Editorial archive
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite. At the height of the Cold War, US leaders voiced concern...
A guide to researching people connected with space history through NASA’s documentary resources and one ESA archive reference, without confusing...
The history of robotic exploration is not preserved in a single account. NASA’s historical resources offer several entry points: primary document...
Historical records can help reconstruct the beginnings of rocketry, provided we distinguish what the documents say from what has yet to be establ...
Ancient astronomy cannot be reduced to a list of dates or discoveries. One thread running through its history is the systematic observation of th...
Institutional archives can help locate sources for studying the history of space exploration. The available information describes collections and...
NASA and the European Space Agency provide different routes into the history of space exploration. What their archives contain—and what the refer...
A mission timeline and NASA archives help reconstruct parts of past lunar exploration. The available evidence, however, does not describe a curre...
The available evidence identifies NASA as a U.S. space and aeronautics agency and points to material involving Curiosity, COSI, and heliophysics....
Robotic exploration brings together vehicles, instruments, and autonomous systems used to observe, measure, and operate in space. Available insti...
Robotic exploration brings together systems able to operate beyond Earth. The available sources highlight advances in autonomy and artificial int...
A review of the available sources separates what is confirmed about SLS and Orion from what cannot yet be claimed about the earliest rockets in h...
A review of the available sources separates indications of space activity from claims that would require further documentation.
The collected sources portray renewed lunar competition, with the south pole identified as a focal destination and US and Chinese programs under...
A critical reading of the available sources helps prevent journalistic and popular references from being treated as proof of a supposed ancient o...
Available sources place Nancy Grace Roman at the center of a NASA mission concerned with dark energy, exoplanets, and astrophysics. They provide...
