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Australia (Great Deserts of central and western Australia)
Gobi Desert of Mongolia
3. Miscellaneous
a. Aurora Borealis
b. Lightning
c. Meteors
d. Smoke, Smog, Haze
e. Sunrise/Sunset Effects
APPENDIX C
GUIDE TO INFORMATION & RESOURCES
1. General educational space-related materials—Educators, teachers and students:
Write, explaining your need or requirement, to the NASA Field Office serving your state (see Table 1, below) or to the NASA Headquarters address listed in the Table.
2. NASA Educational Publications Mailing List—for educators and teachers only:
Write to the address(es) in Table 1, providing the following information with your request to be placed on the mailing list.
Your position/title (Name optional)
Name of school or institution and mailing address
Level of material: Elementary, Junior High, High School, College or other (specify)
Subject Interest:
Sciences: Life, Earth, Physical, Mathematics, Astronomy, Aeronautics;
Other: Humanities or specify
3. Educational Kits, Learning Packets and Textbooks on Aerospace developed by the Civil Air Patrol. These materials are of excellent quality; request catalogue brochure and price list from the Regional Director of Aerospace Education serving your area (see the listing in Table 2). Note: these Directors are available for providing other services in addition to educational materials. Teachers or educators may obtain advice and assistance in organizing courses, summer studies, obtaining speakers, etc.
4. Information and assistance in obtaining photographs, other than standard NASA lithographs.
To obtain earth photographs or imagery taken by aircraft, spacecraft or satellites, contact:
User Services
EROS Data Center
Sioux Falls, SD 57198 Phone: 605/594-6522, ext 151
Explain the purpose of your order and ask for an order form which will contain the latest price list.
If you don’t have a photo or image file number for the geographic area (or the specific photo you have in mind), you may be able to get help from the User Service office at the EROS Data Center (above) or from the Audio Visual Branch, Public Information Division Code, FP, NASA Headquarters, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20546.
Note: NASA does not accept orders for photographic prints, negatives or transparencies. You may order prints as suggested above, or order negatives or transparencies from the offices listed and make your own prints. Raw space photographs and images are public domain and not subject to copyright restrictions, BUT a photo or image that has been enhanced or assembled into a mosaic by a private laboratory can be protected by copyright, and will so list its claim on the product.
5. Information and technical assistance for serious technical/ scientific research or for the practical applications of data and developments generated in NASA programs: The latter may include a variety of close assistance services for industry or small businesses even extending to the assignment of patents. If you’re not sure where to begin, start by contacting the Technology Utilization Officer at the NASA Field Office serving your area (Table 1).
For general advisory on photographic or imagery services for earth graphics contact User Services at the EROS Data Center (see 4., above).
For cartographic applications of space imagery contact:
National Cartographic Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
507 National Center, Room 1C107
Reston, VA 22092 Phone: 703/860-6045
For more specific applications for your business or activity contact the following:
Director, Technology Transfer Division
NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility
P.O. Box 8757
Baltimore/Washington International Airport, MD 21240
The Director can refer you to a number of various offices that specialize in different areas of NASA Technology Utilization.
To obtain advisory guidance you may be able to get limited assistance from the following:
Library of Congress
National Referral Center, or the Congressional
Research Service
Washington, DC 20540
Library of Congress Switchboard: 202/287-5000
House Committee on Science and Technology
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
202/225-5629 or 6275
TABLE 1
Residents of
write to: Public Affairs Office:
California (northern)
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035
415/965-5543 or 5544
Arizona
California (southern)
Nevada
Utah
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91103
213/354-2423
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
NASA Johnson Spacecraft Center
Houston, TX 77058
713/483-4241
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
NASA Lewis Research Center
Cleveland, OH 44135
216/433-4000, Ext 444 or 708
Alabama
Arkansas
Iowa
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Tennessee
NASA Marshal Spaceflight Center
MSFC, AL 35812
205/453-0038
Florida
Georgia
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
NASA Kennedy Space Center
KSC, FL 32899
306/867-4444
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA 23665
804/827-3966
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
301/344-7207
Foreign countries*
NASA Headquarters
Community Services and Educational Branch (LFG-9)
Washington, DC 20546
202/755-0816, or 3756
Materials available from the above offices include brochures, booklets, lithographs of photos and illustrative art (including large posters for bulletin boards), films and audio tapes. Note: NASA films and audio tapes may be reproduced locally on recording devices for future use without copyright infringement.
For television urgent requirements, station should call: 202/755-3500.
TABLE 2
USAF-CIVIL AIR PATROL
REGIONAL DIRECTORS OF AEROSPACE
EDUCATION
May 1980
GREAT LAKES LIAISON REGION
(IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, WI)
Mr. Phil Woodruff
Director of Aerospace Education
USAF-CAP Great Lakes Liaison Region (MCLGLR)
Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433
Ofc. Ph: (513) 257-6836
MIDDLE EAST LIAISON R
EGION
(DE, MD, DC, NC, SC, VA, WV)
Mr. Walt Flint
Director of Aerospace Education
USAF-CAP Middle East Liaison Region
Andrews AFB MD 20331
Ofc Ph: (301) 981-6229/5273
NORTH CENTRAL LIAISON REGION
(IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Mr. Melvin A. Ziehl
Director of Aerospace Education
USAF-CAP North Central Liaison Region
Bldg 751, Mpls-St Paul Intl Airport
Minneapolis MN 55450
Ofc Ph: (612) 725-5361
NORTHEAST LIAISON REGION
(CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT)
Mr. Robert C. Smith
Director of Aerospace Education
USAF-CAP Northeast Liaison Region
Bldg 17–31
McGuire AFB NJ 08641
Ofc Ph: (609) 724-2967/2931
PACIFIC LIAISON REGION
(AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Ms. Jule Zumwalt
Director of Aerospace Education
USAF-CAP Pacific Liaison Region
Mather AFB CA 95655
Ofc Ph: (916) 364-2554
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIAISON REGION
(CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
Mr. Noel A. Bullock
Director of Aerospace Education
USAF-CAP Rocky Mountain Liaison Region
Lowry AFB CO 80230
Ofc Ph: (303) 370-3075/3082
SOUTHEAST LIAISON REGION
(AL, FL, GA, MS, PR, TN)
Mr. Kenneth C. Perkins
Director of Aerospace Education
USAF-CAP Southwest Liaison Region
Bldg 802
Dobbins AFB GA 30060
Ofc Ph: (404) 429-5268/9
SOUTHWEST LIAISON REGION
(AZ, AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
Mr. C. E. Neal
Director of Aerospace Education
USAF-CAP Southwest Liaison Region
USNAS
Dallas TX 75211
Ofc Ph: (214) 264-2353
For special requests write: The Center for Aerospace Educational Development, National Headquarters, Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell AFB, Al 36112-5572. Phone (205) 293-5371.
* For films in foreign languages, contact USIS at the American Embassy in the national capital of your country.
PRINTED AIDS TO OBTAINING ACCESS TO RESOURCES
1. NASA pamphlets and publications
The following publications may be obtained from the NASA facility serving your area (see Table 1).
EDUCATION SERVICES: A one-piece folder explaining NASA educational services available to students, teachers, schools and community organizations.
NASA EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS: A ten-page booklet listing current educational publications, curriculum resource materials, NASA fact sheets, classroom picture sets and scientific publications (updated frequently).
NASA FILMS: A thirty-page booklet listing films available for free loan (return postage and insurance required) to educational, civil, industrial, professional, youth and similar groups (updated periodically).
NASA PHOTOGRAPHIC INDEX: An index of representative photographs covering the various NASA programs. Instructions for ordering prints included.
SPINOFF: An annual publication (100+ pages) intended to promote the transfer of technology developed within the NASA programs to diverse elements of private business, industry and other local or national service agencies. Gives representative examples of contributions (spinoffs) of NASA-developed technology. Contains section describing the mechanism employed by NASA to achieve technology transfer and to assist other parties (private as well as governmental) interested in exploiting NASA-developed technology.
2. Other Government publications:
THE EROS DATA CENTER: A booklet explaining products and services (assistance) available through the EROS Data Center. Includes a good listing of information sources for those interested in learning more about earth resources studies possible with space graphic products. Order from: User Services EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, SD 57198.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Government Publications: May be ordered from Supt. of Documents, U.S. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
The following official histories of the major American space programs document the human and technical effort required to achieve the success of each program. Exhaustive references are cited which should prove to be very helpful to anyone seeking to do historical research. Although voluminous and somewhat tedious at times, I would recommend that anyone aspiring to be an astronaut read all these books to appreciate fully all the disparate interests and considerations pertinent to the development of space programs.
Swenson, Loyd S., et al. This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury, NASA SP-4201, NTIS, 1966*.
Hacker, Barton C., et al. On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini, NASA SP-4303, GPO, Washington, DC, 1976.
Brooks, Courtney G., et al. Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft, NASA SP-4205, GPO, Washington, DC, 1979.
Compton, David W., et al. Living and Working in Space: A History of Skylab, NASA SP-4208, GPO, Washington, DC, 1983.
Ezell, Edward C. and Linda N., The Partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, NASA SP-4205, GPO, Washington, DC, 1978.
The following references have been prepared by researchers in the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. Aside from classified intelligence sources, they represent the best data available to the public on the topics covered.
Smith, Marcia, Astronauts and Cosmonauts Biographical and Statistical Data, GPO, Washington, DC, 1981.
Sheldon, Charles S., Soviet Space Programs, 1966–1970, GPO, Washington, DC, 1971.
Sheldon, Charles S., Soviet Space Programs, 1971–1975, GPO, Washington, DC, 1976.
Sheldon, Charles S., Soviet Space Programs, 1976–1980, GPO, Washington, DC, 1981.
Sheldon, Charles S., United States and Soviet Progress in Space, Summary Data Through 1979 and a Forward Look, GPO, Washington, DC, 1980.
The following are well-illustrated publications that outline the events within the programs discussed.
Cortright, Edgar M., Apollo Expeditions to the Moon, NASA SP-350, GPO, Washington, DC, 1975.
Belew, Leland F., Skylab, Our First Space Station, NASA SP-400, GPO, Washington, DC, 1977.
2. Commercial Publications:
Gatland, Kenneth, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space Technology, A Comprehensive History of Space Exploration, Crown Publishers, New York, 1981. (An excellent reference book, well-illustrated and useful for serious study as well as informative browsing. A valuable addition to the reference section of libraries.)
Oberg, James E., Red Star in Orbit, Random House, New York, 1981. (Highly readable and informative look at the Russian space program including discussions of several controversial topics related to Russian objectives, motives and conduct of space exploration and utilization.)
* Available from the National Technical Information Service Springfield, VA 22161 Phone: 703/557-4600
HOW DO YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM IN SPACE?
Copyright © 1985 by William R. Pogue
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