United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Organization
Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:
James S. and Judith A. Barrowman Report
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2017-04-08
Content Description
The James S. and Judith A. Barrowman Report is a small collection consisting of a research and development report on center of pressure prediction in rocketry written by James S. and Judith A. Barrowman. The report was presented at at the National Association of Rocketry's NARAM-8 on August 18, 1966. The title of the report is "The Theoretical Prediction of the Center of Pressure" and examines how the stability of a rocket is affected by its center of gravity and center of...
Dates:
1966 August
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Cliff and Pam Bickford NASA and Air Show Slide Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2004-11-09
Contents of the Collection
The Cliff and Pam Bickford NASA and Air Show Slide Collection is comprised of approximately 440 slides relating to NASA recovery operations of Gemini and Apollo, as well as assorted air shows, circa 1960s-1990s.
Dates:
circa 1960s to 1990s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert T. N. Chen Aeronautical Engineer Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2024-10-23
Overview
The Robert T. N. Chen Aeronautical Engineer Collection is a small collection that documents Robert Chen’s work in the field of aeronautical research and engineering, specifically as an employee with NASA's Ames Research Center, from the mid-to-late 20th century. The collection contains both visual materials and textual documents that date from 1960 to 2015. These materials give insight into Chen’s professional development, from his education, research projects, as well as his achievement...
Dates:
1960-2015
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Michael B. Gordon Mercury Photographs Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2011-10-27
Content Description
The Michael B. Gordon Mercury Photographs Collection is a small collection consisting of 11 4x5" black-and-white photographs depicting the preparation and recovery of the Mercury-Redstone 3 flight of Alan B. Shepard in 1961. The images show: technicians assisting Shepard with his spacesuit prior to launch; Shepard seated in Freedom 7 capsule prior to launch; Shepard being hoisted aboard Sikorsky S-58 helicopter after Freedom 7 splashdown; a Sikorsky S-58 helicopter recovering Freedom 7...
Dates:
1961 May 5
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
George Hage Apollo Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2014-04-03
Overview
George Hage was NASA's Deputy Director for the Apollo Program. The 17 total Apollo Programs were designed to send astronauts to photograph, map, and eventually walk on, the moon. The collection contains notes about the production of the lunar orbiters and also photographs and news coverage of the successful Apollo missions.
Dates:
circa 1960s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Nancy S. Hammond Space Shuttle Programs Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-09-20
Contents of the Collection
The Nancy S. Hammond Space Shuttle Programs Collection documents the career of Nancy Hammond while employed with the Boeing Aerospace Company on NASA contracts. Hammond was part of a group responsible for tracking the progress of scheduled tasks to complete the Inertial Upper Stage rocket to be attached to the TDRS-A (Tracking, Data, and Relay) Satellite to be launched on the Space Shuttle STS-6. This collection, which dates from 1969-1993, consists of printed ephemera, manual drafts,...
Dates:
1969-1977, 1981-1993; Majority of material found within 1981-1990
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
James Allen Joki NASA Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-01-06
Content Description
The James Allen Joki NASA Collection is a small collection consisting of visual and textual materials related to Joki's career with NASA during the Apollo program. Of most interest are two digital prints of a black-and-white photograph depicting mission control at the moment of Neil Armstrong's first step on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969. One print is 11x14 inches and includes annotations by Joki as well as his signature. The second print is 13x16 inches and is...
Dates:
1969-2015
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Ellis Levin Boeing Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2023-10-30
Overview
The Ellis Levin Boeing Papers documents Ellis Levin's 54-year career with the Boeing Company through textual documents and photographic materials dating from 1932-2021. The materials in the collection are related to Levin’s engineering career, most notably his work in the Vibration Unit and Physical Research Unit, as well as his position as the Systems Growth Manager on the X-20 Dyna-Soar Program, and then as the Systems Engineering Manager for the Lunar Orbiter Program.
Dates:
1937-1983
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Ralph B. McCormick Boeing Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-02-08-A
Content Description
Ralph B. McCormick Boeing Collection is a small collection of materials relating to McCormick’s career as an aeronautical engineer with the Boeing Company from 1951 to 1989. The collection dates from 1944 to 1989 and is comprised of personnel records, reports, program schedules, technical diagrams, hand-drawn preliminary designs with accompanying hand-written notes, clippings, as well as lantern slides of a professional presentation. In addition to the materials noted above, there are...
Dates:
1944-1989
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William Nicholas Lunar Orbiter Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2018-11-13
Overview
The William Nicholas Lunar Orbiter Collection contains articles, corporate documents, cassette tapes, and photographs relating to the Lunar Orbiter Program.
Dates:
1964-1981
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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