Today in History: NASA & the Space Age
Today in History–June 24–the Library of Congress features the dawn of the space age. On this date in 1961, the public learned of President John F. Kennedy‘s letter assigning Vice President Lyndon Johnson to coordinate the U.S. satellite programs. Under Johnson, the National Space Council recommended that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) provide policy coordination with all government agencies involved in space flight. Find out more about the U.S. quest to explore the final frontier by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to access primary sources that are out of this world.
NASA
- NASA image set
- NASA reports & other texts
- NASA historical newspaper articles
- NASA-related legislation
- Images, videos and audio from NASA
- Library blog posts
- The “Secret” Lives of NASA Goddard Scientists Inside Adams December 3, 2020
- Library Analyst Helped Launch NASA Library of Congress Blog May 27, 2014
- Apollo 11 in Real Time: Hear Every Word & See Everything! Inside Adams July 11, 2019
- Binge Watching Science Webcasts! Celebrating Twelve Years of the NASA Goddard Lecture Series Inside Adams July 23, 2018
- NASA-related event video recordings
- Apollo in Real Time website
- NASA website
Space
- Space activities legislation
- Space exploration image set
- Space shuttle legislation
- Space shuttle image set
- Featured Image: Space Shuttle F-1 Engine
- Dawn of the Space Age event video recording
- Rocketeers and Gentlemen Engineers event video recording
- Space Race and the Environment
- Women’s Achievements in Aviation & Space NASA online exhibition
- 300 Years of Imaginary Space Ships: 1630-1920 Inside Adams December 26, 2013
- How the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 Influenced the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 In Custodia Legis
- Congressional Reactions to the Moon Landing in the Bound Congressional Record Teaching with the Library of Congress July 19, 2022
Satellites
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