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Moon -- Exploration

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Abbey, George -- oral history interview, 2018 December 7

 File
Interview Summary Retired NASA administrator George W. S. Abbey is interviewed about his aerospace career and his contributions to human spaceflight. He discusses his service with the U.S. Air Force during the 1950s and 1960s, focusing in particular on his involvement in the Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar Program. He then discusses his experiences at NASA and describes his career progression from systems engineer to director of the Johnson Space Center (Texas). Notable topics discussed include the Apollo Program, the...
Dates: 2018 December 7
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

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
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

Gordon, Richard F. -- oral history interview, 2017 April 18

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Interview Summary Astronaut Richard F. “Dick” Gordon is interviewed about his military service and spaceflight career. He describes his experiences as a naval aviator and test pilot during the 1950s, including his time testing the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II and his record-setting cross-country flight during Project LANA. He then discusses his career with NASA during the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics discussed include astronaut selection and training; his involvement with Gemini 8, Gemini 11, and Apollo 12; and...
Dates: 2017 April 18
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

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

Charles L. Soellner NASA Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1992-04-03
Overview

The Charles L. Soellner NASA Collection documents the space programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The documents date from 1959 to 1975. The bulk of the materials are photographs and photomechancial prints mass-produced by NASA. The visual documentation and ephemera related to manned spaceflight missions were collected and assembled together in scrapbooks by Soellner.

Dates: 1959-1975
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Space Exploration Posters and Lithographs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-00-00-125
Abstract

The Space Exploration Posters and Lithographs Collection is an artifical collection consisting of oversize textual and visual materials relating to aerospace, rocketry, astronauts, and the National Air and Space Administration (NASA), ranging from 1961-2006.

Dates: 1961-2006
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Douglas I. Tilden Lunar Roving Vehicle Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1998-08-10
Abstract

Douglas I. Tilden worked on the restoration of the Museum of Flight's Lunar Roving Vehicle. A crew of 18 volunteers worked on the restoration project from about 1993-1995. The materials in the collections were used for that restoration project.

Dates: circa 1970-1990s; Majority of material found within 1970-1971
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Wiley Williams Space Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-12-18
Content Description The Wiley Williams Space Collection is a collection of textual and visual materials collected by Williams during his career as an engineer for Grumman and NASA in the 1950s and 1960s.Williams himself is documented with clippings about him, a poster from Grumman acknowledging his work, and photographs of him. The photographs are all 8x10" black-and-white official NASA photos depicting him with colleagues during the course of his work. Related to Gemini missions, there...
Dates: 1965-1971
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Willard P. Williams Lunar Orbiter Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-05-06
Overview

Willard "Bill" P. Williams had a 43-year career at Boeing and worked on numerous projects, including the Lunar Orbiters. The Willard P. Williams Lunar Orbiter Photograph Collection consists of three panels of black-and-white positive transparent film strips and two photographic prints documenting the various features of the moon captured on the first Lunar Orbiter mission.

Dates: 1966 August
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Series III. Aeronautical Research Files, 1916-1997

 Series
Scope and Contents The Aeronautical Research Files is the largest of all the series in the Stine Collection, consisting of about 31 cubic feet of material. Nine subseries make up this grouping: Subseries A. Aircraft, 1916-1987; Subseries B. Facilities, 1953-1997; Subseries C. International Programs, 1920-1993; Subseries D. Rockets and Missiles, 1924-1996; Subseries E. Satellites, 1957-1995; Subseries F. Spacecraft and Missions, 1946-1986; Subseries G. Space Vehicles, 1960-1993; Subseries H. Space – General,...
Dates: 1916-1997
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection

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