Astronautics
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered general works on the scientific, technological, and engineering disciplines needed for the exploration of outer space. Works on the physics and technical details of locomotion beyond earth's atmosphere are entered under [Space flight.] General and technical works on manned space travel are entered under [Manned space flight.] Works giving accounts of events and experiences during specific manned space flights are entered under [Space flights.] General works on travel to the planets or to the stars are entered under [Interplanetary voyages] or [Interstellar travel.]
Found in 14 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
Apollo 11 and 13 checklists
Collection — Box Assorted rare collections, Box 1: [Barcode: One], Folder: 1
Identifier: 2013-03-25
Contents of the Collection
The Apollo 11 and 13 checklists is a small collection consisting of a few documents. The collection includes two checklists: a "P30 maneuver data card" from the Apollo 11 mission, 1969, and the "Apollo-13 LM-7 Contingency Checklist," from the Apollo 13 mission, 1970. The pages include handwritten notes by Buzz Aldrin, James Lovell, and Fred Haise. There is also a letter of authenticity accompanying each page, signed by Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11) and Fred Haise (Apollo 13) respectively. The...
Dates:
1969-1970
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Apollo 12 Flight Plan
Collection
Identifier: 2013-08-01
Content Description
The Apollo 12 Flight Plan is a small collection consisting of a single item: a photocopy of the plan for the November 1969 flight of the Apollo 12 mission to the moon. The copy has been signed by command module pilot Richard Gordon on the first page.
Dates:
circa 1969
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
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
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
Iva and Homer Metz Space Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2019-11-01
Overview
The Iva and Homer Metz Space Collection documents the careers of both Iva and Homer in aviation and the space industry. It follows their time with the U.S. Navy, the Boeing Company, North American Aviation, and at Cape Canaveral during the Apollo and Skylab programs.
Dates:
1928-2003
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Pan Am First Moon Flights Club membership cards
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2021-07-08
Content Description
The Pan Am First Moon Flights Club membership cards is a small collection consisting of two faux membership cards produced by Pan Am circa 1968-1971 for the "First Moon Flights" Club. One side of the card has room for a "member" to sign and has a pre-printed signature of James Montgomery, Vice President of Sales, along with an illustration of people in spacesuits walking on the Moon. Each card is individually stamped in red with a member number; these cards are 56168 and 56169. The back of...
Dates:
circa 1969-1970
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
John D. Pearce NASA and Space Shuttle Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-10-09
Contents of the Collection
The John D. Pearce NASA and Space Shuttle Collection is comprised primarily of visual materials, including photographs, negatives, and slides, as well as assorted ephemera, such as decals, press badges, NASA publications, and clippings. Materials mainly relate to NASA and Space Shuttle events, launches, and news from 1981-1989. The bulk of the collection is housed within three albums and contains the majority of the visual materials, although there is a small amount of loose...
Dates:
1963-1989
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Deke Slayton ASTP Joint Operations Checklist
Collection — Box Slayton Collections Box 1, Folder: 2021-11-18
Identifier: 2021-11-18-1
Content Description
The Deke Slayton ASTP Joint Operations Checklist consists of a single item: Slayton's personal copy of the "ASTP Reference Joint Operations Checklist," published by NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, March 31, 1975. The checklist is an 80-page document with guidelines for docking and undocking the Apollo spacecraft with the Soyuz capsule during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. It also covers such topics as photo, television and movie ops; waste management; a fungi experiment; a microbial...
Dates:
1975 March 31
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives