USAFA Library Guides: Astronautics: Find Sources

Recommended Resources for Astronautics

Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive engineering platform curated for engineers, from peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings to standards and reliable data to learn from the findings of leading engineers worldwide.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Web of Science Core collections indexes journals, books and conference proceedings in the life sciences, physical sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Search the full citation network of major journal indexes as well as perform cited reference searches to find the articles that cite a person's work.
Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) This link opens in a new window
First time users, go to the myAWIN User Registration Link to create an account with your academy email. Content includes: Aviation Week & Space Technology (and 100+ Years Archive of Aviation Week), Inside MRO, Aviation Daily, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, The Weekly of Business Aviation, Business & Commercial Aviation, and ShowNews, World Aerospace Database, & Fleet Data.
Aeronautics and Space Flight: Global Origins of Modern Aviation and Rocketry, 1957-1995 This link opens in a new window
Full-text journal articles and reports covering aeronautics and associated space sciences during the second half of the 20th Century.
NASA Technical Reports Server This link opens in a new window
Access to unlimited and unrestricted NASA and NACA reports and journal articles

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Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) This link opens in a new window
Documents covering all areas of defense research including scientific, technical, engineering and business-related information
NASA Technical Reports Server This link opens in a new window
Access to unlimited and unrestricted NASA and NACA reports and journal articles
Science.gov This link opens in a new window
Access to research and development (R&D) results and scientific and technical information from scientific organizations across 13 federal agencies

U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
SAB consists of experts in science, technology, engineering, and technical program leadership who are appointed by the Secretary of Defense. Each year the Board is tasked to conduct studies on topics critical to the Air Force Mission.

Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive engineering platform curated for engineers, from peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings to standards and reliable data to learn from the findings of leading engineers worldwide.

ASTM Compass This link opens in a new window
A full-text collection of industry-leading standards and technical information produced by the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM International).
SAE Mobilus This link opens in a new window
SAE Mobilus is an authoritative collection of engineering standards, news, and insights designed by and exclusively for the ground vehicle and aerospace mobility industry.

RAND Corporation
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis focusing on issues such as national security, international affairs, military affairs and more.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Science and Technology Organization (STO)
Search STO and AGARD Scientific Publications