Space Agency's XMM satellite official home page. News updates and multimedia.
   http://xmm.vilspa.esa.es/