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Many of these resources were made available courtesy of my friend Amy Collins. This page will be regularly updated. If you know of any worthy resources, please let me know and I'll be sure to add them.

Space themed texts/resources:

Moon hoax: debunked! - Extensive debunking of "the moon landing was a hoax" conspiracy theory

NASA Apollo 17 Technical Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription

Space Shuttle Physiographic Atlas DMAAC

Combined Star Map and Reference Data

STS Star Catalog

Blackbird Astronomical Navigation Unit (ANU) System

STS-27 Orbit Ops Checklist

STS-27 Flight Crew Report

STS-27 GNC Post-Flight Report

STS-37 Ascent Checklist

NASA e-Books (duplicated here from the e-Book section of NASA's website due to worries that the incoming Trump administration may hand the agency over to imbeciles and buffoons and discontinue the availability of these resources)

50 Years of Solar System Exploration - Edited by Linda Billings

Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication - Douglas A. Vakoch

Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle Program - Designed by Adam Chen, edited by William Wallack and George Gonzalez

Cosmos and Culture - Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context - Edited by Steven J. Dick and Mark L. Lupisella

A History of Near-Earth Objects Research - By Erik M. Conway, Donald K. Yeomans, and Meg Rosenburg

Hubble: An Overview of the Space Telescope

Making the Invisible Visible: A History of the Spitzer Infrared Telescope Facility (1971–2003): Renee M. Rottner

NACA to NASA to Now: The Frontiers of Air and Space in the American Century - Roger D. Launius

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Contributions to the Space Shuttle Program - Edited by Christian Gelzer

NASA at 50: Interviews with NASA’s Senior Leadership - Edited by Rebecca Wright, Sandra Johnson, and Steven J. Dick

NASA’s First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives (NASA 50th Anniversary Proceedings): The Apollo 17 Saturn V rocket is lit up beneath a full moon prior to launch - Edited by Steven J. Dick

Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations - Christopher Gainor

Origins of 21st-Century Space Travel: A History of NASA’s Decadal Planning Team and the Vision for Space Exploration, 1999–2004 - Glen R. Asner and Stephen J. Garber

Psychology of Space Exploration: Contemporary Research in Historical Perspective - Edited by Douglas A. Vakoch

Pursuit of Power: NASA’s Propulsion Systems Laboratory No. 1 and 2 - By Robert S. Arrighi

Rockets and People: Volume 1 - Boris Chertok. Series editor Asif Siddiqi

Rockets and People: Volume 2 - Creating a Rocket Industry - Boris Chertok. Series editor Asif Siddiqi

Rockets and People: Volume 3 - Hot Days of the Cold War - Boris Chertok. Series editor Asif Siddiqi

Rockets and People: Volume 4 - The Moon R ace - Boris Chertok. Series editor Asif Siddiqi

Science Advice to NASA: Conflict, Consensus, Partnership, Leadership - By Joseph K. Alexander

Toward a History of the Space Shuttle: An Annotated Bibliography Part 2, 1992–2011 - Compiled by Malinda K. Goodrich, Alice R. Buchalter, and Patrick M. Miller of the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress

Walking to Olympus: An EVA Chronology, 1997–2011, Volume 2 - By Julie B. Ta and Robert C. Treviño

A Wartime Necessity: The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and Other National Aeronautical Research Organizations’ Efforts at Innovation During World War II - Edited by Alex M Spencer

When Biospheres Collide: A History of NASA’s Planetary Protection Programs - By Michael Meltzer

The Apollo of Aeronautics: NASA’s Aircraft Energy Efficiency Program, 1973-1987 - Mark D. Bowles

Breaking the Mishap Chain: Human Factors Lessons Learned from Aerospace Accidents and Incidents in Research, Flight Test, and Development - Peter W. Merlin, Gregg A. Bendrick, and Dwight A. Holland

Cave of the Winds: The Remarkable History of the Langley Full-Scale Wind Tunnel - Joseph R. Chambers

Coming Home: Reentry and Recovery from Space - Roger D. Launius and Dennis R. Jenkins

Crash Course: Lessons Learned from Accidents Involving Remotely Piloted and Autonomous Aircraft - Peter W. Merlin

Math texts/resources:

Concise spherical trigonometry with applications - Hammond

Algebra and Trigonometry - Structure and Method - Book 2

Calculus - Third Edition - Howard Anton

Introduction to Calculus 1 and 2 - Willcox, Buck, Jabob, Bailey

Modern Introductory Analysis - Dolciani, Beckenbach, Jurgensen, Donnelly, Wooton

Natural history, evolution

Skepticism, secularism, atheism:

Genetically Modified Skeptic

Alex O'Connor (Cosmic Skeptic)

The Atheist Experience

Professor Dave Explains

Former evangelical pastor Timmy Gibson

MythVision Podcast

UFOs:

Analysis of the Technology of the Sports Flying Disc and Associated Topics - Flemming Hansen

What Really Happened at the Pentagon’s Once-Hidden UFO Office? - Luis Cayetano & Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos

On the AASWAP-AATIP Confusion Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos & Luis Cayetano

Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos

The Sneezing Monkey

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