general reference works online
A Pictorial History of Rockets
Brief summaries of milestones in the history of rocketry over a span of 2,000 years. PDF at NASA.

History of Rogers/Muroc Dry Lake
National Register of Historic Places document summarizing history of Edwards AFB and the Dryden Flight Research Facility. PDF at NPS.

On The Frontier
A history of the Dryden Flight Research Facility at Rogers/Muroc Dry Lake. PDF at NASA.

Milestones in Aerospace History at Edwards AFB
Summaries by date of significant milestones which have taken place at Muroc Field or Edwards AFB. PDF at USAF.

First Flights at Edwards AFB
Listing by date of significant "first flights" from 1917 through 2007. PDF at USAF.

X-Planes at Edwards AFB
Summaries of each of the X-plane programs conducted at Edwards AFB from 1946 through 2006. PDF at USAF.

X-15: Extending the Frontiers of Flight
The genesis, design and construction of the X-15, including research flights and on-board experiments. PDF at NASA.

The Air Force Guided Missile Program, 1944-1950
Covering the national guided missile program between the closing months of WWII and the start of the Korean'War. PDF at USAF.

An Air Force History of Space Activities, 1945-1959
Covering the efforts of the Unlted States to wrestle wlth the unknown ramifications of space flight. PDF at USAF.

Project Mercury: A Chronology
A chronicle of the nearly five-year effort of America's first manned space flight program. PDF at NASA.

This New Ocean
A history of Project Mercury -- its origins and first achievements in America's first manned space flight program. PDF at NASA.

On The Shoulders Of Titans
A history of Project Gemini -- its origins and first achievements in America's second manned space flight program. PDF at NASA.

Moonport
The history of Apollo launch facilities from the time of President Kennedy's call to send a man to the moon. PDF at NASA.

Dressing for Altitude
A comprehensive history of U.S. aviation pressure suits from Wiley Post to the Space Shuttle. PDF at NASA.

Chariots For Apollo
A history of manned lunar spacecraft from the launch of Sputnik through Apollo 11. PDF at NASA.

Where No Man Has Gone Before
A history of Apollo lunar exploration missions from Apollo 12 to Apollo 17. PDF at NASA.

Rockets And People Vol 1
Boris Chertok's autobiographical first-hand account of the origins of the early Soviet rocket program. PDF at NASA.

Rockets And People Vol 2
"Creating A Rocket Industry" -- Continuing Boris Chertok's autobiographical first-hand account. PDF at NASA.

Rockets And People Vol 3
"Hot Days of the Cold War" -- Continuing Boris Chertok's autobiographical first-hand account. PDF at NASA.

Rockets And People Vol 4
"The Moon Race" -- Final volume of Boris Chertok's autobiographical first-hand account. PDF at NASA.

Challenge To Apollo - Part One
Published before Chertok and subtitled "The Soviet Union and The Space Race, 1945-1974", the story of the Soviet space program. NASA PDF.

Challenge To Apollo - Part Two
Published before Chertok and subtitled "The Soviet Union and The Space Race, 1945-1974", the story of the Soviet space program. NASA PDF.

The Difficult Road To Mars
Subtitled "A Brief History Of Mars Exploration In The Soviet Union". PDF at NASA.

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