National Air and Space Museum Archives

Vandenberg Shuttle Program Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1992.0017
Creators:
Vandenberg Air Force Base (Calif.)
Dates:
[ca. 1980s]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3.28 Cubic feet
(3 records center boxes) (1 folder)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 67 color prints, four brochures on SAC missile chronology and the Vandenberg program, 21 16 mm films, and 17 video tapes on the Vandenberg shuttle program. The prints include images of the facility during construction; the films include STS mission activity reports and post-flight press conferences.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
During the 1980s, Vandenberg Air Force Base was chosen to support Space Shuttle Operations for the Space Transportation System. Although these plans have since been discarded due to safety hazards, buildings -- such as the V23 Launch Complex, had been built to meet the proposed Shuttle services.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Gift, 1992, 1992-0017, Public Domain

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

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Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Space shuttles Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Astronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manned space flight Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Vandenberg Air Force Base (Calif.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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