NASA History Now Available on iTunes U

July 20, 2012

John Yembrick/Jason Townsend
Headquarters, Washington
650-604-2065/202-358-0359
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RELEASE: 12-247

NASA HISTORY NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES U

WASHINGTON -- Marking the 43rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon
landing, NASA has added an extensive collection of historical video,
audio, photographs and documents to iTunes U.

iTunes U is a platform for making educational resources available to a
wide audience through the iTunes Store.

NASA's History Program Office iTunes U site currently contains about
300 items that represent a broad sweep of NASA history related to
important moments, activities and figures in NASA history. The site's
content is free to download.

"New materials will continue to be uploaded as we expand the coverage
both in depth and breadth," said Bill Barry, NASA's chief historian.
"We're thrilled to educate people on NASA's rich history and are open
to user suggestions and requests."

The site includes Apollo program material with a collection of items
for each of the Apollo missions, as well as a special Politics of
Apollo collection of key documents related to the U.S. lunar program.


The site also features eBooks from the NASA History Series. Available
titles include reader favorites such as Asif Siddiqi's "Challenge to
Apollo," the "Exploring the Unknown" series of documentary histories,
and all four volumes of Boris Chertok's "Rockets and People."

Other agency programs using iTunes U include NASA's Academy of
Program, Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL), NASA Spinoffs
from the Office of the Chief Technologist, and collections from
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. To view all of NASA's iTunes U
sites and download material, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/connect/itunesu.html

To view Apollo materials not found on iTunes U, visit NASA's history
website at:

http://history.nasa.gov/apollo.html

For additional interactive features and podcasts about NASA, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia


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