Since its inception in 1958, NASA has accomplished many scientific and technological achievements are great in the air and space. NASA technology also has been adapted for use by many nonaerospace private sector. NASA remains a leading force in scientific research and to encourage public interest in space exploration, as well as science and technology in general. Perhaps more importantly, our exploration of space has taught us to view Earth, ourselves, and the universe in a new way. While the scientific and technical achievements of NASA's incredible show clearly that humans can achieve previously unimaginable, we are also humbled by the realization that the earth is only a tiny "blue marble" in the cosmos. Check out "Thinking About NASA History" Our online folder as an introduction to how history can help you.
NASA HEADQUARTERS IN HISTORY:
An article by a former NASA chief historian Roger Launius on achieving NASA History Division.
NASA HISTORY Scholarship:
American Historical Association
History of Science Society (HSS) Fellowship in the History of Space Science
NASA Fellowship in the History of Space Technology
OTHER GRANTS NASA and scholarships
"SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION @ 50" CONFERENCE:
On 25-26 October 2012 our office cosponsoring a symposium to mark the 50th anniversary of the exploration of the planet, along with NASA's Science Mission Directorate, National Air and Space Museum, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This event will be held at the Lockheed Martin Global Vision Center, 2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA (in the Crystal City complex). Participation is free and open to the public, but registration is now closed.
In lieu of attending please watch the live stream at www.nasa.gov / history
About the NASA History Division
NASA History Program was first established in 1959 (a year after NASA itself was formed) and continue to document and preserve the history of that remarkable body through a variety of products. Dr. Roger D. Launius, a former NASA chief historian, wrote an excellent article on the history of historiographic NASA History Division itself.
Many people are familiar with our publication, because we publish a new book on the history of aerospace each year, as well as several monographs. We also put a number of our publications on-line, especially from printed books, in addition to various other exhibitions and special web resources. We also publish a quarterly newsletter and an annual round-up of our activities. To obtain an electronic copy of our newsletter and find out about new products and events related to the history of NASA, we recommend subscribe to the listserv our history. To find out more about what materials we have, you might also check out the NASA Research in History (large pdf file).
New NASA HQ History Reference Collection on-line database is now publicly available. Four series of NASA Headquarters History Reference Collection have been digitized and are available in a new online database for use by researchers. Includes PDF Press Kit, Press Releases, transcripts Mission, and Speech Administrator '. Researchers can use either the Basic Search or Advanced Search to access. HQ History Division staff has digitized all the press kit, press releases, transcripts of the mission, and speech Administrator 'available to them in the History Reference Collection. Links provided to other sources where the same information and / or an additional can be found. A link has been added at the bottom of the main Historical Reference Collection HQ in https://mira.hq.nasa.gov/history/ which took investigators to a new page that contains Speech Key Officials. There are more than 400 PDF of the speech given by Sam Phillips, Homer Newell, George Mueller, Wernher von Braun, Rex Geveden, and others. This speech full text searchable.
American Historical Association annually awards a fellowship to study the history of aerospace. For more information, please visit the AHA Web site. We also sponsor the NASA Fellowship in the History of Space Technology, offered by SHOT and supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) History Division. Please visit the website for more information SHOT. History of Science Society Fellowship in the History of Space Science, supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) History Division, nine months funding research projects related to any aspect of the history of space science, human interest from the beginning to the current space. Visit the HSS Web site for more information. We also sponsor internships for students.
NASA History Division serves two main functions: to meet the mandate of 1958 "Space Act" calls for NASA to disseminate aerospace information as widely as possible, and help NASA managers understand and thus benefit from the study of past achievements and difficulties. Thus, in addition to serving internal customers NASA, NASA History Program is very attractive to a wide panoply of residents outside the following aerospace activities such as academics, journalists, and students. While most of the NASA History Division products are scientific in nature, they are also largely accessible to a wider audience interested. For a more detailed look into the history of what NASA can do for you, you may want to visit our site Think about the history of NASA. Thank you for your interest in NASA history we hope you find what you want and find the topics fun as we did.
