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Astronauts

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Non-preferred terms: Cosmonauts; Space ships--Pilots

Found in 12 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

Armstrong, Mark -- oral history interview, 2016 October 20

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Interview Summary Mark Armstrong is interviewed about his father, astronaut Neil Armstrong, as well as his own experiences with the Space Program during the 1960s and beyond. He describes his father’s aviation and space career and shares details about his childhood, growing up in the midst of the Apollo 11 mission. He also touches on his professional career in technology. Topics discussed his childhood memories of his father, his interest in physics and software programing, his thoughts on the Space Program,...
Dates: 2016 October 20
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

Philip W. Barttels Apollo 13 Recovery Photographs Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2007-08-09
Content Description The Philip W. Barttels Apollo 13 Recovery Photographs Collection is a small collection consisting of images of the recovery of the Apollo 13 Command Module from the Pacific Ocean in 1970. The collection includes ten black-and-white photomechanical prints, one black-and-white photographic print, and five color photographic prints. The images depict the Command Module splashing down, recovery of the Apollo 13 crew and Command Module by U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King helicopters of HS-4...
Dates: 1970
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. There is also one black-and-white pencil lithograph of North American T-28 Trojan with USS Lexington markings signed by artist Don Kellams, undated.

Dates: circa 1960s to 1990s
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

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

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