Provides a chronicle of the roles which American and Soviet women have played in space exploration programs. Future plans for American women in space are discussed. (CP)

This educator guide provides background information on Wilbur and Orville Wright and activities on aeronautics that provide templates for building the 1900, 1901, and 1902 Gliders and the 1903 Flyer. Activities include: (1) Early Aviation; (2) Your First Interview; (3) Your First Report; (4) Build a Model of the 1900 Glider; (5) Questions on the…

The Alabama Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, the world's largest rocket and space museum, includes displays illustrating American rocket history, exhibits and demonstrations on rocketry principles and experiences, and simulations of space travel. A new project includes an integrated recreational-educational complex, described in the three…

Presents an experiment testing three wing angles, swept-back, straight, and swept forward, to determine which of them produces the most lift in a low speed tunnel. (YDS)

An introductory discussion of aircraft propulsion is included along with diagrams and pictures of piston, turbojet, turboprop, turbofan, and jet engines. Also, a table on chemical propulsion is included. (MDR)

Assesses the history of powered flight in terms of the development of commercial airlines, safety, and technology. (CP)

A special National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) service is contributing to national productivity by providing industry with reusable, low-cost, government-developed computer programs. Located at the University of Georgia, NASA's Computer Software Management and Information Center (COSMIC) has developed programs for equipment…

Describes the American Society for Aerospace Education and its publications, purposes, and services. Lists 36 major aerospace education efforts including brief descriptions. (MLH)

Lists alphabetically aerospace organizations and other groups with an emphasis on aerospace in some of their programs. Purposes, publications, and programs are given where appropriate. (MLH)

Reports the results of a questionnaire designed to assess the quality of flight instruction given to the private pilot. Areas covered included preparedness of the flight instructor, attitude of the instructor, teaching methods employed, cost of obtaining a license, and condition of the aircraft used. (GS)

This paper reports on the educational activities of NASA's Educational Program Division and its Aerospace Education Services Project. Recognizing the vast explosion of knowledge resulting from the activities of the Space Program, these organizations have provided lecture-demonstrations for students and teachers to enable them to understand the…

This periodical presents a transcript of a speech by Dr. James C. Fletcher, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), commemorating the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project and outlining the significance of this joint project; preliminary results of the Viking Mission to Mars, including details of the view of Mars from orbit,…

Makes predications concerning future aerospace technology in the areas of supersonic transportation, aircraft design, airfreight, military aviation, hypersonic aircraft and in the much distant future sub-orbital, rocket propelled transports. (BR)