Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Biographical Information Files - Assorted Groups and Topics
Sub-Group
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Museum of Flight Biographical Information Files is an artifical collection created by the Museum's Archives staff with textual and photographic files on prominent people, groups, and events in the space and aviation industries. Over 1,600 individuals and a couple dozen groups are represented with textual material such as original and photocopies of newspaper clippings, articles, obituaries and other printed ephemera such as brochures and tickets, as well as photographic and digital...
Dates:
circa 1900-2020s
Davenport, Arthur K. -- oral history interview, 2019 June 26
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Interview Summary
Engineer Arthur K. Davenport is interviewed about his career in the aviation and aerospace industries. He discusses his work at Hamilton Standard during the 1960s and 1970s, focusing in particular on the design and development of the Apollo spacesuit’s Life Support System backpack. He also discusses his subsequent engineering career with Boeing and his experiences as a Designated Engineering Representative (DER) for the Federal Aviation Administration. Davenport’s wife (Wendy) and son...
Dates:
2019 June 26
Lawrence, Wendy -- oral history interview, 2017 June 30
File
Interview Summary
Astronaut Wendy Lawrence is interviewed about her military service and spaceflight career during the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. She describes key assignments from her U.S. Navy service, such as her time as a helicopter pilot and her time as a physics instructor at the Naval Academy. She then discusses her experiences as a mission specialist with NASA’s Space Shuttle program and shares details about her four spaceflight missions: STS-67, STS-86, STS-91, and STS-114. Topics discussed...
Dates:
2017 June 30
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- Boeing Company -- Employees 2
- African Americans in aeronautics 1
- Air scouts 1
- Astronautics 1
- Astronauts 1
- Boeing Model 307 Prototype Crash, 1939 1
- Boeing Model 747 Family 1
- Boeing-Vertol H-46 Family 1
- Engineers 1
- Flight attendants 1
- Flight crews 1
- Flight schools 1
- Helicopter pilots 1
- Moon -- Exploration 1
- Outer space -- Exploration 1
- Space Shuttle mission STS-114 1
- Space Shuttle mission STS-67 1
- Space Shuttle mission STS-86 1
- Space shuttle mission STS-91 1
- Space shuttles 1
- Space suits 1
- Women air pilots 1