National Air and Space Museum Archives

V-2 White Sands Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1995.0008
Creators:
Novak, Charles Frank, Sr.
Dates:
1946
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.23 Cubic feet
1 slim legal document box
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of eighteen prints and 2 reels of color and black and white footage relating to the White Sands Project.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Charles Frank Novak, Sr., worked on the V-2 project at White Sands, New Mexico. Novak's specific project was work on the release system for the V-2 smoke generator. The smoke generator was used to study wind velocities in the upper atmosphere by means of visible smoke clouds.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Joseph Suarez, Gift, 1994, 1995-0008, 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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Launch complexes (Astronautics) -- White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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