10 Online archives (Space FAQ) part2
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This article is from the Space FAQ, by Jon Leech leech@cs.unc.edu and Mark Bradford tla@surly.org with numerous contributions by others.
10 Online archives (Space FAQ) part2
NASA JET PROPULSION LAB (MISSION INFORMATION AND IMAGES)
ftp://ftp.jpl.nasa.gov
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
Operated by the JPL Public Information Office, containing news releases,
status reports, fact sheets, images, and other data on JPL missions. May
also be reached by modem at (818)-354-1333 (no parity, 8 data bits, 1
stop bit).
Contact newsdesk@jpl.nasa.gov or phone (818)-354-5011.
NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (MANNED SPACE IMAGES)
JSC's digital image collection, containing thousands of images and
descriptions covering the manned space program from Mercury to the
present.
ftp://images.jsc.nasa.gov
http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/html/home.htm
Contact Kevin Marsh (kmarsh@ja6.jsc.nasa.gov).
NASA LANGLEY (TECHNICAL REPORTS)
ftp://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/pub/techreports/larc/92/
offers technical reports. Start with files README and abstracts.92. Most
files are compressed PostScript. The reports are also in a WAIS database
with the following description:
(:source
:version 3
:ip-name "techreports.larc.nasa.gov"
:tcp-port 210
:database-name "nasa-larc-abs"
:cost 0.00
:cost-unit :free
:maintainer "M.L.Nelson@LaRC.NASA.GOV"
:description "NASA Langley Research Center Technical Reports
Contact tr-admin@techreports.larc.nasa.gov.
NASA SPACELINK
SpaceLink is an online service located at Marshall Space Flight Center
in Huntsville, Alabama. The system is specifically designed for
teachers. The data base is arranged to provide easy access to current
and historical information on NASA aeronautics, space research, and
technology transfer information. Also included are suggested classroom
activities that incorporate information on NASA projects to teach a
number of scientific principles. Unlike bulletin board systems, NASA
Spacelink does not provide for interaction between callers. However it
does allow teachers and other callers to leave questions and comments
for NASA which may be answered by regular mail. Messages are answered
electronically, even to acknowledge requests which will be fulfilled by
mail. Messages are generally handled the next working day except during
missions when turnaround times increase. The mail system is closed-loop
between the user and NASA.
SpaceLink also offers downloadable shareware and public domain programs
useful for science educators as well as space graphics and GIF images
from NASA's planetary probes and the Hubble Telescope.
You can access SpaceLink at
http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
telnet://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
ftp://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
Or you can dial in at (205)-895-0028 (300/1200/2400/9600(V.32) baud, 8
bits, no parity, 1 stop bit).
NATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE DATA CENTER (NSSDC)
The National Space Science Data Center is the official clearinghouse for
NASA data. The data catalog is available online:
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
telnet://nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (login as "NODIS")
Datasets are made available via anonymous FTP once you select the
desired datasets from the online catalog. For non-Internet users, data
may be ordered on CD-ROM and in other formats. Among the many types of
data available are Voyager, Magellan, and other planetary images, Earth
observation data, and star catalogs. For costs and service policy,
contact:
National Space Science Data Center
Request Coordination Office
Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 633
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Telephone: (301) 286-6695
Email: request@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov
SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SERVICE
STEIS contains a large amount of information about the Hubble Space
Telescope, such as status reports and newsletters, in addition to
material oriented towards HST observers and proposers. To get started,
http://stsci.edu/
ftp://stsci.edu/
Contact webmaster@stsci.edu .
STARCAT
The Space Telescope European Coordination Facility, at ESO/Garching
provides on-line access to a huge astronomical database, featuring
- Observation log files of several satellites/telescopes
(IUE,IRAS,HST,NTT...).
- Spectra and images (IUE, HST).
- Most of the astronomical catalogues (SAO, HR, NGC, PPM, IRAS,
Veron, GSC and many others, more than 50) in a very convenient
way (give center+radius+kind of objects, and you get the
corresponding files!).
Access at
telnet://stesis.hq.eso.org (or STESIS on DECnet).
Log in as "starcat" (no password). Files created can be retrieved via
FTP. Contact: Benoit Pirenne (bpirenne@eso.org) (phone +49 89 320 06
433) at ST-ECF
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