The NASA/USGS Astrolink, located in the Shoemaker Building (Building 6) on the USGS Campus in Flagstaff, Arizona, is a facility of the USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Astrolink houses 3000 square feet of climate-controlled space with more than 100,000 lunar and planetary maps, a reference library, an ever-growing photo and document archive that chronicles the history and on-going activities of USGS Astrogeology, assorted artifacts including Grover the Apollo-era astronaut training rover, and a work room for visiting researchers. The Astrolink is central to USGS Astrogeology's planetary cartography and public outreach projects. Astrolink and USGS Astrogeology tours and archival research assistance are available; please contact the RPIF Manager for an appointment.
RPIF Exhibits and Galleries
RPIF Digitized Film Collection
Astrolink Online Exhibits
The NASA/USGS Astrolink is dedicated to providing online exhibits of archived materials. Astrolink houses a large collection of historical artifacts in relation to space exploration, map-making, and planetary geology.
RPIF Pioneers of Astrogeology
Some of the pioneers in planetary geologic research include Eugene Shoemaker, Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, Don Wilhelms, Raymond Batson, David Roddy, Gordon Swann and Baerbel Lucchitta. Click on the images below to learn about each person and their contributions to Astrogeology.
- Overview
The NASA/USGS Astrolink, located in the Shoemaker Building (Building 6) on the USGS Campus in Flagstaff, Arizona, is a facility of the USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Astrolink houses 3000 square feet of climate-controlled space with more than 100,000 lunar and planetary maps, a reference library, an ever-growing photo and document archive that chronicles the history and on-going activities of USGS Astrogeology, assorted artifacts including Grover the Apollo-era astronaut training rover, and a work room for visiting researchers. The Astrolink is central to USGS Astrogeology's planetary cartography and public outreach projects. Astrolink and USGS Astrogeology tours and archival research assistance are available; please contact the RPIF Manager for an appointment.
- Science
RPIF Exhibits and Galleries
RPIF Digitized Film Collection
The RPIF's 15-mm film collection contains historic films related to astronaut training, equipment field tests, geological expiditions and more. Select from the videos on the right to play it. Scroll down for more videos. Videos may take a few minutes to load.Astrolink Online Exhibits
The NASA/USGS Astrolink is dedicated to providing online exhibits of archived materials. Astrolink houses a large collection of historical artifacts in relation to space exploration, map-making, and planetary geology.
RPIF Pioneers of Astrogeology
Some of the pioneers in planetary geologic research include Eugene Shoemaker, Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, Don Wilhelms, Raymond Batson, David Roddy, Gordon Swann and Baerbel Lucchitta. Click on the images below to learn about each person and their contributions to Astrogeology.