The NASA History and Archives Offices are strong supporters of National History Day, and have made a ton of material available. You’ve come to the right place for books, photos, documents, video, oral history interview transcripts, and more.
Are you researching women in space, Apollo 11, black holes, or flowers growing in the International Space Station?
Historians and archivists are research experts, but doing historical research is a bit different than doing a simple Google Search.
We have compiled the most useful links for young researchers below. Feel free to explore! Maybe you will find answers to questions that you hadn’t thought to ask.
Helpful Links for Your Research
How to Research
NASA Archives can assist with pointing you toward information and subject area experts related to your research questions.
About National History Day
The National Archives' informational page about National History Day
NASA Records at the National Archives
Explore NASA's archival materials in the National Archives
NASA History Books
Free online books on a variety of aerospace history topics are available in the NASA History Series collection.
Oral History Interviews
Search hundreds of transcripts from oral history interviews with leaders, astronauts, and other people who played a part in NASA's history.
High-Resolution Pictures
Delve into the NASA on the Commons Flickr collection of high-resolution photos spanning the history of the Agency, and its predecessor, the NACA
Even More Photos, Videos, and Audio
Search NASA's database of images, videos, and audio files.
More NASA Videos
On NASA+, you can watch documentaries and informational videos on a variety of science, human space flight, aeronautics, and space technology topics!
Apollo in Real Time
A real time interactive journey through the Apollo 11, 13, and 17 missions
Information About the Apollo Program
Learn about the Apollo missions, their crews, and explore the stories about how they happened.
