Follow the history of Project Mercury step-by-step, with plenty of links throughout if you are curious about specific terms or particular astronauts.
Take a look at space flight through the eyes of Scott Carpenter, the second US astronaut to orbit earth.
Although this NASA site was built five years ago these resources are all still relevant. They include videos, interviews, and photo slideshows in addition to articles, and the original 1960's press releases.
The Kennedy Space Center has been the launch site of all human-manned space flights since 1968, so it is one of the best sources of information on manned space flights, including the very first ones launched as part of Project Mercury.
See what the Mercury spaceflight program looked like by scrolling through this huge collection of large high-resolution full-color and black-and-white photographs from the Atlantic magazine.
Surfnetkids.com recommends five websites about Project Mercury.
This companion site contains many clips from the series, as well as a photo gallery, short bios of key players (including bootleggers and gangsters), and a handful of excellent articles.
Illustrated with cartoons, photos and logos of the times, the site is divided into eleven chapters. Start with Why Prohibition? to learn about the social movement that lead to Prohibition.
The Volstead Act was federal legislation that became law on October 28, 1919, specifying how the 18th Amendment would be enforced. This archive includes links to both the Volstead Act and the text of the 18th and 21st Amendments.
This Library of Congress mini-site includes links to seven primary source documents, and an overview of the temperance movement.
The Library Company of Philadelphia is an independent research library specializing in early American history and founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin. Ardent Spirits is an online exhibit about the origins of the American temperance movement.
Surfnetkids.com reviews five websites that take a look at prohibition.
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