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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Vandenberg Shuttle Program Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1992.0017
- Creators:
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Vandenberg Air Force Base (Calif.)
- Dates:
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[ca. 1980s]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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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General
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Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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Brochures | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Vandenberg Air Force Base (Calif.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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